Gabourey Sidibe Spills Details About Her Upcoming Nontraditional Wedding!

Gabourey Sidibe is going to have the wedding of her dreams — even if that means not abiding by tradition!

While covering Brides’ Style Issue this month, the “Precious” star spoke about her upcoming nuptials to fiancé Brandon Frankel.

Though the two will walk down the aisle in spring 2023, the “Empire” alum is still working out details for her big day. However, Sidibe knows that she doesn’t want a “traditional” ceremony!

“It cannot be a traditional wedding. Really, it can’t be. I don’t want anything done the ‘traditional’ way,” she said. “Our relationship is very much on our terms and I want it to be fun, like a true party.”

In fact, Sidibe doesn’t want a white dress and will likely wear an African print when she says her “I do’s.”

“I’m super against tradition,” Sidibe said. “I definitely don’t need a white dress. My favorite look [from the shoot] was the pink African print. Honestly, whatever I wear on the wedding day will probably be African print. It might have a little white, so it looks like a wedding dress, but it’s definitely going to be colorful.”

Though she and Brandon will receive help from family and friends, the two are hoping to do much of the wedding prep by themselves.

“We like to outsource, but we’re both very involved in everything we do,” Frankel told the magazine. “We’re creative people and we’re both pretty good at executing, so we’ll have someone [helping], but we’ll definitely be super involved.”

Back in November 2020, Sidibe announced her engagement to Frankel in a touching Instagram post.

“It’s weird that people think we’re already married but I guess our hearts and intentions for each other are just that clear to see. My BFF proposed and now I get to hold him forever,” she wrote at the time, adding, “The funniest man I’ve ever met. The sweetest human to exist.”

Per People, the two met on the exclusive, members-only dating app Raya.

“I couldn’t imagine dating someone I actually liked. Turns out, totally possible! So, I’m really happy to have been wrong about where I saw my life going, partnership-wise. [Brandon] is an incredible, incredible partner,” she said in the interview.

We can’t wait to see photos of your wedding, Gabourey and Brandon!

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