A Canterlot Wedding

"**A Canterlot Wedding**"
"A Canterlot Wedding"
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episodes
	Pinkie Pie (back) and Twilight Sparkle (front) fighting the Changelings
Episode nos.	Season 2; Episodes 25 and 26
Directed by	James Wootton
Written by	Meghan McCarthy
Produced by	Sarah Wall; Lauren Faust (consulting); Chris Bartleman (executive); Stephen Davis (executive); Kirsten Newlands (executive); Blair Peters (executive);
Featured music	Songs by Daniel Ingram:; "B.B.B.F.F."; "This Day Aria"; "Love is in Bloom";
Editing by	Mark Kuehnel; Rob Renzetti (story);
Original air date	April 21, 2012
Running time	44 minutes (combined)
Guest appearances
	Andrew Francis as Shining Armor; Britt McKillip as Princess Cadance; Kathleen Barr as Queen Chrysalis;
Episode chronology
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"A Canterlot Wedding" is the title of the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth episodes of the second season of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. The fifty-first and fifty-second episodes overall, they were directed by James Wootton and written by Meghan McCarthy. "A Canterlot Wedding" premiered as an hour-long event on The Hub on April 21, 2012. In these episodes, Twilight Sparkle (Tara Strong) learns her brother, Shining Armor (Andrew Francis), will be marrying Princess Cadance (Britt McKillip). The news excites Twilight, but she becomes concerned about the marriage when she notices Cadance is not behaving like the friendly, caring individual she remembers her to be.

"A Canterlot Wedding" was series developer Lauren Faust's final involvement in the show. The episodes are a direct reference to the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. They deal with themes that have been considered serious and complex for a children's television series; scholars believe that they involve feminism-related themes. Before the premiere of "A Canterlot Wedding", The Hub began a major marketing campaign that included interactive content on the network's website, promotional events, and a print advertisement in The New York Times in the form of a ceremonial wedding announcement. The episodes' debuts attracted almost one million combined viewers, and critics praised their ambition, music, and visual sequences.