Etiquette Expert Catches Stephen Colbert’s Faux Pa While Talking to Taylor Swift About Her Engagement

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Stephen Colbert accidentally broke a long-standing wedding rule while chatting with Taylor Swift — and most fans didn’t even catch it!

During the pop star’s December 10 appearance on The Late Show, Stephen casually congratulated her on her engagement to Travis Kelce … then instantly backtracked. The moment flew by so quickly that viewers hardly noticed anything was off.

But on December 11, etiquette trainer Myka Meier posted a now-viral Instagram video explaining that the host had actually committed — and then corrected — a classic wedding faux pas.

“Okay, who else saw this one?” Myka says in the clip. “This is when Stephen Colbert… says to Taylor Swift on a show, ‘Congratulations on getting engaged.’ And then he quickly realizes that he’s made a faux pot and he actually teaches her wedding etiquette. And he says, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have said that. Because traditionally it’s bad etiquette to say congratulations to a bride because you sort of imply she kind of like got the big one. Congratulations.’”