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Ryan Seacrest Cancels RSVP to Swift-Kelce Wedding

Published 8 July 2026

A prominent television and radio host was forced to miss one of the year's most exclusive celebrity events due to a professional scheduling conflict. Ryan Seacrest revealed on his radio show that he had to cancel his attendance at the wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after being hired to host a Disney special.

The couple married on July 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York City in front of approximately 1,000 guests. Seacrest explained that he had accepted the invitation, but then Disney contracted him to host its "Fourth of July 250" special, which required him to be in Nashville for work on July 3 and 4. He said the wedding ceremony was scheduled for the afternoon, making it logistically impossible to attend both events.

Seacrest described feeling torn about the decision and said he meticulously reviewed the timing before concluding he could not make it work. He emphasized that fulfilling his Disney obligations was a non-negotiable part of his job. During the broadcast, one of his co-hosts joked that his absence was a "waste of an invite," but Seacrest pushed back, stating he was genuinely excited and honored to have been included.

The host shared that after sending...

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