Who Doesn't Love A Great Deal?!

So my bestie, "The Future Mrs. N" is getting married in October!  [Insert squeal of excitement here.]

We had been looking at dresses and thought we had decided on this little number from Rent the Runway. *  Isn't it cute?!  (Sorry for the blurry photos...RTR only had microscopic images for me to steal borrow.)

 

Well, TFMN decided after much thought and consideration and too many sleepless nights that this was in fact NOT the right dress for her maids to be wearing on her wedding day.  Girls, if you are in this same situation, go with your gut!!!  She did and I know she will not be disappointed.  So let me introduce you to our new lovely little number....drum roll please....

The Bow Monde Dress in Silk Taffeta from J. Crew.  Classic, Simple, Chic, Gorgeous!!!!!!!

Now on to the point of this post... "Who Doesn't Love A Great Deal?!"  This little number retails on jcrew.com for $250.00 but I scored it on ebay for only $65.00!!!!  Yes ladies, $65.00!  There are quite a few listed in the $140 range, but I saw this one in "completed listings" that hadn't sold.  Because it was such an incredible price, I emailed the seller and asked if she would be willing to re-list the dress.  Without hesitation, she responded and had the dress listed the same day!  What an incredible deal!!!!  I can't wait for it to arrive!  :)

*BTW - If you have not used RTR in the past, you must!!!  The service is fabulous and their customer service department is super friendly and helpful!  I'm not getting any kick-backs from them either, this is my own personal testimonial!

Anyway, you get the dress in two different sizes (for the same price) to make sure you have one that fits!  And!!!  Yes, there is more!!! (I feel like this is an infomercial...)  If you want to rent a second dress, you can get it for a hugely discounted price - again in two sizes!!!  The dresses are delivered to your door clean and pressed in their own little black garment bag.  When you are finished with the dress, you simply put it in the already addressed and posted mail bag, drop it in any blue USPS mailbox and that's it!  I swear it is so simple and wonderful! 

Shhhh!  Don't tell RTR I told you this, but check around before you order because you can usually find discount codes!  :)

I'm back!

OK...so I fell off the bloggy train.  But I'm back and going to give it a go one more time!  Two of my favorite bloggers, Pink Lou Lou and A. Liz  had posts that inspired me to get back on and start posting!  So here goes nothing!  :)

A quick game of 'Catch-Up' since the last time I posted in March (gasp...March?!...Really?!  Ooops...).

I planned and helped to host a lovely Bridal Shower for my now Sister-In-Law, Laura, at Prince Street Cafe in Lancaster, PA.

{ teal dress - lilly pulitzer }

I celebrated with friends what we thought might be the last Heritage Golf Tournament here on Hilton Head Island.  Fortunately, RBC Bank and Boeing pulled through as sponsors so we can keep paaaartying watching golf.  :)

{ white dress - tj maxx  necklace - forever21 }

{ fuschia dress - forever 21  gold heels - paris hilton }

My baby brother got married. 
We had a super cute 'Carnival of Love' themed Rehearsal Dinner. 

{ my momma painted that! }

{ custom jones soda - so cute! }

{ the happy couple }

{ pink and orange stripe dress - lilly pulitzer      gold shoes - bcbg }

The wedding was stunning and took place at The Cork Factory in Lancaster, PA

{ tutu and bows made by yours truly ;) }

{ j.crew taryn bridesmaid dresses in graphite }

{ my parents - note mom's fabulous sparkly glitter shoes }

Both of my besties celebrated thier birthdays!  XOXOXO

{ happy birthday kate! }

{ ignore trashy tan lines }

{ sandbar }

 { tim and baby girl }

{ happy 40th trish! }

{ yes, that is a pink shopping cart }

{yes, we pushed the birthday girl all around the triangle in said pink cart }

Mom and I attended the Lilly Pulitzer Spring Warehouse Sale at Valley Forge Convention Center near KOP, PA.  As always, it was amazing and I scored tons of great deals!!!  I'll do a seperate post on this sometime...

{ this is actually from 2010, but you get the idea... }

My mom and I took a roadtrip to Orlando, FL to visit my cousin.  While we were there we got to see the last shuttle launch of the Atlantis; it was AMAZING!  And of course no trip to Orlando is complete without seeing Mickey!  We hit all four Disney parks in one day!

{ space enthusiasts }

{ yes, i was in this crazy crowd of people.  we arrived at 1am to get a good spot to watch the launch. }

{ incredible!!! }

photo credit: NASA

My mom's bestie, 'Auntie Debbie' and her hubby came for a visit.  We did too much shopping and drank too much wine.  It was fabulous!  We also went to Charleston, SC to visit my brother for his birthday and had a great dinner at HUSK.

{ ladies in thier lilly }

{ family }

{birthday boy and his momma }

And that is where I have been the last four months...  :)

XO, L