It’s a love story: The couples who got engaged in front of Taylor Swift

He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring / And said, ‘Marry me, Juliet … It’s a love story. Baby, just say yes.’”

These were the lyrics Taylor Swift sang as several “Romeos” across the MCG and Accor Stadium got down on one knee over the past two weeks, asking their own beloved to marry them.

Popping the question near the end of Swift’s ballad Love Story has become a tradition of sorts among diehard Swifties. Some fans have even proposed right in front of the pop star – to varying degrees of awkwardness. Given the scale of her current Eras Tour, it’s unsurprising the tradition held strong over her seven Melbourne and Sydney shows.

Why is it so popular? To find out, we spoke to four couples who committed to each other smack-bang in the middle