After the SNL episode aired, bridesmaids Meredith Ryals and Mackenzie Stone playfully called out the comedy show on TikTok, claiming to have had the idea first
Ariana Grande isn’t the only bridesmaid to have performed a parody of Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso.”
During her recent appearance on Saturday Night Live, Grande joined SNL cast members Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim and Sarah Sherman in a skit as bridesmaids at a wedding reception who perform a spoof of the hit song for the bride (Chloe Fineman) and groom (Andrew Dismukes).
Not long after the episode aired, real bridesmaids Meredith Ryals and Mackenzie Stone playfully called out the sketch comedy show on TikTok, claiming to have had the idea first: “Hey @SNL, we did it first!”On Sept. 7, sisters Ryals and Stone served as bridesmaids for their brother’s wedding in Georgia. At the rehearsal dinner the night prior, the two sang a hilarious original piece for the couple to the tune of “Espresso.” Ryals and Stone then shared a video of their performance in a joint Instagram carousel posted on Oct. 6 – six days before SNL‘s Oct. 12 episode featuring host Grande and musical guest Stevie Nicks.
After watching the strikingly similar SNL skit — a clip of which has gained nearly 70 million views on TikTok — Stone’s “jaw was on the floor.”
“I was watching with my husband, and he immediately turned and looked at me hysterically laughing, and I was in shock,” Stone tells PEOPLE. “My first thought was, ‘Wow, I thought we were creative, but maybe not?!'”