Wedding Bells

rent the runway wedding guest, wedding guest attire, spring wedding, yellow dress

When: May 18 // Weather: 80s & sunny // Real life: my brother-in-law’s wedding

rent the runway wedding guest, wedding guest attire, spring wedding, yellow dress

rent the runway wedding guest, wedding guest attire, spring wedding, yellow dress

rent the runway wedding guest, wedding guest attire, spring wedding, yellow dress

rent the runway wedding guest, wedding guest attire, spring wedding, yellow dress

rent the runway wedding guest, wedding guest attire, spring wedding, yellow dress

It’s sort of a given that if you’re in your 20s-30s, and it’s a Saturday in May or June, you’ll find yourself at a wedding. Except… most of my friend were apparently early settle-downers, because it’s been ages since I’ve been to a good love party. Luckily I practice my chicken dance on a regular basis, so it wasn’t too hard to get back in the swing of wedding-going for my brother-in-law’s nuptials last month.

I rented a couple different dresses from Rent the Runway and as soon as I put this one on, I knew it was the winner. It pretty much screamed “SPRINGTIME,” it was comfy (no bra needed), and it was special but not stuffy. And if you want my advice, the key to wearing a fancy dress and not letting a fancy dress wear you is: add elements that are a little less fancy or even – dare I say – rock n’ roll. Like black studded sandals and a plain ol’ ponytail, instead of metallic heels and an updo.

Dress // similar Shoes // Clutch // similar Earrings // similar Sunglasses

Belted Shirtdress

striped sleeveless shirt dress with red belt, zac posen bag

When: May 7 // Weather: warm & cloudy // Real life: work

striped sleeveless shirt dress with red belt, zac posen bag

striped sleeveless shirt dress with red belt, zac posen bag

striped sleeveless shirt dress with red belt, zac posen bag

striped sleeveless shirt dress with red belt, zac posen bag

striped sleeveless shirt dress with red belt, zac posen bag

Do you ever come across cashiers that seem like they hate you? Like, not just that they’re not super cheerful, but they look at you as if you just walked up and called them a cotton-headed ninnymuggins or something equally horrendous. I mean, I know I’m not the most likeable person (the dry humor’s not for everyone), but even I can’t offend someone within 15 seconds of meeting them.

I met one of those surly cashiers when I was buying this belt at Ann Taylor. She was quite annoyed that I didn’t want to purchase the one in the store that had a defect. Then I met another one at the grocery story last weekend. I’m not exaggerating when I say she threw my food in the bag. Good think I wasn’t buying eggs!

Anyway, I never really tattle or complain about grumpy cashiers, because those are pretty thankless jobs with low pay and you’re on your feet all day. There are plenty of reasons to be grumpy – maybe someone just told them about climate change. But sometimes I just can’t help but wonder if I’m putting out a bad vibe (or smell). You guys would tell me, right??

Dress (only $20!) // Belt (under $15) // Bag // similar Shoes