Sunday, July 1, 2012

Running, returning


dress: vintage | belt: Forever 21 | shoes: Payless

It never ceases to amaze me how many lovely photo spots are just waiting to be discovered in plain sight. There is a wonderful bike trail close to my house - I must have been on it hundreds of times - and yet in all these years, I had never been to this particular spot. Maybe it's because I was afraid of trespassing...but if there's one thing I've learned, it's that if you want to get a good photo location, you're probably going to have to trespass at some point. Anyway, there was no sign prohibiting entry here, so Chris and I stepped off the beaten path and found this lovely little place at sunset. The sun was beating down and I was developing blisters, but I hardly noticed. I've found a new favorite place. I can't wait to return and see how tall the corn gets (much taller than me, no doubt - though that would be no great feat).




Another new favorite? This hairstyle. I am notoriously awful at doing my hair. My two standby hairstyles are 1) down and wavy, or 2) up in this bun, as seen in many of my outfits posts. Occasionally I'll mix it up and do a half-up bouffant. But everything else - even "easy" tutorials found on Pinterest - are just totally lost on me. But on a whim, I decided to try this tutorial from Love, Blair...and it actually worked! Granted, mine wasn't as smooth or perfect-looking as hers...but it served me well for a few days, and worked beautifully when I pulled it up into a bun. I'll definitely be returning to this look over the course of the summer.

That seems to be something of a theme in this post: discovering, and the promise of returning.




I hope everyone's summer is going well! Except for a little cold I've picked up from my dad, mine is going wonderfully. I finally made it over to Lake Michigan last Saturday with my niece and nephew...we had an awesome time burying each other in the sand and splashing in the waves. They're so precious, and I miss them already. I've decided I can't wait six months to see them again, so I'm going to plan an autumn trip out to Maryland to see them, and then to Virginia to visit a friend. So as well as this summer is going...bring on fall, I say!

Be sure to head on over to Miss Indie's June giveaway - you could win, among other awesome prizes, a custom line portrait drawn by Chris!




  

20 comments:

  1. I love your style. So feminine and pretty. This dress is beautiful and perfectly Summery. Beautiful pictures as well.

    http://shannonhearts.blogspot.com/

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  2. That dress is divinity, I love the eyelet detailing. Finding quirky locations to take outfit shots is one of my favourite thing about blogging, I think!

    Charmaine x

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  3. GORGEOUS dress! Looks so light and summery!

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  4. Such a beautiful set of photos. The dress is so amazing and you look stunning! Love love love!

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  5. These photos are so insanely beautiful, as are you! I love that dress and your hair looks really pretty - I might have to give it a try, I'm absolutely hopeless as far as hair-styling is concerned!

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  6. Hi beautiful lady! :) Your photos are always so gorgeous and this dress is lovely on you. And the first photo is so cute! I love spinning in full dresses. But I mean, who doesn't??

    So...I can't find your email address anywhere so I'm hoping you'll see this...! I wanted to know if you would like to do a guest post for me for this coming Saturday (7/7) or Monday(7/9)? Please email me at thecity.smiles@gmail.com with a yes or a no and I can give you the details if you want to! I would love to have you! But no problem if you can't. :)

    xx

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  7. my goodness, these photos are seriously beautiful! I adore your dress, you have convinced me to start the hunt for one just like it!

    www.teganiasthoughts.blogspot.com

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  8. gorgeous photos. that dress is so pretty! u really wowed me :)

    xx

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  9. such lovely photos and I adore your dress! Trespassing is sometimes just necessary :)

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  10. that dress is so so so so so lovely.
    and i'm loving that first photo. it's magical.

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  11. What a gorgeous dress! Also, it's nice to know that I'm not the only one who tends to have trouble with hair tutorials. You did a great job with this one, though. :)

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  12. Your hair looks lovely! I'm garbage at doing my hair (so I just teese/poof it!), but I'd love to try this style! Also, these photos embody summer; I can almost feel the warmth of the sun just looking at them. x

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  13. you look amazing! love your dress and those photos are fantastic! :)

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  14. Hi I'm visiting from MissIndie and I was wondering if I could get some more information about the line drawing you have as your giveaway. I am looking for something just like that for a blog design client I'm working with. :) Could you please email me at shadylane_14@hotmail.com? I'd love to chat with you about it.
    Thanks!!

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  15. You are gorgeous and these pictures are fabulous!

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  16. Wonderful all round, fantastic to see your bare legs again, I think as you cover them up so much when you do bare them we appreciate it all the more !

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  17. Such a beautiful dress, and you did a wonderful job on the hair!

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  18. Oh my gosh, your dress! I love it so much!! And these photos are beyond beautiful... and yup my hubby & I have definitley done some trespassing for photos too!! Hope you had a wonderful 4th of July! xo

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  19. I definitely understand about doing different things to our hair. I get so frustrated trying new things so I usually just put it up or wear it down. I had short hair for so long I never learned things during my formative hair-learning years! At least, that's my excuse.

    Also you look so so pretty in that dress! I absolutely love it and wish I had one just like it. These pictures are so nice and summery too. Gorgeous!

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