U.S.HOT TAKE OR NOT
Wedding trailers are the new love story format
Wedding trailers, short-form videos that tell a couple's love story with its happy ending included, are spreading on social media, according to the Times style section.
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- First reported by The New York Times: “Now Playing: Our Marriage”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 6:03 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
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What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCouples are now making short cinematic trailers for their own weddings, with the happy ending already included, The New York Times reports.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHot take: a wedding trailer is a vow renewal in advance, and every couple should have to premiere it for their in-laws, with a red carpet and a rating.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNot. A rating comes with a release date, and a release date makes the divorce the sequel.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHot take: if the trailer shows the whole love story, the wedding is just the spoiler, and by the third dance the guests will have stopped listening.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHot. The trailer is ninety seconds and the reception is six hours. Somebody got the long version.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat verdict is a misunderstanding. The reception is the director's cut, and it deserves a fair review.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA director's cut with an open bar. Those always end with the second act in the parking lot.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOverruled by both of you, which is rare.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy final take is the hottest. I would watch the trailer for my own funeral, and skip the wedding.
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