Flower Power – A Muskoka Wedding
I spent this past weekend basking in the glorious sunshine up at the cottage. As I wrote about (briefly) on Friday, our trip up North was a great 2-for-1 deal where we were able to spend family time at our cottage as well as being able to attend our friends’ beautiful summer wedding.
I love weddings for all they represent but I have to admit that seeing what people wear is high on my list. There is always a mix of style and flair when you get a bunch of people together from all ages and corners of the world. The wedding between my Canadian friend and her Brazilian fiance included friends from all over the world. The thing that stood out to me was the amount of colour that was worn by everyone. I can honestly say that none (read: zero) of the 60 guests wore black. Fabulous!
When I attend weddings I always try to wear something that “suits” the style of wedding it is. The ceremony and reception were being held at Windermere House, right on the water of Lake Rosseau so I knew there would be an abundance of fresh greens and beautiful blooms on site.
I decided on this beautiful chiffon peplum dress from Kersh that I felt would be dressy enough for a wedding yet lightweight and relaxed enough to fit in to the surroundings. It has a beautiful scalloped edging with embroidery at the hem and a drawstring around the waist.
See how my dress matches the flowers? Totally unplanned as I certainly did not call the venue to ask what colour flowers were on the premises.
My necklace was a statement necklace that didn’t overpower my dress due to its transparent nature. I picked up this piece from Ann Taylor in NYC a few years ago and although it’s a bit heavy to wear, I thought it would be perfect as it resembles rocks – a well-known way to know that you have arrived to Muskoka. Earrings are hot pink laser cut wood drop earrings from Ocean Avenue.
I wish my dear friend Lindsay and her new husband Marcio a wonderful start to their next adventure. I am so happy for them and cannot wait to visit their home-sweet-home in Brazil!
S xo
VERY pretty dress! You look great! Love the necklace too….works so well with the dress. Curious as to why you decided to go with black shoes (and black purse/clutch?) when the dress is so light and airy looking? The black looks great however….just wondering!
Busted! I normally wouldn’t have chosen the black heels (clutch is light brown but I have my sunglasses in my hand as well) but in my midst of packing up my husbands, my daughter and my stuff for the weekend I only packed one pair of shoes…and for some reason they were those black ones! If I could have a do-over I would totally change them up for a neutral peep toe or even a bright contrasting colour like purple!
Just wanted to make sure you were reading! Lol