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Right now I am relaxing at home with a lovely glass of white wine and an epic cheese plate. This definitely has the making of an amazing Sunday evening complete with some DVR television shows while laughing about last night’s memories with Bo and Meg.

Last night Bo and I were so blessed to have our friends host a rooftop going away party for us complete with Southern barbecue, great music, delicious drinks, and luckily perfect weather.

But, before the festivities began, Bo and I spent the mid morning hours sharing our favorite parts of New York with our dear friends Brad and Margaret. Talented architects who enjoy dabbling in photography, they volunteered to capture our favorite areas of New York City in pictures with us one Saturday before we moved. We never took engagement photos and therefore only have a few photos hanging in our home- many of which are over 5 years old.

Unfortunately I can only share one preview with you as we don’t have any images ourselves since Brad & Margaret insist on editing and organizing them before sharing. But, between sipping espressos in Eataly, sitting on a stoop in Gramercy, and kissing in a tree in Central Park it was a memorable day with two of our dearest friends.

Based on the many Instagram questions from friends, I thought I’d share with you my complete outfit which also doubled as my party dress later in the evening.

Hair by Dream Dry – David Yurman Blue Topaz earrings from 18th birthday – Bauble Bar Dew Drop Bib necklace – Rent the Runway Mark & James by Badgley Mischka Hang Ten Maxi– Michael Koors watch – Bauble Bar bracelet pave links bracelet– David Yurman 7mm Bracelets in blue topaz and pearl – Jack Rogers Navajo Bronze sandals

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In less than a month, I’ll be spending today recovering and relaxing after dancing the night away at the New York Junior League’s annual Winter Ball!

One of my favorite New York City events each year, the night includes a silent auction and dancing with Bo and our friends. Most years, I spend a few weekends dress shopping but this year I have little energy or time to head out to the department stores in NYC and hunt through racks of dresses.

Therefore, I’m finally going to use Rent the Runway for the first time! In case you’re never heard of RTR or used their service before, it is a website that lets you rent dresses from over 95 different designers for all sorts of occasions ranging from black tie to beach weddings. Dresses range in rental price from $50 to over $400 so there is truly something for everyone’s budget. In addition, my favorite part is that they allow you to rent 2 sizes for the price of one. Their customer service is supposed to be best in class, often bending over backwards to make sure women have a good experience and feel like they belong on the red carpet when they wear their dress.

I spent an hour today, pinning different dresses that I personally like and now I’d love your input! I tend to avoid strapless dresses as they just don’t flatter my figure and therefore have marked my favorite one shoulder and deep v-neck dresses. I’m no fashionista so I’m hoping that with your input and feedback, I’ll choose a dress that is fun to dance in all evening but also flattering and stylish!