'Christian Girl Autumn' Influencer Caitlin Covington Has a 'Golden' Family Halloween Costume: 'Four Best Friends'

Mar. 15, 2025

Caitlin Covington and her family dressed as the cast of ‘The Golden Girls’ for Halloween.Photo:cmcoving/Instagram

cmcoving/Instagram

Thank you for being aHalloweenfan.

Caitlin Covington — the influencer known forthe “Christian Girl Autumn” meme— is getting her whole family in the Halloween spirit early.

On Oct. 16, Covington shared her family’sHalloween costumein a sweet post that showed the quartet recreating costumes fromThe Golden Girls.

Caitlin Covington, her husband Chris Dorsch and their two children dressed as the cast of ‘The Golden Girls.'.cmcoving/Instagram

Covington, 34, was dressed as Rue McClanahan’s Blanche Devereaux, complete with a teal jacket and pants and a magenta top. Her husband Chris Dorsch, 36, wore the outfit ofBetty White’s Rose Nylund, in a light blue blazer and pearls. Meanwhile, their eldest daughter Kennedy, 3 ½, was dressed as Bea Arthur’s Dorothy Zbornak in a navy and tan robe, and their youngest daughter Collins, 20 months, wore a red skirt and sweater to dress as Estelle Getty’s Sophia Petrillo. The group finished off their looks with gray, curly wigs.

Covington wrote in the caption, “This year’s Halloween costume… we’re the four best friends that anyone could have ✨💕 and wow these kids are growing up fast aren’t they??”

The cast of ‘The Golden Girls.’ Clockwise from top: Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur and Estelle Getty.Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty

Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty

Covington first went viral in 2019 whenIsabella Markel shared a photoof her and another influencer in autumn-inspired outfits captioned, “Hot Girl Summer is coming to an end, get ready for Christian Girl Autumn.”

Covington, who first began blogging as a college student in 2011, opened up to PEOPLE in September aboutsome of the pitfalls of her status as the “face of fall.”

She explained, “I do feel pressure, especially during fall because I feel like everyone looks to me for fall content. So I try to hold myself to a certain standard and brainstorm new creative ideas. I spend hours researching and planning outfits for fall. There’s a lot of pressure, and I want my videos and pictures to be well received.”

For most of her fall-themed content, she makes an annual pilgrimage to New England to take photos and videos, noting it involves months of preparation, from outfit planning to location scouting.

“The outfit planning is probably the most time-consuming part. We review various retailers, place orders, and then I spend hours trying on different outfits,” she told PEOPLE, adding that “probably around 100 hours of work” goes into each trip.

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She also shared her philosophy about posting her children online. “I do share my kids on social media, but I like to do it in a positive way,” she explained. “I wouldn’t share them having a meltdown or crying — everyone has bad days. I’m careful to show them in a positive light and keep certain things private for their safety.”

source: people.com