party hearty♥

♥I love you berry much ♥ I like you a latte ♥ Bee mine ♥ You’ve stolen a pizza my heart ♥ Whale you be mine? ♥ You’re my butter half ♥

In my personal opinion, Valentine’s day is the most fun holiday to dress for. I’m not usually a pink gal but I will make an exception on this lovely holiday(literally). My favorite color to wear this month is any form of red. Whether it be bright red or berry like this dress. If you are staying in on Valentine’s or going to a fancy dinner, you have an excuse to get dolled up and wear something girlier than usual.  Read on for outfit ideas & cheap date night ideas!

I have been saving this berry sleeved dress for quite some time to wear on Valentine’s day. I love that the color is a mix of pink and red and I especially love the sleeves. The pleated bell sleeves are my favorite part. One day when shopping at Old Navy(of course) I came across these heart patterned tights and immediately pictured them with this dress. Every girl should own a fun pair of tights! They add sass and style to any outfit and in this case, can be festive. I then added my dressy black booties and this black floppy hat. I wanted to tie in the black from the tights and what better way than with a hat?

10 Valentine’s day perfect pairs:

  1) heart patterned tights + booties 2) red/pink lipstick + bold jewelry  3) polka dots + red 4) pink skirt/dress + flats  5) skinny jeans + black heels 6) leather + leopard 7) blazer + bun 8) curled hair + floppy hat 9) floral + stripes 10) pajama set + fuzzy socks

(read on for date/dateless Valentine’s day ideas)

10 affordable date day/night ideas:

♥go on a picnic ♥stay in & cook together ♥go out for dessert only ♥build a fort & have a movie night ♥go on a walk in the beautiful weather ♥red box & bake dessert together ♥bike ride ♥go out for breakfast instead of dinner ♥happy hour & appetizers at your favorite restaurant ♥sunrise at the lake with donuts & coffee

Party of 1? You still deserve to be loved:

♥treat yourself to a day of shopping ♥pedicure ♥go out with your girlfriends. ♥happy hour ♥watch a rom com ♥binge watch Friends on Netflix ♥go to a coffee shop & read

Here’s to the best Valentine’s day yet! M U A H♥

xoxo, Julia

Berry Pleated Dress(similar) | Heart Patterned Tights(similar) | Black booties | Black floppy hat(similar) | Black Kendra Scott earrings

>>Nicole Ciolino Photography