New Delhi, July 5 -- As Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce celebrated their highly anticipated wedding in New York City surrounded by family, friends and an extensive list of celebrity guests, the absence of two of Swift's longtime associates - Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds - quickly became one of the most discussed aspects of the event.

Lively and Reynolds did not attend either the couple's rehearsal dinner on Thursday or their wedding ceremony at Madison Square Garden on Friday, despite years of public friendship between the actress and the Grammy-winning singer. Their absence has prompted widespread speculation, particularly given Lively's longstanding role within Swift's close personal circle.

According to reports from People magazine a...