On my drive home each night, I have to get off the highway and head on a sort-of country road to get back to our town, right on the beach. Well, I was scouring the earth for spring flowers (I see so many popping up!) and I spotted The Big Strawberry! I was like... how had I not noticed this before? It's amazing! It's just a super old barn, with nothing inside but hay, but it's called The Big Strawberry. So, of course, I drag Brett along to grab photos with my bright red tights!
I tried looking online to see what this might have been at one point, but I can't find any information! Someone said it was probably a strawberry farm a long time ago. I know we have lots of blueberry fields on this road, but I didn't know of any strawberry fields. I'm always fascinated by the dorkiest things and probably spent way too much time tonight googling this barn.
I received this lace dress from my darling friend Kate from Postcards From and totally imagined myself frolicking in a field of flowers when I first tried it on, but I thought maybe I'd go bold and instead pair it with some red tights and dark accessories! I love this little bow belt, but I don't have any shoes to match, so that was definitely a challenge. I grabbed my darkest pair of boots and they still are a bit off on color! I love the brown color of this belt, so I'd love to find some shoes to match!
Currently I'm over my head in projects, but life is really great! The weather is finally starting to perk up and with the last couple of days having major rain, all of the trees have buds and everything is turning so green. I absolutely love it. It makes my life complete. I'm a summer child - born in July - and I thrive on Michigan summers! I have the biggest plans for this summer too. It's going to be goooood!
Outfit details:
Dress swap with Postcards From
Touch of Sweetness Belt c/o Shop Ruche
Target red tights
Seychelles boots via Gilt Groupe
82 comments:
what a great outfit! I'm so excited that you have awesome summer plans... can't wait to hear about them :)
You look so adorable! I'm such a summer child as well, my bday is in July too :)
i never would have paired the dress with those tights and shoes but that just goes to show what i would have missed out on. you have an amazing eye for these things! i don't find the shoes off on colour :)
Pretty! :) love the lace dress/bow belt combination. I saw a black lace bow belt the other day, meant to get it but not enough $$, thanks for the reminder!! :)
Kc
http://a-sparkley-silver-lining.blogspot.com/
These photos are the cutest! YOU are the cutest! I adore everything about this post. I love this dress on both of you (and I can't wait to see you in my dress, eep!) It looks so great with the red tights, which are too perfect for the location :)
I'm so happy you're happy right now - and I am so looking forward to the rest of your spring/summer posts!
Love this outfit! The dress looks so pretty with those tights, and I love the randomness of the Big Strawberry - such a cool spot!
I absolutely love this outfit on you. You look really lovely!
Your hair looks so great and I love the pops of red!
I definitely would've obsessively googled The Big Strawberry too!
I love that you paired this dress with red tights & a belt, it's looks fabulous! And I'm so jealous of your red tights, I need some try red tights but have had trouble finding some :(
Super adorable outfit! I love the bright color of the tights, they add a great pop of color. I also really love those boots!
xo,
Em
that barn is soooooo adorable! and now i'm dying to get me some red tights! great outfit :)
The dress is adorable and I love how you styled it up with bright tights and dark accessories. I've been lusting for a lace dress, so I'm naturally jealous of yours. That barn seems interesting, too. It's sad that you can't find out what it was for, exactly. Maybe mystery is better.
I love how the tights match your lipstick!
Cute outfit! :)
I love the red rights with the pretty lace dress! :D And even though you said that the belt doesn't match the boots, I still think it goes well together. :)
Cute photos as well! :D
-Evelina
effervescentevelina.blogspot.com
I loveeeee red tights! You look so fabulous in them. And that dress is sooo soo prettayyy. The last photo is so awesome =)
I like how your red lipstick matches the red tights :) Rats, now I'm craving some strawberries...preferably dipped in chocolate.
Red tights are my fave! They look amazing with the lace and red lips.
xo,
Sarah
Absolutely gorgeous! I love it!
-Jaz
http://www.fluffyfashioncents.blogspot.com
The pop of red in your ensemble is so cute. I can't wait for it to be warm permanently, either! Outfits like this are perfect for wishful thinking.
wow really like this outfit! Great photos! :)
Very cute outfit! And I also spend way too much time researching the dorkiest things too! Hahaha :)
ahhh i love this! the red tights were a beautiful choice. not the first thing you think of which cream, delicate lace but that's why i love it :)
with* bahh typo
i love the dress! i'm slightly addicted to tiered lace at the moment. as for the the big strawberry, it may sound random, but email your chamber of commerce, chances are, someone there has the info and can send it to you, if not, they will know where to get it, be sure to attach a link to you post, they will likely want to help you promote, its what they do ;)
oh my goodness, i love this outfit so much!
and i am also so glad the weather is perking up! it was such a weird spring... i go to school in kalamazoo and we actually had hail and a tornado warning yesterday.
your posts always inspire me to explore michigan :) i'm from here, born and raised, but i feel like there's always something new to discover.
Though this comment will probably be lost in the sea of other comments I thought i would still say something. I found your blog after Ruche's blog highlighted you. It's silly but I was delighted to find someone with the same name as me, Teaka...obviously your name is spelt differently. You have an awesome blog too!!! Cheers!
adoring the pop of red with this dress!!!!
i luv these shots! perfect tights with that lace dress!! so cute!
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you are so pretty and happy! your posts always make me feel a little more hopeful about life and living it.
great boots, too
<3
Gorgeous photos Tieka and your hair is looking so fantastic. I'm loving this gorgeous dress, you've paired it so well with the tights & belt... absolutely adorable look! Yay, for spring & blooms. Have a great eve. xx veronika
Your hair is getting so long! It looks amazing.
And I love that dress from Kate. She has such great style.
freakin adorable!! I love everything about this photoshoot! You rock!
xoxo
chrystie
www.anchoringgemini.blogspot.com
It is so fun sometimes to find really awesome random places like this. They make for good photos too usually.
you look so adorable!!
I was love everything you wear. Love the name haha!
How do all these quirky, interesting places exist in one place and I don't even have one such places near me?! Ah! So lucky! I love these photos and this outfit Tieka! The red tights and dark are so a lovely contrast and so unexpected! This dress will be lovely to frolick in a field in though so I hope you get to do that too :)
you are so stunning, everything about this is amazing!
you are especially beautiful in these photos little lady...then again you are wearing a medley of my favorite things :) ruffles, bows, and bright tights. How can one go wrong with such a combo. It's impossible.
Glad life is so sweet for you ;)
Aubrey
love the boots and the color of your tights is pretty awesome!
you look amazing!
xoxo
Ahh, this is awesome! SUCH cute pictures with you and the big strawberry! I think the red tights and boots were a great choice for this dress.. I love the extra edginess!
The action pic where you're messsing up your hair rocks! I've been itching for a pair of tights like that and you pull them off so well!
You look so lovely! That dress is gorgeous! So romantic looking, what a lovely gift!
Sophie
x
What a lovely place, perfect for a shoot with those beautiful tights. Now I am curious too about knowing what it was. I love discovering new places and knowing about their past.
Juliette
Awww, this outfit is so cute! And you look amazing!
Brilliant pictures - love this beautiful lace dress paired with the bright tights :)
Love your dress!
Ooo I love finding random places like this, it's a shame you couldn't find any information about it online.
Lovely outfit too I love the red tights peeing through the lace at the bottom of the dress :)
L x
That dress is lovely - bold, with the red tights, but I absolutely adore the way it matches your lipstick. Plus, your hair looks amazing, mine is still growing but that's the hairstyle I'm going for, even got the highlights <3
And the wanting to get out of the highway and just walk - I can't tell you how many times I felt like stopping the car, get out and just walk through the fields. But I'm not the one driving :/
Sofia
You never cease to amaze me. I love the lace dress with those boots:) It's so gorgeous. And I can't wait to hear your summer plans!
LOVE that dress! who makes it?
The lace, the red tight, I love it! So nice of Kate to loan you that dress and see how you styled it up. This barn kicks ass. I'd be the same way, wondering how it got there, what it was used for, and who used it.
oh man! super babe :)
that dress would be incredibly cute for a sweet semi casual wedding!
dreaming it up right this sec!
love this look, and this photo spot.
the big strawberry was someone's dream.. at one time.
aww that last photo was so cute! <3
Random things like that fascinate me too! It makes such a good backdrop for pictures though! Really pretty!
And I love that dress, and I love the way you have put it with black leather and bright red - really mixes it up, because like you i instantly thought of pretty, floral, girly accessories :)
Alex
Little Humble Fashion Abode
I absolutely love this!
If you ever have time and want to make more bow belts, here's a tutorial:
http://www.momtastic.com/home-and-living/features/113787-diy-bow-belt
holy cow, Tieka! Love love love this. lace + red = gorgeous.
That's so fun the Kate sent you a dress to style up! I love that you paired it with red lips and tights.
There's a berry patch close to where I grew up and I have the fondest memories of picking strawberries, raspberries and blueberries there every summer.
This dress is super cute Teika
You look beyond adorable in these pictures! I love the unexpected way you styled this dress, lovely!
Lidi @ Eclectic Flair
Gorgeous, love the mixing of the neutral feminine dress with those tights.
C x
http://memiorsofalittlethingcalledlife.blogspot.com/
You are the cutest! I love your dress ^^ and the color of the tights matches the barn perfectly :) x
Oh Tieka, looking just as adorable as always <3 You never cease to inspire me!
I love this look and the mis-matched belt & boots! You look gorge!
The-Loudmouth.com
@theloudermouth
Photo Giveaway
Possibly my most favourite outfit of yours! It's definitely up there with the best of 'em anyway! I love the idea of taking a pretty frilly lacey dress & making it a little bit tough girl & rocky.
I adore the lace dress! Red tights have been on my list of things to purchase for quite some time, and every time I see you wearing them so well I wonder why I don't own any yet! Time to hit up Target!
fun! a dress swap with another blogger?!
how do you get started on that?
me and my roomy share closets already...but opening up the closet to the world? umm....awesome!
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you are so beautiful tieka! those tights and your lipstick accent one another just perfectly. lovely shots.
I'm loving your hair in your recent posts! The color is oh-so-lovely :)
Adorable! I love the romance of your outfit!
♥
Meanz (Koi Story)
That is such an adorable outfit.
love this! what a cool barn..the color of your tights and lippy are fabulous too!
♥
Krystle
http://dearwinsome.blogspot.com/
So cute!!
http://sweetharvestmoon.blogspot.com
we all know I have a bit of an old barn / shed obsession... Obviously I love the background, your outfit aint to shabby either ;) haha The bright tights really make it pop!
Shy
So many choices, so hard! I LOVE the "take a chance on me embroidered top in white". It would be perfect paired with cutoff jean shorts and platform or flipflop sandals. My bohemian style go-to outfit for Grand Haven Coast Guard Fest! I am a Grand Rapids ex-pat living in Indianapolis now. Always make it back to GHCG Fest - my best summer memories are from there :)
~kimpcole@comcast.net
I kinda have a crush on the Chelsea Crew "Sari" oxford wedges :))))
The Big Straweberry :) How mysterious! Love the red tights in this, they really pop!
You're so cute Tieka! Love the red touches in your look and it's always refreshing to see a smiling blogger ;)
Keep it up!
Ale
x
Very nice dress :)
Very nice dress ! I've put your outfit on my bolg as one of my favourite of the day !
http://www.lesbellesenjupe.com/
aahh, so adorable! that barn looks fantastic and beautiful. i absolutely love the bright red tights matching the bright red lipstick... (matching the 'big strawberry' theme!) adorable.
<3 kim
Floral Printed Heart
i passed the big strawberry on the way home from grand haven tonight and KNEW i saw it on your blog! i tried to explain it to who i was with, but they didn't understand how excited i was.
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