By
Allie Jones,
a freelance writer who covers celebrity, culture, and influence.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce hosted a reported 1000 guests at their Madison Square Garden wedding Friday night. Madison Square Garden wedding. Isn’t it funny that we just say that now? Anyway. Celebrities from all corners of the Earth were spotted waltzing in and out of the arena: Steven Spielberg, Nelly, Paul McCartney, Fergie, Ronan Farrow, Hugh Grant, both of the Chainsmokers, on and on. And that’s to say nothing of Swift’s “squad” members, who were of course in attendance, though not officially bridesmaids (in a statement, Swift and Kelce said they had eschewed a traditional wedding party in favor of having their respective brothers as Best Man and Man of Honor). Gigi Hadid was there. Selena Gomez was there. Even Karlie Kloss was there.
But who wasn’t? Since Swift has been so demonstrative about her female friendships over the last ten years, it is unfortunately easy to see who has fallen so far out of favor that they don’t even make Swift’s Top 1000. The most notable absence: Blake Lively, who was by Swift’s side at the beginning of Swift and Kelce’s relationship (she was there for the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win in 2024) but was photographed on Thursday far away from the Garden at a children’s horse show in Lake Placid. Her husband, Ryan Reynolds, was with her, which means he also likely did not attend the wedding.
