Gracefully Sassy

Grunge meets Sassy- A Distressed and Dainty Look

March 9, 2017

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Top: Vici Collection (similar, similar, similar, similar) // Shorts // Booties: sold out (similar) // Sunnies // Earrings {affiliate links}

The distressed tee shirt trend is everywhere right now, and I am a strong fan of it! These tees come in tee shirt dresses, lace up band tees, and this sassy number with a mesh low V front. I have linked below many options for all price points so you can snag your favorites. I like to take the “grunge” look and add my touches of feminine and sass to it. And here you have it, My GRUNGE MEETS SASSY style.

Ombre tassel earrings are everywhere and these were the perfect pop of color for this neutral look. Vici Collection provided the perfect booties to pair with their tattered tee. Talk about comfort, you will be sipping mimosas for days at your favorite brunch patio in this look.

I hope your weekend is filled with sunshine and happiness! Next week I will have some FUN floral on the blog for you that is perfect for those spring wedding invites.

Photography By: C Wright Photography
Hair Stylist: Cattleya Hair Studio

Casual Chic with Spring Florals

March 7, 2017

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Top: Hazel & Olive Boutique // Jeans: American Eagle // Saddle Bag: Charming Charlie (similar) // Sandals: Tory Burch

Not everything in spring must be hot pink, or bright yellow! I have really been drawn to softer colors in florals this year, and I wanted to share my tips with you on how to make that “Casual Chic” look with soft florals for Spring.

Snag a great ¾ sleeve or long sleeve top with ruffles or bell sleeve accent to easily keep warm when spring time throws those chilly evenings your way. I am personally all about any details on a floral top that adds that something extra. These bell sleeves and neck bowtie on this top are my favorite! Oh Wait! I almost forgot, the back has even more fun 😉
A neutral color spring top will let you pare your favorite white denim or even those high waisted dark tattered jeans you love just perfectly. This lets you transition those winter/fall pieces in your wardrobe into the new year so you get the most bang for you buck!
Also, keeping neutral colors in your in Casual Chic look lets you add your favorite sandals, with a pop of color in your bag to finish your look off gracefully.
And last but not least, “Baby Got Back!”. HAHA, I am only joking, but seriously this tops back details are so fun. It adds even more spring in the soft colors of this floral. I love back details on just about everything and this was no exception. Again, details like this keep spring tops easily flipped from night to day when the weather is a bit warmer.

I hope you have found these tips helpful when trying to find your perfect spring floral pieces! Hazel and Olive Boutique has many of these great pieces as an unbeatable price point. That is the icing on the cake for me!

Film Photography By: Daniel Golani
Hair Stylist: Cattleya Hair Studio

In other news, I was so lucky to be apart of this news segment here in Houston for our Rodeo Fashion. I would love for you to check it out and show this not so gracefully nervous mess some love, lol.

Hazel & Olive Boutique- Stop In The Name Of Camo

March 2, 2017

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(affiliate links): Camo Sweater- Hazel &Olive (similar) // Denim: Amazon // It Summer Wedge {Chloe Dupe, under $60): DSW
Tote: Nordstrom // Ear Crawlers: Bauble Bar // Sunnies: Ditto (UNDER $90)

The Pantone color of the year is green, so my take on this is camo everything! Lol, okay I am totally kidding, but I do love a neutral print and olive is kind of my color jam right now. Top that off with all of that being on an oversized sweater… “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!”. I found the perfect little boutique with the cutest on trend designs known as Hazel & Olive Boutique. I snagged this casual chic sweater from them, and there is even some floral, bell sleeved gorgeousness coming to this blog very soon, all courtesy of Hazel & Olive! I am also obsessing over this floral romper, this perfect off the shoulder dress, and these lux velvet joggers. I am having all the heart eyes for this boutique and I know you will too. Go check the out before my favorites are gone!

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A little Gracefully Sassy Life Note: I haven’t been able to get my Tuesday’s blog post out in the past two weeks. Life has really taken its toll on my family, and physically I have just been SO drained. BUT, that is changing and I have been shooting, and picking up great items all for Spring and Summer that you will LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. I promise not to disappoint you anymore, and I truly love you to the moon and back for all your support day in and day out. God is Good, and blessing us to meet our full potential as a family for his glory.

Photography By: C Wright Photography
Hair Stylist: Cattleya Hair Studio

*Thank you for supporting those who support Gracefully Sassy. This post is sponsored, but all thoughts and opinions are always 100% my own*

XOXO : The Day of Love Summed Up

February 23, 2017

Tee: Heritage Tradition / Skirt: Shein / Sneakers: Steve Madden (affiliate links)

If you have been watching my Instastories you will have seen me talking about this sentimental post. Before I go and get all mushy on you, let me fill you in on this adorable tee from Heritage Tradition. This graphic tee company is about something near and dear to my heart, Kiddos! So before you’re start drooling over their super cute designs, please know that 100% of their proceeds go to fund and raise scholarships for kids in need. Now triple that online shopping cart you have going and check out! I will talk in a later post about the reason I have collaborated with Heritage Tradition and the impact that scholarships has had on my family. For now, I want to you to feel inspired to rock adorable Texas inspired tees while supporting our future police officers, doctors, teachers, marketing directions, fashion merchandising, or whatever their little heart’s desire to become!

Now on to the mushy gushy!

Our Valentine’s Day of love had to be pushed back one day. My husband ended up working until midnight on the actual day, but what he did early that morning touched my heart in such a way even with the words I am typing they can’t fully describe the happiness I felt. Kyle and I haven’t had the perfect marriage. We have struggled like many others before us. Something we both knew we wanted for our marriage when we got married was to never take the easy way out. We want nothing more than a marriage that will last in love and not accept defeat. Because of God’s grace we have made a full hearted, honest commitment to God to be the husband and wife he has always had us planned to be. Destruction is all around us and evil is easy to get sucked in to, but keeping your eyes on God will turn those negative things away. I promised God if he would truly heal our marriage that we would be a testament of his amazing love, and that he is NEVER FAILING! This is my start to keeping that promise. Okay, now onto how this has everything to do with the special Valentine’s gift Kyle created for me.

In Houston we have a Christian radio station (89.3 KSBJ) I enjoy listening to. Little tid bit, I grew up listening to this in the car with my parents, but up until last summer it had been years since I turned on KSBJ. I am constantly uplifted in all the hustle and bustle of Houston traffic by the sweet songs they play. KSBJ has a segment in the morning called “You’re Awesome!”. They play this segment when people write/call in to them wanting to love on family or friends who are just that, AWESOME! Not to my knowledge, Kyle had written into Rachelle and Carder early that week asking them to call me and tell me all about his love for me as his wife, and that he thinks I am just plain awesome! So…. Early Feb. 14 I received an awesome call from KSBJ radio surprising me with my sweet husbands plead of love for me. Not only did they relay this message, but lovely Rachelle prayed with me and I had such peace, happiness, and tears of love flow over me. They did joke with me and asked if Kyle was off the hook for getting flowers because of the call, I said “Oh you bet he is off the hook!”.

This was one of the kindest things Kyle has ever done for me. He wanted to show me Godly love and he did just that! Gods knows exactly what kind of love we need to be shown as husband and wife, and he does and amazing job at nudging us in the direction we need to go. Thanks for letting my gush over my amazing husband, and my unbelievable God!

Photography By: C Wright Photograhy
Hair Stylist: Cattleya Hair Studio

Shop SFT: King Cake is a Girl’s Best Friend

February 16, 2017

Tee: Shop SFT // Leggings: Nordstrom // OTK Boots: Agaci

Photography By: C Wright Photography
Hair Stylist: Cattleya Hair Studio

My love of King Cake is far and wide, and well it has been for many years thanks to my family. My favorite comes from Meches Donut King bakery (yes, this cake is untraditional and made with donut bread). Some of you may or may not know this, but my family is from South Louisiana. My maiden name happens to be Guidry, and I say “GEAUX TIGERS” proudly, while sipping on my milk punch yelling “Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler”! This Oh So Cute tee from Shop SFT is perfect for Mardi Gras parties, or just to remind yourself that you can eat as much King Cake as your little heart desires. You will always have time after Fat Tuesday to work it off on the stair master… well, that’s my plan anyway.

I dare you to take the #KingCakeChallenge by ordering one of the cute tee from this adorable boutique and snap yourself wearing it while enjoying your favorite king cake. Maybe even grab a glass of Community Coffee to wash it down!

Sadly, I won’t be seeing my family for Mardi Gras this year. Fat Tuesday falls on February 28 and doesn’t line up with my work schedule well. So with our smiles turned upside down we will be having some bead throwing fun at home this year. Quick story on a past favorite Mardi Gras memory of mine: When my husband and I were only engaged, he had never been to my family’s hometown Mardi Gras, but knew how much going meant to me. This particular year Mardi Gras weekend fell on Valentine’s Day weekend. So, you can guess it right, he planned with my uncle a surprise Valentine’s trip to see my family for Mardi Gras! This little creole heart was so happy I cried tears of joy for a good hour. I was able to see my family and enjoy Mardi Gras with them, all while having my soon to be hubby by my side. Yep, I knew he was a for sure keeper after that lol.

Like I said above, I am obsessed with this boutique’s perfect tees! I wished I would have known about them year prior because having some of these shirts would have been a MUST. You will be seeing more of Shop SFT featured on the blog again during the coming football months. Get ready for Purple and Gold overload!