Showing posts with label wedding guest attire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wedding guest attire. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Long Weekend: 36 hours in Texas

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We touched down at George Bush Intercontinental and all I could think about was Liz Lemon yelling "It's not my airport!" on 30 Rock last week. Until I looked outside. Sun; glorious, warm Sun! How I've missed you!
It was 80 the whole time. My husband whined, but my brother-in-law and I were in heaven.

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 "Ketty"... that's a new one.

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Houston skyline taking from one of their terrifying freeways.

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 An armadillo at Goode Company BBQ

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I feel right at home in Texas, which was rather unexpected at first. My husband's family and all their friends make up, what I believe to be, a somewhat rare pocket of liberal Texans. They also make me feel welcome by always having a pecan pie waiting for me.

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We were in Houston for a family wedding. The cake was delicious and, unfortunately, the leftovers were in the same house we were staying at. I ate far too much.

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 Trevor wore a tie that once belonged to his great-grandfather, Sully. He was the only welder on Key West in the 1930's. It sounds like he was a pretty neat guy. Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway is dedicated to him (along with 2 other people).

Florsheim by Duckie Brown

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 Trevor and his uncle

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 Homeward bound: we had a short layover in Denver where I ran into a girl I went to high school with. Small world.

And now, here I am, back in Seattle. My pecan pie is waning and I'm already planning what I will do when I  am finally able to visit Houston with a little more time on my hands.

Trevor's outfits: Thick As Thieves Suit - vintage tie - J.Crew button down - Florsheim by Duckie Brown shoes - Shuron frames 

Monday, July 23, 2012

Look of the Day: Wedding Guest

What a weekend! It was fun, but it was quite the whirlwind! Saturday, my cousin got married, then yesterday we had two baby showers for my cousins from out-of-town. You'd think I'd be sick of my family by now, but they're all pretty great, so it wasn't too bad ;)

My sister Beth is totally coppin' my hair style.

My gorgeous little sisters

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Fantastic weather and a beach reception... bliss.

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On Friday, I asked people on my Facebook page to vote on which shoes to wear, since I couldn't decide. The winners were a pair of black wedges for the ceremony and a pair of green flats for the reception. As it turned out, though, my custom orthotics didn't fit in the green shoes and the wedges were a little too tall, so I ended up in the leopard print wedges and my brand new MIA Audrey flats. I'm so in love with the Audrey flats, I may write an entire blog post dedicated to them!

See, it was a real wedding! There's the bride and groom!

Sheer floral vintage cardigan (similar #1 and similar #2) - Forever21 Striped dress (similar color or similar style) - Thrifted cateye sunglasses - Vintage faux-croc bag - MIA Audrey flats - Thrifted Steve Madden wedges (similar)
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