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Keeping your accessories in line with how formal the dress is (and by extension, the event) would make the overall look balanced

Although linen shirts and pants are also appropriate for a tropical wedding, if you're traveling, pack these garments with caution: Linen usually wrinkles easily, and there may not be a dry cleaner in a more remote destination to press it back out

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Gold detailing may not appeal to minimalist tastes

Be sure to source studs of adequate size and heft because, otherwise, they may work themselves loose and fall out over the course of an evening