Music Producer's Wife Reveals He Deleted Taylor Swift's Wedding Invite

What's the one text you should never ignore? For music producer Jacknife Lee, it was an invitation to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.

His wife, Melissa Garner Lee, revealed the gaffe in a HuffPost op-ed published July 8. She wrote that she was puzzled after seeing photos of the star-studded July 3 nuptials at Madison Square Garden. "'Wait, why weren’t we invited?'" she recalled asking her husband. "'There are a thousand people there !'"

Jacknife, whose real name is Garret Lee, had an answer. "'I got a text but I thought it was spam,'" he told her, according to the essay. He elaborated, "'Yeah—remember I told you I got a text from her manager? But I didn’t respond to it.

Melissa wrote that she was initially "reeling in frustration" over the missed chance. She told Jacknife, "'I wanted to go because it would give me a bit of hope,'" explaining it would have been a sign of "hope for some good in the world."

Jacknife, who worked with Swift on her song "The Last Time," apologized and noted, "it's really hot out there" in New York City. He also asked, "But why would you even want to go?"

Melissa soon saw the bigger picture. She realized their life was "filled with much bigger things to worry about than Taylor Swift’s wedding." After another apology and takeout from their favorite restaurant, she said they were back to their "usual flow." She wrote that a missed wedding would not break them and they are stronger than that. She also noted it would have been fun to see Swift's dress.

The story is a confirmed account from Melissa Garner Lee's own published essay. The op-ed provides a humorous and relatable look at a long-term marriage's minor miscommunications, even when they involve pop culture's biggest events.