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Suited Up For Memorial Day Weekend

Hey everyone, if you’re heading somewhere a little fancier this Memorial Day weekend, I’ve got just the outfit for you: a chic, white linen shorts suit! I plan on wearing mine to a 30th birthday dinner in New Orleans this weekend. I absolutely love wearing shorts paired with blazers because it looks so effortlessly-sophisticated with a hint of edge! And they look even more amazing when you find an exact matching set like this linen-blend blazer and high-waist linen shorts from Polo Ralph Lauren.

To style this look, I added a pop of blue gingham in honor of Memorial Day, but with an all-white matching set, the sky the is the limit with the amount colors and accessories you can choose to incorporate. However, I do recommend choosing a fitted top like a body suit, cropped top or shirt that you can tuck in while leave the shorts sleek and smooth. I also suggest going with a flattering heel or sandal that helps to elongate your legs to maintain the edgy-chic vibe of the outfit.

As I mentioned, the sky is the limit when it comes to styling all white outfits so I figured why not choose a bright, bold colored bag like this yellow pebbled leather saddle bag. Oh and there is the best part is that it’s currently 30% OFF at Polo Ralph Laurenwith code: MEMDAY

See how I styled this same handbag in a different color here—>My Go-To Look For Everyday Wear

The small size and convenient crossbody feature makes it great for everyday use!

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Outfit: White Linen Shorts & Linen-Blend Blazer c/o Polo Ralph Lauren | Pebbled Leather Lennox Bag <— SALE Alert! 30% OFF with code: MEMDAY | Similar Gingham Cropped Top (obsessed with this gingham shirt dress) | Similar Heeled Sandals

Photos by: Aperture Photos Co

This post is in partnership with Polo Ralph Lauren, a brand I love. All opinions and selections here are my own. Thank you for supporting the affiliate posts who make this blog possible.

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Two Ways To Wear Stripes for Memorial Day Weekend

May 23, 2018

Hey everyone, today I’ve teamed up with Nordstrom to share two ways to wear stripes for Memorial Day Weekend featuring Nordstrom’s exclusive 1901 collection. First up I’ve got this adorable striped jumpsuit, which actually may have sold out already, but I found this similar striped jumpsuit that is equally as cute here—> Striped Convertible Halter Jumpsuit

Jumpsuits are always a great go-to for weekend events because they barely require any styling! All you need is a cute pair of sandals and some fun jewelry!

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Outfit: Striped Jumpsuit (similar striped jumpsuit) | Bree Circle Crossbody Bag | ‘Oval’ Large Link Bracelet with Gold | ‘X’ Bracelet with Gold | Cable Classics Bracelet with Gold, 5mm

For my second look, I paired some striped paperbag shorts with this adorable ruffle sleeve top from Nordstrom’s 1901 collection. If you haven’t already, I highly recommend that you hop on the paperbag shorts trend as well as the ruffle sleeve top trend. I guarantee that you’ll get a good use out of both of them this summer!

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Photos by: Aperture Photos Co

This post is in partnership with Nordstrom, a brand I love. All opinions and selections here are my own. Thank you for supporting the affiliate posts who make this blog possible.

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Wedding Wednesday: My Floral Themed Bridal Shower

May 22, 2018

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.thelittleepicurean.com/2016/02/blood-orange-elderflower-gin-cocktail.html

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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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GiGi New York x #HauteOffTheMarket Wedding Collection

May 14, 2018

Hey everyone, I hope you all had a nice weekend and Mother’s Day. I’m so excited to officially launch my exclusive GiGi New York x #HauteOffTheMarket Wedding Collection today! We’ve been working hard on the collection since Fall 2017 and I’m so happy to finally to share it with you along with a special promo code for 20% OFF your purchase. I know you saw some sneak peeks of the collection during my New Orleans and Cabo wedding festivities, but we added a couple more surprises along the way including personalized leather ring boxes, which are the sweetest little engagement gifts.

Take 20% OFF with code: JENNWED20

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They’re perfect for holding your engagement ring on your nightstand or in a safe while traveling. I had a couple of adorable ring boxes while I was engaged, but none of them would stay closed in my bag while I was traveling except for a small leather ring box like the one I designed with GiGi New York. I always like to have a box to protect my ring while I’m not wearing it like during water excursions or even while showering.

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Jewelry c/o Loren Hope | Ashley Sievert Makeup | Custom gold compact mirrors c/o Mark & Graham

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Take 20% OFF with code: JENNWED20

The Floral Applique Clutches: My wedding coordinator and designer helped me plan a whimsical, garden-glam themed wedding for my New Orleans ceremony. So I decided to design some beautiful, yet simple floral appliqué clutches with GiGi New York as gifts for my bridesmaids. I went with ivory so that the bags would complement all wedding color schemes for future brides. We also added metallics to appliqué to maintain the glam theme of my wedding. Plus I think a pop of metallic makes any bag look a little fancier.

See more information on my bridesmaids dresses here—> Bridesmaids Dresses That You’ll Want to Wear Again

These personalized wedding hashtag journals also make great engagement gifts too because you can add their special wedding wedding hashtag to the cover and then bam! It’s the perfect wedding planning book for the bride.

Take 20% OFF with code: JENNWED20

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I went with simple white gold tassel clutches for my Cabo wedding to complement all of the different colored dresses. Also, I didn’t want the floral clutches to clash with my floral bridesmaids dresses. We added oversized tassels and gold chain crossbody straps to the metallic clutches for convenience since it was a destination wedding and I gifted them to bridesmaids to use for the whole wedding weekend.

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Remember how Blake and I asked our friends to join our wedding party using Gigi New York travel accessories here—> 5 Fun Ways to Ask Your Bridesmaids and Groomsmen

This post is in partnership with GiGi New York, a brand I love. All opinions and selections here are my own. Thank you for supporting the affiliate posts who make this blog possible.

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HAIR & MAKEUP:

@hairbyginger | hairstyles
@ashleysievertbeauty | makeup

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FILM & PHOTOGRAPHY:

@laineyreedphotography | lead photographer
@mpreau | 2nd shooter
@brookeboydd | film
@aperture_photos_co | iPhone

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Tag Archives: Louisiana Blogger

Suited Up For Memorial Day Weekend

Two Ways To Wear Stripes for Memorial Day Weekend

Wedding Wednesday: My Floral Themed Bridal Shower

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GiGi New York x #HauteOffTheMarket Wedding Collection

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