"Luckily I was in the second season, before they started doing a lot of stunt casting," Preston humbly says of being cast on the HBO series as interior designer Madeline Preston, who marries Miranda's (Cynthia Nixon) friend at the Plaza Hotel just two weeks after meeting him.

"I'm wearing this Vera Wang gown, and they essentially put on a wedding in arguably one of the most expensive and opulent hotels in New York City, so that was pretty exciting. And Stephen Barker, who was playing the groom, was in my class at Julliard. It was kind of like marrying my brother, but it was a delight to have somebody who shared my history there."




Years later, she is was thrilled to realize that — after learning Mr. Big's real name (John Preston) — Carrie Bradshaw's married name was Carrie Preston.

"I don't think anybody else would have put that together, but I got really excited about it."

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