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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Olivia Petter

Why Euphoria will inspire the summer’s most popular wedding trends

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Revenge dress: Maddy Perez of ‘Euphoria’, played Alexa Demie, in a revenge dress for the ages - (HBO Max)

The biggest wedding trend of 2026 might just be the most controversial you could think of – aside from a guest sleeping with the groom. Yep, I’m talking about upstaging the bride. And it’s what all the cool wedding guests are doing this summer, that is, if you’re taking your ceremony cues from Euphoria, anyway.

In the latest episode of Sam Levinson’s increasingly polarising HBO drama, we finally saw the wedding of Nate Jacobs (played by Jacob Elordi) and Cassie Howard (Sydney Sweeney). Naturally, as if par for the course for this sexed-up, violent saga, the celebration ended in tears, bloodshed, and a missing toe. But not before Maddy Perez (Alexa Demie) served up one of the most iconic “revenge dress” moments in all of pop culture that most definitely stole the bride’s thunder.

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