Wedding Weekend Rundown!

So that wedding that I went to last weekend... New Dress A Day - wedding picture

...was filled with all of my most favorite friends from college. We make quite the colorful group!!

The gorgeous bride and groom, J & S...

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...had the most magical day.

From the amazing snacks that were keeping us far from "hangry" during the ceremony...

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...to the parasols that we all got to use to keep the sun from beating down on us! (Not to mention, they made the PERFECT photo props!!)

New Dress A Day - wedding photo booth

One of the coolest elements was the surfboard that was used to list all of our table numbers on it. The groom surfs, so this was such a cool tie in!

New Dress A Day - wedding surfboard

I scored my dress at a sample sale ($20, say what?!?)...

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...but before I could wear it, I had to make a minor tweak. The waist was a little big, so I DIY'ed the easiest belt ever. Here's the easy trick.

1. Find a vintage brooch.

2. Find a piece of matching ribbon.

3. Pin the brooch to the ribbon.

4. Put on belt.

5. Done!!!

New Dress A Day - belt DIY

The watercolor table cards were stunning (the bride's father made them all!!) but the best part was that the menu card was crayon-checkable to pick the tacos of our choosing! LA's Border Grill catered...

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...and the tacos (and Coronas) were perfection on this warm summer night!!

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The bride made the rounds in her SICK dress that I was obsessed with...

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...and I even found someone in a matching animal print. We became BFFs by the end of the night. Stefanie is really the coolest lady ever!

New Dress A Day - Wedding Placecard

So when the cake was cut and passed around, it was super dark. I mean SUPER dark. We were dancing and I took a bite break from the dance floor and my bite tasted kind of floraly. Yep, it's because my bite had this big flower on top of it. I went to the cake table afterwards and took this picture. I literally ate that flower on top. Geez, Maris.

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Because the new couple's last name is Fox, there were lots of fox masks around for photo ops. Ron and I couldn't resist...

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(Pretty floral display, right?)

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I was taking my own fox shot when...

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...I got photobombed by the bride!! Best kind of photobomb.

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I got in the photo booth with N and some pairs of big sunnies, because when there are big sunnies, you wear them!

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You are my favorite, too!! (Loved this banner!)

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By the end of the night, our feet hurt in the best way possible - from all the dancing. I mean at the end of the night, while you're waiting at valet, the best idea ever is to have a maple donut from King's. I just say that I gipped from my cake bite, so I had to compensate with a donut.

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I think that my favorite pick from the evening was this one...

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When you've got a slit, you use it. Just couldn't resist giving my best Angelina...

 

Remake: Mauve Polyester Dress Part II

Here's that mauve polyester dress again!! New Dress A Day - Mauve Polyester Dress

Long sleeves, extra layer up top...

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...got turned into this fabulous dress the first round!

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Nothing like some halter action!!

New Dress A Day - Mauve Polyester Dress

I was still left with the top layer of the dress and I had to find a second use for it!! Wanna see what I did??

So I've been obsessed with these boldly printed, embroidered, pom pom purses...

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...so I used these as my inspiration in creating my new top!

I started with some white and yellow May Arts pompom string from May Arts as well as a strip of vintage ribbon that I scored in downtown LA.

New Dress A Day - pompom ribbon

As I wasn't in love with the trim that was already on the top of the piece, I decided to cover it up! I pinned down the vintage ribbon...

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...then added pompom trim above and below the ribbon. I pinned, trimmed the sleeves, and then stitched everything in place.

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The pompom trim proved to be a little tricky to sew (the poms kept getting caught in the presser foot!), however I powered through it and tacked down all of the trim.

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Post-sew, my top was ready to wear!!

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Adding some embellished elements to the top takes it to a whole other level!

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You could never imagine that it started off as a portion of that dress!!

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I wore it to the Hollywood Bowl with my girlfriends...

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...where we were literally spitting out our sips of delicious wine because we were laughing so hard. Best kind of nights, if you ask me.

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One dated look = two stellar new outfits.

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Total success story, if you ask me!!