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"It seems like it&amp;#x27;s wedding season lately. While my personal August weekend calendar hasn&amp;#x27;t been booked solid, I have friends who say they don&amp;#x27;t have a single free Saturday between now and the second week of September thanks to cousins, college roommates, preschool BFFs, whatever, who are tying the knot in various parts of the country. Needless to say, all these joyous occasions get exhausting--and expensive. (I mean, if you have pricey taste in fancy stuff like moi, how do you not wear the same dress to basically every reception without maxing out your credit card?) Meanwhile, Fi and I are trying to set a date for our own big day in &amp;#x27;09--more about that later but the short story is that it almost makes me just want to go the courthouse. (Sorry Dad, I said &amp;amp;quot;almost&amp;amp;quot;!) On a related note--listen up, NY brides-to-be!--I heard through the fashion rumor mill that next Wednesday, designer Lela Rose is having a by-appointment 75% off sample sale of her amazing bridal gowns. Anyway, I couldn&amp;#x27;t help asking Lela for a few tips of dressing (and behaving) for other people&amp;#x27;s weddings. Here&amp;#x27;s what she said: Don&amp;#x27;ts:1. The wedding day is about the bride so don&amp;#x27;t try to steal the show with your own show- stopping wardrobe. (So, I guess this is not the time to brag about your best friend, Tom Ford).2. Don&amp;#x27;t wear the same dress as the band members (i.e. limit the sparkle quotient)3. Taking too much advantage of the &amp;amp;quot;open bar&amp;amp;quot;? Leave that to the groom&amp;#x27;s frat brothers. It&amp;#x27;s a Don&amp;#x27;t! Dos:1. Remember that lots of pictures are taken at a wedding. Do make sure your dress is flash- friendly--metallics can be a problem here. Unsure about yours? Give it a test run in the privacy of your own home with your own digital camera.2. Do make sure your double sided tape is extra sticky. You know what we&amp;#x27;re saying, ladies?3. Do scuff up your new stilettos before the dancing begins; this isn&amp;#x27;t slip-and-slide. Anything to add to Lela&amp;#x27;s list? --Jenny"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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