Gabourey Sidibe Covers Brides’ Style Issue

"From the fashion to the setting—everything is shaping up to be anything but traditional"

Gabourey Sidibe doesn’t plan on being a traditional bride, everything from the setting to her fashion will be entirely unique, according to a new cover story she just did for Brides.com

The Oscar-nominated-actress first wore a wedding dress and walked down the aisle long before she was engaged: in 2013, she helped Jimmy Kimmel’s now-wife Molly Mcnearney pull off the ultimate big-day prank. Instead of the bride walking down the aisle at the start of the ceremony, gabby, outfitted in a classic white wedding dress and long veil, made her way towards the altar, much to the confusion of both Kimmel and the couple’s guests. “It sounded fun,” she remembers of being asked to be part of the experience, “but it was not as fun as it sounded. I had to try on a bunch of dresses, but it wasn’t as serious as it feels now.

Now that Gabby is planning her own wedding to fiancé Brandon Frankel, head of partnerships at NoCap, she’s spent quite some time thinking about what her perfect celebration looks like, and the plans—from the fashion to the setting—are shaping up to be anything but traditional’