Plum Beach

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. 

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.

cardigan: C&C California

skirt: H&M (girls)

swim top: Free People

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

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

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

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

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?

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!)

Pink and Mustard and Cranberry

This is probably one of my favorite new color combos. It makes me happy :)

How is your week going so far?

dress: H&M, Buffalo Exchange

cardigan: H&M

necklace: shopHollyDolly (hopefully available soon!)

booties: Steve Madden (similar color, similar style)

Never Ending Summer

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. 

cardigan: JCrew (crewcuts)

crop top: Anthropologie

skirt: Forever21 (very old)

bracelet : InPink 

sandals : Urban Outfitters (very old)

Errands

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. 

tank: Target (similar, similar) 

skirt: c/o Shabby Apple (exact, splurge, steal)

scarf: thrifted

shoes: Shoemint (won in a giveaway)

Lust List: Booties

It seems everyone is starting to get into the fall state of mind. And, even though I never want summer to end, I’m finding myself looking forward to next season as well. 

One of my favorite parts of my fall wardrobe are my booties. And I don’t want just any ankle booties this year. I want booties that scream "hey! look at my shoes!!". Because who doesn’t like a pair of shoes that can do all the talking for you?

1. Express Leopard Bootie

2. Forever21 Blue Suede Wedge Booties

3. Target Buckle Boot

4. Dolce Vita Bucle Bootie, via Modcloth

Tea Party

I had an absolutely splendid weekend. I traveled to Albany to help throw and celebrate my bestie’s bridal shower. It was a lot of work, but the final product was a gorgeous and quirky feminine tea party (with a few llama touches thrown in there). Of course, hats were a requirement. So when I saw this hat, with the giant Blossom flower, hanging in a window, I knew it would be perfect.  

^That’s my Ashlee - the bride-to-be, ain’t she purdy?

dress: handmade (similar)

hat: thrifted

heels: Forever21 (similar)

In My Life - Llamas, Giraffes, and Other Things

A little peek into my life lately. 

How was your weekend?

p.s - Are you on Instagram? Follow along! My username is : hollyjollydolly