In today's post, I'll be sharing a ton of pics from my bachelorette weekend and recapping where we ate, shopped, etc. Six of my friends and I all drove down to Seaside, Florida which is home to some of the prettiest beaches I've ever seen. I decided to have my bachelorette over Labor Day weekend so we all had an extra day of fun... and trust me, we did just that! Scroll down to the bottom for food and shopping recommendations!

The weekend started off when Andrea brought us doughnuts for the trip! We technically still had one lab to do at school, but this totally made my day!

After 5.5 long hours of driving, Olivia, Andrea, and I finally arrived and everyone else was already there. They totally surprised me and all yelled as soon as I walked up to the house. As you can see I'm clearly carrying the most precious cargo into the house first. #donutsarelife

The decorations were AMAZING. Plus, the girls all got together and threw me a surprise lingerie shower. We actually played a game where I had to guess who gave me what and I was really awful at it. It was still so fun!

Everyone ordered beach tanks that said "Last Fling Before the Ring." On the front side, everyone got their monogram. I'm actually really sad because we weren't able to get a picture with everyone in their tanks on the beach. I was planning on doing it Sunday but it rained all day. 

Julianna surprised everyone with these cute tumblers to drink out of all weekend. She even monogrammed everyones. Of course, I had to snap a cute picture while laying out Saturday.

We were getting ready to go eat Saturday night at the Red Bar and I took this opportunity to snap a real quick pic! Find this super cute ALOHA sign here. My romper is Judith March.

This was on Sunday after our rainy day. We all went into Seaside and shopped around. Everyone ended up getting Seaside shirts or sweatshirts so we obviously posed for a pic.

Allie, my maid of honor, got everyone these super cute coozies in their gift baskets and I LOVE them. 

This pic was from Sunday when we ate and shopped around Seaside. Find my romper here.

Where we ate:

Friday night & Saturday lunch: We grabbed food at Publix and all ate in the house.

Saturday Dinner: We ate at the Red Bar and it was delicious. I highly recommend it. Also, it's not strictly seafood so you can order chicken (what I got) if you don't like seafoood.

Sunday Lunch: We ate at Mi Casita Mexican Grill. It was SO yummy and not crowded at all because it's not in the heart of seaside.

Sunday Dinner: We ended up driving up to Seaside pretty late and eating at the food trucks. Everyone was able to get what they wanted wether it was BBQ from Barefoot BBQ, grilled cheese sandwiches from the Meltdown, or hot dogs from Wild Bills. I highly recommend doing this too because it's such a cute area and afterwards you can shop around.

Where we shopped: 

We went into almost every store in Seaside. Our favorite store however was one that carried all tees haha! Everyone of us ended up getting matching seaside shirts (see the pic above). I ended up getting a tee and a sweatshirt. They are comfort colors too which is a huge plus! I love keeping sweatshirts in my car in the fall/winter because you never know when you're going to need an extra layer of warmth.

I'm seriously so thankful for all the girls that came and made my weekend so special. I love you all!

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by my blog. 

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Early Fall Outfit

So I did a really similar look to this outfit severals week ago but with my utility vest over. I wanted to show ya'll how cute this would be with a cardigan overtop a striped tee and shorts. This is great for those days where you're out and about during the day when its warm, but you are also heading somewhere at night and need an extra layer for warmth. I love love love this cardigan and also got it in wine because it's that awesome! It's so simple but is a great layering piece and I highly recommend it!

Cardigan: BP (only $48) // Striped Tee: BP // Shorts: Articles of Society // Booties: Treasure&Bond // Purse: Tory Burch 

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Tory Burch Fall Sale (30% off sitewide!)

Hey ya'll! I can't believe it's been over a month since I've posted. Time really has been going by so fast with school this semester. I've been non-stop studying and haven't had much time for anything else. But rest assured, today's post is a BIG DEAL because I'm bringing you news of the Tory Burch sale. Usually you have to spend a certain amount to get higher discounts. I think last year it was spend $300, get 15% off and you had to spend $750 to get 30% off. Well, they've changed the sale and now you only have to spend $250 to get 30% off! Crazy right?! Just use the code FALL16. I've posted some of my sale favorites below!

One of my favorite casual fall outfits last year was styled with my Tory Burch riding boots! This year's version is included in the sale and is $150 off!

Here's a closer up view of the boots I got last year in the sale.

This is another one of my favorite fall outfits created with my TB riding boots. They look great with leggings and boot socks.

I can't believe they are including the York Tote in the sale this year. It's one of their most popular and most affordable totes. Originally $295, this beauty is only $206.50 in the sale. It also comes in a ton of other colors! 

To see all the items in the sale, check it out here. 

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Headbands of Hope

In a time when there's so much hate in the world, it's refreshing to see people and companies who are devoted to spreading love and joy. Headbands of Hope does just that. For every headband purchased, they give one headband to a child with cancer. It's so nice to see a company stand up and make a difference in this children's lives and give them a reason to smile. So sweet! They offer headbands, flower crowns, and clips and have even started a boy's line so they don't get left out! I love positive organizations like this. How awesome is it knowing that when you purchase something, your brightening a little child's day? Check out how I styled this flower crown below but also make sure to checkout their website and read more about their history and see all of their products!

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Wedding Wednesday: Engagement Pictures

Today's post is all about engagement pictures... dos & don'ts, tips & tricks, and basically my whole experience with taking them! They're one of the first things you do as a newly engaged couple. Jess and I got engaged May 8 and took our engagement pictures August 12 which is quite a gap but I've only been home to GA once since I started the summer semester at school so it's been quite hard to schedule a time!

We decided to take them at Jess's parents house so we were more comfortable. I originally wanted it to be in the late afternoon near sunset because that's the best lighting of the day! But turns out you always need a plan B (or at least need to be flexible) because it was 40% chance of rain right around the time we wanted to shoot. We ended up not being able to capture that sunset glow, but the clouds casted a perfect diffuse lighting which ended up being perfect.

Tips:

Research photographers and find one that fits your style and budget. The photographer I wanted to use for our wedding pictures offered and engagement session package so we chose that as well!

Plan outfits ahead of time. Don't wait until the last minute to pick what you want to wear. I did this and had to rush ship my dress, but thankfully it got here in time. 

Bring more outfits than you need. You may find that one color or outfit suits a particular shooting location over another. 

Coordinate your outfits without looking too matchy-matchy.

I love the idea of the girl wearing at least 1 white outfit or dress in pictures!

Bring water (& maybe towels) if it's hot outside.

Take breaks if you're getting too hot/cold. We definitely had to do this because it was SO hot and muggy outside. That's south GA for ya!

Relax and don't act too seriously. Our photographer gave us a lot of direction and was super quick so there weren't too many awkward moments of staring at each other for 5 minutes.

Joke with each other while taking pictures to bring out real laughs. I love candid shots and think they will always be the best of any taken. I'm hoping we have a few.

Feel free to include children (if any of you already share or have a child) or dogs. We included Lily (our german wire-haired pointer) and I definitely can't wait to see those photos.


Here's a sneak of our engagement pictures from Amanda Sumner Photography!

I can't wait to see the rest of our photos! I'll write and updated post with more photos when I get them back. I loved this shot and you can't even tell its 800 degrees out with insane humidity. It was literally raining all around us this day. Btw, this dress was perfect for photos & I'm thinking about wearing it to the rehearsal dinner because it's stunning!

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Easy Outfit That Transitions Into Fall

Long time, no blog post ya'll. With my semester ending, I've been super busy. But no worries, I'm back today with a super easy outfit that transitions into fall. If you're from the south, you know that it pretty much stays hot until late September. It's hard to wear layers and not sweat through your whole outfit so that's why I love this green utility vest. You can throw it on over a tee and instantly get the look of fall. Plus, if it's still too hot to wear jeans, wear it with shorts like I did. You can throw this vest on over a striped tee, or even wear it over a printed dress with tall boots. I'm telling ya'll, this vest is a fall must have! The striped tee I'm wearing under it is really long (long enough to wear with leggings) so I knotted it up in the front so you could see my shorts! 

Utility Vest: Thread & Supply // Striped Tee: BP // Distressed shorts: Articles of Society (here & here) // Booties: Treasure&Bond // Purse: Tory Burch // Necklace: similar // Bracelet: Kendra Scott

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The Perfect Fall Dress

I love a good fall floral. Most people think floral patterns are just for springtime but I beg to differ. This dress is perfect for beating that early fall heat while still embracing the season. I love breaking up my fall plaids with fun floral outfits like this one that are full of falls best colors: olive, burgundy, and mustard. I think I like wearing fall florals more than spring florals. But that's probably because fall is my favorite season. 

I snagged this dress in the Nordstrom sale and I'm so glad I did! I love it's loose flowy fit and the bell sleeves are so cute. I think this color is low in stock now, but I'm sure they'll restock it. I love this dress so much that I'm thinking of ordering the black. How cute would it be in the fall paired with a fur vest? Also I 100% recommend these booties. They're also a part of the sale and such good quality and majorly comfortable. Plus, with their coloring, they will go with almost any outfit.

Floral Dress: Lush (on sale for $31.90, reg. $48) // Booties: Treasure&Bond (on sale for $79.90, reg. $119.95) // Necklace: Baublebar (on sale for $22) // Purse: gift but love this one!

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xoxo, Abby 

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