Taylor Swift's wedding had one big question: Where was best friend Blake Lively?
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds missed Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding and rehearsal dinner. Their absence came as Swift and Lively's friendship remained strained amid the Justin Baldoni legal dispute.
One name was impossible to miss at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's star-studded wedding – because it wasn't there. Blake Lively, once one of Swift's closest friends, was notably absent from both the couple's rehearsal dinner and their wedding at New York's Madison Square Garden on Friday, July 3, leaving fans wondering why the longtime besties didn't reunite for the singer's biggest day.
Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, skipped the celebrations and instead spent the weekend in Lake Placid, New York, cheering on their six-year-old daughter, Betty, at a horse show. TMZ published photographs of the couple at the event. They are also parents to James, 11, Inez, 9, and Olin, 3.
Swift and Lively once shared one of Hollywood's most talked-about friendships. In July 2024, Swift revealed she was godmother to Lively and Reynolds' children, who have even been name-checked in the singer's music. But reports of a rift emerged during Lively's legal dispute with her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni.
According to People, a source said in May 2025 that Swift and Lively were "taking some space" from one another after the singer was served a subpoena by Baldoni's legal team. By August 2025, another source told the publication the pair were "not speaking".
In January 2026, private text messages between Swift and Lively were unsealed as part of the legal proceedings, with a source claiming Swift wanted to "stay away from the drama".
"Taylor was just being a friend to Blake, and it's turned into something bigger than she ever expected. She never thought private messages would become public," the source told People.
Even without Lively and Reynolds, the guest list was packed with familiar faces. Adam Sandler officiated the ceremony, while Bradley Cooper, Gigi Hadid, Lena Dunham, Dakota Johnson, Ellie Goulding, Jenny Han, Graham Norton, Hugh Grant, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini and Kimberly Schlapman were among those in attendance.
Ed Sheeran arrived with his wife, Cherry Seaborn, while Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner, Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann, Matthew and Kelly Stafford, and Abby Wambach with Glennon Doyle also attended.
Swift and Kelce also broke with tradition, choosing not to have bridesmaids or groomsmen. Instead, Swift's brother, Austin, served as her "Man of Honor", while Kelce's brother, Jason, stood beside him as Best Man.
One name was impossible to miss at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's star-studded wedding – because it wasn't there. Blake Lively, once one of Swift's closest friends, was notably absent from both the couple's rehearsal dinner and their wedding at New York's Madison Square Garden on Friday, July 3, leaving fans wondering why the longtime besties didn't reunite for the singer's biggest day.
Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, skipped the celebrations and instead spent the weekend in Lake Placid, New York, cheering on their six-year-old daughter, Betty, at a horse show. TMZ published photographs of the couple at the event. They are also parents to James, 11, Inez, 9, and Olin, 3.
Swift and Lively once shared one of Hollywood's most talked-about friendships. In July 2024, Swift revealed she was godmother to Lively and Reynolds' children, who have even been name-checked in the singer's music. But reports of a rift emerged during Lively's legal dispute with her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni.
According to People, a source said in May 2025 that Swift and Lively were "taking some space" from one another after the singer was served a subpoena by Baldoni's legal team. By August 2025, another source told the publication the pair were "not speaking".
In January 2026, private text messages between Swift and Lively were unsealed as part of the legal proceedings, with a source claiming Swift wanted to "stay away from the drama".
"Taylor was just being a friend to Blake, and it's turned into something bigger than she ever expected. She never thought private messages would become public," the source told People.
Even without Lively and Reynolds, the guest list was packed with familiar faces. Adam Sandler officiated the ceremony, while Bradley Cooper, Gigi Hadid, Lena Dunham, Dakota Johnson, Ellie Goulding, Jenny Han, Graham Norton, Hugh Grant, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini and Kimberly Schlapman were among those in attendance.
Ed Sheeran arrived with his wife, Cherry Seaborn, while Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner, Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann, Matthew and Kelly Stafford, and Abby Wambach with Glennon Doyle also attended.
Swift and Kelce also broke with tradition, choosing not to have bridesmaids or groomsmen. Instead, Swift's brother, Austin, served as her "Man of Honor", while Kelce's brother, Jason, stood beside him as Best Man.
