Fall Capsule Wardrobe Roundup

I just pulled a fall wardrobe out for this season and got inspired again to share capsule wardrobe advice. It's been a year since I documented each season of capsules including a September Issue (transition between summer & fall). This is a round up of the best advice I've shared and fall inspiration. 

CAPSULE WARDROBE: // A select number of clothes chosen for one season,
or a 3 month period (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall).

: with the purpose of streamlining your wardrobe, minimizing
& making getting dressed more inspired!

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// Creating A Capsule Wardrobe

"So, I have to admit that when I heard of a capsule wardrobe a long time ago I didn’t understand what it was. There is a lot of inspiration to minimize one’s wardrobe lately, so I thought this was derivative, indicating a “40 piece” wardrobe in totality! I’m not quite that minimalistic. I didn’t think that was practical..."

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// The September Issue

"September is such a transitional month. One that I've grown to be thankful for it! If you're sad to see summer go, you can make September a continuation, if you can't wait for fall you can deem it apart of the season! ... For such a transitional month a transitional wardrobe is needed! I've created this special | September Issue | just for that including some inspiration from..."

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// Fall Capsule Wardrobe In 6 Pieces

"Happy Autumn Friends! It's October, and officially my favorite season of the year! The crisp Autumn air just gives the opportunity for a fresh start. It's like a breath of fresh air and a wave of hope in one fell swoop... Need some help pulling together a simple capsule for this beautiful season? These are 6 super versatile pieces and some advice on how to..."

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// Your Guide To Online Shopping

"Nothing compares to the in-person experience of shopping when you can feel and try on what you see.. but for those who don't have all day to peruse or access to quality stores.. online shopping can be a fantastic resource! I have done 90% of my shopping online in the past several years and I absolutely love it! It saves me time and gets me styles I don't find in my area. Once you figure out how it works, you can..."

More Capsule Wardrobe Posts:
 // Creating A Capsule Wardrobe: Winter Capsule
// Spring Capsule Wardrobe
// How to Create Outfits from Your Wardrobe
// Summer Capsule Wardrobe

My Wedding Flowers

As a flower girl, I have been dreaming about the colors and designs of my own wedding flowers for a long time! I started planting peonies and garden roses; experimenting with annuals in just the right shades, since I've been growing, in preparation for this day. Being able to design my own bouquet, and grow flowers for my wedding was incredibly special to me. 

These photos are also incredibly special to me. My dear friend, and photographer - Kendra Dawn Photography - shot my wedding with particular attention to the flowers and details of it and I could have cried when I received them. She captured something I poured my heart into for years, beautifully, that will be treasured forever.
Thank-you Kendra. 

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I hope you'll enjoy this photo-tour of our wedding floral work as you scroll through. 

CREDITS 
Bride's Bouquet & Compote Arrangement: Love Shyla (myself)
Bridesmaid's Bouquets: Designed by Love Shyla, handcrafted themselves
Floral Garland (arch & table), Cake Flowers, Boutonniere's & Corsages: Designed by Love Shyla,
crafted fabulously by Root Design Co. 
Photography & Detail Styling: Kendra Dawn Photography

Theme: Natural, whimsical, happy and feminine

Colors: Warm coral pink and blushes with variegated greens and touches of tangerine

Flowers
my bouquet | Coral Charm Peony, Romantic Antike Rose, Juliet Rose, Pittosporum, Ivy, Freesia, Tulip, Pink Astible
 bridesmaids | Assorted Peonies, Patience Garden Rose (cream), Kiera Garden Rose (pink), Tulip, Hyacinth, Stock, Lisianthus, Astible, Pittosporum, Jasmine Vine
groomsmen |Ranunculus
garland | Coral Charm Peonies, Assorted Peonies, Hydrangea, Majolika Spray Rose, Milky Way Rose, foraged greens
tables | Pittosporum, Assorted Peonies
cake | Juliet Rose, Romantic Antike Rose, Apricot Tea Rose, Assorted Peony, Lisianthus, Pittosporum

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The alter garland was crafted to be used dually on the bridal head table. 
What a masterpiece Root Design Co!

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My cousin baked and crafted my wedding cake for me, it was pink inside and brushed with gold, food-quality paint. 
Cake flowers by: Root Design Co.

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Farm Day at Noreen's Cottage

I have this dear friend, Noreen, who lives on a cottage farm just an hour west of us and whose presence and home I leave feeling absolutely filled up and enriched by every time I leave. 

She's a New Jersey transfer who always felt she would do well on a farm. So when being relocated for her corporate job, adopted a charming white farm house and created a dreamland for herself and her husband Mark (and several animals who reside there as well). The cottage and barn sit nestled into rolling hills with a creek flowing in front so that a bridge is required upon entering the home and a hunderd acres (or two) of wood behind. 

What they did with the home is a masterpiece, straight out of a magazine. She carefully curated the touches to resemble that of a cottage farmhouse, with clean, temporary charm. You'll find floral wallpaper in the bedrooms, coordinated with antique furniture, each to suit itself; ethereal and stunning. The kitchen is lined with white, glass door cabinets that give view to beautiful glassware; butcher block in center. All of her tools and appliances, carefully chosen for use and beauty are utilized - she is a talented cook and baker!

On their working farm, you'll find two Clydesdale horses (this is how our connection stems - back to Wayne's days in horse training in Ohio), a Jersey cow named Blossom, dexter cow named Bella, a henhouse of aracauna chickens and guinea hens, two Nigerian dwarf goats, bee hives, peacocks, rabbits, ducks and two Tibetan Mastiff's that run to greet you with their oversized, teddy-bear kindness each time you pull in. From these she gleans fresh milk (she makes soap with her goat's milk), honey & eggs!

Her homestead has a complete cottage garden and greenhouse filled to the brim with fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. A beautiful summer kitchen was established aside the gardens where Noreen does the preserving work in various, artisan creations. She takes so much joy in taking fruit or vegetables directly from the farm and turning it into something magical to the palate. Her favorites are tasty spins on standard fare such as apple walnut conserve, apple cider jelly, chipotle ketchup, salsa, jams of all kinds, hot pepper jelly, tomato sauces, peach butter and much more!  Take a walk through the garden and you'll feel like Beatrix Potter on holiday at the summer house. 

Our friendship began as a result of Noreen and Wayne's relationship from the horse industry. They got reconnected when she realized Wayne had moved to West Virginia and he and I started dating. Her and Mark have become fast friends of both of ours and I am so thankful! This summer we established working farm days where I help her with the abundance of chores a farm produces during this time of year.   

This time we made grape jam. It was a rainy day, but we happily worked and talked in the summer kitchen and I felt filled up when I left, just as always. (She also sent me home with grape juice to use for whatever I wish to make, fresh eggs, a jar of jam, wonderful roma and heirloom tomatoes and a vase of flowers!)

Thank-you Noreen for sharing your beauty with me!
It was a lovely day on the farm,

Noreen's Farm Page
Flowers: Love Shyla, weekly bouquet