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lately
We have been so busy lately and wanted to let you in on a few of our recent events so scroll away, lovelies!
A few teaser photos from Reb’s wedding! Still anxiously awaiting the lot from J&D Photography but they have given us a few sneak peeks! Bet you can’t tell which ones they took and which ones we did……..
Veuve & something blue are mandatory wedding day staples.
Here are some details from our soiree with Sarah Littlejohn, the designer of Ocie New York.
Sarah gave us a delicious rosè called “Summer In a Bottle” from Woffler Vineyards in New York. As if the bottle were any inclination, this is a great wine.
Last but not least, our selfie with The National RVA and our delish rosè we enjoyed at Rappahannock before the Brandon Flowers concert on Aug. 11. If Brandon tours to a city near you, make sure you take full advantage of the opportunity and go see him. He puts on a helluva show.
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14 Days of Denim
This post was promoted by Target. All thoughts & opinions are our own.
We have been living in Target Denim for the past two weeks trying out their new styles that just launched in stores. As long time lovers of all things denim, receiving a package of jeans for free addressed to The Crystal Press made our July. We snapped a diary of pictures to showcase and review each of our favorite styles for you guys. Our package was chock-full of fashionable styles that ranged from boyfriend to high-waisted to skinny to acid washed to flannel lined and beyond! In case you haven’t noticed, the two of our body types are complete opposites and we have different preferences when it comes to denim brands (aka legs vs no legs.) It was a relief to find that Target is a place we can do our denim shopping together!
weekly round-up
// Things are about to get crazy for us because we have a very, very special day coming up next week! (drum roll please…) Reb is getting married July 25th at The Homestead. Stay tuned for lots of pictures of us spa-ing, celebrating, and one beautiful bride!
// However, we are not too busy for the most wonderful time of the yeaaaar! The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale! We’ve got our eyes on this fabulous jumpsuit & this TopShop Crop & Midi!
// We came across the Etro Fall 2015 campaign and are beyond thrilled to see Kate Moss, aka the queen, adorning beautiful bohemian threads. We need it all.
// If you are an iced-coffee & Iced-tea addict like us, you must grab one of these Starbucks Cards. Buy 5, get one on the house.
// Everyone knows you need a signature wedding day scent, Rebecca chose this scent from Lanvin and it is the perfect mix of romantic & clean.
// Happy Friday!
free people richmond anniversary event
Unless this is the first post on The Crystal Press that you have seen, you know that we LOVE Free People. On any given outfit post you are guaranteed to find any range of accessories, intimates and clothes from our favorite boho-boutique. When the Richmond store approached us to be a part of this #FPSummerDays anniversary event, saying that we were excited is an understatement. We had such fun trying out different outfits and most importantly getting our hair done by the lovely stylists from 1213 Hair Studio.
Oh and how could we forget: champagne & cupcakes. It was basically our dream event and these photographs definitely show us in our element – laughing, drinking and showing off some sweet threads. Thanks to all of the free people stylists and especially the store manager, Jamie, for putting together such a fabulous event!
St. John, USVI
I went to St. John a couple of weeks ago & I am finally getting my photo diary together! I am a lover of all things beach, but I must say in terms of the tropical vacations, St. John takes the cake. Everything in St. John is breath taking: from the food, to the people, to the beaches. St. John is a small island & the closest airport is located on St. Thomas. Do not fret, St. John is just a ferry away. There are two ferry stations in St. Thomas but I recommend ferrying from Red Hook to get to St. John. Red Hook is a longer car ride from the St. Thomas Airport, but it is a much shorter ferry ride to get to St. John. If the weather permits, get a seat on the top deck of the ferry. It is such a treat to see these beautiful islands by boat.
Posted while listening to “Face the Sun” by Miguel feat Lenny Kravitz.
At the St. Thomas airport. Who needs terminals when you have the beautiful St. Thomas weather?
weekly roundup
Gosh, it has been a brilliant week for us! Stay tuned for some awesome collaborations coming up and for more on the Free People Richmond #FPSummerDays event (selfie below from the magical evening!) Also below are some of this week’s obsessions. Read on, friends!
// We are still pining over this swimsuit Reb rocked at her bachelorette that we mentioned in our post here. Ever since Blue Crush hit the big screen, we have worn a matching bikini…never. Who doesn’t want to look like Kate Bosworth in or out of character? Anyways, this Victoria’s Secret black mesh swimsuit is the exception of all exceptions from our mismatch-bikinis-only-rule. We are convinced it is flattering on any body type and if you’ve been on the fence about high waisted bottoms, these are the ones to try. The mesh cut-outs are oh-so-slimming.
Not pictured: the bridesmaids chugging beer celebrating the bachelorette, in the classiest way. Definitely pictured: Flash Tats.
// MISTRESSES IS BACK. Yes, those caps are on purpose. Mistresses is in it’s third season on ABC & our ultimate guilty pleasure. Watch this show over a bottle of wine with some girlfriends, and you will never go back. Caution: the male lead, Harry, has the most divine Australian accent and is sexy af.
// We love champagne but we don’t love how you can’t pop bottles by yourself without a. over serving yourself to finish the bottle or b. wasting perfectly good champagne. Everyone knows champagne does not keep its bubbles for long enough. Meet the little contraption that has rocked our world: Le Creuset’s Champagne Resealer. Now, we can pop bottles by ourselves and be responsible with no fear of wasting or overindulging. To our fellow champagne loves, cheers!
// Here is an article on the importance of creating a 10 year vision from Lululemon’s blog. We enjoy exploring all things about vision and goals. Everywhere we look, the importance of both is stressed & this article has an enlightening but simple perspective on the subject. Our favorite line: “If you are just beginning your own journey, Derrick’s advice is straightforward: ‘Start immediately. Don’t consult anyone about the plausibility of the notion, don’t allow for any self-doubt. Just start doing the thing that you want to be doing far down the road, and eventually you will forget that there was ever an alternative.’ “
// Cath found this brilliant elixir – French Rose Linen Spray by Home & Body, Co. and included it in Reb’s bachelorette party lingerie shower gift! Spray some on your freshly clean sheets (or other fancy delicates) and you are sure to feel like you have miraculously been transported to Paris! Oui, s’il vous plait!
#Rebzbach
This post was promoted by Bud Light Lime. All thoughts and opinions are our own.
Reb is getting married in July, so a bachelorette party has been on our horizon for quite some time. The party finally came to fruition when we hopped on the Palmetto Amtrak to Charleston, SC (aka Chucktown) over a long weekend. Our destination was a beautiful condo in Wild Dunes on Isle of Palms that fit 8 girls and lots of suitcases comfortably, emphasis on the lots of suitcases.
Upon arrival to the island to kick start the party, Reb greeted her bridesmaids with a casual welcome party — including appetizers & adult beverages. After a long day on the train, Reb wanted a no hassle, refreshing solution, so Bud Light Lime® was the drink of choice. Because, who has time to make a margarita after a long train ride when you can just pop open a Bud Light Lime®? In any case, Cath knew this was a sure sign of a promising bachelorette weekend ahead.
this week’s roundup
This week has been a serious scorcher in Richmond, but luckily we found several distractions from the heat. We have made some fantastic discoveries, hit some excellent happy hours, & explored new parts of our city.
>> We are obsessed with the Tarte LipSurgence Matte Lip tint and have been rocking it in our latest posts! Our favorite colors are Lively & Hope.
>> We had an excellent happy hour experience at Wild Ginger in Midlothian complete with sushi, dumplings & of course, Kirin Ichiban.
>> We fell in love with Parachute bedding. So long college bedding, hello Cloud of Comfort! (their words, our thoughts exactly)
>> There is endless reading to do these days about blogging, branding, and making a presence for yourself etc and we are trying our best to keep up! Right now we have our nose in Leave Your Mark, by Aliza Licht. She kicks some serious butt on so many levels. The best quote worthy advice we’ve read in the book so far is: “If you don’t ask, you’ll never know. Be an educated risk-taker.” Well said, #DKNYPRGIRL.
>> We have been jamming out to the new Hilary Duff album,”Breathe In. Breathe Out” with absolute zero shame.
P.S Check out her acoustic version of “Tattoo” from her album on NYLON’s website here if you want to be left with “major feels.”
>> Speaking of major feels, we have gotten back into journaling. We don’t consider ourselves writers per say but we couldn’t resist reimplementing the habit when we came across this article in TIME magazine by Eric Barker titled “This One Simple Thing Can Make Your Life Much Better.“ Check out Eric’s take on journaling to see how writing can improve…just about everything in life. Here are a couple of our favorite journals: 1 / 2 / 3 and if you want to splurge, 4.