Birthday Celebrations!

I just wanted to share some of the photos from the tea party I had on Saturday. I love all the bright colours, and these cute polka dot tea cups which were my Bis Nonna's (Great Grandma's). I had a perfect afternoon with my best friends - chatting, overloading on sugar, and drinking a ridiculous amount of tea! These pictures just make me smile :)

I was lucky enough to receive some lovely gifts - beautiful flowers from Tom and his mum, my favourite magazines and some adorable pictures from my Parents

Thank you for a lovely birthday. I'm so lucky to have such an amazing family :)

I hope you've enjoyed the photos :)

Love Lauren

xxx 

My Style Diary - Tea Party Time!

Hello there :)

It was my birthday on Wednesday, and despite feeling quite sick and having a very tiring day at work, I ended up having a really lovely day (well night at least) - just relaxing with my family and eating yummy chocolate cake! I'm seriously so lucky to have the best family (and boyfriend) ever! I think I'll have to post some of those photos later, because I was lucky enough to receive some gorgeous flowers, that are just too pretty to not share! :)

Anyway, on Saturday I had a little tea party with my girl friends... (and Tom because he loves tea too!). I got quite excited about it and had lots of fun preparing the food and setting everything up. I'm actually a terrible cook, so I decided to stick with simple things - Cornflake crackles, cucumber sandwiches, fairy bread... (so basically kids party food!). I'm also a bit of a tea freak, so we had quite a large selection of teas to choose from!

It turned out to be a lovely afternoon just chatting and catching up. It was just what I needed after what felt like (but really wasn't) a very long week... the week always seems to drag along when you're sick!

Anyway, this is what I wore to the tea party. Sorry the photos aren't the best quality, it was getting quite dark by the time I took these! I found this white floaty blouse at Forever New, and I know it's going to become one of my most worn tops. I've been looking for something like this for ages, but they never looked quite right on me. This one is perfect - the fit, the long sheer sleeves, the beautiful but simple lace detailing along the neckline...I'm in love with it! This was also the first time that I've worn this leather jacket which I picked up in Florence. Just looking at it brings back so many great memories of our Europe trip!

What I'm Wearing

White Blouse - Forever New

Jeans - Calving Klein

Jacket - From Florence

Boots - Aldo

Bag - Jigsaw

Cross Ring - Asos

Necklace - Local Boutique

Lots of Love

Lauren

xxx

My Style Diary - Out to Dinner in a Red Dress

So here's yet another new dress purchase! I bought this dress on the same day as the one in my previous post and I absolutely love it (but I promise that I'm now on a shopping ban!) The cut is so flattering with the wide fitted band 'round the waist and the full skirt, and I love the red colour. Red isn't a colour that appears very often in my wardrobe so it's nice for a bit of a change! The cut outs at the back add an interesting touch too. 

I almost didn't buy this, but the thing that really sold me was the fact that it can so easily be dressed up or down. From a nice dinner, to work, to just a relaxed day with friends I can see this dress getting a lot of use! 

For a dinner out with my family to celebrate my graduation I decided to pair it with these adorable bow heels that I picked up in London and some dangly earrings. I think it's safe to say that there will be many different outfit posts with this dress in the future!

What I'm Wearing

Dress -

Tigerlily

Shoes - Office

Bag -

Jigsaw

Earrings - Wild Lily Empire

Bracelet - (actually a necklace and from a local store)

Love Lauren

xxx