Wedding Outfit Ideas #2

♥ Dress - Chi Chi Georgia Dress (honestly, Im'm in love) - here

♥ Shoes 1 - eBay - here

♥ Shoes 2 - BooHoo Helen Cuffed Ankle Two Part Heels - here

♥ Shoes 3 - Faith Litchfield Navy Metallic Heeled Sandals via ASOS - here

♥ Shoes 4 - eBay - here

I've already spoken about the two weddings I'm going to this summer. I've posted my ideas for the first wedding here, from when I bought my dress in the ASOS sale earlier in the year. Honestly, since then I've been looking for the dress to wear for the second wedding on a weekly basis. The first wedding was relatively easy to plan for as it's a conventional, inside, sit down dinner, disco / band later on, hometime wedding. However, the second is Nick's brothers, it's in a garden in the middle of summer and I'm going to the registry office with them at 10am in the morning and will be in said wedding outfit until I go to bed at around 1am that night. That's a 13 hour outfit!!

So far, it's been one of those occasions where I know exactly what I want, just, sadly, no one's made the dress yet! I had my heart set on a long, navy dress (which would be practical and pretty for an outdoors wedding) with something going on that made it a little different from just a 'long navy dress', maybe a sneaky slit up the skirt, or maybe it would be backless, or perhaps it would have a few delicate bits of sequining on the arms. My inspiration is Kate Middleton, who I personally think wears long, formal dresses perfectly. She doesn't look OTT, like a celebrity at a film premier trying to break any fashion ground, she always has a certain air of relaxed glamour and she is just effortlessly classic. Please see below for pictures evidence...

(Disclaimer: obviously I would never look like this because she is perfect)

I thought there would definitely be a market for this sort of dress as K-Middy is England's national treasure. But no! I couldn't find anything. I'm sure if I had Kate's budget I'd be able to find the perfect dress but as I'm a poor(ish) gal it's not going to happen.

So I changed tact and, I still wanted navy but opted for knee length instead, I wanted a skater style dress but chiffon skirt rather than anything with structure. And I found this lovely dress from Chi Chi London. I've not heard of them before but I came across some of their other designs on ASOS, they do a lot of similar dresses in a range of colours so if you're looking for an occasion dress then I'd check them out. Although, I've not actually ordered and tried it on yet so I can't comment on the fit or quality but for £75 I'd hope for it to be pretty good.

Now the decision is just whether to go for rose gold or navy sandals.... argh!

Until next time :)

Wedding Outfit Ideas #1

♥ Dress - ASOS Swing Dress with Pretty Lace Inserts - here

♥ Bag - Dorothy Perkins Blush Snake Bartop Crossbody Bag - here

♥ Shoes - Jimmy Choo Lance Rose Gold Mirror Sandals - here

I don't know if I'm jumping the gun a bit with this post, but I've been invited to two weddings this summer and I am so excited. I've been to a couple of night do's over the past few years but the last time I went to a wedding for the whole event I was about 17, and although I definitely enjoyed it there's just something a bit more exciting when it's your friends / family of the same age taking the plunge! Of course I'm excited to be there whilst they're getting married, and I'm looking forward to hearing the speeches, eating some good food (and cake) and partying the night away but as a shopping addict I can't deny that a main factor in my excitement is that I've got a legitimate reason to buy not one, but two outfits!

Ever the planner, I'm trying to think about the outfits now. One, because there are still some sale bargains to be had and two, I really don't want it to get nearer to the time and me have a last minute panic about what to wear. I want ideas and I want them now!

One of the weddings is due to take place outdoors so that will require more planning (the outfit will obviously need to be wind / rain / cold / sunny / boiling appropriate as this is England and any one of those is a possibility!) The other is an indoor wedding so slightly easier to plan for. The above outfit is an initial idea of the second, indoor wedding. I still need a sleeve because I get cold at the drop of a hat and honestly, if I get cold the whole event will just be uncomfortable for me. As I've mentioned before, I of course love rose gold and think it looks really classy with the cream / white dress. The swing dress is a good options because it hides a multitude of dinner / wine / cake sins and with the lace detailing I think it's probably 'dressy' enough for a wedding and will also be a good option to see me right through the day and night. I think I'm going to order it and give it a whirl, ASOS returns policy is so good I always feel like it's just easier to order and try than worry about whether it'll fit right etc. 

Now, lets just talk about the shoes. They're Jimmy Choo and they've clearly been sent down to earth from shoe heaven. Sadly I won't be getting these as they're around £500 and sold out, but this is the look I'm going for so I'll be scouring the internet for other options from now until July!

What kind of look would you go for?

Until next time :)