Hi, friends! Happy last Monday of 2019 to you! I am sure you’re feeling the same way but O M G – where did the year go? I feel like we were literally just brining in the new year and setting 2019 goals. This year has been extremely satisfying as I completed a few big things: moved away from my college town, paid off 1 credit card, stared paying student loans & spent more time in my faith.
For fun, I’ll be ringing in the new year at a friends Roaring 20s Mystery party. Full transparency: I have never done anything like this before. However, I am SO excited to bring in the new year in a really cool way surrounded by fun people. This weekend, I celebrated one of my best friends from college getting married at the beach and found this perfect winter wedding dress to wear via Rent The Runway! However, in true North Carolina non-predictable weather fashion, it was 72 degrees the day of the wedding. *insert major eye roll* Walking from the parking lot to the wedding was a little brutal since the dress material is thicker and meant to keep you warm. But after the wedding was over and the sun went down, I was happy to be wearing something a little thicker since the temperature dropped quickly.
The true color of this dress is a deep navy blue with brighter blue lace details and black flutter sleeves and trimming. For a winter evening wedding, the color mix is perfect and more fun than simply wearing all black. Like so many of my other favorite wedding looks, black two-straps sandals were my shoe of choice for dancing all night long. I recently picked up this black mini satchel so I wouldn’t have to bring my huge LV Neverfull + so I had enough room for snacks and water and facial spray. Since the wedding was a 2 hour drive away, I packed a few light snacks and water, which was my best decision of the night. I somehow forgot that I hadn’t eaten since 8:30am and was starving midway through my drive at 3pm…dinner was at 6pm. Pro tip: Always bring a snack.
Luckily, the wedding ceremony was short and followed immediately by happy hour with light bites. Dinner was shortly after we made our way back to the main space so I was LUCKY that I didn’t need the snacks to hold me over. During my last wedding in the late winter, the ceremony was about 1.5 hours and happy hour didn’t include light bites – I starved & learned my lesson the hard way.
Because I got this dress as part of my Rent The Runway unlimited membership, I only paid for the actual membership and not the cost of the dress which is $500 at full-price and $300 on the best sale I could find. I have few other upcoming blog posts with more RTR Unlimited items (not sponsored, but HIT YA GIRL UP RTR) to give you guys the full scoop before you make the commitment. The unlimited plan is $159 for 4 styles at a time which you can usually get for $60-$80 during your first 2 months through various blogger codes. (I used CHEW50 from Alicia Tenise for $200 off my first 60 days which decreased the price to $63 with tax/month- SCORE).
So friends, that’s all that I have for today! In case you missed it, I rounded up my recent Q4 beauty favs last week and have a few more Q4 breakdown posts (books, eye products & foundations) coming over the next few weeks. If you’re new here, make sure to follow me on Instagram at @lotsofsassblog & reach out with any questions via dm, comments below or email: hello@lotsofsass.com. Thanks so much for reading! See you guys in 2020 -xo, Azanique <3
It can be hard to dress for a winter wedding but you’ve made is easy! What a pretty outfit!
Thank you, Caitlin 💜
What a pretty dress!! I really love how you added that cute scarf to your bag! What a perfect detail!
Thank you so much!
So cute! The sleeves and hem and the little ribbon-like detailing is so pretty. It seems like a classic dress that you can wear for years. Great pick!
Thanks so much!
This dress is PERFECT for the winter wedding season! I love that it’s ribbed and the lace detailing on the sleeves is so pretty.
Rachel
http://www.hello-her.com
Right?! I love it for winter!
What a gorgeous dress! I love that color, it’s so perfect for the winter months and it looks really rich! Xx.
It totally is!
What a beautiful dress! How was the party? A roaring 20s party sounds like the perfect way to ring in the new year!
Lizzie
http://www.lizzieinlace.com
It was really fun! Everyone was dressed up and I loved the role play 🙂
Wow that dress is SO pretty! I really love the flutter sleeves and the hem! Also that color is gorgeous on you!
Thank you, Deborah!
That’s a lovely dress. Love the little details on it.
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Me too! 🙂
Oh well HELLO, gorgeous! This dress is an absolute dream on you. The color is perfect, the fit is dynamite, and I love the slight bell style to the sleeves and hem. Just brilliant! And yes, divine for a winter wedding. You have fabulous taste!
Thank you so much, Stephanie 🙂
This is such a gorgeous dress babe and I am loving the color. Looks so beautiful on you!
Kileen
cute & little
Thanks so much, Kileen 🙂
That is such a great dress on you! The color is fabulous for a winter wedding!
Thank you! I love it
That dress is so perfect for a winter wedding!
It totally is!
I just love that dress and it looks great on you. It’s hard to find long sleeve dresses. I have been to three December weddings the last three years!
It totally is so hard finding long sleeves that you actually want to wear to a wedding!
That color blue is so classic and beautiful. The flutter sleeves are fantastic! I love how you paired the red lip, it brings out the red detail in the scarf. This is so perfect for a winter wedding.
You are too kind! Thank you, Candace!
This dress is adorable- love the flared hemline. And I wish I could’ve gone to a roaring 20s party.. but just went out to dinner instead!
Thank you so much! Dinner is also a good NYE idea 🙂
This dress is super cute! I love the sleeves and I’m always a fan of anything blue!
Thank you <3