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Given her longtime friendship with former Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci, it was only fitting that she asked him to design her outfit for the couple's destination wedding, which took place at the historic Forte di Belvedere in Florence, Italy

To stop the look from becoming too much, utilise clever colour-blocking to mark out your silhouette and choose a jacket in a different (yet still coordinating) hue to your dress to create a contrast and prevent it from feeling like one swathe of fabric

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