Morgane Le Fay designed Sarah Jessica Parker’s black wedding dress for her 1997 marriage to Matthew Broderick.
Parker wore a black, full-skirted gown when the couple married in New York City on May 19, 1997. The dress stood out because black was associated more strongly with eveningwear than with mainstream Western bridal fashion. Its dramatic color later became a frequently cited example of celebrity influence on nontraditional wedding attire.
Morgane Le Fay was a clothing label associated with designer Christina Ruales. Parker’s decision was personal rather than a direct attempt to start a fashion movement: she later said that, if she were choosing again, she might select a more traditional wedding dress.
The gown is often confused with Parker’s fictional bridal wardrobe as Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City. That character wore several famous wedding-related looks, including a Vivienne Westwood gown, but Parker’s real 1997 wedding dress was by Morgane Le Fay.