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{{quote| '''Twilight Sparkle:''' "Princess Celestia cordially invites you to the wedding of Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and..." ([[GASP]]) ''...[[Remember the New Guy?|my brother]]?!''}}
 
{{quote| Written by Meghan McCarthy}}
 
Twilight Sparkle is picnicking with her friends, when Spike produces a list of instructions from Princess Celestia for the Mane Six to organize and support a wedding in Canterlot. They are confused until Spike produces the previous message announcing that Princess Mi Amore Cadenza is marrying Shining Armor -- Twilight Sparkle's ''older brother''.
 
Twilight takes it very hard that her brother, with whom she was very close, didn't give her the news in person -- or even tell her he was seeing someone. She fears their relationship will never be the same now that she lives in Ponyville and he's getting married. Her worries preoccupy her all the way to Canterlot.
 
When she confronts her brother, he is very happy to see her and clarifies her understanding. The mysterious princess is actually Twilight's much-beloved old foal-sitter, who Twilight knew as "Cadence". Shining Armor goes on to explain that due to a threat to the city, all his concentration is going into the constant upkeep of a spell of protection for Canterlot. Once he asks Twilight to be his Best Mare, Twilight is more than mollified; she's pleased, and very happy to see her old friend -- until Cadence arrives and brushes off the [[Secret Handshake]] from their youth. Twilight is set on edge by this cool reaction from her old friend, but lets it go ...
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The Mane Six and Princess Celestia walk out with disappointed glances at Twilight, with the latter simply telling her, "You have a ''lot'' to think about," before leaving Twilight alone to contemplate her actions. Fearing she has irreparably damaged the relationship with her brother, Twilight reflects sadly on losing her BBBFF<ref>Big Brother Best Friend Forever</ref>. Cadence suddenly appears in the darkened hall, to whom Twilight murmurs "I'm sorry." The Princess gives a warm smile... before her eyes flash malevolently green.
 
{{quote| '''Cadence:''' [[Wham! Line|You]] '''[[Oh Crap|will]]''' [[Wham! Line|be.]]}}
 
Hellish green flames encircle Twilight and drag her down through the floor as Cadence gives an evil grin! She really ''is'' evil, and who knows what has become of our little pony heroine!
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[[Mood Whiplash|*cue happy]] [[Running Gag|credits music*]]
 
=== Continued in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 /E26 A Canterlot Wedding Part 2|A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2]]". ===
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=== Tropes present in this episode ([[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 /E25 aA Canterlot Wedding Part 1/YMMV|YMMV tropes here]]): ===
* [[Actor Allusion]]:
** Of a sort. At one point, Princess Mi Amore Cadenza smiles in a very similar way to one of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E6/E06 Boast Busters|Trixie's]] expressions back in season one. {{spoiler|Once she's revealed as the Changeling Queen and returns to her true form, she shares a voice actor with Trixie.}}
** Shining Armor's is "Captain of the guard", a profession once shared by Jaller in ''[[Bionicle (Franchise)|Bionicle]]'', whom shares the [[Andrew Francis|same VA]] as Shining Armor.
* [[Affectionate Gesture to Thethe Head]]:
** Shining Armor gives Twilight an affectionate hoof noogie during the [[Flash Back]] accompanying the "B.B.B.F.F." song.
** Princess Mi Amore Cadenza reaches out with a hoof and strokes Twilight's mane {{spoiler|right before casting the fire circle and sending her under the castle}}.
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: How Princess Mi Amore Cadenza acts. {{spoiler|But it's not her.}}
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* [[Behind the Black|Behind the Purple]]: While Twilight and her friends are gathered around a table, Applejack peeks over Twilight's head so she can be seen... by the camera.
* [[Best Woman|Best Mare]]: Shining Armor asks Twilight to be this. {{spoiler|Until she accuses the bride of being evil}}.
* [[Bridezilla]]: Mi Amore Cadenza acts like this, and Rarity theories it's due to the wedding planning pressure. {{spoiler|She did want her day to be perfect, but she was also literally not herself.}}
* [[Broken Pedestal]]: Twilight's first reaction to being told her brother is marrying Cadence is nothing more than absolute glee that her childhood friend and the "best foalsitter ever" is marrying her brother. Then she sees the [[Jerkass]] Cadence has become {{spoiler|(or seemed to)}}. {{spoiler|In the end, thanks to Impostor Cadence, she ends up becoming this in everyone else's eyes to some degree.}}
* [[Call Back]]:
** Applejack is the caterer for the wedding like she was for the Summer Sun Festival in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E1/E01 Mare in Thethe Moon|the very first episode.]]
** Fluttershy's [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E1/E01 Mare in Thethe Moon|bird]] [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E5/E05 Griffon the Brush Off|choir]] makes a return.
** Twilight [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E1/E01 Mare in Thethe Moon|is the]] [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 /E11 Winter Wrap Up|organizer.]]
** Rainbow Dash is called to perform her [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 /E16 Sonic Rainboom|Sonic Rainboom.]]
** Pinkie plays the [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 /E10 Swarm of the Century|Parasprite Polka]] while demonstrating to Mi Amore Cadenza.
*** She was using it to portray The Chicken Dance, an old wedding tradition in some circles.
** We see that force field that Twilight conjured [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 /E23 Ponyville Confidential|in "Ponyville Confidential'']] except this time Shining Armor's the one who made it. (Maybe she learned the spell from her big brother.) The [[Anti-Magic]] bubble from [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E2/E02 The Return of Harmony Part 2|"The Return of Harmony Part 2"]] also looked the same.
** Twilight does her joyful jumping around thing both as a filly and an adult, like she did in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 /E23 The Cutie Mark Chronicles|''The Cutie Mark Chronicles'']].
** The [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E3/E03 Lesson Zero|Smarty Pants doll]] makes a brief reappearance in Twilight's flashback to Cadence. Twilight is pulling Smarty Pants out of a toy chest with her magic just before Cadence walks into the room. When Twilight sees Cadence, she drops Smarty Pants to get a hug. Smarty Pants is even seen with her quill and notebook!
** In the same scene, near the roof is a kite exactly like the one Apple Bloom tried to learn to fly in [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 /E12 Call of the Cutie|Call of the Cutie]].
** Call Back to "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 /E14 Suited for Success|Suited For Success]]", possibly mixed with [[Character Development]]. This time Rainbow Dash is able to articulate what she doesn't like about her dress and how it can be improved, and Rarity is more pleasant about making changes to it.
* [[The Cameo]]: Luna appears several times throughout the two-parter, though she has no bearing on the plot.
* [[Cassandra Truth]]: [[Zig -Zagging Trope]]. {{spoiler|Everypony dismisses Twilight's claim that Cadence is evil. But then Cadence is revealed to be incredibly nice. The jerk-Cadence was an impostor.}}
* [[Chaste Toons]]: Mi Amore Cadenza is Celestia's niece, despite Luna having come down from the moon only short while ago. Presumably she's like Celestia's nephew Blueblood, whom [[Word of God]] [http://comments.deviantart.com/4/1603670/1932962564 specifies] to be "the great great great great great great great great great great great (and probably even more greats) nephew on Celestia's and Luna's mother's side, about 52 times removed, roughly speaking."
* [[Chekhov's Gun|Chekhov's]] [[Care Bear Stare]]: Cadence's signature spell (Seen in flashback) becomes very important next episode
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* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: When Cadence dismisses Pinkie's plans as being perfect for a six year-old's birthday party, Pinkie thanks her. Also see [[Insult Backfire]].
* [[Control Freak]]: Mi Amore Cadenza -- understandably, since it's her wedding and she has to do all the preparations by herself with her groom tied up with the upkeep of the protection spell. {{spoiler|But it's not really her.}}
* [[Creator Cameo]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20120708035139/http://www.ponibooru.org/post/view/170412 The female Pegasus] in the flashback is a [http://sibsy.deviantart.com/#/d4wnsuy creation of SIBSY].
* [[Crying Wolf]]: Twilight's habit of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E3/E03 Lesson Zero|making mountains]] [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 /E20 Its About Time|out of molehills]] comes back to bite her in the flank, [[Tear Jerker|big time]].
* [[Damned By Faint Praise]]: Twilight see's Princess Cadence's actions towards the other ponies like this, though none of the other five notice it.
* [[Dark Reprise]]: Of Twilight's "B.B.B.F.F." song, after she's alienated her brother.
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** While the ending of Part 1 bluntly reveals that Twilight's accusations of Cadence being evil were {{spoiler|perfectly correct}}, only a split-second {{spoiler|unnatural green}} flash in Cadence's eyes hints that she is {{spoiler|not the real Cadence (nor even a pony) at all}}!
** When Pinkie Pie goes over the games with Cadence, she rolls two dice. A close look at the dice reveals that she rolls two ones, or Snake Eyes. This roll is usually associated in most games with bad luck, and snakes themselves are associated with deceit and betrayal.
* [[Fun Withwith Acronyms]]: Twilight's B.B.B.F.F. and Applejack's countering P.F.F.<ref>Pony Friend Forever</ref>, both of which require explanation.
* [[Furry Reminder]]: Twilight snorts during her fit of rage towards the beginning.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]:
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* [[Ironic Echo]]: A nonverbal one; in Twilight's "BBBFF" song, she's shown absentmindedly crashing into Shining Armor, who scowls and then breaks into a grin. After Cadence runs out of the chapel crying, the same scenario happens, only this time Shining Armor is ''absolutely'' not smiling.
* [[Irony]]: Twilight says in her song that she and her brother "never had a single fight", but that's clearly no longer the case by the end of the episode.
* [[ItsIt's the Best Whatever Ever!]]: Best wedding ever, as cited by Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie.
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: No doubt the audience is confused about Twilight having a brother they never heard of until this episode.
* [[Meaningful Name]]:
** [[Knight in Shining Armor|Shining Armor should be obvious.]]
** Cadence, on the other hand, is a variation of not only a musical term, but a heraldic one -- ''[http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Cadency |cadency]]'' marks denote the birth order of sons or daughters of a given line. So her name connotes nobility, just like Blue Blood. It also has a connection to the military, as the classic boot camp [[Sound Off]] is properly called a Cadence.
** Also, there's a ''really'' obscure meaning for the music experts: {{spoiler|1=the song "B.B.B.F.F." was sung in the key Db minor. That means the root key was a Db major chord. Usually, an Ab major chord would lead into a Db major at the end of the song; this is called a V-I chord progression and is musically termed as an "Authentic Cadence". However, the song resolves on Bb minor, the relative minor of Db, to give it a sadder tone at the end. When a chord progression seems to be heading to a root chord but instead ends on the relative minor, that is called a "Deceptive Cadence".}} First documented [https://web.archive.org/web/20120802082136/http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/171219 here]<ref>Note: the image is somewhat incorrect in that it is ''B.B.B.F.F.'' that does that little trick, not ''This Day Aria''.</ref>, and subsequently [[Word of God|confirmed by Daniel Ingram.]]
** [[Bilingual Bonus]]: Princess Cadence's full name is Mi Amore Cadenza, which is like "my love cadence" in a mix of Italian and Spanish.<ref>It would be "Il mio amore Cadenza" in Italian, and "Mi Amor Cadencia" in Spanish.</ref> This is fitting given her cutie mark and special talent.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: Yep, [[Running Gag|they do it again]] with the happy theme music at the end first half of a two-parter.
* [[Musical Spoiler]]: B.B.B.F.F. has a subtle but major one which could only be spotted by people well-versed in musical theory. {{spoiler|[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/04/day-arias-hidden-meaning.html The song ends with a chord progression known as a Deceptive Cadence]}}. Confirmed by [[Word of God|Word of Composer]].
* [[My Sister Is Off -Limits|My Brother Is Off Limits]]: Everyone else thinks Twilight is just doing this trope and being jealous, whereas she thinks she has reason to think there's something badly wrong with the bride. The viewer may well be able to see in advance that Twilight is {{spoiler|right, even if there is probably a ''little bit'' of this trope there too}}.
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Twilight after everyone walks out on her and she thinks she messed up. {{spoiler|Unfortunately, this time she was ''right''.}}
* [[Nice Hat]]: The Mane Six's hats -- both in the episode(s) and in promotional material (see, for example, the [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/03/updated-billboard-size-more-parody.html billboard image]).
* [[Non -Standard Character Design]]: Princess Cadence is a [[Winged Unicorn]] with black-rimmed eyes like Celestia (either eyeliner or just trait of the family's royal lineage), gradient wings, and an unusually shaped face.
* [[OOC Is Serious Business]]: Celestia's looking worried [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S2 E1/E01 The Return of Harmony Part 1|again]]? We're doomed.
* [[Plot -Mandated Friendship Failure]]: The episode ends with every last one of Twilight Sparkle's friends -- and her ''mentor!'' -- on the outs with her. Luckily, the status quo is back to normal almost as soon as the second part begins.
* [[Properly Paranoid]]: Twilight.
* [[Poor Communication Kills]]: If Twilight had explained herself better and on a better occasion, rather than declaring Cadence "evil" and bursting in at the rehearsal to do so, the others might not have brushed off her concerns so easily, not to mention got so angry. Princess Celestia in particular had apparently never once doubted her before. {{spoiler|Ironically, however, this may have worked better in the long run because it scared the villain to reveal herself unambiguously; as recounted by Shining Armor, Cadence did have an excuse ready for every accusation.}}
* [[Reality Subtext]]: It has not been lost on the fandom that Twilight and Cadence's relationship has an awful lot in common with [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Nt2IVcrVkdc#! this particular story.]
* [[Remember the New Guy?|Remember The New Pony]]: The use of this trope for both Shining Armor and Cadence takes up so much screen time that it practically overshadows the entire episode. Cadence is more blatant though, being both an alicorn and retroactively built up as the epitome of sweetness and light during Twilight's childhood.
* [[Season Finale]]
* [[Secret Handshake|Secret Hoofshake]]: Twilight and Cadence have one.
{{quote| ''[[Tastes Like Diabetes|"Sunshine, sunshine, ladybugs awake! Clap your hooves and do a little shake!"]]''}}
* [[Shout -Out]]:
** On the [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2012/03/updated-billboard-size-more-parody.html billboard] image, Pinkie is wearing the [http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0523/princessbeatrice.html same ridiculous hat that Princess Beatrice wore for the British Royal Wedding]. In fact, all of the Mane cast save Applejack are wearing various hats photographed during the wedding, and even the flower in Applejack's hair resembles a hair decoration from the wedding.
** Shining Armor's outfit has the same colors and overall design as Prince Williams' wedding attire.
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* [[Villain Ball]]: What chance would have Twilight -- despodent, regretful, not believed by anyone -- had to {{spoiler|ruin the imminent invasion}} if the villain had just left her alone instead of acting against her? Almost certainly not as much as now.
* [[Walking Spoiler]]: {{spoiler|The impostor Cadence, or if you prefer, Queen Chrysalis of the Changelings, since this is revealed in part 2.}}
* [[Wedding Day]]: Shining Armor to Princess Cadence.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?|What The Hay, Hero?]]: Twilight gets quite a heavy one at the end of the episode by Shining Armor after she accuses Cadence of being evil on bases he can easily counter, and sends her out crying.
* [[Wham! Line]]:
{{quote| '''Twilight''': [[My God, What Have I Done?|I'm sorry...]]<br />
{{spoiler|'''"Cadence"'''}}: You '''will''' be. }}
* [[What Could Have Been]]: [[Word of God|According to the writer]] this was supposed to be a one-shot, slice-of-life episode without any villain. But it was rewritten as a two-parter with an adventure aspect.
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