The ultimate maid of honor performance.
In May, Megan Moroney skipped the ACM Awards to be the maid of honor at her best friends wedding, as her longtime friend Natalie King, who is an influencer and has been friends with Megan since college, married her now-husband Alex Harp in Turks and Caicos at a stunning oceanfront estate.
Megan met Natalie when the two were freshman in college and rushing Kappa Delta sorority at the University of Georgia. They became fast friends after meeting, and have been best friends ever since. As many of Meg’s fans know, she wrote her song “Wonder” for Natalie. It was her first official single, released in 2021, and it got a solid amount of buzz on social media, ultimately leading Megan to her release her first studio EP, Pistol Made of Roses.
She has spoken before about how watching Natalie struggle through a very bad relationship gave her the idea for “Wonder,” which finds her encouraging her friend to hold out for someone who knows her worth and treats her the way she deserves to be treated, and doesn’t leave her constantly sad and heartbroken all the time:
And maybe, baby, you need someone
That’s gonna say a place and time
And then show up a little early
Gonna give you all his heart
A little more when you’re feelin’ lonely
You won’t have to ask him if he loves you
The right one’ll come along and show you
It ain’t always gotta be lightnin’ and thunder
He won’t make you wonder”
It’s a beautiful song, and I’m sure it was a very full-circle moment for her to sing it for Natalie at her wedding reception after getting married to someone Megan clearly loves for her friend too, as she changed the lyrics at the reception, saying:
“He don’t make Nat wonder, she shouldn’t have to wonder”
Of course very fitting for the new bride and groom, and Megan had her silver sparkly guitar on-hand to serenade the newlyweds at their reception, which you can see in the short clip below:
@megmoroney @Natalie King ♬ original sound – Megan Moroney
During an appearance on the Today show this week, Megan spoke about why it was important for her to be there and sing that song for them, and of course, that friendship means the world to her and Megan said it was the “most special performance” of “Wonder” she’ll ever do:
“That was super fun, and I feel like it was the most special performance of ‘Wonder’ that I’ll ever have. It’s such a full circle moment. I wrote that song about her, you know, having trouble with a guy that she dated years ago. and then now she’s found someone who doesn’t make her wonder. It was very wholesome. I was like, wow, this is amazing.”
People in the music business don’t always have the best reputation for being truly genuine, but it’s clear that Megan’s superstardom hasn’t made her lose sight of what’s really important. She’s certainly a real one for that…
I mean, it’s not like the ACM Awards are anything to write home about anyways, but she was the most-nominated artist of the evening, up for nine awards (though she didn’t win any of them), and she was focused on celebrating her friend, not herself… I respect the heck out of that.
@todayshowAND she was the maid of honor. 🤍 Sponsored by Citi.♬ original sound – TODAY Show
Speaking of the wedding, it looked like an absolutely stunning affair, as Natalie shared some photos and videos from the venue that are just breathtaking:
Meg was a beautiful MOH:
I mean, it was dream:
“Wonder”
