Nicole wore a giant cotton ball of a gown by Marchesa, featuring layers and layers of tulle  and organza with a sexy but subtle keyhole cut-out for her wedding to Joel Madden on Saturday. Usually I’m not really a fan of Marchesa and their princess/fairy/grecian confections that are all but ubiquitous on the red carpet, but this dress suits Nicole perfectly. She’s developed a really strong style over the years and this wedding dress is sort of her crowning moment.

Richie was inspired by screen and fashion icon Grace Kelly‘s wedding dress, from her marriage to Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956:

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Her gown was just one of three Marchesa dresses she wore on her special day.

Le sigh. Now I’m getting all nostalgic. Remember when she was just Paris’ funny, kind of sloppy bff? And then when she was Lindsay’s unhealthily skinny, bitchy bff?  Now, look at her. A mother? A wife? A…dear I say…a lady? I can just see papa Lionel dancing on the ceiling from joy. Probably in some unfortunate spandex pants but let’s not have that ruin the moment.

Too much.

Photo: Fashionista

And here’s Kanye’s hilarious, poorly-written apology that has apparently been taken down already:

Although most of the fashion peeps we love have yet to respond (maybe they were just too busy at Fashion Week parties, or sleeping up for the next day), as have Taylor and Beyonce, here are some responses from music, entertainment, and fashion people that have tweeted what they thought of this escapade:

1. Katy Perry, Singer

2. Perez Hilton, Celebrity Blogger

3. Joel Madden, Good Charlotte

4. Pink, Singer

5. Ryan Seacrest, On Air/American Idol

6. Dane Cook,Comedian (love this one)

7. Jimmy Fallon,  SNL Host (another personal favorite)

8. Audrey Kitching, Model

9. Jeremy Fall, Editor-in-Chief of Cliche Magazine

10. Texts From Last Night, might not be an industry person, but this sure is funny.

11. Bonus: Corey…I think he might be right?

Pregnant with her second child, Nicole Richie still tries to be fashionable while showing off that baby bump.

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Apparently, tattoos are not as acceptable as we think, Good Charlotte front man Joel Madden was refused service by British Air until he covered his tats with a long sleeved shirt.

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Solange Knowles stars alongside AnnaLynne McCord, Sophia Bush, Joel Madden, Brody Jenner, Cody Linley, and Bow Wow in new ads for juniors line Op.

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The Good: Rachel Bilson

The Good: Paris Hilton

The Good: Nicole Richie

 Dolce & Gabbana had a little get together to celebrate the opening of their new flagship store in Los Angeles last night. The event was packed with stars, so of course we had to congratulate a few, and bash the others. The well dressed celebs this time, Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton (miracle I know) and Rachel Bilson. Rachel Bilson was a no brainer, the blue sequined D&G blazer looked great, and I was impressed that she even knew to get one that was a bit longer too! This was a shocker for me as well, but Paris Hilton looked good last night (with the exception of her wonky eye and stupid facial expression). I liked the prins and cut of the dress, and she even spiced (or slutted) it up with some fish-nets. Nicole Richie looked cute as usual, now if she could only get rid of her d-bag boyfriend/husband or whatever. She rocked the high waisted look very well, and I am intrigued by her little eyeball bag.

The Bad: Lauren Conrad

The Bad: Rumor Willis

This weeks bads, Rumor Willis, her chin and Lauren Conrad. Lauren Conrad is just boring. She is completely monotoned, with no changes in fabric textures. On top of all of this she’s rocking the bow still? I thought we all agreed that we were more or less done with the bow, especially a very boring one. Rumor Willis wore a dress that I don’t think looks too bad, but then her face had to go and ruin it for everyone. I don’t necessarily think the hair color goes well with the dress pattern and her skin tone. She’s getting better though, 2009 is right around the corner.

The Ugly: Nicky Hilton

The Ugly: Ginnifer Goodwin

The Ugly: Zoe Saldana

This weeks uglies definitely aren’t the worst we have ever seen, but they are by no means good either. Nicky Hilton decided to show up in her night gown. The dress she wore lacked a chest, a silhouette and color. I guess this is what happens when you are living a life in the shadow of your whoring sister, get out there and suck some dick Nicky, then you can get yourself the good stuff! Ginnifer Goodwin still has me confused as to whether that is jewelry or a detail on her dress, either way if we could figure out a way to make that go away that would be awesome. And last but not least, Zoe Saldana showed up in the worlds smallest quilt that her grandmother made her. 

Thanks Fabulousness for the images

This is what Joel Madden said regarding his wife (they reportedly got hitched this weekend) in the photos he posted on his blog.

The prob is that this is just a publicity ploy to get more people to click to his sad little website, because they really didn’t get married over the weekend. Also, the images he posted are of monkeys (below) therefore either he considers himself a primate or Nicole reminds him of a chimp. Either way, I guess it’s a good think that he thinks she’s beautiful.