You can probably tell when I really like an outfit by the number of photos I post of it. The more comfortable I feel in my clothes, the more I like the outfit and the more photos I take. I think clothes can really enhance your confidence and, for me, it shows because I get a lot of cute picutres out of it. This one is probably my new favorite outfit, though. I’ve worn this to dinner with friends, to class and to work, and for hanging out. And I would wear it every day if I could. When I think about my signature style these days, this is it: a cute top, a cardigan, a scarf, and comfy shoes. It doesn’t get much better than that.

I purchased this scarf on sale at a cute little boutique during a conference trip to Wilmington last week. I loved the plumy colors but I didn’t realize it would match this cargidan so well until I got home and put them together. I chose the turquoise flats to break up all the plum, and I have to say that I’m absolutely loving the plum/turquoise combo. Ahh, there’s just so much to love about this little outfit.

Here’s the fun one: I had so much fun with the Bloopers post last week that I’ve decided to add one as my fun post whenever I have a good one from a shoot. In this one, I was looking up at a plane in the sky. For some reason, the plane looked weird to me so it caught my attention and Nick caught that in this photo!

“Why does that plane look so weird?”

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Top: C. Luce via Stitch Fix
Cardigan: Banana Republic
Scarf: Planet (a boutique in Wilmington)
Jeans: Old Navy
Shoes: Gap
Earrings: Wal-Mart

We’ve been together for 11 years, but we’ve been married for 3 of them as of October 1. If you’ll allow me to get mushy for a moment, I’d like to say that I think I fell in love with Nick and first sight but it took me a while to realize it. Now, I couldn’t imagine my life without him. He’s the love of my life, my best friend, and my biggest support.  This past year has been really difficult for the two of us, with me being away and busy with school most of the time, and Nick has been there for me through all of the tears, laughs, long nights, and good times. So I love that I get to celebrate our life together with him on the first of this month.

I do not consider myself a trendy person, and sometimes too much trend at once will overwhelm and scare me. These pants are coated so they look shiny even though they’re denim. They’re gaining popularity these days and I like that they provide a nice alternative to leather pants/leggings because I’m just not there yet. That said, I wanted to keep it toned down a bit so I went for a simple monochrome look with the striped top and dark gray vest. Oh, and I added the hat because it just felt right.

I haven’t actually worn this outfit out yet but, just like yesterday’s outfit, it’s in the lineup. I’ll probably wear it to work and class one day this week since the weather is cooling off a bit.

Here you can see the shiny coated denim better.

I wanted to get more pictures in the sun because you can really see the shine of the coated denim but then this happens (which you’ll probably recognize from my Bloopers post):

Top & Pants: Banana Republic
Vest: Ross
Shoes: Anne Klein via DSW
Hat: Banana Republic

I think this outfit is full of fall trends: stripes, burgundy, and leopard. The weather is still warm so we don’t have to put away the short sleeves and bare legs just yet. In full disclosure, I haven’t worn this outfit yet but it’s on the lineup for this next week. I purchased the top and skirt on my mini shopping spree earlier this month and this is one of the outfits I put together in the dressing room. I think I’ll add a scarf when I wear it for real this week, since it’s technically fall now and scarves are another awesome fall trend.

Top & Skirt: Banana Republic
Belt: Target
Shoes: Christian Siriano via Payless
Necklace: Target
Bracelets: Old Navy
Earrings: Wal-Mart

A lot of the photos that get captured during our shoots are bloopers, full of funny faces, not knowing what to do with my hands, and just not being ready in general. Most of the time they’re just unflattering angles but sometimes they’re very amusing so I was excited that Fran from Franish is hosting a link up where we can show off our silly blunder pics! I’ve seen many bloggers who celebrate their “blogiversaries” with blooper photos and I was thinking of doing the same since I started blogging almost a year ago (on October 1!), but I’ll share them here & now!

Without further ado, here are some of the best blooper photos from my shoots.

I think I was blowing something out of my face, hair maybe.

Apparently, when I wear my white canvas sneakers, I spend a lot of time brushing them off!

I just wasn’t ready for my close up.

New rule for photos: don’t talk, just smile.

There’s a pocket down there somewhere, I just know it!

I’m pretty sure I was getting ready to ask, “should I twirl?” because I really like twirling.

These last two will be previews from outfits coming up this week!

But seriously, what do I do with my hands?

This is why you find shade to take photos.

I hope you enjoyed these bloopers. Remember, no one is perfect so we need to embrace our little imperfections and not take ourselves too seriously. I think that’s the best way to have more fun in life!

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