After months of planning, and – what I hope was – a successful evening, I’m starting to think that throwing an Engagement Party was really just practice for the real thing. Choosing the venue, sending out the invitations, stringing together a playlist, picking a caterer, styling, the dress… Well, I think you get where I’m going with this… Needless to say, it was a much more involved process than I had been anticipating, and honestly, I’m starting to wonder how Brides-to-Be even manage. Luke gave me pretty much free reign – except where the booze was concerned – which will…
image source; pinterest I feel like I’ve been running myself ragged the last few weeks – if not months. While I didn’t have any issues organising our engagement party, and loved seeing it all come together on the day, it definitely takes it out of you, on top of making weekly (or bi-weekly) YouTube videos, working full time, and also squeezing in regular updates for the blog. The weekend definitely couldn’t come soon enough, and with nothing on the agenda except for a catch up with a couple of girlfriends this evening, I couldn’t be happier. So coming to you…
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo I’ve been on somewhat of a minimalism journey the last few years; I’ve tackled my wardrobe, my files, and my beauty drawer, all in the effort to reduce what I have, and live only with what I need. Also, perhaps somewhat unsurprisingly, new additions seem to keep creeping in here and there, effectively destroying any minimizing of my belongings that I’d done. So, when I was recommended Marie Kondo’s book, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by my friend Sonya, I thought, ‘why not?’. It’s sold over two million…
The humble flat has been the unsung hero of my wardrobe this year, as I’ve made the conscious choice to shift towards comfort and sensibility over height – which at 5’8″, I probably don’t need too much of! My favorites by far are my well-worn kitty flats (which have definitely seen better days), or really anything by Charlotte Olympia, who seems to have struck the perfect balance between something that is not only comfortable to wear, but that looks cute too. For those of us (myself included!) with champagne taste on a beer budget, I’ve been doing the hard yards…
Dion Lee [II] corrugated pleated strapless dress, C/meo right on cardigan (similar), Givenchy sequin heels (also love this style), ASOS camo clutch With all the miserable weather forecast for the few days we had in Wellington, I couldn’t have predicted that we would have a more beautiful day for our engagement party. The sun was shining and the windy city a little less… windy. I nabbed this pleated confection from Dion Lee a few weeks before we left, as it seemed like the perfect excuse to wear something white (other than at the wedding, of course!). My dear friend Nina…
