Ah, it’s wedding season! When you’re in your twenties like I am, you’re practically guaranteed another wedding to attend every year, so I’ve been to a lot in the past few social seasons, as one might put it in Bridgerton speak. And the most recent union I went to actually had a little nod to one of the best shows on Netflix , and they are not alone. It’s apparently becoming a major trend for couples to be inspired by the regency-era series.
While I was at my cousin’s wedding earlier this month, as we were waiting for the ceremony to begin, an orchestral version of Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O' Mine” played over the speaker and for a moment I felt I was in an episode of Bridgerton . The series has become famous for popularizing orchestral covers of pop songs, and now more and more weddings are apparently adding these kinds of songs to their ceremonies. In a report by The Guardian , weddings and events cellist Jay Émme shared that ever since Bridgerton first dropped on Netflix and became a phenomenon, it’s been increasingly popular for couples to ask not only for songs from the show’s soundtracks, but also original arrangements of other modern songs.
For example, one of their clients asked for a mash-up of the traditional bridal march with Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September.” Émme also shared that “there is always so much Taylor Swift ” too, when talking about the current trend in weddings. Of course that’s not a surprise, between Swift’s.