Miley Cyrus and fiancé Maxx Morando are blissfully alone in a beautiful crowd in the new video for “Let’s Get Married.” The black-and-white clip, filmed by fashion photographer Mert Alas, looks like a home movie shot at the coolest party you’ll never get invited to. It’s the second single from Cyrus’ just-released Bass Persuades album, and it trades the drama of a proposal for the chaos of a weekend-long party where clothing is mostly optional.
The couple loll in bed, dance on a leopard-print bedspread, and hang with a crew of model-like friends at Los Angeles’ famed Chateau Marmont hotel. Champagne flows, abs are perfect, and minds are open. Cyrus croons about visions of white while Morando films her on an old Super 8 camera. They take breaks to sip champagne, soak in a bubble bath, and feed each other ice cream amid the barely dressed, hedonistic debauchery.
The Song and the Setting
“Let’s go get married tonight / Let’s get married / I’m having visions of white,” Cyrus sings over footage of herself dancing on the bed in leopard-print underwear. The chorus lands again later: “Let’s get married / Let’s turn the rest of our lives to a holiday / Anytime, any place, we can run away / Get married tonight / Let’s get married.”
Morando’s Super 8 camera captures the whole thing. The clip never leaves the hotel grounds, but it doesn’t need to. The Chateau Marmont is the setting for the entire weekend, and the video treats it as a private playground rather than a tourist attraction.
What Cyrus Said About the Album
Before the video dropped, Cyrus wrote about the album’s journey. She said it took less than a year to create and release, which she called special. “Having this record keep up with the way my life moves in real time and still feel so alive is special,” she wrote. “Thank you to everyone who made this album what it is. Love you. ❤️”
Bass Persuades is the follow-up to Cyrus’ 2024 Something Beautiful, which debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. The new album arrives with a new mononym, Miley, attached to the title.
Why the Video Works
The video’s strength is contrast. Cyrus and Morando look lost in each other while everyone else is losing their clothes. That tension makes the romance feel earned rather than staged. The party isn’t a distraction; it’s the backdrop against which their love is measured.
The song itself is a swoony ballad, and the video matches it note for note. The lyrics are about commitment wrapped in fantasy, and the visuals are about comfort wrapped in excess. It’s a strange combination, and it works because Cyrus plays both sides with equal conviction.
The Party Details
The party is the real star of the clip. It’s weekend-long, clothing is mostly optional, and perfect abs and open minds are a must. That last detail is the joke that anchors the whole thing. Everyone around Cyrus is beautiful and unbothered, and the video never lets you forget it.
The ice cream scene is a detail worth noting. Cyrus and Morando feed each other while the camera watches, and the moment feels both tender and absurd. It’s the kind of detail that would be too much in almost any other video, but here it fits perfectly.
The Super 8 Touch
Morando filming Cyrus on an old Super 8 camera adds a layer of nostalgia. It’s a small detail, but it ties the video back to the home-movie idea that started it. The fashion photographer Mert Alas directed the clip, and the grainy footage gives the whole thing a sense of intimacy.
The camera also gives the video a sense of intimacy that the party scenes couldn’t manage on their own.
Our View
This is a video that knows exactly what it is. It’s a wedding proposal song set at a party where no one is wearing much. It’s silly, indulgent, and completely confident in its own absurdity.
The video is a reminder that pop stars don’t have to choose between intimacy and spectacle. They can have both, and Cyrus has done it again. The song is romantic, the video is raucous, and the couple at the center never stop looking at each other.
It’s a good single, and a better video. It’s the kind of thing that gets shared on social media and talked about in interviews. It’s a lot of fun to watch.
The video is available to watch below. It’s worth your time, even if you’re not getting married tonight.
Here’s how the video’s standout moments rank:
- The ice cream scene, where Cyrus and Morando feed each other amid the barely dressed, hedonistic debauchery.
- The chorus landing twice, first over footage of Cyrus dancing on the bed in leopard-print underwear, then later in full.
- The Super 8 camera capturing the whole thing, tying the home-movie idea back to the video’s opening.
- The Chateau Marmont serving as the setting for the entire weekend, treated as a private playground rather than a tourist attraction.
Source material: “Miley Cyrus and Fiancé Maxx Morando Are Blissfully Alone in a Beautiful Crowd in Loved-Up ‘Let’s Get Married’ Video: Watch,” Billboard.
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