While I'm sure we all know I could wear pretty dresses for practically eternity, when I was out with Ali of Heliantha Photography I also thought it might behoove me to switch it up a bit. After rediscovering these jeans from GAP a few months ago (which I think I've owned for almost 4 or 5 years now), it makes me really happy to pull them out again to share on the blog.

I love the flare shape and dark wash, plus paired here with a just a simple white and not so simple velvet blazer, it results in a outfit that works great for work or play.

If you're lucky, and you time it just right, in DC you can experience some of the most beautiful scenery ever. I don't care how touristy it's considered, getting outside and to the Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms in all their glory is always worth it.

I've been extraordinary lucky that my friends are willing to make the trek with me, and this year Ali, of Heliantha Photography, and I met up to create what I think might be some of my favorite blog content ever. I don't have enough reasons to pull this Ashley Graham x Dress Barn maxi out, but I may need to work on it because it's so easy to wear and I still feel incredibly beautiful in it.

Sometimes you fall in love with a dress and just know that it's something special. That even if you only wear it a few times each season, it's worth it, because of how it makes you feel. I'm incredibly thankful that when I came across one such dress, Ali of Heliantha Photography (who's on Instagram too!) was kind enough to venture out into the wilderness with me to shoot it.


It's a little terrifying to have pictures taken by someone new and without my usual armor (sunglasses), but it was also amazing to get the finals back and be so happy with how they turned out. I'm not going to say I can look at all of them and not have my brain go into its little nitpicking spiral of poopheaddom, but I'm working on being kinder to myself and any steps forward are good ones in my book.


Fit Note: This dress runs a little big, I'm assuming because it's very flowy and kind of oversized by design, so I'm comfortably wearing a size Medium. It's also only lined on the bottom, so I'm wearing these for some additional coverage up top.