So as some of you may have seen in the "What's on your mind?" thread, my SO is taking me on a surprise weekend getaway when he comes down for Spring Break. Well, the vacation isn't a surprise. He had to tell me so he could make sure I didn't have a test/work/other important thing. But the location is a secret! I am really stumped on the location. He is going to blindfold me and turn the GPS sound off so I don't know where we're going (that makes it sound kind of like a horror movie :P). I'm reallyyy excited!

He also had to tell me that restaurant we are going to has a dress code so I don't show up in the wrong outfit. The men have to wear jackets (ties optional but he's wearing one). The women have to wear cocktail dresses (or I'm sure some pants equivalent). Apparently it's a fancy place. Now I've never been to a restaurant with a dress code - I consider Olive Garden to be a fancy night out. So I'm really nervous.

I went out shopping for a cocktail dress after getting some advice on here from Moon and lyonsgirl - Thank you! I found one that I love. It was only $15 and fits me like a glove! Here are the pictures:



You can't really tell in the photo because my phone takes crappy pictures but the straps are lace. I normally would never wear red because it brings out the redness in my face but I put this dress on and was like "This is it." I think it's a perfect blend of classy and sexy. Plus it doesn't make me look like I'm going to homecoming/prom like a few of the other dresses I tried on did.

Now I am normally pretty good at finding dresses. I have a pretty easy body to find dresses for - most styles flatter an hourglass shape. Now jeans and tops are a different story but that's not what this blog is about! But I can't accessorize. I'm so bad at it. I wear the same pair of black ballet flats every single day because I don't understand how to match other shoes to my outfits.

So what shoes do I wear with this dress? My one friend said she was thinking beige (like Taylor Swift in this photo). Does that seem like a good idea? My main problem is that I have rather large feet. I'm 5' 5" and wear a size 9.5-10. I get the weirdest looks when I look for shoes because all the other ladies looking in my section are really tall! I don't know if any other people here have larger feet but it's really hard to find cute shoes in that size for an affordable price. The heels will look so cute in a size 6-7 but then that same shoe will look horrible in my size. At least that has been my experience :/

Any other accessory suggestions? I have a silver ring from my SO I would like to wear. Other than that I have no idea.

I also don't know if I should bring a clutch or something. My normal purse is a big black shoulder bag with silver chains and such - not really appropriate I don't think (but what do I know). The only other purse time thing I have in Florida is this Coach wristlet my friend got me - I love it but I don't think it's right either.

I'm sorry for always using you guys as my personal stylists! I know the date is 2 months away but when you're clueless and cheap like me you need a lot of time to shop!