C'mon Ring Those (wedding) Bells

'Tis the season for weekends full of weddings, amiright? And in lieu of the wedding I'm going to this weekend (shout out to Luke and Barbara Jane) and as a special request of mere bear, I've found the best of the best when it comes to guides for guests' attire to any pending nuptials.

Without further adieu, my findings:

1. J's Everyday Fashion wedding guide

My favorites are #1 (considering I almost bought this one for the wedding this weeding) and #3

2. Coco & Kelley have individual posts for traditional, destination, and garden weddings

but my favorite is their spunky twist on what is far from "traditional" black and white

3. Glamour magazine's guide

my fav from this UK guide (note the hats in the selection, how very European) is this little beauty:

4. Refinery 29 video

my favorite is way out of my price range but wonderful all the same

5. E! Online's hand-picked outfits

definitely loving this combo (can you tell I'm loving yellow this season?)

 

6. no guide is complete without Cosmo

safe to say I'd wear almost all of these given the opportunity but I'm obsessed with

this

 

this

 and this (totally channeling my innter Katy Perry)

7. Design Darling's fool-proof approach...rent a dress!

this is perfect for those who either want to buy a dress but forgot/need to save moola or those who simply can't commit.. it's a win/win.

this Allison Parris dress is soo adorable!

There you have it; suggestions and styles that 

should work for just about everyone! 

Happy shopping!

Coachella Chic

Okay, the title is probably an oxymoron, but oh well. Coachella crazy..? Perhaps. It's time again for Coachella, and a newly added bucket list item of mine is to attend at least once in my lifetime (I should probably start small by actually attending MusicFest in my own city, but that's a different story), if not only for the music but for the atmosphere and attire. It's one of the few places where it's acceptable, even encouraged, to look (and act) like Ke$ha. Who wouldn't want to go to that?!

Clearly, I'm not alone, as celebs have flocked to the music festival for years spawning some pretty outlandish ensembles and photographs (shout out to my fav, Kate Hudson, and her lover/baby-daddy/Muse front-man, Matthew Bellamy, who met at Coachella). I needn't say more; the proof is in the pictures. (please look carefully as literally a.ny.thing. is acceptable)

My imaginary fashion choices for Coachella is inspired by 

but not limited to the following looks:

Who's with me?!