Early in episode 6 of FX's Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Caroline Bessette-Kennedy, the titular CBK confesses something that seems unimaginable to brides around the world. "I never thought about my wedding," Carolyn, played by Sarah Pidgeon, says with a sigh and a tousle of her blonde hair. "Getting married just never seemed as romantic as being married."
No one watching can miss the dramatic irony: The bridal industry often cites the couple's 40-guest wedding at First African Baptist Church in Cumberland Island, Georgia, as one of the romantic ceremonies in modern American history. And Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's custom Narciso Rodriguez wedding dress created an entire class of bridalwear all on its own. "This dress was not a revolutionary move for Carolyn," fashion journalist Sunita Kumar Nair writes in Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy: A Life in Fashion. "The slip dress was already a firm member in her wardrobe club, but it was her decision for it to be her bridal dress that set her apart."
