Blake Lively Posts More from Taylor Swift’s Birthday Celebrations: ‘Somehow, She’s Even Better in Real Life’

Blake Lively showers Taylor Swift with birthday love.

Swift turned 34 on December 13, a Gossip girl alum celebrates her birthday with a new collection of photos from the singer’s star-studded gathering in New York.

On Sunday, Lively shared several snaps from the pop star’s birthday bash, which included dinner at Freemans restaurant and an afterparty at The Box nightclub in Manhattan.

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“Somehow she’s even better in real life,” Lively captioned the post. “Happy, happy birthday to the one and only.”

The actress kicked off the birthday carousel with an adorable shot of her and Swift hugging next to her Milk Bar birthday cake — a hug that continued in the final photo as the singer leaned forward to blow out the candles.

The Age of Adaline star also included a sweet snap of her, Swift and Gigi Hadid — as well as a silly close-up selfie with Hadid, 28.

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Gigi Hadid and Blake Lively at Taylor Swift’s 34th birthday party.

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Other shots from the New York bash show party guests including Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams, Zoë Kravitz, Antonio Porowski and Este and Alan Haim

Miles Teller and his wife Keleigh Sperry, as well as Swift’s childhood friend Abigail Anderson, also attended the party.

In true Lively style, the actress cracked a joke, falsely identifying one party guest — shown in a group photo next to Porowski, 39 — as her husband Ryan Reynolds by tagging the actor’s Instagram.

Happy 34! Taylor Swift celebrated her birthday with a party attended by Blake Lively, Gigi Hadid and other famous friends

Some of the snaps have already been shared by Swift, who documented her fun with an Instagram post on December 14.

In the caption, the singer wrote: “I can’t believe this year…actually…happened?” — seemingly reflecting on her many accomplishments, including releasing two albums, launching her wildly successful Eras Tour, and naming TimePerson of the year 2023.

Blake Lively and Taylor Swift hug at Swift’s 34th birthday party.

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“Thank you for all the nice birthday wishes yesterday. 🥲,” Swift added.

The pop star’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, did not attend her birthday party, as PEOPLE confirmed earlier this week that the NFL star will be in Kansas City on Dec. 13 for mandatory workouts with his team, the Chiefs.

Instead, the couple celebrated Swift’s birthday early with a holiday party in Kansas City on Dec. 10. At the gathering, the couple was spotted hanging out with friends, posing with partygoers and exchanging kisses.

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One of Swift’s closest friends, Selena Gomez, was also absent from her birthday bash in New York, although she publicly wished Midnight happy birthday to the singer with a post on Instagram.

Along with a mirror selfie of the best girls — in which Swift kisses Gomez’s cheek — Just the murders in the building the star added a graphic that read “I love you” and wrote, “Happy birthday to the goddess that is @TaylorSwift.”

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