Why Robert Pattinson, Jaime King & More Missed Taylor Swift's Wedding

Robert Pattinson

The actor's longtime partner Suki Waterhouse signaled her intent to attend Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding back in May.

But when the big day rolled around, another signal called for Robert Pattinson.

“I was working,” he told Entertainment Tonight July 6. “I was shooting Batman this morning. Very busy.”

And, the long-awaited sequel to 2021's The Batman is filming in the U.K., while Swift and Kelce tied the knot in NYC.

Ryan Seacrest

Work always seems to be calling for the host of Wheel of Fortune, On Air With Ryan Seacrest, American Idol, etc.

And sure enough, it rang just when Ryan Seacrest thought he'd be free to attend the wedding of the year.

"I RSVPd to go, and then Disney hired me to do the Fourth of July 250 special," he said July 6 on his radio show. "And so, I had to cancel."

Swift had even told him when they ran into each other at a restaurant that it was going to be so much fun.

So, Seacrest was admittedly "kind of torn," he said. "I tried to do both. I tried to go to the wedding and to prepare for that show, but we started live on the 3rd."

In the meantime, he honored the vow of silence he took upon receipt of that hallowed invitation, explaining, "I had to keep it secret. It was a confidential invitation to everybody that was invited."

Charles Barkley

It's fun to play, play, play the game of guessing why so-and-so scored an invitation, but the Inside the NBA co-host shook off the idea of going right away.

“I don’t go to weddings,” Charles Barkley said July 7 on the Unfiltered with Ricky Bo & Bill Colarulo podcast. “I don’t go to weddings or funerals, but I did get an invite, and I politely declined ‘cause I thought it was gonna be a crap show.”

The retired athlete further explained, "I love Travis and [Jason Kelce], and I’ve only met Taylor one time. But, yeah, I did get an invite, but I said, ‘Hey, you know what, that’s just too much. I just want to hang out and play golf, but I don’t want to dress up and all that other stuff.’ But I appreciate the invitation, it was pretty special."

Jaime King

Swift is the godmother of King's younger son Leo Thames, who was born in 2015, so they go way back.

And after guest list enthusiasts noted a certain blank space at Swift's wedding, the Hart of Dixie alum explained her absence.

“Leo Thames is still too young for a large adult wedding celebration," King's rep told E! News in a July 9 statement, "but he and his mother were able to joyfully celebrate Taylor and Kelce’s marriage in his own very special, age-appropriate way during his summer break.”

Margaret Qualley

Frequent Swift collaborator Jack Antonoff notably attended with his sister, designer Rachel Antonoff, rather than wife Margaret Qualley.

While invitations were sent out in March (at least that's when BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James got his), and Antonoff told Howard Stern in April that the first time he laid eyes on Qualley was "like a f--king Hallmark movie," news broke July 8 that he and The Substance actress have since separated.

James Taylor

Swift's namesake James Taylor has seen fire and rain, but he had to miss her tying the knot because he was busy performing a July 4-themed show with his All-Star Band in Lenox, Mass.

"You know, Kim and I were invited to a wedding at Madison Square Garden tonight,” Taylor told the audience, referring to his wife, Caroline “Kim” Smedvig. “I do want to wish the couple all happiness and smooth sailing and strength when it can’t be smooth."