Last weekend Brett's mom was in town and was able to watch the kids while we took off to celebrate our ninth anniversary a few weeks early. Brett will be out of town on our actual anniversary so we were thankful to get to sneak that special time in before he takes off for Army camp.
We kissed the kiddos goodbye and headed downtown to eat at Maria's and grab some cupcakes from The Cup (only because Red Velvet was closed, duh!). I had Brett take some quick photos in an alley way before the calorie fest began. Oh yeah!
I wore my new pink dress from Flour Clothing. It felt like the perfect ensemble to celebrate nine years of hugs and kisses.
I wore: Vintage dress, Flour Clothing. Vintage belt, thrifted. Vintage Enid Collins purse, handed down from my grandmother. Shoes, ModCloth. Cocktail ring, F21.
Ruby didn't come with us on our date but she did wear a cute little vintage top that day. Unfortunately, the top is no longer with us. The tricky part of tops connecting tiers with lace is that lace isn't quite tough enough to withstand a toddler that spends a lot of time crawling around after her new puppy.
Ruby's wearing: Vintage top, thrifted. Bloomers, thrifted.
Here are a few pretty dresses for your next date night: Sparkly, pale pink, floral, garden party, picnic, and eyelet.
Head over to see Rubyellen's lovely maxi skirt and how her three littles look in red, white, and blue. I always love what she dresses her girls in. It makes me wish we could live in the same neighborhood and share clothes!
We'd love to see what you've been wearing lately! Feel free to share a link in the comment section below.
xoxo,
Rachel
This dress is a stunner & as usual,You are absolutely beautiful!! Xo
Posted by: liliestfolle | 06/14/2011 at 09:32 AM
i love the shebang! seriously. now i am seriously contemplating ordering those shoes! are they comfy?!! oh to have more pennies in my pocket! haha...
Posted by: rubyellen | 06/14/2011 at 09:43 AM
oops. meant whole shebang!
Posted by: rubyellen | 06/14/2011 at 09:57 AM
I love that dress! So fun. Happy anniversary.
Kacie
http://www.acollectionofpassions.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Kacie | 06/14/2011 at 10:04 AM
you look lovely! too bad about ruby's cute shirt, it was adorable!
Posted by: Sara S. | 06/14/2011 at 10:39 AM
could you be any cuter? love that dress!
xoxo
Posted by: april | 06/14/2011 at 10:56 AM
Happy early Anniversary! The dress is lovely and it sounds like you had a fun date night. :)
Posted by: Mandy Ford | 06/14/2011 at 11:04 AM
Love your dress... so pretty! Happy anniversary.
Posted by: THE-LOUDMOUTH | 06/14/2011 at 11:09 AM
I love your dress. Happy anniversary to you and your fella. :)
Posted by: Sara | 06/14/2011 at 11:20 AM
Adorable dress!
Posted by: Honor | 06/14/2011 at 11:33 AM
Rachel, you are always so inspiring with your vintage clothing posts. Thank you! And you are such a beautiful mom, happy early anniversary!
Posted by: Amanda | 06/14/2011 at 11:37 AM
You look absolutely beautiful and that color is simply divine on you! And Ruby? Oh, Ruby! She's such a doll.
Inspiring as always.
xo
D.
Posted by: Danielle | 06/14/2011 at 12:19 PM
i LOVE that dress rachel! it is such a pretty color. wishing they had another one!
Posted by: Megan Lane | 06/14/2011 at 12:22 PM
scrolled through to find out where you found that wonderful stylish purse... only to see it was from (what must be) a wonderful stylish grandmother. lovely outfit!
Posted by: fyfe | 06/14/2011 at 12:47 PM
so... I don't normally comment, but I absolutely love this dress!! so fun to celebrate -- and 9 years! a big Congrats from me. :-)
Posted by: Lisa | 06/14/2011 at 01:18 PM
The pink dress looks lovely on you & perfect for a date night. I cannot get over how sweet your little Ruby always looks. I'm not much of a "kiddo gal" but seeing yours and how genuinely happy she looks makes me smile every time.
Here's one of my recent vintage dress outfits: http://luxedebris.blogspot.com/2011/06/80.html
Posted by: Carissa | 06/14/2011 at 01:21 PM
What a pretty dress!
Posted by: Ana | 06/14/2011 at 01:35 PM
Super pretty!! I wish I had your hair-- and style! And Ruby just looks so sweet!
Posted by: Alivia | 06/14/2011 at 01:38 PM
Such a perfect color on you! And happy belated anniversary! :)
Posted by: Trude | 06/14/2011 at 02:10 PM
the dress is stunning!
Posted by: Laura Chavous | 06/14/2011 at 02:49 PM
I love that you guys still have 'date night' after 9 years...I'm getting married next month&boy I hope we keep that sparkle up too! Gorgeous x
Posted by: Kat Leslie | 06/14/2011 at 02:53 PM
Cute cute cute! Date nights are the best. Now if only I could get my husband to take photos of our nights.
Posted by: suzzie V | 06/14/2011 at 03:13 PM
Rachel, your dress is DARLING! I'm a sucker for dresses with pockets. ;)
Posted by: kelly ann | 06/14/2011 at 04:08 PM
love, love, love that dress.
please send it to me in Australia.
Posted by: Danielle | 06/14/2011 at 04:45 PM
You look just beautiful! and Ruby....well...there arent even words to express how adorable she is!! Congrats on 9 Years!!
Posted by: Monika | 06/14/2011 at 05:03 PM
love the dress! it does look cuddly ;)
Posted by: jessie b | 06/14/2011 at 11:11 PM
Happy happy early anniversary! Congratulations on 9 years!! I'm in love with your outfit & Ruby's sweet get-ups. Thanks for sharing such lovely outfit inspiration all the time.
Posted by: Anna B. | 06/15/2011 at 08:14 AM
gorgeous dress!!
Posted by: Rach | 06/16/2011 at 09:42 AM
So sweet! You both look lovely!
Congratulations on 9 years!
Posted by: Huckleberry Creative | 06/16/2011 at 08:32 PM
I found you on Find Me Friday and I am now following you. Your dress is really cute but the purse is my favorite. I have a thing for purses and I like vintage too. I hope you will follow me back http://talesfrommyjournal.blogspot.com I can be found in facebook too http://www.facebook.com/DeniseMartin.LillaRose and twitter @DeniseLillaRose If you like/follow me there I will do the same for you. When you stop by my blog, please check out my kind of fashion (hair jewelry).
Posted by: Denise | 06/17/2011 at 06:58 PM