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Pair with heels to make your entrance

Heck, the average woman spends approximately $1,200 on her wedding dress (and many, many women spend much, much more than that!), making this not only a huge investment in a piece of clothing, but also, for many women, a large chunk of the wedding budget

Open-fronted bodices on either gown could be filled in with a decorative stomacher, and toward the end of the period a lace or linen kerchief called a fichu could be worn to fill in the low neckline

Make sure you work on a protective surface since you will likely have some drips and don't want to ruin the table

As the leaves turn and the air gets crisper, its time to bid farewell to those breezy summer sundresses and embrace the cozy charm of fall fashion