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A broderie maxi dress or little white dress is just the thing to dance the night away in

Try something lighter, in a luxe, semi-sheer fabric (it is summer, after all) and a sleeker silhouette, la these purple picks from Bec + Bridge and Colleen Allen

After all, Im all about getting married in exactly the way you want to

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The joy of black tie is that it gives you the permission to go all out, so make the most of it