“Hunt was also asked why Ted wasn’t present for Beard’s wedding. “There are a few reasons,” he explained. “The first is narrative: Ted just got on a plane and left the UK, [so] it would be anticlimactic and deflating if we suddenly see him back there before we even see his plane lands. The other is that that’s just the kind of friendship Ted and Beard have.” He also pointed out that he missed fellow co-creator Joe Kelly’s wedding, which also came together at short notice, and “no one cares! Our relationship is the exact same, our families live down the street from each other and we see each other all the time.”
Brendan Hunt answered this during his AMA.
“Hunt was also asked why Ted wasn’t present for Beard’s wedding. “There are a few reasons,” he explained. “The first is narrative: Ted just got on a plane and left the UK, [so] it would be anticlimactic and deflating if we suddenly see him back there before we even see his plane lands. The other is that that’s just the kind of friendship Ted and Beard have.” He also pointed out that he missed fellow co-creator Joe Kelly’s wedding, which also came together at short notice, and “no one cares! Our relationship is the exact same, our families live down the street from each other and we see each other all the time.”