What To Wear To A Summer Wedding

Can you believe that wedding season is in full swing? I'm still stunned that my one year anniversary passed two weeks ago, and one of my dearest cousins got married this past weekend after years months of planning our weddings together.

When figuring out what to wear for any wedding, it's always helpful for me to take in to account all aspects: the location/venue, weather, guest list, time, and how formal the wedding will be.

My cousin's wedding took place in southern California thisclose to the beach during a warm evening, and I knew I wanted to wear a pleated dress, so when I found this pleated BCBG maxi dress, I snatched it right up for the wedding.

Formal enough for an evening wedding? Check.

Will it keep me covered and warm enough? Check. 

Season appropriate? Check.

Pleated dresses are among Spring and Summer's (and Fall '12!) hottest trends. I love how girly pleated dresses and skirts are, and I really love the light, ethereal look pleated dresses provide.

Chloe

Doo Ri 

I wore some blingy Forever 21 earrings, my wedding bracelet, and borrowed my Grandmother's diamond necklace with the dress.

The husband and I

Now onto planning what to wear for three fall weddings (during the same month!)...

My Week in iPhone Photos

I saw these amazing, humongous cupcakes at The Malibu Country Mart. The photos don't do them any justice, they were the size of a small cake!

Beautiful day at the beach in Malibu. Each time I go to So. Cal I always have to go to Malibu. It was 85 degrees the day we went, perfect for spending the day at the beach.

The reason I went to LA was for a sample sale at Winnie Couture, but I was not successful there. I did find my dress at another store, which I am super excited about!! I am super picky about beading and details, so I bought a dress that does not have any beading and I am going to have the beading portions of the dress custom made. Unfortunately it won't be until next May that I get to share it on my blog. =(

Just doing a little house shopping....

Jennibean's Designs

The above pictures are of FABULOUS bags, handmade by my dear friend Jennifer. She is super talented and in addition to hand-sewing bags, she makes hand made cards that are adorable. She debuted her business in December 2009, and started out making travel bags for shoes. From there she began to make coin purses and cosmetic bags, which I am the proud owner of!! I cannot wait to use the travel shoe bag. I always just throw my shoes in my suitcase and worry about them getting my clothes dirty. Even worse, when I went to Florida last September, one of my shampoo bottles burst on the airplane and ruined my leather boots which I'd never worn!!
My most used Jennibean's Designs product is definitely the laptop case. I asked Jennifer if she'd be able to make a padded, protective laptop bag for my macbook, and that she did! It's padded just enough and I don't have to worry about my laptop getting scratched while I lug it around in my huge purse. An extra up-side is that it's so cute! So many laptop bags are so ugly and expensive!! If you're interested in buying any of Jennifer's bags, check out her blog and website, listed below. She can pretty much custom make anything you want, and you can choose different patterns for both the outside and interior!


Jennifer's Website

Jennifer's Blog

Going Away

Hello, lovelies! I wanted to let you know that I am off very early tomorrow morning to Disneyworld in Florida so my blog may not be updated until I get back, 9/19. I will be bringing my laptop so there is a possibility I will be blogging and I will be able to keep in touch with all of you. I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

Castillo di Amorosa

If you guys ever visit Napa, you HAVE to go to Castillo di Amorosa AKA "The Castle of Love" to go wine tasting. It is breathtaking! And they have fabulous wines. The love and I joined their wine club (our first one!) today so now we're privy to all their parties and events.