As Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce celebrated their lavish wedding in New York City, noticeably absent from the guest list were Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, intensifying speculation about a rift between the pop superstar and the actress.

While Swift and Kelce gathered with a constellation of A-list celebrities at Madison Square Garden on July 3, Lively and Reynolds were approximately 300 miles away in Lake Placid, New York . The couple spent the day supporting their six-year-old daughter, Betty, at a horse riding competition . According to reports, Betty delivered a strong performance, finishing second in her event . Photographs showed Lively in a navy halter top and denim shorts, while Reynolds wore a white T-shirt and khaki trousers.

The absence was particularly striking given Swift's role as godmother to Lively and Reynolds' daughters, James, Inez, and Betty . Fans quickly noticed the couple's absence from the pre-wedding rehearsal dinner and the ceremony itself, where guests included Jack Antonoff, Lena Dunham, Gigi Hadid, and Bradley Cooper . Swift confirmed the marriage on July 3, with her publicist revealing the couple wore Christian Dior and were officiated by actor Adam Sandler .

The apparent snub comes amid reports that the close friendship between Swift and Lively has cooled significantly. Sources have claimed that Swift has moved on from the friendship, feeling she was drawn into unnecessary drama . The reported rift has been linked to Lively's ongoing legal battle with her It Ends With Us co-star and director, Justin Baldoni .

During the legal proceedings, which saw Baldoni file a counter lawsuit against Lively and Reynolds, Swift was pulled into the spotlight . Private text messages between Swift and Lively were unsealed, exposing a moment of tension in their relationship . In one exchange from December 2024, Lively wrote to Swift, asking if everything was okay and apologizing if she had been a bad friend, to which Swift responded that she felt a "shift" in their conversations . Swift wrote that she missed her "funny, dark, normal-speaking friend" .

Although Lively apologized, sources indicate that the fallout was not due to a single incident but a culmination of events . The pair have not been seen together publicly since 2024, and Lively was also absent from Swift's recent bachelorette celebrations . Neither Swift nor Lively has publicly addressed the current status of their friendship.