Taking a Break

I just wanted to let you all know that I am taking a break from blogging. It will only be a short break; I'll be back in one or two weeks, but I am too busy right now with wedding preparation, finding a place to live and getting a job. I am getting married on Saturday. I'll have a lot of news and photos for when I return.



Talk soon xoxox

Outfit

On Saturday night I had the opportunity to wear my peacock dress for the first time for my hens night. It is probably my favourite dress at the moment; I love the strapless design, the peacock pattern and the colour scheme.  We decided to have a morocan themed party on Saturday; which was somewhat inspired by the second Sex and the City movie. It was such a cool idea, a little bit different too, and all the decorations and detailings were so well thought out. We also had a beautician so I really enjoyed having a massage. I had a fun night; I really wish it didn't have to end so quickly. I hope I can get some more photos of the night from others which I will post at a later stage. During the day, while I was instructed to keep out of the house so the decorartions would be a surprise, I had my makeup done professionally and got eyelash extensions for the wedding. That was a great experience and a nice treat; I love the thickness of the eyelashes. 

The countdown is really on. I'm getting married in just under two weeks.















Dotti Bloom Party Dress
Alannah Hill I'm a Little Fusspot Cardigan
Kenji Heels
Equip Hair Bow

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I finished my law degree on Tuesday which is very exciting news. I absolutely cannot believe it; after five years at university I thought it would never come to an end. I wanted to quit so many times, I hated it so very much that I couldn't be happier it's over. I have no idea what I'm going to do with my life now; I have no jobs or further study lined up and I'm not at all interested in the law, but that's ok because for now just having a law degree is a big enough achievement. I am so surprised that I got through it; I never thought I'd be able to. I'm just an average girl and I feel so out of my league with law degrees so it is very amazing for me. In celebration of completing my degree Rydog bought my this incredibly exciting peacock dress that I've had my eye on for awhile now. It's from Dotti, as are most of my dresses this season; their range of dresses is unprecedented this year. It's my new favourite; I wish I could own everything in the store. I love the unique peacock print and the colours are really pretty together. I'm looking forward to wearing it for the first time which could well be this weekend.








Dotti Bloom Party Dress

Outfit

On Sunday Rydog and I had an afternoon tea to celebrate our upcoming wedding. I guess one might call it a kitchen tea but, since I don't like a lot of the traditions associated with weddings, we kept it somewhat unconventional. My parents organised it and went to so much effort for me. I especially loved the pretty little tea cups and the macaroons, cupcakes and sushi. We also receieved many gifts for the house. I used to think that household items were kind of boring but that is definitely not the case. I like all my household items to be as colourful and patterned as possible and so far I've got quite a collection of cool items.  It made me realise that there are other exciting items to spend my money on other than clothes and shoes. At the afternoon tea, my parents asked everyone to write some advice about married life. My mum's advice was for me to stop buying clothes. Whatever for?!?! 

I bought this dress and cardigan awhile ago and I'd been saving them to wear today. It's interesting that I used to absolutely hate yellow but now I love it; I like how much of a statement a bright yellow cardigan can make. I love the sparkles on the cardigan too; they even matched my hairstyle which my mother in law kindly did for me. I'm planning to do a proper outfit post on my dress at a later stage; the back is interesting and I like the shape. I borrowed the shoes from my sister. We've both been in love with them ever since she bought them. I wish they were mine! 

A rather uncharcateristic pose for little Julie. Rydog snapped a picture of her mid meow.


















Alannah Hill Till It Shines Cardigan
Review Dress
Dotti Heels (borrowed from my sister)
Equip earrings 

Outfit

On Monday Rydog and I went on a day trip to the Southern Highlands which is located about an hour and a half from Sydney. This is a wonderful place to visit. I've been there many times before; the last time we stayed over night and I posted about it here. It is so scenic and beautiful, especially at this time of year, and there are always many photo opportunities. It was lovely and warm yesterday which is great because I usually find it extremely cold in the Southern Highlands. They also have the best macaroons on the main street and I get very excited about macaroons.  It was a very enjoyable day.

Now onto the outfit. I am wearing my red Alannah Hill cardigan, which goes with everything, yet again; I did my first remix post on it here. In fact this outfit, in its entirety, is one of my go to outfits so I'm suprised I haven't posted it before. It usually seems to work out for me. I love to wear the red cardigan with this pink floral skirt because I absolutely love the combination of red and pink together. I used to think it was a fashion rule that should never be broken but lately I believe the combination can be quite tasteful in the right circumstances. My bow top is my absolute favourite top; I adore the versatility and the size of the bow. I love the cut of it and the detailing adds to any outfit. I also have this top in the stripe version which I posted here. I tried to match my accessories with the silver glitter flats, silver bow and silver and purple earrings. I've had this hairstyle for a week now and it has been amazing. It has saved me so much time, made me feel less self conscious about my hair and saved my hair from straightener damage.  I guess I should take a break from this style which makes me very sad; I want to keep it as a special wedding hairstyle rather than an everyday style. It's just hard to know what else to do with my hair.



     


 

 
There was a wedding still set up from the weekend. How pretty!

 



 
 
This really hurt my wrists but at least I got the photo
 

 
 

 

 

 

  

Alannah Hill Cardigan
Forever New Zinnia Bow Tee
 Dangerfield Flower Skirt
Alannah Hill Bow Handbag
Forever New Glitter Flats
Lovisa Earrings
Equip Hairbow

Outfit

This week most of my outfits have involved a floral dress and red accessories with my hair in a bun; I love this as a spring/summer look. I've been doing a smaller bun for everday and the larger bun for more dressy/formal events. I like to have some variety and my hair is just too thin for a very large bun so it is often hard. This hairstyle is solving so many problems for me. I haven't straightened my hair for almost a week. I recently bought this dress from Dotti. I love the dresses in this store at the moment; overall it has become my favourite store this year despite having not given it much attention previously.It's good to have a blue dress because blue is definitely the least common colour in my wardrobe; it was certainly not intentional that it worked out that way. I love the large daisy print. For some reason I've wanted a daisy print dress for a long time and it's a nice change from the regular floral print that is usually seen on clothes.  

I don't have much to say today. I'm busy as usual with the wedding preparations, finishing university, pre-wedding social events, deciding what to do next year and finding a place to live etc. It's very stressful. It is only five weeks until the wedding (since a lot of people have asked) which is completely unbelievable; I simply cannot comprehend where all the time has gone. It will be a new beginning but there's a lot about my current lifestyle that I'm going to miss so it really is a time of so many different emotions. 













Dotti Print Tie Back Daisy Dress
Alannah Hill Polka Dot and Pearl Hair Bow
Steve Madden Quilted Flats
Diana Ferarri Bag
Equip Bun Enhancer 
Lovisa Earrings
Prouds Pearls