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By Sonia Oram

Sometimes we can get intimidated from buying real bow ties for our weddings because we don’t know how to tie them. Fear no more! We bring you some instructions that will make the whole process seem so fun you’ll want to get married twice.

	Lift up the collar of your shirt and place the bow tie around your neck, with one end hanging about an inch and a half below the other.
	Cross the long end over the short end.
	Bring the long end behind the short end, and up through the loop so that it hangs down.
	Adjust the tightness of the tie because you will not be able to adjust it later.
	Double the short end on itself, creating a horizontal loop.
	Drop the remaining end over the center of the loop you just formed, creating what will become the center knot.
	Holding everything in place, put the wide center of the end through the knot and behind the other loop to create a new bow facing the opposite direction.
	Adjust the bow tie by tugging at the ends of it and straightening the center knot.