$200 Amazon gift card giveaway

Hey y'all!! I'm so excited to announce that I'm participating in a Holiday Giveaway with a group of fabulous DFW Style Bloggers!!! There's opportunity for multiple entries, and you'll receive the gift card electronically, so you have it to spend before Christmas if you wish!!!

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DFW Style Bloggers Holiday Giveaway!

I'd love to hear what you'd spend the money on!  A gift for someone?  A gift for yourself?  Happy holidays y'all!!

the style club - $10 sale

Ok y'all... time for some major online shopping and stocking up!  If you haven't already, you need to head over to TheStyleClub.com for their $10 sale!! There are tons of $10 items, fabulous items, and also $15 items!! I've selected a few of my favorites below {click thumbnails at bottom for direct link}

While you're shopping, be sure to check out my entire closet!

Um, a white moto jacket for $10?? HELLO!  What's your favorite pick?  Have you ever had an online interactive shopping experience with your friends?  Make sure to check out the chat with friends feature!  This is something that makes The Style Club unique!  Make sure you friend me so we can chat!

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fall in texas

In Texas you have to check the weather every day before going out... ok scratch that... you should probably check it every few hours!!  It's kind of ridiculous how the temperature fluctuates.  Sometimes I contemplate packing up my summer clothes and storing them away during the fall and winter months and then I'm like, oh wait, it could be 80 degrees tomorrow.  I'd love some extra space in my closet but truthfully I feel like I need my entire wardrobe accessible year-round.

It can be annoying but it can also be really nice.  I'm not so much a cold weather person.  Don't get me wrong, I LOVE layers... I love sweaters and sweatshirts, I love comfy jeans, I love scarves and jackets and leggings... but I really do hate the extreme cold.  So, it's always nice, to me, when temperatures vary.  I can deal with cold when it's interrupted by warmer days.

Yesterday was one of those days.  According to my car when I was running errands, it was about 80 degrees yesterday in Fort Worth!!  Do you ever feel like you have a hard time dressing for the season because your weather doesn't match the season?  Yeah, I feel like that a lot.  So yesterday's outfit was a combination of the "fall feel" with the comfort of shorts and a t-shirt.

 

I love mixing patterns.  And right now that is so on trend.  I decided to keep the outfit basic and mostly grays and black and then I let my accessories show my flare.  The socks and hat are both from Target from a few seasons ago.  I guarantee you can find many plaid options right now that are similar.

Rainy wedding day

It's drizzling this morning and as I continue my wedding picture posts, I'm reminded of the weather on my special day... also RAIN!  Not going to lie, I was really upset, at first, that it rained on my wedding day.  I know I know, everyone says it's good luck.  But I was really hoping for a beautiful sunny day (total crap shoot in Texas in March... as is the rest of the year except summer lol) but that SO didn't happen.

It wasn't a Texas thunderstorm, but the rain was definitely heavy enough to affect the day.  Transportation was slower, getting ready was harder for us girls due to lack of natural light for our makeup sessions (but my amazing Mary Kay girls made it happen!!), and well, as you can imagine, getting in and out of a limo and moving at all in a huge ball gown in the rain.... yeahhhh not easy!!

BUT, when everything was said and done, the rain actually ended up giving me some fantastic memories (like my girls huddled around me with umbrellas, keeping my dress off the ground) and some even more fantastic pictures!

wedding wednesday: getting ready

Hey y'all!! Hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving!  Did you shop this past weekend??

I'm sorry that it's been a week since my last post!  I've had a few things going on that unfortunately prevented me being able to post the last few days, so, I am sorry for that!  But I'm back and continuing my posts about our WEDDING!!!

Today I wanted to share some of my favorite Getting Ready photos of me and my girls! (I'll feature the guys later) All photos are by my good friend Brandy Bacon of Darmon's Photography!
*photos are not to be reused to reproduced in any way without consent from the owner of the photos, Cassandra (Alwin) Altizer of Texas Sass.

I've linked the details at the bottom!  Hope you enjoy!  Let me know you what you think in the comments!!

It was a nice change having someone do my makeup... I'm usually on the other end!

Red roses are my favorite flowers.  I always wanted red for myself and white for my bridesmaids

tuesday shoes day

Well, I'm thinking that it's about time that I share some of my fabulous wedding photos on the blog!!  Yes it's been a little while since we tied the knot but with about 1200 pictures and family scattered across the country, I really wanted to hold off for awhile.  But there's no holding back anymore!  I'll be sharing all of the pictures with some of the family over Thanksgiving break and therefore,  I'll be posting wedding pictures all this week!  Get excited!!

Today I wanted to start it off simple and dedicate this lovely Tuesday Shoes Day to my gorgeous Badgley Mischka pumps that I wore on my big day.  So here they are!! 

Aren't they stunning?!  I loved all of the sparkle!  I didn't want ivory shoes that matched my dress exactly but I also didn't want to go with a highly contrasting color (by the way, I absolutely love blue shoes for a wedding, it just didn't fit with MY wedding).  I wore a beautiful handmade sash around my waist and I did my best to coordinate my shoes with the sash so my accessories would match and the ivory white dress would stand out.  I bought these shoes thinking they were very similar in color and then discovered, to my delight, that they were the exact color of my sash and looked so beautiful together.  

This is the Pearson II metallic pump... I have found the same shoe for you, just not the same metallic finish.  Unfortunately those are sold out.   BUT you can get the exact same shoes HERE in three different colors.  

I highly recommend any Badgley Mischka shoes as your wedding or special occasion shoes!!  I found them to be extremely comfortable and there is such a big selection of absolutely gorgeous embellished pumps!!  I think they are fancy enough for your big day, while still remaining affordable (sorry I don't pay $1,000 for shoes... not my style)

If you are looking for a metallic finish, I found these SIMILAR BM Pumps and I've also rounded up a few of my favorite Badgley Mischkas below!

{Click the thumbnails to shop directly}

Are you married?  Did you wear fancy shoes that you loved?  Any other huge Badgley Mischka fans out there?