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Long Floral Dress

Long Floral Dress

You’ll most likely find a maxi dress packed in my suitcase for a summer beach trip. Long sunset walks on the beach or morning brunch with a view of the ocean water makes for a perfect maxi dress occasion. This long floral dress from The Minted Julep Boutique is so gorgeous! The floral print and crochet detailing has a Hawaiian tropical style that just makes it so right for beach weather. The off-the-shoulder top styling is so cute and trendy right now, but it easily wears over the shoulder also. I love the way this long floral dress blows in the weather. It has an elegant, casual flow and will keep you cool. This long floral dress would also work great for a beach destination wedding. I packed this pretty number with us on our Hilton Head trip that we took over the weekend. I received so many kind compliments, and the best thing was that it is very forgiving, especially if you’ve spent a weekend eating junk food! I styled the long floral dress with this mini pom pom tote , which is perfect for carrying your essential purse items and the perfect bag for your next tropical trip. Simple slide-on sandals and casual jewelry and you will be set for an evening out on the beach town.

Here are a few other Long Floral Dress options:

Traveling to Cancun Mexico

Traveling to Cancun Mexico

My husband and I just got back from an awesome, much-needed and long-overdue couple’s trip. This past weekend, we traveled to Cancun Mexico and met up with some of our dear friends from Connecticut. Traveling to Cancun Mexico and leaving four children behind and a new puppy was no easy feat. We don’t live near any family, and there were so many silly obstacles to overcome to make it happen. I seriously was about to throw in the towel when I found out my passport expired two days after we got back (Mexico has a 2-month expiration passport request), but somehow I got everything taken care of and we stuck with our plans of traveling to Cancun Mexico! So glad we made it happen! It was so nice to spend time with my husband and laugh and chat about things that had nothing to do with the kids or house or financial obligations. And even better to see good friends we haven’t seen in quite some time.

If you have future plans of traveling to Cancun Mexico, I highly recommend staying at the Secrets Silversands Resort. It is all-inclusive and adults-only resort about 20 minutes from the Cancun airport. The resort grounds are so beautiful and the food was amazing! You can eat whenever, and they have multiple restaurants, and they have fresh seafood all day long. Our room was so nice with a modern style and a jacuzzi in the middle of the room. My only complaint was the beach was not my favorite. There was coral in the shallow part of the water so you couldn’t walk in without hurting you feet! But the ocean view was so beautiful with that turquoise Mexico water.

Arriving from Cancun airport and getting ready to head to the ocean.

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Ocean view of one of the restaurant spots. This was also our favorite spot at night for stargazing and listening to the waves!

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Heading to the pool to work on those tan lines!

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DMJewelry: tag necklace | charm bracelet

One of the nights out with dinner with friends and then off to a live show.

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Can’t get enough of the gorgeous hibicus flowers varieties all around the ground of the resort.

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Another beach shot.

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Last night in Cancun with dinner at Navios.

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Embroidery Tassel Dress

Embroidery Tassel Dress

I know I’ve proclaimed my love already, but I’m going to do it again–I love Seaside Florida and the 30A! It is really one of my favorite beach areas that we’ve explored since moving to the South. I love the beach style that infuses the area. Colorful casual preppy with a touch of bohemian style. Summer style at Seaside Florida is charming, but not uptight and fussy. The best mode of transportation is a bike, so people dress to be able to ride a bike to a upscale beach-style restaurant at the Seaside square. This embroidery puffy-sleeved dress was perfect. I wore it to the beach over my swimming suit then took a family bike ride through the town and then off to dinner wearing this same dress. When you are at the beach, there is no time to get ready multiple times a day. So what I do is bring or wear a nicer beach cover up. Sadly, I just bought this dress at HM right before I left for my trip only two weeks ago and they are now sold out. Not surprising though. It is a really cute dress. It might come back in stock, so check back. I linked other embroidery tassel dresses below, which are a hot trend this summer.

Red Tassel Dress (sold out) SIMILAR and SIMILAR | Striped Hat | Sunglasses | Friendship Bracelets | Sandals (last season) SIMILAR

This red tassel flowy dress was also a favorite summer style in Seaside, Florida that I wore. Boho chic, off-the-shoulder dress with tassels, I wanted to go dancing on the beach in this dress. I also got it at H&M, and sadly it also sold out! But keep checking back. It will probably come back into stock.

Here are some other embroidery tassel dress:

Summer Trend Off the Shoulder

Eyelet Off-the-Shoulder Dress (similar)| Jewelry | Sunglasses| Panama Hat | Yellow Stripe Rope Bag

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Summer Trend Off-the-Shoulder

We just got back from spring break beaching at our favorite Florida spot: Route 30A or otherwise known as Seaside/Watercolor area. The weather was perfect and the white sand is my favorite. So soft and warm. I packed my bags with a lot of off-the-shoulder pieces. A current summer trend is off-the-shoulder, and they are perfect to wear as a cover-up at the beach. I love the bohemian style and the flowy feel. I wore my off-the-shoulder dresses as a beach cover-up over bathing suits that were tube top or had a thin strap. So I probably wouldn’t wear this particular style with a thicker strap bathing suit.