While Taylor Swift held a lavish wedding on July 3rd, her former close friend, actress Blake Lively, and her husband, actor Ryan Reynolds, were absent.
According to Page Six, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were not on the guest list for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s A-list wedding at Madison Square Garden. The couple also missed their pre-wedding party on July 2nd. Instead, they were in Lake Placid, a town in northern New York State – hundreds of kilometers from the wedding venue – to cheer on their 6-year-old daughter, Betty, at a horse riding competition.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were in the suburbs of New York while Taylor Swift held her pre-wedding party on July 2nd. Photo: TMZ
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds were in the suburbs of New York while Taylor Swift held her pre-wedding party on July 2nd. Photo: TMZ
A source said Taylor deliberately didn’t invite Blake and his wife because she wanted her big day to be attended only by people she truly trusted and who brought her peace.
“Taylor is at a different stage of her life and only wants to be with people she trusts and who bring her peace. It’s a shame that Taylor and Blake were once very close, but Taylor doesn’t think the relationship can be mended. For her, their friendship is over,” the source said.
The source added that Taylor once believed they would overcome their differences. However, a series of events that followed caused the distance between them to grow.
“It wasn’t just one single event that broke the friendship, but many issues accumulated over time. When compiling the guest list for the wedding, Taylor realized she didn’t want to bring that energy to such an important event. That was a turning point for Taylor,” the source revealed.
Earlier in June, several American newspapers reported that Taylor Swift had not sent a wedding invitation to the Gossip Girl actress. Representatives for Blake and Ryan did not respond to this information.
Taylor Swift, 36, and Blake Lively, 38, were once close friends for many years. The singer is the godmother of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ children, while Blake directed Taylor’s 2021 music video for “I Bet You Think About Me.” They have appeared together numerous times on trips, at parties, and events.
Taylor and Blake Lively in 2023. Photo: Taylor Swift’s Instagram
However, the relationship began to fracture when Taylor was drawn into the legal battle between Blake Lively and actor-director Justin Baldoni over the film “It Ends With Us.”
In January 2025, Justin Baldoni filed a lawsuit against Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and their representatives, seeking $400 million in damages for alleged defamation, extortion, and other offenses. In the legal filing, Baldoni released text messages allegedly from Blake Lively, in which the actress described Taylor Swift as a “dragon” always protecting her.
In another message, Blake allegedly referred to Taylor Swift and Ryan Reynolds as her “most trusted partners.”
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By May 2025, Taylor Swift received a subpoena to testify in the lawsuit. Through her representative, the singer asserted that she was not involved in the film *It Ends With Us* or the disputes between the parties. Later that month, Justin Baldoni withdrew the subpoena.
[Image caption: Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. Photo: GC]
[Image caption: Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.] Photo: GC
In early 2026, more private messages between Taylor Swift and Blake Lively were revealed in court documents. In one exchange from 2023, Taylor allegedly mocked Justin Baldoni, saying he was “bringing out his little violin again”—a phrase implying self-pity or feigning helplessness.
The documents also show that Blake and Taylor had discussed plans for the singer to publicly endorse the revised script for the film *It Ends With Us*, even though Taylor hadn’t read the script.
The messages later reflected Blake Lively’s insecurity about the potential rift in their friendship. According to court documents, on December 4, 2024, Blake messaged Taylor: “I don’t know if I should ask, but I feel like I should… Are things okay between us?”
At the time, Taylor – with only days left on her Eras Tour – acknowledged Blake’s anxiety was “not unfounded,” but insisted things were “not that serious.”
However, the protracted legal battles widened the gap between them. Taylor Swift and Blake Lively haven’t appeared together since 2024, when the lawsuit first erupted. Blake also didn’t attend Taylor’s bachelorette party in June and ultimately missed the singer’s wedding to football player Travis Kelce. Meanwhile, many of Taylor’s close friends attended the wedding, including Selena Gomez, Gigi Hadid, Karlie Kloss, and Zoë Kravitz.
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