strapless satin maxi dress Encore Olive Designed with a softly gathered bust overlay The Melania Black Strapless Satin

I'll start by the most obvious: the medieval crispinette

me try on a few different styles of dress that I wouldnt have chosen myself but ended up loving on

Large selections of gorgeous dresses

Whether the invitation says "garden formal" or "beach cocktail," you'll generally want to lean into seasonally appropriate fabrics (think linen and cotton for summer or velvet for winter) and sensible shoes for walking on grass, sand or other uneven terrain

Now, I bring you to my mood board of the many looks that I would try to copy on a trip to Vegas

I had to have the recipe, so she sent along a few links to similar versions - one from Tasty Thais and one from Siam Sizzles - that I used as a starting point to make my own version