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White Eyelet Dress For Spring
Hey everyone, I hope you all enjoyed your weekend! We’ve been spending all of our time outdoors because the weather has been so beautiful. Speaking of beautiful weather, I just returned from sunny southern California where I wore this adorable white eyelet dress under $50 from Walmart. Even my blush handbag and rose gold wedges are from Walmart too. The rose gold wedges are even prettier in person and come in a flat sandal version too. I made sure to pack the flat sandals along with some cute and affordable sneakers that I found at Walmart too for exploring all over SoCal.
Be sure to check out Walmart for more cute shoes, accessories and clothing for the whole family.
Scroll through this post to see how I styled this adorable white eyelet dress for spring. For size reference, I’m wearing the XS and I hemmed it a few inches because I’m only 5 ft and hem all of my clothing to hit at a flattering length on my body. It’s the perfect dress for graduations coming up. Plus it’s super affordable.
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Outfit: Eve Sleeveless Ruffle Vee Dress | No Boundaries Blush Circle Crossbody | Rose Gold Wedges
Fun fact about these shoes: they’re called the Melrose Ave Said And Done Vegan Heeled Sandals and I actually wore them on Melrose Ave while I was in LA!
This circle bag comes in a gorgeous lilac color too.
I totally forgot to mention the best part about this dress… it has pockets!! I love when I realize that I dress I love has pockets!!
These rose gold wedges will go with any of your summer dresses, rompers and jumpsuits.
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Outfit: Eve Sleeveless Ruffle Vee Dress | No Boundaries Blush Circle Crossbody | Rose Gold Wedges
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Wedding Wednesday: My Floral Themed Bridal Shower
Happy Wedding Wednesday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Today I’m finally sharing all the details on my floral themed bridal shower at The White Magnolia! My bridal shower was everything I had ever envisioned and more thanks to the amazing work of Angela Marie Events. The whole idea stemmed from a work trip that I attended last year at the MacKenzie-Childs headquarters in Aurora, New York where we took pottery painting classes, floral arranging classes and even learned how to make flower crowns. It was so much fun learning something new and getting to be creative while clearing my mind and enjoying snacks and rosé. I feel like that’s something we forget to do as adults. We get so caught up with work and daily life that we forget to take time for ourselves and create beautiful things just because we want to and not because we have to. I loved the classes so much that I wanted to re-create the experience for my friends and what better time to do something new with your friends than when you have them all in the same place at the same time at your bridal shower.
Angela loved the idea and put together the most beautiful floral themed shower that I’ve ever seen. The whole shower was perfect down to every little detail from the dreamy invitations and vintage plates to the elegant, barn-style venue and the stunning floral centerpieces that literally cascaded over the tabletops. Not to mention the fact that Poppy & Mint provided us with most exquisite selection of flowers to decorate our crowns with, which we wore the whole shower. In addition to the refreshing cocktails and arts and crafts, my friends know that I would never associate myself with a party that didn’t serve plenty of delicious appetizers and desserts. In fact, for dessert, we served three different cake flavors because why have vanilla, when you can have carrot, lemon and strawberry!
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Outfit: Lace Maxi Dress <—SALE Alert! (I love this dress too!) | Y-Necklace, Keely Stud Earrings in Rose Gold & Adjustable Chain Bracelet c/o Kendra Scott | Flowerbomb Bloom perfume by Viktor & Rolf | Similar Mule Sandals
Last but not least, I sent each guest home with a pretty pink bottle of Flowerbomb Bloom perfume by Viktor & Rolf to serve as a little reminder of our fun, floral-themed day together. I made sure to keep a bottle for myself which I spritzed on just before the party started. The sweet floral scent complemented my lace, open shoulder dress perfectly.
After the shower, my grandmother told me that I should have just gotten married that, day because it was the most beautiful event that she’s ever seen.
This is the recipe we used for the cocktails—>https://www.
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Outfit: Lace Maxi Dress <—SALE Alert! (I love this dress too!) | Y-Necklace, Keely Stud Earrings in Rose Gold & Adjustable Chain Bracelet c/o Kendra Scott | Flowerbomb Bloom perfume by Viktor & Rolf | Similar Mule Sandals
Check out the full photo gallery and video here on Style Me Pretty!
Vendors:
Planner/Designer
@AngelaMarieevents
Venue:
@thewhitemagnolia
Floral:
@Poppyandmint
Furniture:
@Lovegoodrentals
Dishes and glasses:
@eventrental
Invitation and perfume notes:
@thelittlebluechair
Cake:
@chasingwang
Painted Urn:
@upstairspaperstudio
Photog:
@lancenicoll
Video:
@eskimolovestories
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New Orleans Bridesmaids Luncheon Cooking Class
Hey everyone, I hope you had a lovely first weekend of spring! Today I’m finally sharing the details from my bridesmaids luncheon cooking class at Simplee Gourmet in New Orleans. If you know me, then you know I like all of my parties to include games or activities. It’s the best way to get your friends and family members to interact with each other instead of just standing around talking. At my bridal shower I incorporated a flower crown making class so I thought it would be fun to turn my bridesmaids luncheon into a cooking class. Simple Gourmet was so kind to host us and they chose the perfect chefs to teach us how to whip up some New Orleans inspired dishes like shrimp and grits, lump crabmeat salad and crawfish and mirliton soup. Don’t worry I’ll be sharing all of the recipes to these mouthwatering dishes in today’s blog post especially the Crepes Fitzgerald that we made for dessert.
See more details on the MacKenzie-Childs Sweetbriar Collection here—> Bridal Brunch Table Setting With MacKenzie-Childs
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I ordered my bridesmaids luncheon invitations and menus from Minted.com and they even came with thank you cards to match. It took me forever to decide though because offer so many pretty gold foil designs.
As for bridesmaids gifts, I picked out quite a few different goodies for both my New Orleans bridesmaids and my Cabo bridesmaids. I gifted my new Orleans bridesmaids personalized Mark & Graham compact mirrors, rose gold Loren Hope jewelry, rose gold Yosi Samra flats, Ashley Sievert bronzer and contour brush and some floral appliqué clutch from my exclusive Gigi New York Wedding collection that hasn’t even launched yet to use on the day of the wedding. See a sneak peek below.
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Outfit: Lace Midi Dress | Nude Ankle Strap Heels | Sequin Floral Hoop Earrings | Gigi New York Clutch (will be available soon)
You may recognize the dinnerware and flatware from my at-home bridal brunch and that is because Simplee Gourmet also carries MacKenzie-Childs tabletop and kitchen collections. I’m in love with the new Sweetbriar Collection so be sure to check it out and add it to your registry if you’re a bride-to-be. See more details on the collection here—> Bridal Brunch Table Setting With MacKenzie-Childs
Simplee Gourmet had the most delicious pimento cheese board set out for us as we all arrived and it was the most divine pimento cheese dip I’ve ever tasted. Lucky for you, I’ve included the recipe below!
Jennifer’s Bridal Luncheon Cooking Class Recipes
Pimento Cheese Dip
Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 C white cheddar cheese, grated 1 C sharp cheddar cheese, grated
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1⁄2 C mayo
1 t red wine vinegar
4 oz. pimentos
1⁄2 t onion powder
1⁄2 t garlic powder
1⁄2 t paprika
1⁄4 t hot sauce
Directions:
- Grate cheese and add to bowl.
- Add cream cheese, mayo, vinegar, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, and hot sauce.
- Using a hand mixer, blend all ingredients
- Fold in pimentos
Serve
Jumbo Lump Crab Salad
Ingredients:
Jumbo lump crab meat
1⁄2 bunch chopped green onions, whites and light greens only 1⁄4 C mayo
3 t jalapeño juice
1 t Tabasco
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Old bay to taste
3 T capers
Directions:
- Blot excess crab juice with paper towel once in bowl
- Add all ingredients to bowl
- Fold in carefully, making sure not to break up crab meat
Serve over lettuce or with crackers
Shrimp + Cheese Grits
Ingredients: Grits:
2 C stone ground cheese grits 8 C water
1 bag shredded Gouda
1 bag shredded cheddar
1⁄2 stick butter, cubed
1⁄2 c heavy whipping cream
S+P
Shrimp:
8 strips bacon, chopped
1 1⁄2 # shrimp, peeled + deveined
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 t Tony’s
4 green onions, chopped whites + light greens
Directions:
- In a stock pot, bring water to a boil. Slowly stir in grits, reduce heat, and cover. Cook for20 mins or until thickened. Stir in cheese, butter, + cream. Set aside to keep warm.
In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan with slotted spoon and reserve oil in pan. Use the oil in the pan to sauté shrimp. Once the shrimp are pink, turn off heat and serve over grits. Top with green onions.
Crawfish + Mirliton Soup
Ingredients:
2 T oo
2 T butter
1 C finely chopped onions
1⁄2 C finely chopped green bell pepper 1⁄2 C finely chopped celery
1⁄3 C finely chopped Tasso 1 T minced garlic
1⁄4 C flour
2 T tomato paste
6 C veg stock 1 bay leaf
1⁄2 t esssence 1 1⁄2 t salt
1 t liquid crab boil
Pinch cayenne pepper
2 C peeled + seeded + diced mirlitons 2 C chopped tomatoes
1 t chopped fresh oregano
1 # crawfish tails
1 T fresh basil, chopped
1 T fresh parsley, chopped 1⁄4 C heavy cream
Directions:
- Heat a 4qt stock pot over med high heat
- Add oo and butter to pot
- Once hot, add onions, bell peppers, celery, + Tasso, cook until very soft
- Add garlic and continue cooking
- After 1 minute, sprinkle flour over veggies and cook 1-2 mins
- Add tomato paste, stock, bay leaf, essence, salt, crab boil, + cayenne
- Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer
- Allow to simmer 5 minutes then add mirlitons and cook until tender, 20 mins
- Add tomatoes + oregano cook for 5 mins
- Add crawfish, basil, parsley, + heavy cream and stir
- Cook about 5 more minutes
- Make sure seasoning is as desired
Serve
Crepes Fitzgerald
Ingredients: Crepe mix Cream cheese Powdered sugar Strawberries
25 T Grand marnier 10 oz Sugar
10 oz Butter
Directions:
- Mix crepe mix.
- Make crepes using a crepe pan.
- Spread cream cheese and powdered sugar inside crepes and fold.
- In a small saucepan heat butter + sugar, add strawberries and cook for about 3 mins.Add grand marnier.
- Pour sauce over crepes and serve.
If you’re looking to do something fun with your bridesmaids, family or group of friends, I highly recommend booking a cooking class at Simplee Gourmet. They did such a wonderful job planning the event from top to bottom and catering to my every request to make it a great experience for my bridesmaids.
Decorative Wedding Cookies by The Little Oven
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Not only did I host my bridesmaids luncheon at Simplee Gourmet, but Blake and I also registered for some of our wedding gifts there as well. Keep your eyes out for my upcoming post featuring all of the items we registered for. Simplee Gourmet carries the most beautiful selection of dinnerware, flatware and serving pieces. They also carry the top brands for wine glasses, cutlery and cooking pots and pans.
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A huge thank you to the owner of Simplee Gourmet for working with me to make this an an incredible experience for my friends and also to the amazing chefs, Alexandra Waguespack and Amelia Rosso who managed to teach us how to cook!
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