(Outfit Of The Day) A Beautiful September Wedding

So! I am still here, I promise.  

Life has been nothing short of crazy over the past two months, hence the lack of regular posting.  I am finally back at home, however, and most importantly back home without the looming threat of spending more time standing in the long lines of security at the airport (and then wondering, if the wobbly underground train that speeds back and forth between the three concourses derailed and ran into a wall and I survived, would I forever get free frozen yogurt from the World's Last TCBY That Is Randomly Located In DIA? Is that the rule?), or more driving on a long roadtrip (listening to Dr. Laura Schlessinger on Stars XM along the way for some bizarre form of masochistic torture to stay awake), or more living out of a suitcase and bathing my clothes and/or a random chihuahua in The Magical Downy Wrinkle Release on a daily basis.  You know--all the usual stuff that happens when traveling.

I've been everywhere, man, I have been everywhere.  My most recent trip was to Minneapolis to take part in a good friend's wedding and while It was a quick trip up there, it was jammed full of good fun.  So let's take a look at it, yes?

The bride herself is extremely artsy and crafty (and has cute freckles too, darn her!) and therefore wanted a DIY wedding.

So we folded lots and lots (and lots!) of pom-poms:

And we fulfilled our bridesmaid-y duties by bravely volunteering our husbands to test-try the Wilton's icing colors for juuust the right shade of pink:

{i'm hiding!}

Oh yeah. That's pink.

(and it didn't come off until several days later, cha cha cha)

After the Freaky Icing Color Debacle of 2011, we had to make a quick trip to the wedding decor aisle in WalMart, too:

{I'll just go ahead and say it--the wedding decor aisle in WalMart is kind of weird.}

I am wearing my moving-heavy-picnic-tables-early-on-a-Saturday-morning-while-Husband-watches-me outfit:

{it didn't even budge}

Pretty, pretty pom-poms:

Pretty, pretty bouquets arranged by the bride's mom!

My twin seester and me:

Outside shot of the Riehl farmstead:

The pretty, pretty bride & groom:

In love with her peacock hair clip, no?

Being silly:

{my mom used to tell stories about how, when we were itty-bitty-toddlers, she'd turn my sister and I loose in a gigaaaantic park and it'd never fail, we'd take off running and then run smack straight into each other.} {I sometimes feel like this explains a lot.}

More being silly:

Getting ready to head down the aisle:

{I was preparing to Souljaboy-Suparman-Dat-Oh down the aisle}

Husband!

After the wedding!

{the girls}

Cupcakes & cheesecake made by the bride--sooooo good!

Up to no-good with the pom poms:

{ripples mcgee}

Husband pretending to be me:

{hardy-har}

The wedding party:

Down by the Mississippi River, the end:

{and if our house ever catches on fire, I'm totally making sure to grab these and shove them into my Chanel flap as I flee.}

So!  That is that.  Now on to an outfit--our house is still in shambles, which means it is super exciting trying to find things to wear! And I'm talking about anything, really. I have no idea where anything is right now, and while I am not entirely sure if I liked my Dior Lolita booties with the outfit below...it was between those and a pair of  fuzzy bunny slippers.  It's all I can find.

(And the bunny slippers probably lost only because they were covered in sawdust and were a clashing shade of pink, soooo.)

I wore this outfit on Wednesday night while meeting up with one of Husband's old college roommates at The Atomic Cowboy for drinks, pizza, trivia, and fun. Simple, bold gold collars and chokers have been popping up all over the place, and I really love how they look with a silky blouse.  It adds a little bit of somethin' without detracting away from the prettiness of the blouse, I think, and are a welcome change from the beaded, blingy-and-heavy statement necklaces of seasons past.

And can I also say how much I love this blouse? I seriously, seriously love this blouse. It is gorgeous in person, feels great on, is machine washable (although I have not washed mine yet, so I cannot attest to the durability there) AND it's on sale right now at GAP. I'm wearing an XS and I think it fits well (it's supposed to be a teensy bit loose), so keep that in mind in case you want to grab it for yourself, too:

Blouse: GAP (buy it here, on sale) (similar style here by DVF) (and here) (and here for $13.50)

Skirt: Old J Crew (similar style here) (and here at ASOS) (and here for $19.80)

Necklace: Forever 21 (similar style here) (and here for $10) (and here for $15) (and here at Ann Taylor)

Bracelet: Forever21 (buy it here)

Shoes: Dior Lolita Booties (similar style here at Bluefly) (and here, on sale) (and here)

Bag: Lanvin Metallic Python Bag (buy it here) (similar style here at Macy's) (and here at GAP) (love this, too!)

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