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Not long after the California Supreme Court overturned the law banning gay marriages in the state, Emmy-award winning talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres announced she and her longtime girlfriend, Portia de Rossi, were getting married. We recently caught up with DeGeneres and got her to dish on her dream wedding.

In Style Weddings: Have you set a wedding date?
Ellen DeGeneres: Yes, we have a wedding date. Planning a wedding is very stressful. It is crazy. I am inviting people…my gardener is now invited. It is getting huge.

ISW: Did you get Portia a ring?
ED: Yes, Portia has a ring. It is beautiful. It is a Neil Lane ring.

ISW: Will you show your wedding on your show?
ED: I am going to show a tiny bit of it on the show.

ISW: Are you going to bring your Emmys to the wedding?
ED: They will be on top of the cake!

ISW: Portia is an Aussie. Will there be an Aussie contingent at the wedding?
ED: Yes. Her mother is coming in. Her family is coming in from Australia.

ISW: What would make it your dream wedding?
ED: It is the dream wedding. We have things that are happening that are unbelievable. Incredible people singing and things happening. It is very exciting.

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If you're anything like us, you've been waiting with bated breath since rumors started flying about a Sex and the City movie. We were all giddy when the release date for the movie was annouced, so imagine our excitement when we found out there would be a wedding!

With just one day left before the flim hits theaters, the anticipation is almost unbearable. First, of course, there's the fashion. Anything but ordinary or expected, Carrie is stunning in an avant-garde Vivienne Westwood gown. Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha's dramatic, ruffled bridesmaids dresses don't disappoint either.

And then, there are the flowers. We spoke with Tess Casey of Aisling Flowers, who designed Carrie and Samantha's bouquets, and here's what she could divulge:

In Style Weddings: What flowers did you use for Carrie's bouquet?
Tess Casey: I used garden roses from California. They are very fragile and they open very quickly. Carrie wasn’t going to have a very conservative bouquet, so we did something that was just kind of gathered up, very dramatic, like a bunch of big fat flowers. There were also some gardenias in there because Sarah loves gardenias. But I couldn’t do any wiring, there couldn’t be any thorns and there couldn’t be any rhinestones. Without giving too much away, that was a very big part of the design.
ISW: What about for Samantha's bouquet?
TC: Kim’s bouquet was just Black Magic roses. Her dress is very dramatic, so it was very classy with the light color and the dark black red roses.
ISW: Anything else you can reveal?
TC: There’s a big party at Buddakan the night before the wedding. It’s very colorful there, so I used very beautiful peach peonies with hot pinks, salmons, corals and oranges. It was very sassy and bright and vibrant.

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First, it was Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery back in November 2007. Then, just last week, Jessica Alba and her fiance Cash Warren said "I don't" to the big white wedding, opting instead for City Hall nuptials. Are we seeing a trend here?

If so, New York City will be ready. Come September 2008, NYC’s new Clerk’s Office, located in the downtown Financial District, will be glitzier with brown marble tile, ornate columns and two chapels. The city's mayor has committed $13 million to the project in addition to his very own personal decorator to design the new space. We're guessing the renovations will be totally swanky.

If you think about it, though, it's not hard to see the appeal of a City Hall totally wedding. Of course, there's the seclusion -- the aforementioned couples were the only attendees at their own weddings. But another big bonus is extra cash to spend on a lavish reception or luxe honeymoon!

What do you think? Is getting married at City Hall is a smart and chic idea? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

—Rachel Jacoby, Assistant Editor

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