the fancy teacup

love is like the ocean.

ON HER Asos floral knit skater dress | Forever 21 faux leather wedge sandals | gifted heart shaped locket necklace | Essie “mamba” nail lacquer

ON HIM Zara basic button up shirt | Express photographer style dress pants | Asos reversible leather belt | Zara lace up shoes

photography by Vero Suh

additional text editing by me

It's been a long time coming, but I wanted to share with my readers something very dear to my heart. For those of you who follow me both on my style blog and my personal journey, you already have ventured with me from the sweet and creative proposal a few months ago to here, the engagement photo session at Crystal Cove state park in Laguna Beach. Choosing a wedding photographer was something that was a high priority for the both of us, being avid lovers of photography. We searched high and low for that someone that would just sweep us away with her photography. We couldn't have been more happier and blessed to have found Vero as our photographer. Her portfolio set her apart like none other and we immediately knew we had to hire her. A couple weeks ago, she flew down from San Francisco to meet up with us and captured these moments as magically as we knew she would. Not only is she a talented photographer, but she is so sweet and super cool as we got to know her better. We are beyond excited to have her photograph our wedding later this year.

As I normally don't share things so personal, I wanted to share these images with you. A lot of you, my readers, have been with me these past few years and I cherish that so much. I hope you enjoy these by Vero Suh Photography as much as we do-- regular outfit posts will resume soon!

Love you all.

@_thefancyteacup

mandarin orange.

In advance, I sincerely apologize for the hiatus! Work deadlines, photography projects, planning for my sister's wedding, and planning for my own wedding have pretty much consumed my entire life the past few weeks. Sometimes it is just a matter of juggling priorities and taking in consideration that any kind of moderation of busyness is healthy. Needless to say, I am back and happy to share with you all a look I have been keen on wearing quite a bit lately. The sun has become much stronger with her rays during these past couple of weeks. I have felt that getting dolled up in vibrant, fiery orange is just the way to complement the steady rise in temperatures. As the sun's heat tampers off towards evening, I throw on this lightweight denim jacket. And how cool is this bag? I have always been drawn to the rolled up, "sack lunch" look designed bags, and when I saw this cognac hued one in Zara, I knew it would have a nice spot in my wardrobe. I will be taking a nice little vacation off from work later this week, so many more outfit posts to share with you all during that time! Love you all.

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that lovin' feeling.

Spring is here! The colorful arrangements that bloom on every street, the blue skies that make earth's canvas go on for miles, the birds exuberant with a new tune, and the eternal burst of sunshine all make me so giddy. A lot has occurred the past few weeks--as most of you who follow me on other social media mediums (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) already know...I'm engaged! We have known we wanted to get married for quite some time, but we weren't in any rush and wanted to save up money for the big day anyways. But the timing just felt right, and we will be getting married in December. We couldn't be more excited. Thank you to all of you who gave us your sweet and heartfelt wishes.

The tee I am wearing couldn't be more fitting on speaking how I feel, and that is love is definitely in the air! I think springtime just evokes that kind of blissful feeling. Hope you all doing well and basking in the great outdoors. Love you all.

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paper cranes.

When the skort was trending back in the day, I don't think a pair of those ever ended up in my wardrobe. The concept of skirt in the front and shorts in the back just never settled with me. Then this origami skort showed up in Zara's spring '13 collection, and I folded. Pairing white with neutral tones generates the same feeling when making that perfect crease in the paper. I am sure many of you have seen this skort fluttering its wings through out the fashion blogsphere, but can you blame it? Such a beauty and a versatile piece, I don't mind it as a companion to the raven hued origami skirt I already have nestled in my closet. After all, sometimes two is better than one.

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lines of grayscale.

Sometimes linear detail does the trick. On days when I'm on the go, I opt for comfortable apparel with a little character. When something ventures in a straight line, I pair it with something else heading in a different direction, like this origami skirt. And you can never go wrong when it comes to black and white. The absolutes do make the largest statements.

On another note, for those who follow me on Google Reader/Feedburner, you can start to follow me on Bloglovin' since Google Reader will be discontinued. You can continue following The Fancy Teacup here.

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