Why I chose this costume:

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is the newest generation of the My Little Pony franchise. In this series, Twilight Sparkle has been sent to Ponyville to learn about the magic and power of friendship. She takes her best friend, a baby dragon named Spike, along for the journey. It’s a cute show with a positive message and amazing friendships between many characters.

How I made this costume:

Using my original Spike cosplay, I only needed to make his wedding attire (tuxedo jacket, frilly shirt and accessories) from “A Canterlot Wedding” featured in season 2 of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, episodes 25 and 26. The hat was bought off Amazon and I found a large red feather, which I painted the rachis (the main stem of a veined feather) in gold to mock the phoenix feathers that Spike uses as his quills when writing to Princess Celestia. I bought the red bowtie off of Amazon as well.

The tux coat and dress shirt were found at my local thrift store and I heavily altered them both. The shirt had both sleeves removed and I cut the cuffs off them as well. I hemmed and sewed the shirt to be very short and more fitted to my Spike costume and also so it wouldn’t hang lower than the bottom hem of the jacket. The tuxedo jacket had both sleeves hemmed and I sewed the cuffs from the white shirt to the sleeves of the jacket. I modified the jacket from being a simple tuxedo to being a fancy tuxedo with tails. I cut the front of the jacket up to the bottom of the front pockets and then hemmed it closed. I formed the tails in the back of the jacket by cutting the backside of the jacket a bit and hemming up the slit so the tails would hang perfectly around Spike’s tail. I then cut a small piece of red satin and made my own pocket handkerchief, folded it to be in triple triangles and then added that to the front pocket of the jacket for a pop of color.

Thoughts on this costume:

Spike is so handsome in his wedding attire! He’s adorable in anything he wears, but I really wanted him to be fancy for this convention and I’m excited that the tuxedo jacket, shirt and accessories came out as well as they did. People were super excited to see this look cosplayed.