We took a mini siesta and spent a few days down by the beach this past weekend to celebrate my cousin’s wedding.  For months, I’d been on the hunt for the perfect dress, something that was the right blend of being dressed up without being overly so since the whole day had a rustic vibe to it.  What I really wanted was a variation of this dress I’d spotted in a WhoWhatWear article; something with sleeves in a soft print at a wallet-friendly price.  It’s a lot harder to find a wedding-appropriate dress with sleeves than you might thing – unless of course you’re looking for a body con dress in lace.  I found this dress that met my vision perfectly on a spur of the moment trip to the AC Outlets the afternoon before the wedding, proving that some things are just meant to be.

{H&M dress and clutch; ShoeMint heels; Zeyzani rings; Forever 21 earrings; Ray Ban sunglasses}