Insta Life

Hi lovelies!  Here's a little of what's been happening over on Instagram.  Don't forget to follow me @sparkleandsoulblog :)

last week didn't start off so well for me thanks to pot holes!  so I treated myself. 
top//sweater//flats (on major sale!)

 Scored this blue beauty for $5 at H&M while in Miami!

 

enjoying a s'mores martini at Sugar Factory on Ocean Drive in Miami.  I cannot wait for it to be warm in New England to sit outside and eat.  

 casual Friday in my new tee.  Seriously obsessed!
tee//jeans (similar)//boots//watch

 the weather this past weekend was a bit rainy but I really wanted to go to West Elm in Boston.  Hubs agreed and on Sunday we headed up.  We grabbed Georgetown Cupcakes (favorite cupcakes ever!) on our way home and pretty pink roses at the grocery store.

another $7 necklace score but this time from a local store we have, Laila Rowe!  Paired with oldies but goodies, H&M trench and Target sweater. 

p.s. did you notice the new blog changes?  I finally caved and purchased a new layout and LOVE it!  I'm hoping to tweak it a bit more over the next few months as well.  
 
Happy Hump Day!

xo  ♥ Ash

Insta Life

Happy Monday!!  I wanted to share a bit of what's been happening on IG lately.

Both of these sleeveless tops are from Express and I lived in them all summer!!  They are perfect and will also work into fall.

On September 14th we celebrated our one year wedding anniversary.  It was pretty low key as we are finally going on our honeymoon to Jamaica (in 8 days!!).  Our bakery provided us a small cake which was delicious and we headed into Boston for dinner & drinks, which of course led to a pit stop at Georgetown Cupcakes.  If you've never been to Georgetown, run there now!  They are amazzzing!  As for gifts (we stuck with the traditional paper) I bought him an art piece of handrawn sheet music of our wedding song.  It came out amazing!  You can always count on Etsy!  He of course outdid himself getting me a gift certificate for a mani/pedi, gift certificate for a facial and massage and tickets to see a cover band that we used at our wedding!  So sweet!!

These leopard flats were a new fall purchase and they are so comfy and such a steal!  Target does it again!

Recent blooms.  Sidenote - I actually work as a Lead Event Coordinator now for Blissful Events here in RI.  I am LOVING every minute of it and one awesome perk is taking home beautiful florals (purple & white).

A new necklace purchase I'm in LOVE with.  If you have never heard of Ikavee on IG, you're missing out.  She stocks amazing pieces.  Go check her out!!

xo  ♥ Ash

Wedding Wednesday

Happy Hump Day!  Today I'm here to share some pictures from last weekend's bachelorette festivities with 7 other lovely ladies.  We stayed at The Westin Copley Place in a Junior Suite in Boston, MA and the room and view were gorgeous!

The super adorable bags with favors and hangover kits.  I can't take credit for the bags, the lovely bride to be did them!

close up of the bags and DIY glitter wine glasses.  I made all of the wine glasses and attached each girls initial and birthstone so we knew which glass was ours.  They loved them!

Here is just some of what was in the bag.  Mini champagne, shot glass, sunglasses (of course!), light up ring pop, candy necklace, pink straw, compact mirror and the hangover kit included gum, Aleve, hair ties, chap-stick, Emergen-C, Detox tea, granola bar, and makeup wipes.  Again, the girls loved them and we actually got lots of use from them!

 

no bachelorette party is complete without champagne and shots!

once we arrived at the hotel and had a few drinks, we did our makeup and then headed over to The Dry Bar (Back Bay location).  This was my first experience and I hope not my last!  We all had so much fun and the stylists did a great job, plus the place is adorable!  I did the Cosmo-Tai (not listed above.)

more champagne!

done with hair and headed back to the hotel to finish getting ready!

and the final product!  My dress is Guess via Macy's and shoes are BCBG via DSW.

mirror selfie before heading to dinner

not the best picture buuut it'll do.  We ate at The Brahmin and I HIGHLY recommend it.  They serve "small plates" but the pizza (as you can see) , salads and burgers are normal size.  Seriously everything we ordered was outstanding and the place turns into a dance club after 10pm.

selfies with two of my girlies!

all the girls!!  This is right before heading to the Liquor Store.  I don't know if I would go back there.  It wasn't the worst place ever and maybe it was just that night, but there wasn't a ton of people.  On the plus side, they did have a mechanical bull (which I did not ride).  Overall we did have a great time though =)

Have a great night!

xo, ash