For once, it wasn't the event planning people's fault, at least this portion isn't. Barajas was due to a "miscommunication." Alvarez originally wasn't going to attend, changed his mind last weekend (which sent multiple people into a frenzy to add him to everything), then changed his mind again. My guess is he was invited to a wedding that weekend and wanted to see if the reception was a buffet before committing.
So he's definitely not going to be there again? I don't want to show up early and wait around all day to get Neil