Life in One Day

For this week's A Snap, A Set and A Song the theme is Life. I looked around my garden for some inspiration, and decided that the leaves on these yucca plants were shining examples of life.

My set mirrors the greens and golds in my snap, 

and the quote about life is one of my favourites:

Life by wendysice featuring a green maxi dress

Green maxi dress
$300 - johnlewis.com

Pier 1 Imports leather shoes
$64 - zalando.co.uk

Dorothy Perkins satchel bag
dorothyperkins.com

Kara Ross resin jewelry
saksfifthavenue.com

Cornelia Webb bangle bracelet
shopbop.com

Dolce gabbana belt
$695 - farfetch.com

AERIN lipstick
neimanmarcus.com

Chanel
$27 - harrods.com

Marc jacobs perfume
easyliving.co.uk

My song choice is a wonderful, uplifting tune from 1985. This is not the official video for the song, but it has some great stills of Howard Jones. So love the eighties!

Pop on over to Thea's blog to see other people's interpretations of the Life theme.

Love to you!

xxx

Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

It's time for A Snap, A Set and A Song! Knowing that this week's theme was Clouds, I woke up this morning with a plan to take a photo of the cloudy sky outside our home. Only thing is, for the first time in ages, there was not a cloud to be seen! So I  popped outside after work to see if there were any clouds at all, and found this miniscule one:

It's the Running Man cloud!

Over at polyvore, the first thing to catch my eye was the I've Got Sunshine on a Cloudy Day print 

which immediately made me think of Willow, because the song My Girl was played at her funeral. This week of the year is quite difficult, remembering Willow, however, sometimes during the cloudy times we are reminded of the sunny things in life that can help lift our spirits - all the people we love, and the beautiful gifts of nature. I made a happy set to express this. 

I've Got Sunshine on a Cloudy Day by wendysice featuring orange handbags

Sleeveless lace dress
$110 - houseoffraser.co.uk

J.Crew platform wedge heels
jcrew.com

Orange handbag
udobuy.com

Monsoon bangle jewelry
monsoon.co.uk

Retro earrings
modcloth.com

Sunshine Print, I've Got Sunshine, Earth, Summer, Sky, Blue, Clouds,...
etsy.com

I chose two songs to share, My Girl by the Temptations:

Those purple suits make me smile!

And also a fantastic song from Christine Anu from the year 2000. 

This song still has such a great feel:

Hope your blues are lifted a little!

Come see some more Cloud Snaps, Sets, and Songs over at Thea's blog!

xx

Escape to Rome

It's Thursday, and time to play along with A Snap, A Set and A Song! This week's theme is Urban, and I decided to think outside the box and go for an Italian city theme. I've not been to Rome, but my stepmum says it's the best city in the world! 

My Snap is one I found online, and it really makes me feel like travelling!

These are the Spanish Steps in Rome, but the bit of info that I found even more thrilling, was that the house on the right is where the great Romantic poets, Keats and Shelley lived!  I adore the Romantic poets and their stories, especially in the film Burning Bright.

It's been pretty stormy here, so for my set, I thought I'd choose a bright colour to go with the greys. I know it would be hot in Italy right now, but I added a coat anyway, and then the outfit would work for winter or summer.

Escape to Rome by wendysice featuring versace perfume

Warehouse cap sleeve dress
$134 - warehouse.co.uk

Mackage belted trench coat
421 CAD - eluxe.ca

Fab. yellow pumps
€149 - welikefashion.com

Kate Spade genuine leather handbag
$448 - lordandtaylor.com

Yellow ring
$139 - endless.com

Enamel earrings
$28 - macys.com

Versace printed scarve
£225 - net-a-porter.com

Hair clip accessory
$6 - etsy.com

Versace perfume
$67 - lordandtaylor.com

Vintage Rome in Yellow, Old Volkswagen Beetle, Italy Travel...
$25 - etsy.com

My Song choice is That's Amore, one of my favourite Italian songs, sung by the wonderful Dean Martin. This song is always so cheery, and romantic!

Pop over to A Snap, A Set and A Song to see more variations on this theme, and don't be afraid to join in!

xx

Water for Elephants - Film Love

Water for Elephants is a gorgeous film starring
Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon. 

I fell instantly in love with their characters and of course, Rosie the Elephant, 

and even the despicable villain, a crucial element for an unforgettable story.

I love the colours of the circus, the iconic red and white stripes, and in this case the era, the 1930s.

Reese Witherspoon wore the most gorgeous dresses in the film, and her hair had the perfect curls!

If you fell in love with Robert Pattinson in the Twilight movies, you will fall for him all over again in this one, as his character is another kind-hearted romantic.

I also loved the music - so mellow and vintagey.
I was swept away into another era.

Here are some pics from a photo shoot of a wedding with a Water for Elephants theme. If you have even a slight love of vintage these beautiful pics will warm your heart.  

The engagement:

 The invites (sigh!):

The wedding ceremony:

and the reception:

Isn't it just beautiful?

(All images and details about this wedding shoot can be found at 
Green Wedding Shoes.)

xx