Texas Sized Fun and Some New Accessories Too!

This past weekend I was in Austin TX for my cousin's wedding. I was excited for the weekend for a few reasons. One because I have not been away since November, being unemployed tends to put a damper on spending. And two I have never been to Austin TX and it is a place I have always wanted to go. It is after all the Live Music Capital of the World! For only being there for the weekend, I got to experience some different aspects of the city. On Friday night after the rehearsal dinner we did a bar crawl. We ended up at this great place that looked like it was wedged between two buildings. The band was AWESOME, they played 80's music, it was great! On Saturday, before the wedding my sister and I walked around by the University of Texas, we only got to see a small section but it was so fun. We had the most fun in this little boutique called Wish. They have the most adorable clothes and all of these fabulous earrings for $3.50 each! So fun! While trying to find a cab we stumbled up on this amazing popcorn store called Cornucopia. Oh my...some of the best popcorn ever! They have so many different flavors, I went with traditional cheddar and my sister got the candy coated Cherry, but their most popular is Dill Pickle and I can see why, it was delicious! I will definitely be placing an order with them soon. The wedding was so beautiful and fun. The band at the wedding was actual a band that only plays the Beatles. They were really good and the dance floor was packed the entire night! The next morning, I did not want to leave! I would have loved just one more day to explore, but I guess now I have a great excuse to go back!

Now onto the real important stuff, my dress and accessories!!! In anticipation of the event I of course had to find a dress! I was able to find an amazing Sue Wong dress in one of the Rue La La boutiques and got a $300 designer dress for $88. The dress is brown and purple which I was also happy about since I always seem to wear black to weddings! I knew the kind of jewelry I wanted to wear with the dress but knew I would not be able to find it in a store. So I reached out to some talented Etsy Sellers and Megan of CastoCreations designed the most beautiful earring, necklace, and bracelet set. It was not only exactly what I wanted, it looked completely AMAZING with the dress. I got so many compliments on the jewelry and everyone was blown away when I told them it was handmade. Her shop is also filled with some amazing jewelry pieces. If you are in the market for some beautiful jewelry, visit her shop on Etsy! I also wanted to experiment with a new hair accessory. I made a fabric flower out of brown satin and accented it with a crystal purple button and attached it to a hair clip. It looked adorable in my hair, but it was hard to notice because my hair is also brown. Next time I may choose purple satin over the brown but it was still cute nonetheless and I now have a new hair accessory style to add to the shop! Below are some pics from CastoCreations of the jewelry she made for me, a close up of my hair accessory, and one of me wearing all of the pieces!




I definitely had some Texas Sized Fun and was dealing with some Texas Sized Exhaustion when I got home, but it was a great trip! Best Wishes of love and happiness to my Cousin and his new wife!