Claire Danes is tying the knot, and Narciso Rodriguez, her longtime friend and frequent fashion date, is designing for her. Not even close to a shocker. We totally saw this one coming.

But naturally, this makes us incredibly nostalgic for the gorgeous Narciso-designed Carolyn Bessette Kennedy wedding dress that first brought the designer onto our radar.

It might be our favorite celebrity wedding dress ever . And this makes us very excited for what Claire’s dress will look like. I’m personally indifferent towards strict white for the dress—if someone wants it, go for it, but if not, whatever floats your boat.

Now, as stated, we will forever love love love the Kennedy dress, but we’re kind of hoping for something a little bit off the beaten path for Claire. But maybe that’s just because we’ll never stop thinking of her as Angela Chase.

Of course, we’re not talking about throwing her into plaid or 90s floral, because she has a classic style, and Narciso has a classic aesthetic. But minimalism can be quirky too, like that short white dress that Raquel wore or any of the light green numbers that came down the runway in Narciso’s fall 09 collection.

Just a thought, Claire.

—AMANDA JEAN BOYLE

With April comes the proximity of June, which, yes, means we’re officially in wedding season.

So while discussing attire options for an upcoming betrothal this morning, a debate raged: Is it ok to wear white to somebody else’s wedding?

On the one hand, you can usually assume the bride will wear white, and showing up in her signature color is a little like showing up to somebody else’s birthday party in a tiara.

But consider this: Plenty of girls are no longer sticking to just white, so if you know the bride’s hitting the aisle in, say, blue, does it matter if you don the shade of innocence yourself? And what if your white dress is short anyway? It’s not like you’ll be mistaken for the girl wearing the veil.

So, an antiquated rule that’s sorely unfair to your stash of perfect little summer dresses that happen to be white? Or a move that shows little respect for your friend/relative/acquaintance and also bans you from any of the red wine?

Discuss!

—CARSON GRIFFITH

Remember when Sex and the City: The Movie came out and that Vivienne Westwood wedding dress Carrie gets stood up in turned out to be available in real-life, costing certain SATC obsessives around 30,000 pounds to have the dress made-to-order?

Well, the dress has been rescaled and re-imagined for the average customer (who has about $10,000 on hand), in a shorter, less cinematic version, available as part of Vivienne’s Gold Label on Net-a-Porter.

So if you’re still running around town acting like “a Carrie,” consider your hopes possible - the dress already sold out (they only had it in a size UK10), but we bet an e-mail to Ms Massenet (founder of NaP) could clear the matter up.

That is, if you really want to wed in the commercial version of the world’s most commercially pushed wedding dress.

We didn’t go to see 27 Dresses, but we think we might have to stop by next week’s event at the Central Park Boathouse celebrating the flick’s DVD release.

Bender/Helper is hosting the “Always a Bridesmaid, Now a Bride” event this Monday at 9am - they’ve invited soon-to-be brides to show up in the worse bridesmaid’s dress of their single life history to strut in front of a panel of judges in the hopes to win for donning the ugliest teal pouf possible.

The prize? A Kleinfeld’s dress to wear on her big day, and an entertainment system from Best Buy.

The judges? Malin Akerman, Randolph Duke, and… Chris March!

We knew his radar for bad taste would pay off soon.

I’m not one of those girls who’s dreamed of her wedding since kindergarten. Until recently, I never thought I’d get married at all, but now that it’s happening, I have to actually answer questions like, “What’s your theme going to be?” and “Will you be a June bride?”

Of course, the question I get most often is, “What’s your dress going to look like?”

There is really only one kind of wedding dress- long, often poufy, usually strapless, and always white. But, I don’t want to wear a white wedding dress (Mom, I hope you’re not reading this.)

When I tell people that I don’t know what color I’ll wear, they tell me that I’m sure to regret it- the wedding dress is, after all, one of the most significant fashion choices you can make.

But I don’t understand how we all concluded that white is the only option, which is a relatively new concept. Before Queen Victoria wore it to her own wedding (after which everyone followed suit), it was just another option like lavender or blue. Then somewhere along the line, it came to symbolize purity, and don’t even get me started on how annoyed that makes me.

It’s not that I’m purposefully not wearing white- I just don’t think it’s the most flattering color in the world. Not to mention that I’ve never cared for looking like everyone else.

Besides, I don’t want to be someone I’m not on the day on which I should be most like myself (I never wear all white.) If it’s really about symbolism, wouldn’t it make better sense to wear green, the color of spring and new beginnings?

Maybe if I’d been one of those little girls with a Wedding Barbie, I wouldn’t be able to think of a wedding without the white dress. But since I wasn’t, I don’t see myself budging on this one. Tradition be damned, I’ll wear whatever I please.

Ever since Renee Zellweger paired with Carolina Herrera, pockets and evening dresses have become a style staple.

Amy Adams proudly wore her pockets on the Oscar red carpet last year, and on the runways, Oscar de la Renta and even Lanvin had pockets on their girls.

But most American shoppers won’t ever hit a red carpet - their wedding is as close as they’ll get.

Maybe that’s why J. Crew just introduced this wedding gown with pockets at left. But do pockets belong on a bridal gown? We’re not sure.

We wouldn’t condone buying an $1,800 anything from J. Crew (especially when it can only be bought via catalog - seriously, who doesn’t want to try on their wedding dress?) but the idea of pockets is so intriguing:

You can treat your wedding like the latest disposable fashion fad, and seem so cool and above it all.

Or you can follow your mom’s lead and pretend this is the only cool thing you’ll ever get to do - a lie, for sure, but a fun one on the day when you get to wake up, have your hair done, have your nails done, have your shoes cost way too much on purpose, and (hopefully) have a really good party, then really good sex.

Anyway, back to the pockets:

Okay? Or terrible?