bold + beautiful.

On Monday, I promised photos from our weekend away--and I'm finally delivering! {cv} and I received an invite to the wedding of a close Georgetown friend, {cd}, and his bride, {vp}, in New Jersey. It was our first experience at an Indian wedding--and we enjoyed every minute! We made the trek down from Rhode Island on Friday night to make it to the Raas Garba, which can best be compared to their version of a rehearsal dinner. Follow along to see more of the photos from this vibrant wedding weekend...

I simply couldn't get enough of the bold and beautiful colors from the sarees which surrounded us
all weekend. We were so honored to be present for {cd} and {vp}'s big day and have the chance to experience their culture up close and personal :) It was simply magical to witness, especially since
their traditions are so different from our own! Everyone welcomed us with open arms and we even
picked up a few new dance moves along the way...

I was so entranced by everything around me that I didn't get any photos of us on Saturday. This is particularly sad because I had worn some fabulous dresses from Rent the Runway. The lone picture of me from Friday night does show me sporting a Mark & James by Badgley Mischka.  {You helped me pick earlier this summer in this post!} It was also my first time to try out their accessories line--and let's just say that I'll definitely be rocking some rental bling one day soon! I simply can't sing the praises of
Rent the Runway enough...

On another fun note, I'm super excited to be a part of {dm}'s girls who inspire series on
Breakfast at Toast! {dm} and I have become quite the bloggy friends while working to create the
sun savvy movement and I can't wait to meet her in real life one day! I can't thank {dm} enough
for including me in this fabulous circle of ladies :)

Have such a wonderful Thursday--I can't wait to see your back to school best tomorrow for Friday's Fancies! I'm getting what feels like the first day of school happy jitters just thinking about it ;) xoxo {av}

psst: stop by cornflake dreams to see another fabulous giveaway we're doing
at rendez-vous: new england! It's from one of my favorite bloggers, Sarah :)