Out to Dinner Look

 

 Happy Friday! 

I have been slacking lately on my outfit posts. A few weeks ago I posted a picture on instagram of multiple outfits I planned on posting... and I am still missing two of them. haha. This is something that I threw together for dinner one night. I love the high neck of the shirt and the delicate detailing. These jeans are perfect to wear with boots, roll them up, or wear them straight. They are my absolute favorites! I also had to wear my favorite wedges. I love them because of the embellishments on the ankle strap. For accessories, I didn't want too much going on with the detailed neck, (a whole bunch of hair), and a necklace or earrings. So, I opted for an arm party! My grandmother gave me some jewelry as a late birthday present and my favorite has been the large gold bangle (pictured below). The rest of the bangles are random ones I have collected over the years.

Close up of the neckline! (also an awkward one eye picture)

Arm party!

{Outfit Details}

Top: Rue21 (old; similar here, love this dress with the same neck)

Jeans: Miss Me (get them on sale here)

Shoes: Qupid (old; hopefully, I will find similar ones)

Large Gold Bangle: Belk (not available online)

Other bangles: I have no clue.

As always, thank you for taking tour time to read my blog!

Haylie

"Now may the LORD of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The LORD be with all of you."

2 Thessalonians 3:16

Girls Day

Hello!

I hope everyone is having a great Thursday! I have had a pretty busy week this week. In this short amount of downtime that I do have, I thought that I would share an outfit that I got a ton of questions about. One lady even stopped me in the mall to ask where these shorts were from. A couple of weeks ago, I went and had a pedicure and a shopping day with two of my best friends!

This is a shot of my outfit I will be writing about. Me and Ashley fell in love with the same Jessica Simpson wedges and had to take a mirror picture! The shoes can be found in my previous post Pink and Leopard.

We forgot to take a picture earlier in the day, but we managed to get a mirror shot of the three of us. Obviously, turquoise was kind of our theme for the day!

Here's our toesies! Ashley had coral with silver accents. Haley had a light blue with a white anchor. I had a dark turquoise with... some design I picked out of a book. The idea I had in mind, the lady wasn't able to do... sigh.

Now, on to the outfit.

I have quite an obsession with lace. Lace shorts, lace dresses, lace shirts, you name it. I immediately knew when I saw these shorts, that I had to have them. They are a great length and they sit in between high waisted and low waisted shorts. I can't really explain it. They are the PERFECT color (and my favorite if you can't tell) for summertime. Here is the bad part though... I found these bad boys on sale at Dillard's last year. I actually drove two hours for them. But, wait! I found similar ones. So, no need to give up. Anyway, I get distracted...

I paired my favorite shorts with a white chiffon top with a bow in the back. I tucked in the shirt to focus more on the shorts. I wore white wedges for part of the day, and later I changed into white sandals. I am realllyyyy tall with wedges on, so I decided not to be a giant. To bring in the color of the shorts, I went with a necklace of the same color. This outfit took no time at all to put together, and it is easily one of my favorites. I hope you love it as much as I do!

Please ignore the background today. I liked the outdoor lighting, and I did my best with the auto timer on my iPhone.

{Outfit Details}

 Top: Boutique (get the same one here)

Shorts: Dillard's (old; LOVE these, slightly different color here)

Wedges: Gianni Bini (old; love the wrap on these)

Sandals (from pedicure picture): Rack Room (old; similar here, love these)

Necklace: Local store (similar here)
Sunglasses: RayBan (get them here)

Thank you for taking your time to check out my blog! It may sound silly, but maybe somehow this can make someone's day just a little brighter. I include a Bible verse in every post because God works in mysterious ways, and someone may need that.

Haylie 

Ephesians 3:20-21

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen."

Patriotic and Pretty: Red, White, and Blue

Hello!

I hope everyone had a great weekend celebrating our country's birthday! On Friday, I had a bridal appointment and I didn't wear anything patriotic to my appointment because I opted for an outfit that was easy to change out of. After I got home, my fiancé and I decided to go to dinner and catch some fireworks around town. He was sporting his red, white, and blue... So, I decided that I would wear mine too! I only have one picture of my full outfit from Friday, but I also have my patriotic outfit from Sunday!

My stylish fiancé, Brandon wore a golf polo, blue shorts, red shoes, and a red belt! He even wore his patriotic attire to work that day! I forgot that I had these royal blue lace shorts, but I decided that they were perfectly patriotic paired with red. I went with a white shirt with a ruffled neckline. Of course, I couldn't go without my red striped wedges and red bandana. Last but not least, I wore a silver statement necklace (see below in next outfit).

 

{Outfit details}

Brandon

Shirt: Greg Norman (get it here)

Shorts: Izod (get them here)

Shoes: Nautica (Ross find, similar here)

Belt: Nautica (Stein Mart find)

Me

Top: Outlet (old; I like this)

Shorts: Boutique (similar here, and here)

Wedges: Rue 21 (old; I like these)

Necklace: Walmart (couldn't find online) 

 

This is my go to hairstlye (as pictured above). 

1. Place hair in a high ponytail.

2. Use a bandana as a headband.

3. Pull out pieces to frame the face.

Voilà! An easy updo!  

Now, to my outfit I wore to church. Being the weekend of the fourth, I decided to still be patriotic when choosing my outfit. I think that every girl should have a white dress. There are so many different ways to style one. This is one of my favorites in my closet (broken zipper and all)! The delicate details on the skirt give a dainty and feminine touch. My shoes I found on clearance at Kohls a few years ago. They are cobalt blue and ruffled. They look much darker in the pictures than what they really are. With a white dress, and blue heels, I had to add some red in somewhere. I wore bright red lipstick, which is definitely a favorite of mine! For the accessories, I chose a thin white belt to add to the dress. Last but not least, I wore a statement necklace that I bought during the week on our girls day (I promise again that I am going to post about that). 

This deserves its own paragraph. The statement necklace pictured is from Wal-Mart! There are tons to choose from and they are only $10! I really wanted to buy them all, but I settled for just two right now. There are a variety of colors and styles, and they are all big (just what I like). A few are very similar to more expensive jewelry brands.

{Outfit Details}

Dress: Dillard's (old; similar here, really like this)

Shoes: Candies (old; like these)

Belt: Marshall's (similar here)

Necklace: Wal-Mart (I couldn't find it online)

Thank you for taking time to read about my weekend!

- Haylie

1 Peter 2:9-10

"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. ¹⁰ Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy."

Pink and Leopard

Hello!

I hope everyone has had a great week so far! I have been MIA because of my engagement (read about it here), my birthday and vacation. I've been a busy bee the past couple of weeks. Yesterday, I had a girls day with two of my best friends! We started off the day with a pedicure, and then of course had to go the mall! (I will be posting that outfit soon) At Belk in the clearance room we came across Jessica Simpson wedges marked down 75% from $98.00. At such an unbeatable price, me and Ashley from "Ashley's Passion for Fashion" (check out her blog here) had to have them. At first we could only find one pair, but fear not, we found another and we could continue to be twins!

I LOVE leopard and use it often as a staple piece. I like to mix it with a bright color. Today, I chose hot pink. To not be too overwhelming, I chose a lace top with the cutest tassel details. I went with a gold chain necklace to not make too much of a statement with what could be considered a "statement necklace".  Ashley (mentioned above) was selling this top at our yard sale and I just had to have it! Great minds think alike, and we like all of the same things. 

I hope ya'll enjoy this outfit!

Tassels on the sleeves

Top: VaVa by Joy Han (old, I like this and this)

Jeans: Abercrombie (similar here, and more expensive version here haha)

Wedges: Jessica Simpson (not quite 75% off, but on sale here)

Necklace: Rue 21 (old, similar here) 

Thank you for taking time to read! I'll have another outfit posted tomorrow or Friday, so stay tuned!

Haylie

Psalms 34:18

"The LORD is near the brokenhearted; He saves those crushed in spirit."

Turquoise and White

Hello again! I don't know if two posts in a row is too much, but I couldn't not post one of my favorite summer outfits!

My family went to eat for my mom's birthday tonight, and I had to get out one of my favorite dresses. Since I can probably eat my body weight in rolls... I thought a flowy dress wouldn't be restricting for when I indulge myself with their buttery goodness. The open back detail gives the dress some pizazz and keeps me cool in this warm weather. One of my favorite colors for spring and summer is turquoise. I like to pair it with coral accessories to add some more color. I think the two colors really compliment each other well!  

Last, but not least... The shoes. Alas, it is finally time to break out the white pants and white shoes. I like these because they can be dressed up or down, and they are super comfortable! 

Dress: Body Central (old, similar here and I like this)
Shoes: Gianni Bini (old. They're not white, but I like these)
Necklace: Jennifer Lopez (get it here)
Lipstick: Wet n' Wild Dollhouse Pink (get it here)

Thank you for reading my blog! At the end of every post I am going to be posting a Bible verse. I hope that His Word can be encouraging to others as it is for me! :)

2 Thessalonians 3:16

 "Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you."

Haylie 

My First Post - Red, White, and Bows!

Hey everyone!

I hope everyone has had a fantastic week so far.

My first post is going to be what I wore for memorial day earlier this week. I wanted to be patriotic and fashionable at the same time. I am calling this outfit: Red, white (actually... it's off white), and bows! I LOVE bows, lace, and wedges. All three of these favorites are packed into one outfit.

With the temperature in the 80's I felt that a chiffon top would be nice and breezy. The back is the top has a big now and there are "cold-shoulder" sleeves. I paired it with cut-off denim shorts because that screams SUMMERTIME. As I was scanning my closet for shoes, I remembered I had these wedges with bows on the toes (hey, that rhymes) tied in with the bow on my top. To finish it off, I added a pearl and chain necklace and a gold purse!

I had a little help from my new dress form for a couple pictures because I am no pro and couldn't get a good picture with auto-timer. Forgive me. On a side note... I plan to get better pictures as time goes on.

Top: Belk (similar here and here)

Shorts: Jessica Simpson (out of stock, similar here)

Wedges: Rue21 (old, I like these)

Necklace: Rue21 (old, similar here)

Purse: Michael Kors (get it here on sale)

Thank you to all of those who serve our country! 

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. - John 15:13

Haylie