Those shoes

The opera is over! It was a great performance, and I really enjoyed being a part of it, but I'm very happy it's over. I'll post some pics of it soon.

 

Now that the opera is over, there is a great weight lifted in my school life, only to be replaced by tests, and my looming senior recital. It also means that the choir tour to Italy is closer, and that's super exciting! School goes on.

 

I'm going home to Nashville this weekend to look for venues for the wedding! I also hope to get in some much needed thrifting with my sisters.  It'll be a lovely weekend.

blouse thrifted

skirt anthropologie

shoes nine west (I know it seems like I always wear these shoes...hopefully I can get my other pair of oxfords mended soon)

Love!

10 Things I Love Monday // Glad the opera is about to be over

The opera I'm in, Dido and Aeneas, was postponed two weeks ago because of snow. Finally, tonight, we will be performing it! I'm excited about performing, but also about all the hard work being over. In honor of the opera, I have put one of my favorite singers on my list this week.

 

1. Cecilia Bartoli. She has the most incredible control of her voice.

 2. These shoes from topshop

3. Feather necklaces. Like this one from friendly gesture 

  4. Braids. I need to figure out how to do braids well with my curly locks. Pics from weheartit

5. This dress from topshop. I'm a sucker for stripes.

  

 6. This bridesmaid dress from BHLDN

7. I have been wanting these moccasins from darlingtonia for a long while. Soooo lovely.

8. Clutches! This lovely one is at red ruby rose

 

9. I adore finding new blogs. Especially ones couples write together. Louder Than Silence is a delightful blog, you should check it out.

 10. My mandolin. This is not it exactly, but it's the same style. I need to get it out and play it more. Also, I really want a band with a mandolin to play at our wedding.

I hope all you lovlies have a grand Monday!

Love!

Smile Like You Mean It

I've been feeling ill today, ick. I really wanted to do an outfit post, but it just didn't work out. Since I was feeling too yucky to do an outfit post, I looked at things I wanted. This probably isn't the smartest of plans, but I had fun.

                                I created this ensemble at polyvore

I've been thinking a lot about the future today. I think it comes with thinking about wedding planning and whatnot. I'm really excited about what the future holds, and I'm ready to be done with college. I'm ready to start a job and use what I've been learning over the past four years. College wasn't what I thought it was going to be. It has been so much better, and in some ways, so much harder than I thought. Lots of beginnings and endings of friendships, classes, and life lessons. I'm sure I will look back one day and wish I could come back, but right now, I'm ready to be done.

Love. 

The Date

We set the date for our wedding! We were originally thinking right after we both graduated in December, but after realizing how stressful it would be to move in to a place, graduate, and plan the last details of a wedding in one week, we decided it was best to wait until after Christmas. Our date is...January 21st! Next weekend I'll be going up to Nashville to start looking for venues with my mom and sisters, I'm sooo excited!

Since I have wedding everything-ness on the brain, I thought I would post a couple of my favorite items from BHLDN.

I completely love the color of this dress. One thing I've never wanted is a white wedding dress, it's such an unflattering color. Something along the lines of this is simply gorgous.

This dress has a beautiful color as well. I still haven't decided if I want a tea length dress or floor length.

I love love love these gloves!

These shoes are adorable. I think they would be the perfect touch of blue. 

 

  Love!

Surprises Revealed!

I mentioned a week or so ago, that I had a surprise for my sisters, that I wouldn't reveal until they received them. Well, I sent them via my parents and now they have them in their possession!I asked both my sisters to be my double maids of honor for my wedding! I asked them via jars of candy that I decorated myself. I also asked my sweet friend Rachael to be one of my bridesmaid! This is Rachael's jar!

 

 

I thought I had pictures of my sister's jars, but sadly I think I forgot to take them. They are very similar just with different kinds of flowers. I really loved making these for the special ladies in my life.

Love!

Pretty Lace and Birthdays

This was actually my outfit yesterday, I really love this shirt.

 

cardigan american apparel 

shirt american apparel gift from Ty

pants hoot + louise gift from Ty

shoes nine west

belt thrifted 

Today is Ty's birthday. We celebrated on Sunday, with tasty foods and presents, since today's a school day and we both have things to do, but it's always good to have celebrating on a birthday, so I'm making him a tasty apple pie tonight! Yum. Also, we're going to cracker barrel, that's right. It's one of the better places to eat here in Jackson (that's right, there's pretty much no good place to eat here), and Ty and I actually really like it. Maybe we're old people, but oh well.

Love!

10 Things I Love Monday!

It's so warm today, and I'm hoping spring is finally arriving! Please stay, warm weather.

1. The new wedding line from anthropologie, called BHLDN, opened it's online store today! I'm loving everything on there. 

2. Pinks! I'm loving pinks for the spring time, like these lovely shades from NARS. Especially some great blush and lip color.

3. She & Him always makes me think of the summer time. Their tunes are the perfect thing to listen to on a road trip. Plus, Zooey is adorable.

4.These dresses from the spring Dear Creatures line. 

5. Forage bow ties are so great for the spring time.

 

6.Three piece suites! Like this one from Band of outsiders. 

 I think Tyler might wear one for our wedding...probably not from that shop, but ya know.

7.This great blouse from Topshop.

8. Finding new shops! Like Hoot + Louise.

 9.Tag-a-long girl scout cookies! Yummm.

10. Boris Karloff! As weird as it sounds I had a crush on him when I was little, and I loved watching him in scary movies. I always thought people made him be evil and scary in his movies, it wasn't his fault. Also, he has the coolest voice.