Summer, is that you? Seriously! 86 degrees in May in Michigan... that's just unheard of! But I'm not complaining, nope, not me! I'm basking in the glory of the heat! Riding around town on our scooters, soaking in the wonderful breeze, playing dress up in cute, summer dresses and frolicking around barefoot in grassy fields! That's me! When you live in the mitten, you can't complain. You take every moment of heat and you bask in it!
Sunday, Brett and I took a little picnic in what he calls "the grassy hills" that he has been going to since he was a kid. He'd take his friends out there, run on the hills, swim in the mucky water, you know. Typical boy stuff. Well there is a new housing development sort of taking over the land, but we still snuck past and followed the trail back to the corner of the field, hidden behind a shrub to enjoy sandwiches and lemonade!
(felicity frock - c/o modcloth | owl necklace - last boat leaving | ecote basketweave skimmers - uo)
I felt so lovely in this dress. It's the perfect summer dress. Longer length, a cross back, detailed buttons, a subtle floral print. I knew I had to have it, so it is mineeee! I can imagine many frolics in this dress - come beach sunsets, downtown romps to grab muffins or as you can plainly see, picnics in a field! To be quite honest, Brett and I were eaten alive by bugs and ended up running off the field with our giant picnic basket in tow laughing at our dirty feet and bugs in our hair.
Life has been wonderfully busy since graduation, mostly full of Brett time. I honestly missed him so much during the semester, that it's finally so wonderful to be able to hang out with him every night. We eat dinner together, go the movie theater, scoot around the lake, typical marriage. It's perfection.
Just a quick note: Spotted Moth is a new, sweet online boutique! I checked out their website to make sure you guys would be interested and right away knew you guys would be! Really cute clothing and accessories - for quite affordable prices! So they're offering me (and you!) a 15% discount that you can use just once - so make a wise choice! And use the code "potential" for your discount!
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93 comments:
That's so funny, I have been planning a picnic this week! I love the dress.
Great. Always a fan. Love the sweetheart neckline and lighting in the photos!
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Spotted Moth looks awesome! Thanks for sharing :) And if these pictures are what a typical marriage looks like, then I'm so excited to get married this summer!
love! I never thought that dress was anything special until I saw it on you, I love it now!
lovelove, M.
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How sweet! I love your dress and the picnic basket.
Don't you just love the summer weather when you can have picnics outside? I know I do. =)
~Ashley
adorable dress, perfect for summer!
i LOVE these photos, the lighting and all the sun flares are just beautiful. And of course i love your outfit as well =]
Tieka, you looks so gorgeous in that dress!! It's perfect for you. This is such a cute marriage time! So glad you get to spend more time with Brett now! marriage is the best!
These photos of you are stunning. Whoa the lighting is gorgeous. Aww a picnic in a vast, glorious field is so romantic :) Glad it's warm where you are. I'm glad I just left San Francisco where it's raining for a while. Back to Hong Kong, where it's super humidddd... eeeep! You and your husband are so wonderful, it warms my heart :) This is definitely the perfect summer dress :)
Love that dress! Color me jealous it's 63 and raining in California and in May THAT is unheard of!
YES! I'm even north of you and it's been SWELTERING the last four days! As in, can't-live-without-the-a/c sweltering! But hey, it's not snow and I'll take it! ;)
Looks like you had a great picnic in a soon-to-be developped :( area.
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PS - you guys and your scooters! SO CUTE!! Congratulations on graduating!!!!
I'm so glad you're getting more fun marriage time! This picnic looks gorgeous (I really need a picnic basket!) even if the bugs invaded. At least you snapped some pretty photos!
beautiful pictures as always! i especially love the bottom two. every post of yours inspires me.
i love taking picnics with my boyfriend, thats something i miss about summer!
X
oo this looks idyllic, but yes, bugs are always a problem
wah! this makes me wish i didn't live in a city.
ceyute dress! love the buttons down the back and the cross at the back. Looks like the perfect setting for a picnic!
you are so adorable it kills me! And that dress is perfection. I love criss cross straps because normal straps fall off my shoulders. It makes me jealous of girls with broad shoulders who can actually hold up their dresses on their shoulders.
I wish it was 86 here! Ugh, such perfect weather!
looks like a fun time! :) i've been loving this weather so much! my sister was already swimming at the lake a few days ago.
Adorable photos!! Please send some of that warm weather my way!! Scooters and picnic's I'm totally jealous! xo -karrie
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AMAZING DRESS!!! I said it in all caps because it's that amazing on you!! The print is super cute. How sweet you and Brett get to finally have together time. I've been there so much. I'm sad that next semester I'll be back to my full time work, full time school schedule so Zach time will be limited. Marriage and school are hard work!
Very cute pictures. I like how the dress kinda blends in to your surroundings. And lucky you for such great weather! It's raining in Cali.
ohmy! if that dress isn't just summer perfect! you look great, and like you are enjoying your time off from school!
I am constantly in awe of how amazing your photos are. You're so lucky to have Brett as your photography, his work is stunning.
I love this dress as well. It's so cute and summery and I desperately wish modcloth had better shipping rates to the UK. Keep up the amazing work!
I agree with you about the weather Tieka. I live in Wisconsin and it's been a little hotter than I would like but since its been rainy and cold for the last two or three months I will take the 95 degree days. Bring 'em on!
Your dress is really cute for a picnic too :)
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The pictures of you sitting with the sun shining behind you are breathtaking. Lovely!
xx
That dress is so cute and so perfect for a picnic! I have to tell you that I'm experience acute picnic basket envy, as well!
you are quite the gorgeous lady. this really is the perfect summer dress with the floral, the buttons, and the cross back. the picnic basket and the daisies make it a million times better :)
glad you're getting more time to relax and bond with brett.
You look so adorable Tieka! I just received by Felicity Frock yesterday....LOVE it! Great minds think alike!! :)
Aww, just yesterday shawn & I were driving past the green by the river and I told him we needed to plan a picnic there soon! So this post makes me very excited to do it! The pictures with the picnic basket are my absolute favorites, sooo pretty, and that dress is perfection!
That is a darling of a dress!!
And I'm so in love with your picnic basket, so utterly wonderful:)
xx
what a lovely day in such a lovely dress! I'm obsessed with this post. the lighting is interesting..makes me feel nostalgic for softball games as a child or something. odd, yet true.
Adorable pictures :) I am so antsy to go on a picnic; the weather has been so ideal!
I got that dress in the mail yesterday and I LOVE it. I cannot wait to wear it out all summer long.
You are so stinkin' cute!
I'm loving this blistering heat as well! I'm so glad it didn't snow on my Birthday, as usual!
Happy Week!
Its hard to beat a nice summer-like night picnic in a field! These pictures are fantastic!
Ah the perfect dress! I love those straps because my shoulders sucks and fail to hold up regular ones, (or purses). I love our weather!! :D :D
You look adorable in these pictures, the light is perfect, the flowers, the dress, YOU! I love it.
*PS-I want your scooters!! SO COOL!!
It doesn't get cuter than you and Brett!!
You are seriously sooo freaking adorable.
I love your dress!!!
I'm totally copying you and gonna go one some picnics with my boy this summer! It's lovely that you've gotten to hang out again and just love each other ;)
gorgeous as always teika!
Aww, this looks like something ripped from the page of a story book, the photos and the lovely dress. :)
You're crazy photogenic!
Sunshine, pretty dresses, picnics, scooters...life is sweet!
What a beautiful and glorious day it looks like you two had sans the bugs of course. I always love picnics. I wish LA had places like this, so Geo and I could go frolics like this more often.
I meant to comment on your scooters post but forgot lol! But your mint scooter is fabulous! I would have picked the same color.
I love these pictures of your picnic. The mood is so romantic. I can't wait to go on picnics with my love! ; P
nice pictures!!
you look so happy and fun! :D
lovely dress!
wow.. these are some gorgeous, gorgeous photos girl!!! you look so pretty, i love the dress and the cute picnic basket with the daisies... you are so lovely!
oh and also i love your green scooter! it so retro-looking and makes me want one really badly!
aww you guys really are the cutest!!! BTW i love your scooters...
aahh.. perfect picnic outfit!!! you look so sweet and summer ready! :D
oh and i saw spotted moth!! it's such a great store!! thanks for the code! :D
Adorable dress!
Glad you got to sneak in and enjoy the field and great weather.
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these pictures are just beautiful! looks like the perfect summer evening!
lovely pictures! wishing the warmth back here as well. would love to go on a picnic or just for a lovely walk on the beach at sunset without coats and stuff. you guys are an adorable couple :)
you look adorable....the picnic sounds like a perfect date!!
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love that second photo of you tieka! i've been wanting to do this for forever but we just haven't gotten around to it, AND i haven't found a cute picnic basket like yours! you two are so cute! i'm so glad your life is going well :)
aww that looked like a lot of fun--i'm glad you got hubby time
and what better way to make it perfect than a picnic in a DRESS!
That picnic basket is absolutely amazing. I have been searching for one with no luck.
Tieka, I love these sweet posts on your outings with Brett. They always sound like my dream afternoon--goofing around and not caring about being too elegant (even though you are looking so beautiful and elegant in that dress, which I also tried out but it didn't look nearly as good on me as it does on you!) and eating and spending time together. Thanks for sharing your picnic with us :]
xo Jenny
I love your pretty little summer dress. And the picnic basket is so cute.
Sometimes as I read your post I imagine that you live in a "wonderland" with you hubby. :) To be honest, I envy you :)
Aw that's so cute. I love doing that with my bf as well.
Cute outfits and nice pictures!
Oh this is so great! So summery! Freshly mowed grass. Brilliant!
I was going to buy that Felicity dress and then I didn't because it looks a lot like one I already have but now I waaaant it!
Oh Tieka this is such a beautiful post! The dress, the flowers, you...every single picture makes me smile! And I love how crazy you are about your husband. (:
it sounds like a perfect day and you look lovely and adorable, Tieka! That dress looks amazing on you.
You look so happy as always :-)
I just found your blog and it (and you) are so gorgeous! I want a picnic now! <3
These pictures are great and you look amazing. That dress is so cute and so summer! Love the picnic basket too - makes it "officially" a picnic!! Oh, and in case I forgot to comment on the Scooter post - LOVE it!! That mint green scooter is my dream - it looks like a blast!!
Lovely dress!!
You look adorable.
so sweet and romantic!!!adorable!!
Lovely pictures and cute dress!
I had a picnic yesterday but my hamper didn't look as good as yours
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Fabulous pictures! I want that picnic basket :)
most charming picnic every and the perfect dress for the occasion! you are adorable!
xoxo love from Paris
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beautiful photos! this field is truly a magnificent spot for a shoot!
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Aww summery little dress! You look so blissful and happy in all your photos. I love the back details.
That dress is perfect for Summer days, so cute, especially the back.SarahD
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Supercute!
The beautiful May weather in Michigan has been so wonderful, given the first couple weeks were so cold and rainy. Just found your blog through Fashion for Writers and love it! So nice to see someone in Michigan blogging away! =)
Picnicking is one of my favorite Summer activities. You look adorable!
Very cute! You guys have an awesome picnic set. I've been wanting one like that! I've tried to find them while thrifting but no luck so far. Where did you get yours?
These photos are truly stunning. Love the lighting and your dress!
Melanie@Unravelled Threads
Lovely dress, Tieka! Love the criss-cross straps, especially! Cute photos, as usual! ;)
xoxo
Sandy
Oh my god you two are so incredibly cute! :)
I wish me and my boyfriend would do so much outdoor activity! We are so lazy couch potatoes most of the time. I hope to be able to do more fun stuff outside when summer comes.
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haha, even with the bugs this looks like the perfect day! congrats on making the chictopia home page - you deserve it, these pictures are BEAUTIFUL!
ahh! i love the buttons down the back!
Too too adorable. (:
you guys are the cutest couple i have ever heard of! (: && you dress is absolutly beautiful. this is such a simple outfit, yet it still looks so stylish! btw; it says at the bottom you were listening to sleepy head by passion pit. i sorta love passion pit. im going to see them june 30th!
loooks like perfect picnic weather! you look lovely, dear :)
Perfect picnic outfit! I love that dress.
Great post. SO much fun to just hang out with each other. Miss Michigan so much. :)
That must have been sooo fun! I'm glad you guys are getting time to spend together now. I hate how much studying cuts into special time!
aw! Tieka! You get more gorgeous every post, I swear. I was showing you to all the people on the ship today. They all went "Awww...she is so cute!" even all the boys. they get sick of hearing about my fashion blogging obsessions, but I always talk about you and how you are my favorite. :) I love this dress on you, I love the detail of the buttons in the back. I miss Nathan so much, especially after reading this post. I want to go on a picnic! So glad that you and brett are able to spend more time together. You two are so so cute. have a great rest of your week beautiful. x
this entire post is gorgeous and filled with such beauty. i'm obsessed with fields and lens flares and floral dresses. so so pretty. <3
This is TOO CUTE. Seriously.
aw! how lovely! married life sounds like a dream... your dress is just perfect for a late spring romp :)
xo.
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wow - these are definitely some of my favorite snaps of late! the lens flares and sunshine is just beautiful. and you, of course, look amazing!
You look absolutely stunning!!! These are beautiful shots. I LOVE the "the grassy hills"!!!
These photos are beautiful Tieka! I love your dress and the flowers and picnic basket are so sweet. Jake and I go on picnics a lot too. Hope you're having a lovely summer!
♥Sarah
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i really like your picnic basket, where did you get it?
+your dress is so cute, I love the button detail all down the backside!
Your dress is just darling; and picnics are the reason summer exists.
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