wedding wear: white and glitter reception

Carisbrooke Lace Dress/Ruche :: Veiled Alder Dress/Anthropologie :: Letters to Jane Dress/Ruche

Gazebo Glamour Dress/Modcloth :: Hey There Honey Glitter Pumps/Lulu's :: Champagne Glitter T-Straps/Lulu's

I'm not going to be changing dresses from the Ceremony to the Reception, since it's at the same location and I'm really excited about wearing my wedding dress for the whole thing. We are, however, going to be having a big, more casual party the next day where we're inviting a ton of people. While the wedding itself is going to be smaller and more intimate to save on costs and just to keep the stress level down, we didn't want to exclude our friends who won't get to go to the wedding. So, we're having a big party the next day! Which means... another wedding outfit to wear! I've been debating between wearing a white dress or a super colorful and really fun dress... and I think I'm leaning towards the latter now, but I've already gathered a lot ideas for a white dress, so I wanted to share those with you guys!

wedding wear: my mom

dress/anthropologie :: bolero/dress barn :: shoes/dsw

When my Mom was up to visit a couple weeks ago we went to Anthropologie to do some dress shopping. She'd already picked out a few dresses, but she wanted me to be there to help her decide what dress to go with. I love the dress she chose! Since all my bridesmaids will be in yellow, it'll be nice that she'll bring the green in from the color palette. The silhouette is nice and a bit vintage-inspired, which is perfect for the feel of the wedding. She's going to look so lovely!

what are you waiting for

This past Friday ended up being absolutely gorgeous and hot, which was a bit surprising. Earlier in the week I was certain that fall was upon us for good and the days of heat and humidity were just a memory. I was pleasantly surprised when I found that it was so warm outside. I'm excited for fall, but I'm still enjoying the sporadic lingering summer days that are cropping up.

I initially got this top to wear in an outfit for a wedding event like the rehearsal dinner, but I think I'm going to wear something else. This top turned out to be perfect to wear on a hot day, though, and I opted to be a little more risqué than usual and wore just a bra underneath. I really love the sheer look with a bra showing through, but haven't really found a top that was right to try and pull it off. This outfit was a nice foray into some new territory!

top/forever 21 :: jeans/levi's :: shoes/minnetonka :: necklace/handmade

Shop My Closet!

In order to make some room in our new tiny closet and to simplify life, I'm going to be selling some of my clothes! Before donating things to the thrift store, I thought you guys might want to take some of them off my hands first. I'm only listing three at a time, just to keep things simple. But every time something sells, I'll try to get something new listed in it's place. If something is up there for a while and isn't selling, I'll take it down & put it in my 'donate' pile and I'll put up something new in it's place. They'll be some vintage stuff and some newer things too, so if you have any questions on sizes you can email me. Click here to shop!

Engagement sneak peek

On Thursday Dan & I met up with our great wedding photographer, Sarah, for a little engagement shoot! It was so much fun. Sarah is just so sweet and we had a great time going on a little adventure with her down to the camp I worked at this past summer. This is just a little sneak peek of our session, I can't wait to see the rest!

all photos by arrow & apple