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"  I&amp;#039;m divorced and getting remarried, but I don&amp;#039;t want to buy another wedding dress. Would it be wrong of me to wear the same one again? The only people who would know about it would be my parents and the maid of honor. A.W., 25, Denver  All that matters is that it doesn&amp;#039;t bother you; after all, it is your big day. I assume by the way you phrased your question that your fianc\u00E9 doesn&amp;#039;t know. There&amp;#039;s a good chance it won&amp;#039;t matter to him, but in the interest of being honest and fair, do discuss it with him.   If you still feel strange about it, you can do something symbolic for your marriage with the money you would have spent on a dress. Maybe splurge on a good piece of furniture that&amp;#039;ll travel with you throughout the marriage. A friend who opted for a small wedding took the money she saved and installed a beautiful garden in her backyard. She and her husband watch the trees grow every year and say to each other, &amp;quot;Look! There&amp;#039;s our open bar for 250 people!&amp;quot;   Karen Karbo is the author of How to Hepburn: Lessons on Living from Kate the Great. Shes also a mom, a writing teacher, and a horse owner. Send your questions to her at: The Hard Stuff, REDBOOK, 300 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019, or karenkarbo@redbookmag.com. Letters may be edited for clarity and length, and must include your initials, age, city, and state. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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