PURPLE

Zimmermann dress/ Chanel earrings / House of Harlow rings / Cartier bracelet / Christian Louboutin "Maggie" Pumps / Lux By The Style Net clutch / Nail polish - Dior "Frou Frou"/
Hair by Annie Johnson

Last week DF and I had our pre-wedding/engagement photo shoot. Typically, Asian brides and grooms often have a full on whole day pre shoot where the bride changes into several wedding gowns and the groom in a formal suit. I would've loved to do that as well but since we are going to have time for photos after our ceremony, I figured a casual and fun photo shoot around Sydney CBD would be perfect for us. DF and I are city dwellers, we love the vibrant feel of city life and of course, being close to pretty much everything. 

I don't usually have my hair done but this time for the shoot, I made an exception and booked a hair stylist. She is super talented and I absolutely love the waterfall twist she did for me. For the 2 hour photo shoot, I chose to wear a cream embellished full tulle skirt by Alice & Olivia and then changed into a purple print Zimmermann dress. Our viewing session is this Saturday atnd I cannot wait to see the photos!!!

The pre-shoot wrapped up at around 5:30pm which gave us just enough time to drive to Mrs Macquarie's Chair for some photos and watch the sunset. This is one of our favourite spots because it has a stunning panoramic view of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, with a lot less tourist traffic. DF and I had a lot of fun playing around with the balloons we blew up in the morning for the photo shoot. DF is still a newbie when it comes to photography so some of the photos came out quite dark (I think the proper term is 'underexposed'?). I attempted to edit the photos with Photoshop to make them brighter but I am hopeless at it. If you see any odd shadows/random dark marks in a photo, that may very well be the result of my terrible Photoshop skill >_<.

A sunny day in mint

 Sal Y Limon bangle / Storets top / Tiffany & Co bracelet / ASOS skirt / Prada bag

I saw this gorgeous crochet mint skirt on ASOS a few months before my Europe trip and originally passed as I wasn't sure if I could pull it off. A couple of weeks later, the skirt went on sale, I took it as a sign and went for it. On my second day in Florence, it was sunny and quite warm so I took the opportunity to wear the skirt for the first time. The material is light, comfortable length and I absolutely love the crochet flower pattern!!

Peplum

River Island peplum top(here)/Black pants(similar here)/Louis Vuitton ballerinas/Prada Saffiano lux tote (similar here)/Kenneth Jay Lane elephant bangle

This was meant to be posted 8 months ago but I've been so busy with work and wedding planning since I returned to Sydney that left no time for blogging. DF and I took many photos while we were in Florence (last October), including some amazing views of Florence from the top of the Duomo that I'd love to share but unfortunately they were saved in my external USB which malfunctioned in the last week of our Europe trip and we have not been able to retrieve the photos from it since.These are one of the few photos I managed to upload to Flickr before my external broken down.