Bow-Tied

BowTie:  Tie Bar
Shirt:        Banana Republic
Dress:       Old Navy (similar style here)
Belt:         Anthropologie (similar style here)
Clutch:    Thrifted (similar style here, here, and here) 
Shoes:      American Eagle Outfitters (similar style here) 
Bracelet:  Carved bone, antique (similar style here) 
Bracelet:  Gold, antique (similar style here) 

Our last wedding invite of the year was at the end of October; I love fall weddings! This time, we trekked to Folsom to see some close friends tie the knot. I brought a few different fall appropriate outfits to choose from, but my mother-in-law ended up giving me a lovely dress that I couldn't help but wear. There's something about getting new things and then having to wear them right away. Although the dress shouted spring with its vibrant colors and ruffles, I had a funky green patent belt with a tortoise shell buckle and wooden sandals to pair. My mind was made up.

As for the boy, he was on a mission to tie a bow tie. I bought him a couple to choose from for our wedding, and when the day arrived, he assumed that one of his groomsmen would know how to tie it (we wanted the real deal-no clip ons). He was wrong, and even with the many youtube tutorials, they failed. Parker ended up running over to Nordstrom so one of the men's department associates could tie it for him. Since then, they've just sat in the closet, waiting to be worn. We managed to accidentally tie one for a wedding we attended earlier in the month, and it looked pretty good. This time around, he did the trick, purposefully. Isn't he handsome in khakis, chambray, and that burgundy bow-tie?