In My Life -Cleveland

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I made a quick trip to Cleveland this past weekend to visit my BFF Allison (and my other BFF Winston - he’s the handsome black and white fella up there). The whole mission of the trip was to find Allison’s wedding dress, and it was a success!

A whirlwind trip, but a successful one. 

Are you on Instagram? Follow along! My username is : hollyjollydolly

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Sequins and Scallops

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I wore this on wednesday for Boo’s birthday.  Despite the flashy skirt, It was actually a really low-key day. After spending all day at work, Boo wanted steak for dinner. Sooooooo, we went out for a steak dinner. We then came home and had cupcakes, and went through all of our wedding photos (finally!!). Easy peasy lemon squeezy. 

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tee: Gap

skirt: JCrew, Buffalo Exchange

necklace: shopHollyDolly

shoes: c/o Big Buddha

Birthday Boo

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There’s a certain Boo celebrating his birthday today. And that Boo happens to be my husband. 

Happy birthday BooBoo! There’s cupcakes and a big ol’ glass of cold milk waiting for you. 

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^ P.S -this is how Boo feels about the amount of photos I take. 

Plum Beach

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I mentioned last week that posting has been a little sporadic because the moving process was kicking my butt. And, then, I caught a cold - which really kicked my butt. So when I started to feel the tiniest bit better on Sunday, Boo and I jumped at the chance to get out of the house and enjoy one last beach day of the season. It wasn’t the warmest or sunniest of days, but it was still the perfect beach day, nonetheless. We actually prefer a cloudy beach day - less people, and less sweating. 

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After a few hours on the beach, I buttoned up and tucked in my cardigan, and we headed into town for lunch (and pumpkin spice lattes). I swear, Newburyport is one of the cutest little towns. We will definitely make a conscious effort to head that way more often this fall. 

p.s - you can see a few more beach outfits here.

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cardigan: C&C California

skirt: H&M (girls)

swim top: Free People

If You're Thinking About Getting A Photo Booth.....

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…..for your wedding or party - DO IT. You will not regret it. 

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Renting our photo booth was probably the best decision I made for our wedding. Seriously. Everyone loved it, and I could have filled six of those frames with the amount of photo strips I have. 

I originally wanted to get custom made, really long frames for all of them. But that turned out to be ridiculously expensive. So, instead, I found these floating frames at the craft store, and used clear scrapbooking squares to arrange and attach all of the photos between the two pieces of glass. 

Let’s just say, I’m pretty much in love with them. 

In My Life - Moving

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I know my posting here has been a little sporadic lately. Packing, moving, and unpacking has gotten the better of me, and I’m feeling a bit consumed by the process. 

I hope to be back to regular posting soon, so please stay tuned!

P.S - Are you on Instagram? Follow along! My username is : hollyjollydolly

New Love

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I swear, when I ordered this dress/top, it said it was a dress. But something tells me I couldn’t get away with that. 

But thats ok - because it just so happens that I have re-discovered my love for leggings for this upcoming fall. So it works out perfectly. And I haven’t re-fallen in love with just any leggings, I’ve fallen in love with shiny rubber leggings

Who woulda thought?

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dress: c/o OASAP (exact, similar)

leggings: ASOS

heels: Nine West

bag: MICHAEL Michael Kors (gift)

giraffe ring: Every Bear Jewel (gift from Boo)

collar necklace: handmade (hopefully available in the shop soon!)

Never Ending Summer

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I’m torn.

You see, I’m really into all of the fall talk happening lately, and excited about the idea of breaking out a new wardrobe for a new season.

…..But I also never want summer to end. EVER. It makes me sad, actually, that it will be coming to a close soon.

So,  I’m going to be rocking my cropped tops and short skirts while it lasts, hoping summer never ends, and worrying about layers and cold weather when it comes. 

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cardigan: JCrew (crewcuts)

crop top: Anthropologie

skirt: Forever21 (very old)

bracelet : InPink 

sandals : Urban Outfitters (very old)

Errands

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The last time I wore this skirt was on my honeymoon (seen here and here), and I mainly wore it as a beach cover-up. This time I wanted to dress it up, so I could feel fancy while running errands.

Well, not really.

Unless you consider a basic knit tank fancy, which apparently - I do. 

But the point is, I rather like feeling like the fanciest person at the post office and farmers market. And Starbucks, too. My errands always includes a Starbucks stop. Obvs. 

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tank: Target (similar, similar
skirt: c/o Shabby Apple (exactsplurge, steal)
scarf: thrifted
shoes: Shoemint (won in a giveaway)