spring wedding guest dress w/ rent the runway

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Spring wedding season is here! You may think I'm crazy but I LOVE weddings. I love dressing up, dancing, having (sometimes too much) champagne, and most of all I love seeing people in love! One question I get asked a lot from readers is what to wear to a wedding - so I compiled a list of some fab dresses from one of my favorite and most convenient rental websites, Rent The Runway! If you've been reading for a while you know I'm obsessed with RTR - fabulous designer dresses and accessories available to rent for a fraction of their original cost. So you can look stylish on a budget! 

This spring we are all about light and flowy pastels and florals, and RTR has tons of great options. Linked above are just a few of my faves, but my actual wish list is overflowing with options. They also have so many great white dresses that are perfect for showers and bachelorette parties if you're the bride-to-be! 

If you're attending a wedding this spring or summer and plan on using Rent The Runway, you can get $30 off your first order by clicking this link here! Hope you enjoyed this post - thanks for reading! XO

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RTR | j.o.a shift dress

dress, rent here, buy here | belt | bracelet (comes in gold, silver and rose gold) | purse, similar here | shoes, almost identical pair here, also love these

It's no secret that I love a good swing dress, so when I saw this one available on Rent The Runway, I had to go for it. I wore this dress to our first fall wedding, and I got a ton of compliments. It fit a little large, so I added the belt and loved the way it looked. This dress is a gorgeous neutral light grey, so it would look great paired with any color. I went with gold and nude accessories, but I also think silver and black would look nice, or even adding a bright coral or teal accessory.

These heels have gotten a lot of use this year and while this exact pair is no longer available, the same brand came out with a nearly identical pair that I linked above. Since I wore the belt, I decided to keep my jewelry simple, and this love knot bracelet is perfect for a wedding. This clutch is a repeat offender, but since I got it at the beginning of the summer it's unfortunately no longer available, so I linked something very similar above.

Have you guys checked out Rent The Runway yet? A lot of people I have talked to are afraid to use the service because they're scared whatever they pick out won't work for them - what they don't know is that if something doesn't work out, you can get credit for it to use another time. To get $30 off your first order with RTR, click this link here!

Thanks for reading! XO

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fall wedding guest attire w/ express

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(ALL dresses 40% off now through Monday!)

One of the things I love about blogging is when people tell me they liked a particular post or give me ideas on what to write about. Of course I love this creative outlet and will blog no matter what, but it's always nice to know people are reading. So when my best friend asked for a post on advice for what to wear to a wedding in October... An OUTDOOR wedding in October, in the Midwest, where anything can happen weather-wise, I had to give her what she wanted. I was doing my research and realized a lot of the dresses I found were from Express, and that they have a ton of good options for a fall wedding whether the temps are hot or it's snowing, so this post became a one stop shop! The best part - all these dresses are 40% starting today going through Labor Day weekend! Most of these dresses can be carried into the winter season as well, so stock up while they're on sale. 

I don't know about you but we still have 3 more weddings coming up this year. So posts like this are helpful! Thanks for reading, and have a good Labor Day weekend! XO 

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pink swing dress

dress, similar here and here | necklace, similar here | shoes, similar here and here | sunnies | purse, buy here, rent here

To celebrate the last day of August, I'm sharing this pretty hot pink swing dress with you all. Because even though the weather is still going to be hot for at least another few weeks, once September 1st hits I'm in full on fall mode! I bought this dress for a wedding in July, but decided to go with something else, and thought it was perfect for a wedding in August! And I'm loving how it fits loose - ideal, since the bride and groom served sliders, Mac and cheese, french fries and ice cream at their wedding (LOVE them!) and not to mention all the champs I drank! 

I've owned these shoes for a few years but rarely wear them, so they're no longer available but I linked a couple similar pairs above. And this purse I rented through Rent The Runway and it matched perfectly with the dress! Being a pro member I get 15% off my order, on top of already saving on shipping and insurance, and we all know how I love to save money. You can save too - to get $30 off your first order with Rent The Runway click this link here!

Who's excited for September? My blog turns one this month! Check back for a fun "birthday" post! Thanks for reading! XO

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wedding guest attire

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a guide to registering for your wedding

Wedding season is upon us, and now that we've dipped into it, I wanted to share a little guide to help with your wedding registry! While I am certainly not an expert on wedding registries, I have been there, and in my experience these are the things that have come in the most useful in my household. Just a few things that some people don't think of other than your standard towels, fine china or pot holders. 

dominican republic // saona island

As most of you know, my husband and I took a trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic last week, so if I have been MIA, that's why. We thought we'd at least get wi-fi in our hotel room, but we did not so we were completely unplugged. Which in some ways, wasn't necessarily a bad thing. We spent most our hours in the pool with this gorgeous view: