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Decide roughly how long youll be in the dress (hours of standing, dancing, sitting)

Some couples write "black-tie preferred," "black-tie invited" or "black-tie encouraged." Typically, these three terms mean that the to-be-weds likely want their guests to wear a tux or full-length gown, but will also accept formal suits and dresses

"When my friend showed the dress to her fiancee, they disagreed on the color." The bride then posted the picture on Facebook and her friends continued to debate the color of the dress

Shoot for complimenting instead of matching. Avoid being too overly matchy

I bought this dress as a sample, but never wore it

In the early 1960s, Hepburn wore feminine, Jackie Kennedy-esque skirt suits