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Wedding Dresses at DressFirst.com

December 29, 2013 by Samantha 1 Comment

Wedding dresses have been around for a very long time. They first became made popular by Queen Victoria in the 19th century. Wedding dresses come in many shapes and sizes but there are in general three categories of dresses. These three encompass every wedding dress in existence, getting more specific as we go down our list. The classification of the dress into one of these categories is easy but also some dresses fall into more then one category, even all three at times.

These categories are:

Wedding dress: This is a category that will encompass all dresses. A wedding dress, anything worn by the bride to a wedding. From traditional to the not at all traditional, they are all wedding dresses. This category includes every wedding dress.

Beach Wedding dress: These are a bit different from a regular wedding dress. These are meant to be worn outdoors and are cut a bit higher to keep from dragging in the sand. Some are even made to drag in the sand a bit for a flowing fabric over sand look.
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Filed Under: clothes and shoes, fashion Tagged With: beach weddings, find the perfect wedding dress, traditional wedding dress, Wedding Dresses

5 Ways to Save Money on Your Teen’s Prom Night Expenses

December 27, 2013 by Samantha Leave a Comment

Unless your teen is the independent, responsible, and/or resourceful type, chances are good that you’re going to end up pitching in for prom night expenses, or even paying the tab in full. And this could end up costing you hundreds of dollars between tickets for the dance, a dress or tux, dinner out, a limo for the night, and perhaps a hotel room for the after party, if you happen to be an open-minded and lenient sort of parent. It’s almost as bad as those super sweet 16 parties you see on reality shows! Well, not quite that bad, but for the parent on a tight budget, paying for prom can be a stretch. Luckily, there are plenty of ways you can save money and still deliver the once-in-a-lifetime experience your teen will remember for the rest of his or her life. Here are a few tips and tricks to help you trim expenses.

Split the limo for the night. It doesn’t make sense for your teen to pay for a stretch limo for just him or her and a date. Instead, recommend splitting a large car with several other couples or even a big group if your teen and friends have decided to go as a group anyway. This way all of the parents can pitch in for a portion of the cost, saving each family a ton of dough.

Host a pre-game party at the house. Instead of sending the kids out for a fancy dinner, have them pre-game at your house, along with all their friends, with snacks, finger food, or anything that’s not going to spill on their fancy outfits. If you want to make it even more affordable, make it a potluck and invite the other parents as well. You can all snap pics of the kids and continue your own party once the teens leave for the prom. As for the after party, consider a slumber party in the basement or living room following the prom so there is some parental supervision and you can skip the cost of a hotel room (which teens aren’t really allowed to be in without a parent anyway).
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Win Clothing from XOXO Fashions

December 19, 2013 by Danielle 31 Comments

Disclosure: The Clothing items from XOXO Fashions were provided for me in order to facilitate my review. All opinions are my own and honest. I am disclosing this in accordance to FTC Guidelines. Please see “Disclose” tab for more information.

As I’m sure that you already know by now, I absolutely love clothing. I love cute clothes, that are affordable and comfortable. The two clothing items that I received from XOXO Fashions definitely did not disappoint in any way at all.

About XOXO Fashions:

XOXO Fashions is an online clothing boutique that offers affordable, trendy, and comfortable clothing to women. They carry a wide variety of clothing items, such as:

Dresses
Tops
Skirts
Bottoms
Jackets & Cardigans
Accessories

About Elbow Patch Cardigan:

This adorable sweater is available in Gray & Cream as well as Navy & Cream. The sweater is a soft & comfortable long cardigan with light cray and ivory stripes. There are soft tan elbow patches on the elbows of the sweater.

About Shine Bright Like A Diamond Sweater:

This glitzy sweater is available in Cream & Gold, Gray & Silver, Black & Black, Black & Gold, and Red. This is the perfect sequin sweater that I’m sure you’ve been hunting all over for! There are sewn on sequins that won’t shed or fall off! It is soft, gorgeous, as well as comfy.
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Filed Under: clothes and shoes, fashion, giveaway, review Tagged With: Adorable Clothing, Affordable Womens Clothing, Gift guide 2013, holiday gift guide, Trendy Clothes, XOXO Clothing, XOXO Fashions

Pants from Dickies

December 17, 2013 by Samantha Leave a Comment

Dickies has long been considered one of the premier manufacturers of quality men’s work pants at great price. The company’s EMT pants bring the same Dickies quality to medical professionals working in an emergency setting and are specially engineered to fit the needs of mobile EMT teams. These heavy duty pants have full size functional cargo pockets and a tool pocket with heavy duty snap loops.

Crafted from a wrinkle-resistant poly/cotton twill blend and featuring Dickies’ E-Z Touch, StayDark™ technology, these pants with a relaxed fit will keep staff looking fresh and tailored throughout the day. A triple-grip waistband help keeps shirts tucked in. reinforced double knee patches extend pant life.
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Sandgrens Philly Clogs

December 6, 2013 by Danielle 2 Comments

Disclosure: The Sandgrens Philly Clogs were provided to me to help facilitate my review. All opinions are my own and honest. I am disclosing this in accordance to FTC Guidelines. Please see “Disclose” tab for more information.

With this time of year around, I am definitely a big fan of boots. I love wearing boots to work, church, and even when I am out and about running errands. With these adorable clogs from Sandgrens, I could not be any happier.

About Sandgrens:

Sandgrens Clogs was originally founded as a leather tannery in the mid 1800s. Sandgrens is considered among the oldest clog – if not the oldest – brands in the world, if not thee oldest and was once also the largest.

The Sangrens mission is to create raving fans by making our customers’ day a little bit better – every time.

Today, the Sandgrens family is going back to their roots in restoring the brand to its former greatness. They many no longer be the biggest, but their clog masters are still using the same time-honored techniques in transforming the finest leather and wood into high-quality clogs for the whole family.

Free Country Winter Coat

December 4, 2013 by Samantha 7 Comments

Disclosure: The below was provided to me to help facilitate my review. All opinions are my own and honest. I am disclosing this in accordance to FTC Guidelines. Please see “Disclose” tab for more information.

There is a chill to the air, frost on the ground and I know that one day soon I will be greeted by a swirl of snowflakes dancing through the air. With the approach of winter it is time to start considering a winter coat that will keep you warm and looking great. Free Country has an impressive selection of coats for the entire family at great prices that will keep Old Man Winter from chilling you to the bone.

The Women’s Plus Size Snowhaven Power Down Jacket by Free Country is no exception. This coat is machine washable, water and wind resistant, and features a hand gaiter to keep your digits warm and your hands free. I like to stay warm, but I don’t want to wear a jacket that is restricting and I don’t want to feel like the little brother in a Christmas Story when I put my coat on. The Women’s Plus Size Snowhaven Power Down Jacket is perfect for me. I love that it is filled with natural down feathers to keep me toasty without adding bulk.

Holiday Outfits Made Easy with Kohl’s

December 2, 2013 by Samantha 8 Comments

I have very little in the way of fashion sense. For this reason, I try to keep it simple, all the time. This time of year, I take more photos then usual, which is quite a lot. I like to do our holiday cards with less posed, cornball “look what a perfect and happy family we are” photos and more real ones (because we are far from perfect- and I readily admit to that!) I also like to take one nice family photo every year, where we are all looking at the camera at the same time, hopefully with our eyes open. For this photo, I like us to look decent- and we loved our new shirts ordered just for the occasion from Kohl’s Holiday Collection.

This year, it was easy to look decent in our photos. I shopped at Kohl’s, where the prices are affordable and the clothing will last as well- even on my husband. My son wanted us all to wear blue for the photo (which worked out- I loved this Apt 9 crepe shirt), and he wanted us to all sit with Santa. Why not, right? We dressed in our new holiday clothes and headed over to Macy’s on Herald Square to check out the holiday window displays and visit Santa Claus.

Turns out, it would be a little harder then you would think to take photos with Santa. He took the day off, which was sort of uncool since the employee we spoke to gave us his hours for the day, LOL. But, we had a great time looking at the windows, visiting Santaland, and then took a walk over to FAO Schwarz as well. Why not? It’s Christmas time in the city, after all 🙂
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Shabby Apple Dress Review

November 28, 2013 by Samantha 6 Comments

Disclosure- I received a free dress from Shabby Apple for my honest review. All opinions are my own and honest.

I don’t get dressed up as often as I used to, considering I work from home, and grad school is not a dress up occasion. As a teacher, I used to dress nicely every day for work. Now I wear a whole lot of track pants and tee shirts. I do still like to dress up now and again, on the occasions where we get to go out for a fun night or when we travel. I love vintage clothing -the fun fits, classic lines, and longer lengths just speak to me. I just feel pretty when I wear something classic. Shabby Apple is a clothing company that specializes in vintage style, modern woman’s clothing. I recently received the Truman dress, which is a fun take on the “little black dress” every woman needs to own.
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