Go-to Wedding Outfit

Dress (similar) - Ralph Lauren / Bag - Michael Kors / Heels (similar) - Shoe Mint / Bracelet - BaubleBar

I don't know if I mentioned it (except for, like, a billion times) but we had two weddings last week. Work has been crazy lately so they both kind of snuck up on me. When we first started getting invited to a lot of weddings, I put a lot of thought into what I was going to wear, how I would do my hair and makeup, what accessories I would choose, and then would sometimes spend hours getting ready. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm a girly girl so spending hours getting ready is fun for me and I love planning outfits, but I don't always have that kind of time. For the wedding we went to in Chicago last week, it was really nice to be able to throw on my go-to little black dress that I know will look good and works for just about every wedding occasion, heels that I know I can last through a wedding in, and a bag that I know will hold everything I need and be ready to go. No second guessing or last minute "nothing to wear" freakouts to worry about!

I've had this dress in my closet now for over five years now (you may have seen it waaaaay back in the early days of KDTI), and it works for cocktail hours and charity dinners, winter weddings and summer weddings, and everything in between. Do you have a go-to wedding guest outfit? If not, I rounded up a couple of cute, classic options that will last for years to come:

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Green OTS

Dress - Charles Henry / Sandals - Dolce Vita / Bag (similar) - Michael Kors / Earrings (on sale!) - Charming Charlie / Bracelet - BaubleBar

I mentioned yesterday that I picked up this dress for a wedding we're going to tomorrow. I got it in the mail and tried it on and fell in love. I couldn't wait a week to pull it out, so I decided to dress it down a little to wear to a fundraiser concert we went to last week. The dress itself is pretty simple, so it's easy to switch out accessories to make a completely different look.

What are your thoughts on off the shoulder? It was one of those trends I thought I wouldn't try, not because I hated it, but because it didn't seem like something that would work on my body type. After I found this pretty white top, I decided to give the style more of a try. The trick for off the shoulder if you're busty is to look for styles that are cut closer to the body or are tailored to have a waist, so that you don't end up looking like you're wearing a giant sack. Not cute.

Have you tried the off the shoulder trend?

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Previously on KDTI - Lace-up sandals:

 

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Fall Wedding Guest

I mentioned on Monday that I went to my cousin's wedding this weekend.  The ceremony was outside, and the reception was in a partially enclosed barn.  It ended up being about 60 degrees for the ceremony and only got colder from there.  Getting dressed for a wedding in fall is tricky.  A lot of dresses can seem too summery because of the print or color or fabric, and you have to dress for the weather.  I apologize for the terrible iPhone photo I took at my parents' house - their house is turning 100 this year (we were thinking about having a surprise party for the house, but decided it would probably find out about the party somehow and ruin the surprise) so the mirror in their hall is a bit of an antique.

Dress - Banana Republic Factory (similar) / Cardigan - Simply Vera Vera Wang (old, similar) / Necklace - NYandCo (old, similar) / Glitter Clutch - Unknown (similar) / Heels - Shoe Mint

The ceremony was on a golf course, luckily no one decided to play through ;)

The reception was in a barn (yes, my second barn wedding of the year) and was super cute, with hanging lights everywhere, chalkboard signs (including in the bathroom!) and cutesy mismatched dishes.

The weirdest part of the night was that my sister and I actually knew the DJ, he's her friend's dad.  So, of course, we obnoxiously cheered "Mr. Ron" every time he made an announcement.  

The sister and her hubs.  Blue was apparently the color of choice for the evening, both among the bridal party and my family.

I did a five minute hairstyle after realizing I had managed to leave all of my hair products at home.  Luckily my parents still have a few supplies laying around from when my sister and I were living there, so I snagged a few bobby pins and some hair spray and did a quick roll.  I first put my hair into a ponytail, then made a hole through my hair above the hair tie and pulled the pony tail through it.  Then I put the ends through the hole again and added about four hundred bobby pins and a few shots of hairspray.  Quick and easy, my kind of hair style!




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