... a wedding at the Villa ...

I was so honored this week to be invited by a dear friend to the wedding of her son...

at the beautiful Villa in San Juan Capistrano.

My friend's entire family is hip and cool...

the last  fabulous wedding I went to ...

seen here
 was that of her gorgeous and talented daughter.

So I knew this wedding would call for an inspired look...
so...

Out came my favorite sparkle pants...

denim tunic... and the fur collar my darling daughter found for me in Italy...
I added
my vintage tooled bag and long fringed silk shawl...
as fashion nods to the history of the venue and the area.

The wedding was breathtaking...
Every detail of this wedding was creatively  thought out...

 I was so relieved to see on the invitation that photos were encouraged...

with even their own hashtag...

I still regret so many, many perfect moments I  didn't capture at the last wedding.

Petals tucked in vintage book pages...

to be tossed at the newly married couple.

The ceremony porch...
 perfectly decorated  with bunting and green  garlands whispering to the location
and
 the season ...

set with glowing candles...

The wedding design and flowers were done by Stacey Fitts of

Floral Occasions

who, by the way, is also the proud Mother of the beautiful bride.

I was inspired by the beauty in details ...

which was every where,..

as always dear friends

I wish you love and joy

as you style your life


Thank you again, Christy...
for the honor of sharing another of life's
 most memorable moments...
I love you.

linking up with

Visible Monday

working on my fall wardrobe...

As I have said

I am working on my fall/winter wardrobe

~I have inventoried what I have

~researched what's new

~made  lists of new wants

~and I am just itching to go shopping...

then it hits me...

Am I even shopping for my real life...

my real daily needs...

or am I once again seduced by the beautiful new...

the yearning for new style...new chic

a quick and glorious fix of well thought out impulse buying.

I have what I think is a familiar closet...

one full of beautiful pieces...

but still I am left with the feeling of

nothing to wear

and over and over choose from the same handful of items...

oh my...

this means I must put my shopping rush on hold...

and

not only know what I have and want...

I have to sit down and really think through

what do I really need

for my real life

where do I really want to put my limited resources

I get carried away by the aspirational glossies...

I can not tell you how many shoes I have bought 

for their beauty and my dream to need them...

but this time

I want to put my real investment  dollars in pieces that will help me

celebrate my real life

so before I go out shopping

and styling my fall wardrobe....

I must first decide

what clothing needs my life has...

hmmm...

doesn't sound as fun as running out to shop does it....

but hopefully this added step will pay off in the end :)

as always dear friends

I wish you love and joy

as you style your own life