Well, the speculation is no more… The Gossip Girl wedding is clearly between Lily and Bart. The bigger question is “will they or won’t they?” Check out the spoilers to find out what might affect the outcome.

Meanwhile, here is a photo of the wedding. Kelly Rutherford, as Lily, looks absolutely amazing. So does Blake Lively as Serena.

The wedding is to be outdoors. Tuxes for the men. Bright colors for the ladies.

Who else makes an appearance at the Gossip Girl wedding? I can confirm Chuck (of course), Blair, Nate and Vanessa.

Yes, Vanessa. Why is she invited? And more importantly, who did she come with? Would Nate dare bring her?

Will Blair make a last ditched effort to win Nate back? Or will Chuck intervene?

Tell me what you think!

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Heiress Lydia Hearst joins the cast of Gossip Girl for at least one episode, airing May 19. She plays Amelia, Lily’s interior decorator, who might just be gunning for Chuck…

In real life, the 23 year old model/actress/designer/heiress (is there any other kind) is the great-granddaughter of publishing giant William Randolph Hearst. She is also the daughter of the infamous kidnapping victim and publishing heiress Patricia “Patty” Hearst.

Her first modeling assignment was for the cover of the Italian edition of Vogue. She was “discovered” by photographer Steven Meisel, a favorite of super model Cindy Crawford.

Sooo… It appears that a couple of you might be right about Serena’s secret. More after the jump…

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Back by popular demand, it’s the morning after recap. Since you can see the play by play on the live blog post, I’ll keep it relatively short and sweet…

Georgina Sparks breezes back into town, much to Serena’s dismay. Serena and Georgina meet up nonetheless for old times’ sake and have far too much to drink. Serena misses her study date with Dan and she relies on Chuck to bail her out - which he does, by telling Dan that Serena had food poisoning.

Blair is stressing about college admissions - mostly because she believes (probably rightfully so) that Yale will only admit one student from CB. And Blair wants to go to Yale. So does brainiac Nelly Yuki. Blair schemes to interfere with Nelly’s SAT testing and enlists her former swarm to help out. Blair finds out that Nelly had recently broken up with her boyfriend and invites him over to “talk” to Nelly the night before the test. Nelly stays up all night crying about her boyfriend, exactly Blair’s plan.

Meanwhile, Dan and Serena are supposed to study together the night before but she bails on him to meet Georgina. Georgina tells Serena that she wants to apologize and admires Serena’s new attitude. When Serena meets her for a drink, Georgina slips a drug into Serena’s drink. Serena oversleeps and misses the SATs. She again calls Chuck for help - and Chuck sends a fake Serena in her place. Dan sees the fake Serena check in and is concerned.

Who else checks in for the SATs? Vanessa. Nate convinces her to take them anyway after planting a big smooch on her the night before. She found Nate’s college admissions essay in his study books (that he loaned to Dan) and has a new appreciation for him. She calls to tell him and apologize for judging him and they hook up.

After the SATs, Blair and Dan watch Nate and Vanessa leave together in Nate’s limo.

Dan tries to find out what’s going on with Serena but she won’t spill. He leaves and later meets Georgina in the park by accident - where she pretends to be “Sarah.”

Jenny, of course, isn’t studying for the SATs (too young). Instead, she’s working on her homework, hopeful that her father will “unground” her and let her go out with Asher, the new boy. Rufus doesn’t let her off the hook and she is resentful. Asher shows up anyhow, hot dogs in hand. He is polite to Rufus and he is slightly impressed - slightly - and lets him stay.

Chuck - other than playing big brother - had little in the way of a story line.

Lily and Bart had no story at all.

And Erik? Well, that’s for next week…

So what did you think? And what happens next?

Here’s the promo for next week’s episode… I can’t wait!

With all of the comings and goings on the show lately, it’s hard to keep everyone straight - as my crazy fingers showed last night during the live blog…

Here’s a list of some recurring cast members:

Zuzanna Szadkowski (Dorota, the Waldorf maid)
Nicole Fiscella (Isabel Coates)
Dreama Walker (Hazel)
Yin Chang (the infamous Nelly Yuki)
Amanda Setton (Penelope)
Michelle Trachtenberg (the hated Georgina Sparks)
Jesse Swenson (Asher Hornsby)

And don’t forget, Nan Zhang has left the show (supposedly at Leighton Meester’s behest). The show never explained why her character, Katy Farkas, is no longer around.

Who’s your favorite recurring cast member these days? Vote in the sidebar!

Okay… I’ve heard a rumor. A big rumor. That contradicts other rumors told before - but this one comes from a decent source. So I’m dishing.

My disclaimer is that this is *just* gossip. So I can’t guarantee it. But it sure sounds plausible.

It’s about Jenny’s crush.

More after the jump. Don’t read on if you don’t want to know.

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OK! Magazine recently released their list of Most Eligible Guys… and guess who came out on top? Oh yeah, Gossip Girl’s resident hottie, Chace Crawford.

Fresh off of his split with former girlfriend, American Idol winner Carrie Underwood, Chace says that he hasn’t given up on dating.

You can read the rest of the story here - and find out who else made the list!

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