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Being engaged is exhausting.
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wonderful memories on every subsequent spritz.
Consider the venue
Location, location, location, as they say.
Antonia Kohl, co-owner of San FranciscosMinistry of Scent, agrees.
The size of the ceremony can matter too.
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Its giving maximum variety, she says.
to the slightly sweetFlorist(garden party!)
and herbaceous Apres (ski chalet!).
For those without access to a niche boutique, there are somefragrance pros offering virtual consultationsthese days too.
Plan ahead and experiment with different combinations and proportions.
This is another time when a discovery set from your favorite brand can come in handy.
Many brides have gifted their bridal parties with special scents for the ceremony.
We even had a generous maid-of-honor who treated each bridesmaid and the bride to individual perfumes of their choice.
Wearing a perfume youre not as familiar with can be risky, she says.
Choosing a tried-and-true fragrance youre confident and comfortable in can provide the reassurance you need on your wedding day.
Now, she wears it often.
I love this scent so much that I wouldn’t be able to retire it, she says.
We’ve heard from past brides that wedding memories do indeed arrive with each anniversary wear.
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