Mieroglyphs Bracelet Love

Over the weekend hubby and I celebrated our wedding anniversary!  7 years ago we said our vows in the beautiful Trastevere district of  Rome, Italy.  We had such an amazing time and were so lucky to celebrate in a place full of rich history and charm.  We felt blessed to share those special days with our friends and family.  You can read more about our destination wedding here.

We don't usually buy each other gifts for our anniversaries and instead travel, go out to eat, or do something fun with the kids.  However, this year I had the opportunity to purchase these matching bracelets from Mieroglyphs and had them engraved with a special note in Italian: "You are the only one for me".

These Mieroglyphs bracelets are not only stylish, handmade, and meaningful but they are made with sustainable materials as well.  A total plus for this recycling lover!  They also sell the cutest dog collars which I totally would have purchased if I had a dog...ha!

If you are interested in purchasing an item from Mieroglyphs you can use the promo code LIYA10 to receive 10% off!

Happy Anniversary my love!!!

Summer Wedding Guest Style

I've been blogging so much about our trip and our friends' Punta Cana destination wedding that I haven't mentioned anything about what I wore for the actual wedding!  Well, I believe I've said before in previous posts that I love a good dress!  For me, a dress that can be worn on more than one occasion is the best kind of dress.

I bought this Yoana Baraschi Silk Maxi Dress for another of our friends' summer wedding about 7 years ago!  I kept looking at it and going back to it during the same shopping trip so obviously I couldn't get it out of my mind.  I love those kind of clothes, don't you?  The material, the way it fit, and the pattern on the dress were beautiful and I wanted to wear it again and again!  Oh, and it had pockets!!!  I love dresses and skirts with pockets!  I'm so happy I kept it all this time.  This was actually only the second time I've worn the dress but it still fit perfect, exciting after 2 kids, and the style worked for the beach wedding we were attending.

I paired the outfit with my mother's hand made straw basket from Thailand (thanks Mom!).  I adore anything unique and handmade!  The detail on the dress begged for a simple summery bag that didn't take too much focus.  Similar straw purses I would love with this dress are here and here (in natural color).  Etsy has some beautiful handmade or vintage straw purses that are really budget friendly as well!  Some of my picks would be here, here, and here.  This custom initialed straw clutch is just beautiful and so reasonable so I had to link this as well.  It makes a beautiful gift!

Here are some summer wedding guest dresses I really love:

Have fun dancing the night away!!!