Wedding Weekend Wears

Wedding weekend has officially begun! I've been tackling some of my maid of honor duties like making a ribbon bouquet for the rehearsal dinner, writing a speech, accompanying to get mani/pedis (not my hardest job) and making sure I have the right thing to where to each event leading up to the big day. Again, not my hardest job. Kat makes it pretty easy. She's been so calm cool and collected through the whole thing, such middle child behavior. 

To kick off the weekend we are taking the wedding party out to the ballgame tonight, then we have the bridal luncheon, rehearsal dinner, and finally sis walks down the aisle! To celebrate accordingly, I need to make sure I'm dressed accordingly. 

cut-offs / graphic tee / espadrille / color blocked heels / pink frock / black heels / skater dress 

My wedding looks are all along the lines of these outfits from River Island! Cut offs, graphic tee and espadrilles for the baseball game, a pink frock and color blocked heels for the luncheon and a bold print skater dress for the rehearsal. 

Now enough about the clothes and let's get this wedding party started! I'll be back Monday for a full review!

Annie

Grad Gift Guide

Moscow Mule kit (Use code Fiesta25 ONLY today to get 25% off) // "The World Is Your Oyster" print // Scout Bags storage bin // Madewell tote (monograming available) // Caphalon frying pan // Mark & Graham personalized champagne flutes // Bose bluetooth speakers // Jon Hart weekender bag

Moscow mules and glasses of champagne to toast the next stage of life, sophisticated luggage for business trips or girl trips, portable speakers for dorm room jam sessions or background dinner party tunes, functional storage for moving into a first apartment or into a tiny college dorm (the lid is sturdy enough to double as extra seating), an inspiration art print for decoration and a reminder to never settle, a pretty leather bag to carry papers in to work or your books to class, and a frying pan for cooking up the next stage of life. And because who else has seen the episode of Laguna Beach when Kristen's dad gets her a frying pan for graduation?

Whether you know a high school or a college graduate this gift guide appeals to both! Having personally gone through both and seeing two older sisters graduate as well, I have a pretty good handle on what is appropriate, functional, necessary and fun!  

Annie

Everything's Coming Up Roses

I hate online shopping. I'm bad at it, there are too many choices and more times than not I end up spending more money having to mail something back.  I like the satisfaction of going into a store, trying something on, seeing how it fits, then purchasing something you know was worth your money.  Now that I've gone on a rant of online shopping, I have something to admit. 

I've recently been addicted to online shopping. For some reason my to-do list keeps getting overruled with sifting through Zara, Asos, Piperlime and Shopbop's newest arrivals. I blame my online classes for this. I'm always on my computer and the dumb target marketing has the cutest little dresses popping up in all my sidebars and banners. As an advertising major you would think I wouldn't fall for these tricks, but I do. I've made a few purchases here and there and now I'm on every department store's email list making it even harder to avoid online shopping when EVERYTHING IS 75% OFF is screaming at me in my emails. I can't delete the email before I see if there are any good sales, right?

Through my new hobby of online shopping, I've found some pretty cute things. Asos has been my biggest weakness because of their pages on pages of adorable and reasonably priced things. I've really been sucked in by all of the adorable floral dresses. I'm going to go ahead and make a guess that floral is big for spring, it's everywhere. Below are some of my favorites, but if you want to waste about an hour of your life, here are even more foral dresses.

clockwise from top left corner:

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8

I've ordered a few, but now starts another down side to online shopping. The wait. I'll let you know the outcome of my purchases, cross your fingers "everything comes up roses!"

Annie

We Can Work It Out

So Stevie Wonder is not the point of this post, but do I love his version of The Beatles' "We Can Work It Out." His song did give me inspiration for the title of this post because I've been humming it ever since I decided to post about this new line of workout clothes by Outdoor Voices.

I can't take the credit for finding this brand because oldest sis Claire is Miss New York and is always ahead of the curve. She sent Kathleen and I a link to their site and "subtly" hinted they might make good birthday or Christmas gifts for her (noted). The three of us usually like similar things, so I too, quickly fell in love with their stuff. 

Everything looks above and beyond comfy. I love all of the light grays and heather fabrics. I'll go ahead and use my outdoor voice to tell you how much I love this stuff. 

Clockwise: Black running sweats//Steeplechase sports bra//Warmup leggings//Lavender Athena crop top//Charcoal running sweats//Catch Me If You Can hoodie

"we can work it out, we can work it oooouuuuttt!"

Annie

A Bag and A Bargain

Oh buck it, I'm in a frenzy over bucket bags. After getting the reassurance from my fashion guru sisters that bucket bags really are cool, I've become even more fancied by them. Mansur Gravriel (still working on figuring out how to pronounce that one) has taken the lead in making bucket bags cool again. They are taking over the blogshpere, but their price tag is a little out of reach.

1. Mansur Gavriel bucket bag

2. Old Navy bucket bag

3. Kate Spade Saturday grommet bucket bag

4. Madewell layfayette bucket bag

5. GiGi New York bag

One of my new favorite purse brands, GiGi New York, makes a great bucket bag too, and at a step down from Mansur in the price department. I had settled on thinking I wanted to scoop up the GiGi navy bucket bag, until...Old Navy swooped in with a bargain.

I had seen this bag on Perennial Style's Instagram and when I realized it was from Old Navy and only $29.94 I couldn't pass it up. Let's be honest, bucket bags probably won't be cool in six months so why pay a hefty price. When I went into Old Navy two days ago to pick up my bag, I got to the register to find it on sale for $16. Yes, you heard me, $16. The dark forest green color and the subtle pebbled leather have me swooning over my bargain bag! I'm bringing buckets back and at a bargain price!

Annie