Fall Wedding Season

Love!  I love being witness to two people committing to each other for life.  Mid-Septembers we were lucky to be invited to a family friends beautiful wedding. It was a charming ceremony in which they gave each other the promise to love, respect and fight for one another for the reminder of their lives.   I don't cry or anything at weddings, but watching two individuals choose each other is beyond beautiful to me.  Maybe it's because I still feel like I would stand up there and look at Logan like that and do the promise all over again after 19 years.  Anyway, I didn't take a lot of pictures to be honest, because I was just  in the moment, but I did snap a few here and there.   Anyway, we enjoyed reconnecting not with the groom,  his bride, and his family, but also with good friends.  Once again, this was a first for many of us to gather since before COVID and many of us are busy with our own families, work, lives, but when we gather together it's like no time has passed at all.  I love lifelong friends more than I can say.

Since it was an absolutely gorgeous day, I wore my dress that I purchased in Italy for my 40th birthday and I have to tell you, I feel like the most beautiful woman when I wear it.  It gives me confidence in myself, where I am in life and  in recently turning 40.  What more can a woman want out of a dress? Obviously, it's not the dress, it's the growth I've done over the past 25+ years, but I do love it oh so much.  And, not only did I score on the dress, but I also splurged and got these studded, high heeled sandals that I adore.  I used to wear high heels all the time and you know what, I am so glad I didn't get another pair of "sensible" shoes or pumps, although I'll tell you these babies were relatively comfortable.  I was in them from 1 p.m., through the ceremony, mingling, dinner and then I danced until the early hours of the morning.  Not a problem.   I did have a light shawl to throw over during dinner, and if I was to go in the later part of fall, I would pair it up either with a leather jacket for an edgy look or a sleek trench coat.  My jewelry was  Hillberg and Berk in their merlot color that I get a ton of wear out of, so it's totally worth the splurge for me. 

I am so happy we had a chance to attend this wedding, as we are past the time of weddings these days, but it was wonderful to get a night out to celebrate a couple we truly believe in.

Do you have many weddings in this season of life? 

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Guess Dress (wearing an xs; sale alert)

H&B Merlot Large Hoop Earrings  & Merlot Pendant Necklace

Heels (from Italy; similar from Shein)

Fashion Friday: Maxi Dress 4 Ways

I've been working on wearing each item in my closet for the past couple of weeks and staying away from stores until we go on our trip to the Disney World.  I have more than enough pieces in my closet, not a crazy amount,  but enough that I don't need to be reaching for my credit card for a while.  Anyway one of the items that came up in the rotation was this maxi dress.  I was fretting about whether I wanted to keep it anymore, it's not super trendy, but I really do find it comfortable and easy to throw on.  As I was thinking about what outfits I could create, I ended up coming up with four different ways that I could style it and make it work appropriate.   

Style #1- Dress, cardigan and floral scarf

I love pattern mixing, it's an easy way to add flare to any outfit.

 

Style #2- Dress, bomber jacket (my on trend piece) and a chunky statement necklace

 

 

Style #3 Dress, chambray shirt and long necklace

This might be casual for work but it's totally weekend/patio drinks appropriate.  I also had a little fun playing with different ways to style the chambray top,  mine is a pretty light material so it isn't too bulky.

 

Style #4- Dress, fun scarf & statement earnings

I think this works for work because it provides lots of cover around the shoulders and neckline; plus as the weather heats up so do some of the buildings I go into.

How do you style your maxi dress?  Do you still consider it a trendy enough piece to hold on to?

Maxi Dress combinations by bojana-krienke featuring a bomber jacket

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Maxi Dress (Old Navy) Option 1; Option 2Bomber Jacket Option 1 (Lord & Taylor); Option 2 (Guess)
Chambray Shirt (Old Navy)
Floral Scarf (Gap) Option 1;  Option 2