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How to Pack & Travel with your Elopement Dress When it comes to packing your elopement dress, try rolling the fabric instead of folding it

Full-length dresses can work too- but to keep them from crossing into black tie territory, keep the fabric casual (a beautiful linen maxi with gold heels and oversize hold earrings for a beach wedding for example)

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And that bold tie? A nod to tradition, but with a playful, subversive twist

This style is particularly great with volume, so consider adding extensions to achieve your perfect plait