On the day of the wedding, we girls woke up bright and early to start getting ready. My best friend and her sis had hair appointments that morning, but I’d opted to do my hair and makeup myself. Oh, and did I ever fill you guys in on my dress drama? When I got on the plane to head to the wedding, I didn’t have a dress to wear. Ok, that’s not quite true- I packed a little black cocktail dress as a backup, but the plan was to do a some shopping in San Diego once I landed.
My sister picked me up from the airport and after a quick pit stop at In-N-Out, we drove straight to the mall. After looking around for a few hours, I still hadn’t found a dress I liked. Then we decided to pop into JC Penney, a store I haven’t visited in ages. There, in the area that contained the Joe Fresh collection, I found this pretty pink dress for under $25. Scooore!
Although I don’t want to procrastinate like that again because I was having serious anxiety about what I would wear, I am really pleased with the dress I wore. The price was pretty perfect and I wanted to wear something light-colored like this. The printed design may look intricate, but the dress itself was comfortable and fuss-free (and it had pockets- swoon).
Now, back to the day of the wedding! As I was saying, we woke up early to get ready, but of course we were rushing to make it to the church on time. The first wedding ceremony took place in the loveliest little church- exactly what you might picture when you hear the words “wedding in Mexico.”
The wedding was so lovely. I can count the number of weddings I’ve attended on one hand, but that doesn’t mean I can’t call this one as my favorite wedding ever. It just felt so special since I’m close to their family. The bride looked absolutely gorgeous and the groom looked so dapper and happy.
After the church ceremony, there was a little break for pictures. Then we headed down to the beach for the civil ceremony in front of the judge. As it turns out, I ended up being one of the witnesses to sign their official marriage license- I felt so honored that I could play some small role in their special day.
The night ended with dinner, drinks, and dancing on the beach. The live band was fantastic and it was so much fun to cut loose on the dance floor. You could tell everyone was having a blast! Well, I shouldn’t really say the night ended because I stayed up into the wee hours of the next morning. I didn’t even realize it was after midnight until someone turned to me and said “Happy Birthday!”
I hope you all have a lovely weekend! Come back next week for part 3 of my trip to Mexico and to find out how I spent my birthday!
![It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Do you tend to prefer US or UK book covers?
[P.S. This is an old photo that includes a HarperCollins UK title, but please note that I support the HarperCollins Union.]
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[ID: A stack of the following books sits on top of white bedding in front of a white wall (from top to bottom): PACHINKO, IDOL, LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES, PEOPLE PERSON.]
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I would’ve been stressed out too not having a dress! It all worked out though! I think the dress you chose it super cute. The photos are so beautiful, it looks like the weather couldn’t have been better. Happy Belated Birthday btw!
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You’re right- it all worked out, although next time I’m definitely going to pick a dress earlier! Thank you Jenmarie :)
it’s so beautiful!! you look absolutely adorable, and the bride so gorgeous!
Thanks so much Corina! :D
What a lovely wedding! And I love the dress you got! JCP is seriously getting some gorgeous stuffs!
Thank you Laura! Yes, I almost didn’t go in JCP because I didn’t really think they’d have anything, but I’m very glad I did.
beautiful beautiful wedding and your dress is amazing!
Thank you Jane!
o how beautiful! I always wanted a destination wedding but with grandparents traveling far was not an option. anyway those bridesmaid dress are soooo pretty! LOVE the color. Also you look fab! I love Joe Fresh
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heather
fashionistanygirl.com
Thank you Heather! They had quite a few people (a little over 100), which I thought was great considering it was a destination wedding. I loved the color of the bridesmaid dresses too- so current!
What a lovely wedding! You looked gorgeous. :)
Thank you Angel!
What a great spontaneous dress :) Glad you go to find one that worked for you on the day :) It’s pretty! and the photos in Mexico are so pretty! The bridesmaids had beautiful dresses!
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Thank you thank you Kat! :)
Happy Birthday Nenna! What a wonderful way to spend your birthday. Congrats to the Bride and Groom!
Thank you Monique! It was a fantastic way to spend my birthday :)
i’ve never been to mexico! MUST make it there!
off to INDIA this week though :)
xx.M
http://www.bellesandrebelles.blogspot.com
That’s awesome! I’d so love to travel to India one day :)
And yes, you totally should visit Mexico sometime- I’m sure you’d love it!
Everyone looked gorgeous!!! Im not a fan of pink but the details on your dress sold me!
XOXO
Thank you Nikki! :) The details are what sold me too- I feel like that dress should have cost way more than $24!