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Splurge Worthy Wedding Clutch

February 2, 2017

Happy Thursday! Hope everyone is gearing up for the Superbowl this Sunday and has done all of the food shopping that they need. February seems to be one of the most popular months to get married. Obviously because of Valentine’s Day, but also because of President’s Day Weekend. In a few weeks I am going to be going to Arizona to watch one of my best friends from college marry the love her life and I am so excited that I will be there. I haven’t been back to Arizona since I graduated college in December 2012 so needless to say I have my list of places I want to hit before I leave. The other day I started to go through my closet to plan out my outfits for the wedding weekend. One of the first purchases I made for myself years ago was this amazing black patent bag from Louis Vuitton. It has card holders in the front of the bag as well as a zipper inside, but it also comes with detachable strap! When it comes to a wedding bag I know I have said this before, but it is 100% worth the splurge. I have worn this bag out with the strap to dinners in New York City and then as a clutch to engagement parties and weddings. It is so versatile and even though there is gold hardware on it in some lightings you can’t even tell so you can also get away with silver jewelry as well. If you are looking for a classic wedding clutch and aren’t sure what to purchase this is perfect for you. Anything black patent is great because it is a classic look that will never go out of style. Sadly this bag isn’t available online, but they have a similar version available that you all should take a look at. Hope you all have a great day <3

Click here to see the bag on Louis Vuitton’s Website

The Best Wedding Date – Your Choos <3

October 20, 2016

Happy Thursday everyone! Recently I have been attending / invited to my fair share of weddings and one of the major things that can make or break your outfit is your shoes. Not only are you going to be standing around sometimes even on grass, but also you will be dancing the night away with all of your friends. Something that my mother said to me when I was looking for shoes recently was to find one with a little bit of a platform. Why a platform? When a heel like these black patent leather Jimmy Choos, a platform allows your foot to be so arched. As my mom likes to tell me it also is to not make you feel like you are walking on stilts. A lot of the platform patent shoes that I saw in stores I wasn’t a fan of for the fact that I felt that the platform was too noticeable to the naked eye. I like these shoes because the platform is seamlessly hidden at a quick glance. Again with these shoes I did my little trick to break them in. One day I wore socks and walked around with them for a few hours and sat with them as well and then the next day without socks. This way my feet got used to not only standing in heels but walking around in them comfortably. When buying wedding shoes my other suggestion is to not just buy shoes that match the color of your dress. Buy shoes that you can wear with multiple dresses so you A. don’t have more shoes in your close than you need and B. hopefully by the end of wedding season as some people like to call it your shoes will be so broken in that you can keep them on for an entire evening without any blisters or anything! Hope you all have a great Thursday and don’t forget tomorrow is my BIRTHDAY!!! <3

Here is a link to these same shoes that are now carried in suede 🙂 Jimmy Choo

Sunday Best – Cocktail Wedding

October 9, 2016

Happy Sunday Everyone! We are now gearing towards fall weddings, but one of the hardest things that I have found for me to shop for is that cocktail wedding. The reason I feel it is difficult for me is because it isn’t always the case now that everyone is required to wear short dresses to a cocktail wedding. I have also always been under the impression that if there is any hint of white in your dress that you can not wear it to a wedding, but that isn’t necessarily true. This beautiful white with black lace detailing Alice and Olivia dress if perfect for any cocktail wedding and is also appropriate to wear even though it technically is a white dress. I wore this dress to a wedding a year ago in California and it was absolutely perfect! I also plan on wearing it to an upcoming wedding this February in Arizona :-). Some people may think that this dress is only good for a summer wedding, but I disagree. I think that there is a common misconception for what to wear to summer and winter weddings. Yes, the light hues / colors are more for summer / spring weddings and the darker colors are for winter / fall, but a dress like this that is white and black together I think works for all year round. When purchasing a dress that has mostly white in it like this one, make sure that there is a pattern that is incorporated into it that isn’t white or nude. The last thing you want is to purchase a white dress with nude / beige pattern in it and then when you take pictures it looks like you are wearing a white dress. That happened to a friend of mine’s sister. She was a bridesmaid and the bride picked out dresses that are beautiful in person and are a nude color with beading, but when everyone was looking at pictures online the next day that they all took because of the lighting and flashes they all looked like they were wearing white dresses. The bride thankfully didn’t care or mind, but if you are one of those people that would have cared, make sure to take some pictures with a flash to make sure that this doesn’t happen to you. For some amazing cocktail dresses for this wedding season check out the beautiful Alice and Olivia dresses online.