The Reason Sarah Jessica Parker Regrets Her Wedding Dress

Sarah Jessica Parker was a fashion sensation throughout her tenure on Sex and the City, making daily walks in Manolo Blahniks an aspirational event for everybody watching at home, most of whom could never afford to drop a few hundred dollars on a pair of shoes. Thanks to legendary costume designer Patricia Field, who brought Carrie Bradshaw and her cohorts to colorful life across six seasons and two movies, there was no doubting SATC's style bonafides.

Outside of the show, Parker has proven herself to be a fashionista in her own right, too, particularly with her hugely successful shoe line, SJP (via Bloomberg). Although Carrie was part of some of the most iconic moments in SATC history, and the actress who portrays her frequently gets tapped for her own design inspiration, there was one major fashion moment when Parker thinks she got it really wrong. Annoyingly for the actress and designer, it was also the biggest day of her life. 

In 2008's Sex and the City, Parker memorably wore two dresses, the stunning Vivienne Westwood gown she got stood up at the altar in, and the sweet, label-less suit dress she donned when the couple eventually tied the knot at city hall. In reality, the actress married Matthew Broderick back in 1997 in a surprise ceremony at New York's Angel Oresanz Synagogue. As Brides notes, Parker opted for a sleek, black Morgane Le Fay dress with a ton of dramatic ruffles for her big day, thus breaking tradition in a major way. "I was too embarrassed to get married in white, and both Matthew and I were reluctant to have people pay so much attention to us," the SATC breakout explained of her choice in a 2006 interview with Marie Claire. 

Parker admitted to Glamour a couple years later that Broderick "bought a suit off the rack and I bought the first dress I looked at," but the actress wishes she'd opted for white, or even off-white. If she could do it all again, as she told Martha Stewart Weddings in 2015, the actress would opt for an "Oscar de la Renta feel, pockets below the waist, a very fitted bodice, a huge skirt, in taffeta and duchesse satin." The SATC star clarified during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live that her choice had nothing to do with being "badass," (via Harpers Bazaar). Rather, Parker was simply too busy to find a dress. If the actors ever renew their vows, she'll be sure to wear a "beautiful, proper wedding dress, like I should have worn that day," (via Today).