I've been so excited all day to get home from work to update with this post. Brett and I took these pictures last night and I'm just in love with the lighting and the whole setting and how beautifully it worked out. The sunset was gorgeous last night. It's so wonderful to take a drive down by Lake Michigan and see the sun set on the lake. I always take for granted that I can do that every night. It's so pretty! Expect many more outfit posts down here! The only problem I have with it is waiting until sunset to do outfit shots. I'm too excited that I want to do them earlier in the day!
This wonderful, classic white dress is from Megan Nielsen and is being mailed around to the girls in the Delightful Dozen. It's so perfect for spring/summer. The lace detailing on the top is so subtle and pretty and this dress is going to be perfect to fit our gorgeous pregnant girls in the group too! Elizabeth and I both belted it, but this dress could be styled so many different ways! I did something crazy in this dress (expect a post on Monday!) and was so scared to get it dirty! Hope it's not too bad for Julie, who gets the dress next! Be sure to check out how Elizabeth styled it here, and become a fan on our facebook page to stay up to date with the Delightful Dozen!
(rie dress - megan nielsen | belt, sandals - urban outfitters | crochet touche scarf - c/o modcloth)
I paired it with gray accessories! My favorite scarf, as you all know because it's plastered on my blog header, is the perfect touch to keep bare arms cold when there is still a little bit of a spring chill in the air! And the sandals I got on sale for $20 at UO! I score the best deals at UO for some reason! Probably because I don't have one close by, so all of the sale items are all new and exciting to me!
Just a few things - there is a darling new summer 2010 lookbook over at Shop Ruche that you must check out. If I could have all of my summer outfit posts to look just like this lookbook, I'd be so happy. Haha! I just purchased this heart cut-out dress - I've been lusting after one that fit into my budget - and this one is perfect. I bought it the second I saw it - haha! I'm compulsive! Also, if you own the Selective Potential dress, send in your images of you wearing it! I'll put them up on the blog! And also - a quick question! Do you think I should touch up the ombre hair or grow it out? I can't decide what to do! I'm a blonde - that's who I am - but I'm also loving the darker roots for once in my life - half and half is the only solution I can think of!
I'm so excited that it's Friday tomorrow! We have some so-fun weekend plans that I can't wait to tell you guys about on Monday! I put Selective Potential on a bit of a schedule recently to make sure I'm getting my outfit posts and giveaways and what not scheduled when they need to be, so that way I'm organized! And let me just say - next week is going to be a fun week! I'm so excited for it! Have a great weekend, everyone!
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97 comments:
these pictures are truly gorgeous.
I love this post. Definite location envy going on right now! I need to find a LWD for the summer but my searches keep coming up empty handed.
I think you should touch up your hair, I love the two tone effect and it suits you so well! So chic but effortless looking at the same time.
pretty good, and love your outfit too.. :)
What beautiful shots!!! I love them. Love love love. And I really like those sandals too.
the sunset light is perfect :) beautiful beautiful photos! i'm loving that dress, and the scarf is the perfect touch.
I also think you should touch up your hair. I love your two-tone look and have come to think of it as your signature.
That white dress is just beautiful!
These are stunning pictures. There is something so romantic about beach pictures, and especially with the sun setting. It's absolutely wonderful.
I know you're super attached to blonde, but I would love to see you dye the blonde bits to match your roots! I think it would look fantastic!
If that's too much, then I would vote for adding some more blonde (blonde is always so good in the summer). But I still think that brown would look great, so maybe keep it in mind for when summer is over!
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i love this dress!
the delightful dozen is such a good idea and, well, DELIGHTFUL! :)
i love your hair just the way it is. it looks so effortless and i think it really suits your personality, effortless beautiful!
you always give me inspiration and you have a voice! you and your blog are beautiful!
keep posting and being you!
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The lighting in these pictures really is gorgeous. They look right out of an Urban Outfitters catalogue.
These photos are so gorgeous! And I have those sandals! They're my favorite, don't you love them?!
Beautiful :) i love the scarf and sandals!
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amazing photos, you look great in that dress!
and where you live looks so beautiful.
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You look simply darling! =)
Your beach pics are amazing! I'm so jealous! I loved your dress too! Muy fabuloso!
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I would love to hear what you think
So pretty! I especially love those shoes!
These are beautiful pictures, Tieka!! I love how clean and pristine everything looks against the lake and the sand. Very pretty. And I love the dress! Too cute:) See you soon!!!
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I love how you styled this!
I'm a lurker, lurk lurk, so I'm going to make a comment instead! The location really IS gorgeous! I live near the beach so you'd think I'd have alot of photos from the coast, nope. I need to get over laziness.
That dress amazing.
Incredible pictures! You look so cute in the last one. (: well I've always adored your ombre hair, it's one of the things that really make you stand out...so I say touch up! Haha <3
I love your hair. I always think it's your signature.
the lighting is absolutely gorgeous here
and I will always love that scarf
that last photo is so gorgeous tieka! i too wish i could have outfit post pictures just like this every day during summer! ah! love your dress and your sandals compliment it perfectly!
Gorgeous pictures. I am a sucker for white dresses - so cute!
These are beautiful - the sunset is just gorgeous! I love the white and grey - so elegant!
omg!!! these photos are stunning!!! i love how the sun's lighting came out!! truly magical! :D
i just saw the cutout heart dress from shopruche!! omg! it's so pretty!! im actually eye-ing on the floral romper since i dont have one yet for this season! aaahh!!! beautiful lookbook! :D
That beach outfit is too cute
gorgeous pictures the sunset is so nice, I'm jealous you can see that when ever you want! I love that scarf every time you wear it I want it more and more!
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Tieka, I love these pics, you are beautiful as ever and I want to be on that beach so bad right now! lol. I really have to say that I love your hair, I started to grow out my hair like that in High School, but grew impatient and chopped it all off. I love your hair, it is cute and different :)
I love these photos! I'm so jealous you can just go watch a sunset on the beach anytime you want, so lucky.
And as far as your hair, I love the half and half, I work at a salon and several girls want their hair DYED the way yours is. So I'd say, maybe touch up the blonde a little, but don't get rid of those roots, I love it like that!
These photos are beautiful. I really love your scarf/shawl.
The lighting and your clothes are lovely. I especially love the scarf!
I love all these photos. They, and the outfit, are just gorgeous.
such beautiful pictures!! The natural lighting it fantastic and you look stunning
great photos, I love simple white dresses!
Wishing you a wonderful weekend as well!
You're so adorable. The white dress is so quintessentially summer-y, perfect for the beach!
Thank you for your comment =)
Nice pictures! Your dress looks so fresh for this spring/summer weather.
P.s. I like that song sleepyhead.. its cute haha! Oh and I also like your husbands band. They remind me of Comeback kid!
That scenery is so beautiful, I'm jealous! That dress is pretty cute, I just made a cut out dress! The colours/pattern aren't as pretty though :(
Gorgeous shots! I love your ombre hair, you should definitely keep it :)
Love the dress lady, you look gorgeous! I love the sunset, this location is amazing :]
I think you should keep the ombre hair! It's too cute on you!
You look amazing in these shots! Such pretty pictures.
Hairwise I'd say just do what feels good for you! If you feel lost without your blonde then throw some in there. I think the brunette look good on you too though, so its completely about what makes you feel confident and comfortable.
I just ordered some things from shop ruche and I must say I'm excited about them!
Have a great weekend!!
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Oh the beach photos are really wonderful, that light is amazing! I think brunette looks really (really!) lovely on you and I'd like to see what you would look like without the blonde, but the ombre is unique so if that's what you're going for, then touch it up!
these are such stunning pictures! I adore the light breezy dress and the sunlight! My bf and I are at a beach house party and I can only hope we get pictures this beautiful!
love love love love.
Love that heart cutout dress, I saw it earlier and wished that I had funds to spend on it!
Gorgeous gorgeous images, the lighting is so romantic :)
Beautiful dress too :)
those are some really amazing photos! the lighting is simply perfect!
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I love the Ombre hair- it's your trademark. I don't think I could imagine you without it. :)
The dress you just bought looks lovely too. It'll be fun to see how you style it up.
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these pictures are stunning!
Perfect location. Love the pictures!
I found you because of your hair! Kasmira at What I Wore Today mentioned you in a post. Isn't it kind of your trademark? :)
Seriously, though. It's hair. If you do something you don't like, you can always change it.
I love your hair, so I vote KEEP IT. But whatever you do with it, I bet it would still be great.
And thanks for mentioning Shop Ruche. I had never heard of it, and followed the link, and found a dress I already have in a different color. It's one of my favorite dresses, so I got a little impulsive too, and bought it in blue. I don't usually buy multiples, but I couldn't help myself!
three things I love about this post:
1. the outfit (although not so much the shoes, they wouldn't look good on me, but you look great in 'em)
2. the sunlight flares - so dreamy!
3. the grains of sand falling from your shoe in one of the detail shots - really neat effect!!
hope you're well tieka!
xoxo, Pretty Shiny Sparkly
Gorgeous lighting. Looks like a great spot for evening picnics or beach BBQs too (are those allowed there?)
wow. such beautiful pictures.
I love your blog!
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stunning pics!
Lovely as always:)
Lake Michigan is one of the things I miss the most about Michigan. I used to love going there during the summer.
have a good weekend!
I'm glad you waited for the sunset to take your pics! These beautiful pictures are so worth it! You look loverly:)
xx
God, I love sunsets - I will CHASE them. I've only seen a sunset on a beach once & I crave it again. You're so lucky to live right by Lake Michigan! It makes stellar outfits shots. I really love that scarf of yours, it's so dainty.
Lovely!
We are so lucky to live close to our big lake! So many people don't, and I feel sad for them. I always drive to Lake Michigan when I am feeling stressed, and it makes it so much better!
I think you should touch up your hair! It's so edgy, and is a great contrast to all your girly clothes :)
I love your beach photo shoots. And can I just say- I'm sooo jealous that you're a short drive away from Lake Michigan.
great shots! those sandals are perfect, i need them!! beautiful shawl too :)
beauuuutiful photos! that white dress is so lovely!
i think you should touch up your roots and keep the ombre effect! it's so neat!
amazing pictures! you make me want to go to michigan.
about the hair, I like the half and half thing too! I think it looks cool on you.
Wow, these pictures turned out beautifully! I love the accessories you've put with the dress.
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Loving the contrast of your scarf against the color of the sand. Beautiful shots!
Please keep the ombre hair! I'd have kept mine, if I could. :(
That scarf is so lovely. I hope you wear it more often!
Tieka, These photos are absolutely beautiful! You should be so proud!
I love the ombre hair, it's so you and I definitely say you should keep it! xxx
oh, you are truly beautiful tieka! these pictures are devine.
I am just in love with the setting for your photos here! You are certainly making me want to make a trip to the lakeshore for a photo shoot!
I am loving the dark hair on you! I think you should go with it for a while. I just think it compliments your skin tone and your eyes so well!
Hi there! I love the white and gray combination. You look lovely!
These pictures came out AMAZING! I like the ombre hair, I think you should keep it! I don't know about yours, but my hair tends to lighten naturally in the summer anyway. Maybe get the ends touched up and let the roots do their thang?
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these photos are so beautiful, and I adore those sandals!
Beautiful photos. That's exactly the kind of place to take pictures.
And your scarf is adorable.
Them pictures are gorgeous! I'm going the beach next week and I hope so much the weather will be nice. Silly England. You live in sucha gorgeous area.
As always your outfit is beautiful. And don't change your hair! It's so pretty.
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I am a big fan of your two-toned look, and think you should keep it going only if you're not sick of it :o) If you're ready for a change, do it, but it looks so great that way!
love love love! oh how i miss lake michigan and you!
Beautiful photos. I also love the outfit.
I love your hair, but I'd be just as curious to see a new look. I say go with whatever you think you'll like best. haha. Not very helpful I know. Hair decisions are difficult!
i love everything about this post! you are such a pretty lady. :) and these photos are simply phenomenal, i love the lighting! your boyfrand is a fab photographer!
the summer lookbook is awesome too! great selections. and i can't wait to see pics of you and the new heart cut-out dress. :)
and i love your scarf!
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These photos are gorgeous! I love your shawl. So, so, so beautiful.
these images are SO lovely. i need those sandals...did you buy them recently? xoxo
incredibly beautiful lighting! gorgeous :)
awesome photos! i love that fact that you and brett play with the sunlight - it's almost like it's another accessory for your outfit.
lovely dress! it's vibrant white color looks extremely fresh :)
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tieka, these are positively DREAMY!
Oh Tieka, these pictures are incredible. Just gorgeous!
this lighting is PHENOMENAL! And what a beautiful outfit (I can understand why it was so hard to wait to take pictures). You look beautiful Tieka!
you're right; the lighting is perfect, warm, and beautiful!! i love your scarf!
you're right; the lighting is perfect, warm, and beautiful!! i love your scarf!
beautiful sandals! love them!
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p.s. not sure why i can't find the comment form on your above post, or if you did that on purpose... but the heart dress is PERFECT. I am completely lusting and drooling and am 99% going to order it! it's like the heart ones on modcloth, but with a cute print, so even better!!! i love their retro swimsuits too. do readers get a discount at all or do they have one coming up for your readers??
Oh, how I love the lighting in these pics. Your outfit, of course, is rockin'!
gorgeous pictures...that dress is so pretty & romantic with the shawl & i'm in love with your sandals :)
love your hair as it is but if you feel like a change, go for it!
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Words cannot even begin to describe how much I love this outfit.
Wow... I love your pics !
I fell in love with your UO sandals... I am heading to their site right now !
I love that scarf!
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