Sophisticated Shirts | OOTD

You'll have noticed this beauty featured on my August Favourites this month & it just so happened that I also wore it for my birthday & conveniently took some snaps!

Rose Gold Dreams

I've been wanting, wishing & wish listing over this beauty for a while & I've finally got my hands on one...
The Daniel Wellington Classic St Mawes
I've been searching for that perfect mix of classic, simple & a little different & found it whilst doing the usual mass internet shopping. We all do it right?!

Birthday Blues

It's only been a few days since my birthday but I've already got the birthday blues! I genuinely love birthdays, whether it's mine or someone else's, I get just as excited. It's not even about the presents (I mean I do love presents as much as the next person) I just love celebrating & looking forward to something!

A Birthday Giveaway

Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me...

Birthday Wish List

It's ma birthday, it's ma birthday, I'm gonna party like it's ma birthday... well, it will be on Saturday!
My gosh I'm excited, I'm such a child when it comes to birthday's & Christmas but who isn't?! The other day, I found myself on Polyvore & happened to create a little wish list... Oops!

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Ps. keep your eyes peeled for a birthday giveaway this Friday!
Love, xx



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OOTD | Exploring Bath

Continuing my love of denim, I opted for these comfy beauties for strolling round the streets of Bath. They're the perfect accompaniment whether it be sunny or cloudy. Paired with some Ray Bans & my super soft Paul Smith top, I was all set to go.

Something Special

A few weeks back, I received an email from a company called Invaluable asking if I'd be willing to share my story on my most prized jewellery. Usually, I'd file this kind of thing away & forget about it but for some reason it really got me thinking.
I'm not your typical girl who can't leave the house without any jewellery on. It's the last thing I think about & quite often tend to forget. Since I've been engaged, I've gotten even worse & sometimes I can go for months upon end without even opening my jewellery box.
Having said that, there is definitely one piece in there which stands out to me & really means a lot. 

Beautiful Bath | Travel

Last weekend, it was my fiancé's birthday. He'd asked a while ago to go away for the weekend somewhere as a surprise. So... I took to google to look for something special for him & stumbled upon Bath. I'd never been before but had heard so many good things about it.

On the morning of his birthday, we took to the road & began the surprise journey down to Bath. Unfortunately, all didn't go to plan as we got stuck in lots of traffic & he had to help direct but never mind! I tried my best.

OOTD | Blues, Bay Trees & Bath

You may have noticed a slight theme with my outfit posts... They're often blue, comfy & involve a pair of jeans.

The last two seem to be my "go to" when I'm deciding what to wear. I love jeans. You can really dress them up or down & they're perfect for so many occasions. Plus, they go with pretty much everything & last forever & there's nothing more important than being comfy. However, remember not to compromise style over comfort.

London Town

We had been planning my mum's 50th birthday for quite some time so it was a shock when the weekend we were setting off to London came around so quickly!

We got up bright & early on the Saturday to make the most of the day. I had such a lovely time in London exploring Covent Garden, going to the theatre & eating delicious food!

The last time we all went to Shake Shack we were in NYC so we had to go again just to see if it was as good!

(I think the picture speaks for itself)

My mum's favourite musical is 'Les Miserables' so we booked tickets to see it even though we've already been plenty of times. It's definitely a musical that never gets old & if you haven't seen it yet then i'd definitely recommend - I can't imagine someone not enjoying it!

The birthday girl herself enjoying a cocktail at 'The Covent Garden Cocktail Club'

This place is definitely worth a visit. If you've been to 'The Experimental Cocktail Club' then you'll definitely like this place. It's very small & dark (hence the rubbish pictures) but has some crazy cocktail mixes on the menu!

Following on from cocktails, we made our way through London to 'The Square' for some dinner. This has to be by far one of my favourite meals ever! The food was delicious & presented so beautifully as well as all the waitering staff being amazingly helpful but also really personable.

It was pretty windy so I struggled to get a photo of my outfit as you can see...

Before we'd even started, we got sent some amuse bouche to keep us going

This almost reminded me of the London 2012 Olympic Torch & was insanely tastily filled with frois gras.

We all went for the tasting menu so that we could try as much food as possible without having huge portions!

Tartare of milk fed veal with artichoke cream, burrata, white peach & green almond pesto

Sauté of Scottish langoustine tails with parmesan gnocchi and an emulsion of potato & truffle

Lasagne of Dorset crab with a cappuccino of shellfish & champagne foam

Roast fois gras with white peach, almonds & thyme

Charred fillet of cod with new seasons broccoli, 'baked' potatoes, white kohlrabi & red wine

Loin of black faced lamb with tomato, artichoke, salsa verde, garlic & olive oil

Sharpham cremet 

Brillat-Savarin cheesecake with white peach

Fig soufflé with fig leaf & thyme ice cream

Feeling well & truly stuffed, we headed back to the hotel for some much needed beauty sleep!

Up early the next morning, we had some brunch & then went to the Tower of London to see all of the ceramic poppies.

Thank you for reading

Love,

Dainty Bride xx

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