Sunday, February 17, 2013

Something Blue

Early this month, my family attended a wedding of a family friend. It was my sister's sister-in-law's wedding day, and I don't know if it would be right for me to also call her sister-in-law, but yeah, we went to celebrate with her. As all brides are on their big day, she was gorgeous, blushing, and radiant! It's so nice to see people deeply in love, and I'm so inspired and happy for the couple!

The wedding and the reception was held in Hyatt Hotel in Manila, and this was my OOTD. I always get excited with special occasions because I get to wear pretty cocktail dresses.

 

I like my dresses in dark or jewel tones, because these colors look best on my pale skin. I'm not so much of a fan of light colors and pastels because they make me look washed out. I'm liking this royal blue Venus Drape Bubble Dress from Karimadon. I can wear it in many ways: one sleeve over my arm, cinched with a belt, or I can just let it loose. As you may have noticed, I'm not used to piling on big and loud accessories. I like to keep things simple.


An evening party requires a small clutch, and I am so glad that this mini clutch from Carolina Herrera is roomy enough to fit my phone, camera, oil blotting sheets, and lipstick!


I'm also wearing my comfy heels from Naturalizer. This pair is a lifesaver as it fits almost any of my outfits - from day to night. I leave it in my office locker sometimes, so I can wear flats en route to the office, and just slip into this pair of heels for when I arrive.

Karimadon Venus Drape Bubble Dress | Carolina Herrera clutch bag | Naturalizer Katrina heels


I'm loving how the couple veered away from traditional color motifs for their theme. The gowns of the flower girls were pink with black accents, and their wedding cake is in peach and black. Never knew a black cake would also look nice. :)

Love,
Helen

17 comments:

  1. you look lovely. and the motif of the wedding is cool too bad my mom couldn't accept black in weddings :(

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    1. Thank you, Arya! It's my first time to attend one with black as part of the motif. It's interesting but I bet my Mom won't allow that for me too.

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  2. I LOVE YER SHOES!! simple yet elegant!

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  3. I love the cut of the dress, it looks good on you. Lovin' your heels too. They look cute and comfy. =)

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    1. I'm liking the cut of this dress too, it doesn't make me look too thin. ;)

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  4. i love your dress, it fits you so well :)

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  5. You look so Radiant! Very elegant Helen. ;)

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  6. i love your OOTD head to toe! glad you included the name of the brand..itll be easier for me where to search when i get to attend to any wedding hopefully soon :) the blue dress looks so good, you just gave me an idea how to veer away from long gowns and pastels...the clutch is so nice, everything in it are literally safe (hmmmmm need or maybe WANT one too!) i love your shoes..naturalizer is i think known for comfort too! i got mine from aerosoles and i just wore it on a chinese new year party i was so sleepy but my feet are still fine..if you know what i mean lol :) please post more OOTD ms helen :)i love this one is very wearable :)

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    1. I think it's okay to wear short dresses now for special occasions, and if it looks good on you and you feel good in it, just go for it. :) Yup, everything in the clutch is safe since the clutch itself is hard and when it has all my stuff in it, it's kinda heavy even with its small size. Haha! I get you there when it comes to going to parties where heels can sometimes cause so much pain. Good shoes are definitely an investment.

      I'll try to post more, but I'm not that confident since I don't know how to pose properly for a photo! Hehe! I'm so happy you appreciated this OOTD. Thank you so much, Marsie! :)

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  7. *please ignore my previous comment, I accidentally pasted my comment for another blogger! Haha!

    Anyway, yes, I've noticed you're into Grecian dresses! :)

    xo,
    Angel
    http://angeldiamante.blogspot.com/

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    1. You got that right! I find one-shoulder dresses sexy without the need to show too much skin. :)

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  8. I Love the clutch!! :) Ang cute nya e.

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