Love and Roses

~ Photography by Craig Perry of Pop Up Photo ~

~ Outfit Details: Dress by Kate Spade ~ Bow Heels by BCBG Generation (on sale!) ~ Idiom Bracelet(old)  and Bow Necklace(old) are both from Kate Spade (note: I am loving this new Kate Spade necklace so much!) Earrings are Vintage ~

Love and roses to you and yours! I’m an AOII…roses are kind of our thing. I was SO excited when I found this new Kate Spade dress at Nordstrom recently! It’s pretty perfect. I love dresses that can be feminine and sexy without being too revealing, and sometimes that’s hard to find in a dress with sleeves! This silky fabric has such great movement and hugs at the area that you want to accentuate. Plus, the COLORS! Everyone always tells me pink is my color…which I think is a funny color to have as your color…but I love it! If you find a color that works really well for you, why not buy a million dresses in that color!?

I was joking with my photographer, Craig, that this was my “hypothetical Valentine’s Day date night dress.” Not this year, friends! Do you have a date this year? If so, please get this dress and wear it for me! In all seriousness, though, I think that maybe 3 years ago I would have been so sad to see another Valentine’s Day come and not have a “valentine.” Yet, after putting together a big Valentine’s package for my nieces, 6 mini packages for some of my adorable campers from this summer, and making loads of handmade cards for family and friends this week, I couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed by the amount of valentines I DO have! This year, I’ll be spending my Valentine’s day teaching some minis how to ski and then relaxing with close friends and I couldn’t imagine a more perfect way to spend it 🙂 I think that date night or not, this year wear what makes YOU feel beautiful and confident and love on ALL the valentines that surround you!

My favorite lady, Maya Angelou, said “I am grateful to have been loved and to be loved now and to be able to love, because that liberates.” AH love love love that woman!

Sending you all so much love (and roses) this Valentine’s Day!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo Rhiana

P.S.

If you like this amazing print, be sure to check out all the other amazing Kate Spade designs it comes in here & here & here & here