>> Earlier today, Brian Atwood celebrated his birthday by getting engaged to boyfriend Dr. Jake Deutsch — he posted a picture on Twitter with the caption, "Just engaged."

Atwood is not the only designer heading for a wedding, now that gay marriage is legal in New York state. Michael Kors and longtime boyfriend Lance LePere, who first met in 1990 when LePere was a Kors intern (he's now a creative director at the label), applied for and received their marriage license yesterday at the Manhattan City Clerk's office. “Lance and I are very excited to finally be able to have the opportunity to marry in our home state after many years together,” said Kors. “We have no plans for a major party, but we will be getting married privately.”

>> Rachel Zoe's former assistant, Brad Goreski, has signed a book deal with Harper Collins. Born to Be Brad: Life and Style Lessons from the Front Lines of Fashion will be "part style guide, part memoir, and full of inspiration," according to the release, and is to be published in 2012 on the same day as Goreski's upcoming Bravo show, It’s a Brad, Brad World, makes its television debut. Goreski is collaborating with writer Mickey Rapkin, former senior editor at GQ and author of Pitch Perfect, on the book.

From the release: "The book will recount Goreski’s childhood in Port Perry, Ontario, where he escaped the taunts of bullies by reading fashion magazines, performing in the local children’s theater group and playing stylist to Barbie. Moving to Toronto and landing an internship, and later a job at Vogue, helped him break into the competitive fashion world and eventually capture the hearts of millions as the quirky and endearing assistant on Bravo’s The Rachel Zoe Project. Along with the moving story of his road to success, he will offer a glimpse into his world now, filled with insider access to behind-the-scenes photo shoots and the countless red carpets and awards shows. And of course, the book will also feature his fashion advice and style tips and tricks, complete with color photos."

Goreski says of the upcoming book: “I couldn’t be more excited . . . to tell my story to my fans. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is be true to yourself. I hope that Born to be Brad will inspire others to pursue their dreams, because to make dreams come true we have to listen to our hearts and not be afraid to fail.”

>> It was confirmed earlier this Summer that Sofia Coppola planned to wed her longtime boyfriend, Phoenix's Thomas Mars, this month — but now, there's an exact date: Saturday, Aug. 27. The couple plan to hold an "intimate family wedding" in Bernalda — the hometown of Coppola's great-grandparents — with the civil ceremony celebrated in the garden of Palazzo Margherita, a 19th-century southern Italian villa her father Francis Ford Coppola has been renovating. “The ceremony will mark the end of renovations at the palace, which will soon be inaugurated as a resort, open to the public,” said Coppola pere’s great-nephew Gaetano Russo who, on the day of the wedding, plans to screen scenes from both Sofia and Francis Ford's movies on the facades of about 10 buildings in the village.

There still hasn't been any wedding dress designer confirmation — Marc Jacobs, Coppola's close friend and the most likely candidate for the job, seemed unsure while denying that he was doing the honors back in June, and after Coppola attended Azzedine Alaia's couture show last month, rumors circulated that Alaia may be the dress's designer.