Guest Post: Steve and Jess

As our "Awkward Girls' Holiday Guest Post Extravaganza" comes to a close, we have one more fabulous guest poster for you. Jess, from Steve and Jess, is literally one of the cutest people we've ever seen. And we can say that because we've actually met her in real life. We ran in to her at DI one time. Can we just point out that she was even dressed super cute at DI. Who does that? Jess does. And you're about to see even more.

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Hi friends! 

Madison and Lauren asked me to post about New Year's

and seeing as they are probably the most fashionable girls traipsing around BYU campus,

I decided to post some New Year's outfit inspiration!

In my opinion, any New Year's outfit must include some kind of sparkle or sheen.

Which is why I'm wearing velvet, sequins, and beads. all at once.

awesome. 

Happy Holidays!

details:

sequin sweater: Macy's

velvet dress: Zara

necklace: Nordstrom

belt: Anthropologie

tights: F21

red pumps: Dejavu Boutique in New York

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OKAY. Those shoes? Really? We die. Pinning those suckers right away. Well, as you can see, she's ALWAYS fabulous. So go see some more over at her blog!

We would also like to give one more huge
T H A N K  Y O U
to all our lovely ladies that were able to help us out.
Yeah, we're talking to you Rachel, TJ, Bri, Meg, Jennie, Mrs. DTF, Lindsay, Gentri, and Jess.
    You guys all had such great ideas and we loved what you put together!

Now our poor blog readers have to go back to reading about boring, old us.
But if you'll still have us, stay tuned for some pics of our break, and of course New Years Resolutions!!

xoxo

oh ps. This is our 100th post ever. what up!

Guest Post: Gentri Lee

 We have a treat for you today! Gentri is just one of those bloggers where you fall in love at first sight. She is always so creative and shares her wonderful ideas on her blog, Gentri Lee. Check out her partayyy post below!
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Hello readers of Awkward Girls! My name is Gentri and I blog over at Gentri Lee. I'm super excited to be here today. New years is such a fun holiday and writing this post certainly makes me feel like throwing the cutest New Years Eve party anyone ever did see. It's actually kind of funny, because I've had this party inspiration board saved on BHLDN for a while now. I'm excited to share it with someone!

Here is what I need to make my perfect New Years Eve Party:

First- I chose a color theme of gold/ yellow. If there ever was a holiday that needed to be celebrated with sparkles and metalics- it's New Years Eve.

Second- As you can see I've got my outfit all picked out, complete with a golden yellow dress to match my party.

Third- I would need a photo area. I think those paper flowers or a ribbon wall would make the perfect backdrop. Then I included the clothes pins so we could print out the pics and hang them for all to see and take with them.

Fourth- You've gotta make the food look good. A bright and cheery table cloth and golden striped straws would cheer up any table. Complete with dishes made of crystal or ornate glass so they catch the light and make the whole room sparkle.

Now, don't you all want to come to my party?! It's going to be a BLAST! Haha!

Thank you for reading, everyone! I'd love to have you stop by my little bloggy sometime and say- Hello! And thank you Lauren and Madison for letting me guest post! This was so fun and put me in the Holiday spirit!

Merry Christmas...

Love,
Gentri

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We love the dress, shoes, earrings, decorations...basically all of it. Classy party for a classy gal! See more of Gentri's wonderful blog here. 


xoxo 

Guest Post: Just Us

Hello lovelies! Today we have Lindsay from Just Us. We adore her. She has awesome style, totally gorgeous, a too-cute-to-be-true family, and knows how to throw an awesome Gatsby themed New Year's Eve party!  
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a little something i whipped up for you

I'm not 100% positive as to what we're doing for New Years but I've been entertaining the idea of throwing a party. I do this around every holiday. :) In throwing a New Years bash to cheer on the new year, I would throw a Great Gatsby themed party. You do know that there is a Gatsby movie remake coming out in 2012? This party is involving lots of glitter, gold, clocks & numbers in the decor, pearls, sparkling drinks (that saying in the middle originally said "champagne"), and we would dance the night away and welcome the new year in wearing our top hats and flapper-esque dresses! Isn't it perfectly wonderful?

I do hope you'll come. :)

No matter what we end up doing, there better be some glitter, lights, and lots of this guy. To read more from me (and maybe I'll end up throwing this party), you can visit us on my blog, just us.

Love,

Lindsay

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Gold, sequins, top hats! Does it get any better than that? I think it's safe to say that we love themed parties! 

Be sure to check out more of Lindsay's awesome blog here!

xoxo

Guest Post: Mrs. DTF

{real quick: how come no one told us "extravaganza" was spelled wrong? How embarrassing... But in the spirit of laziness, it's going to stay that way}

Alright guys, today we have a special little lady posting that likes to refer to herself as MRS. DTF. And no, her name isn't an innuendo, it's her husbands initials. How do we know this? Well, us and the Mrs. have been besties/roommates since freshman year. And even though she gon' done got married, we still love her.

How much do we love her?

Too much.

Take a gander and her post down there!

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hey there.

i'm mrs. dtf and i blog over here.

i'm pretty much best friends with lauren and madison.

but this is my first guest post on awkward girls.

i feel pretty cool.

this is me back in high school.

rollin in the new year 2009.

my friend back there is chugging martinellis. 

classy, am i right?

i figure since i'm married now it's time to be fancy.

so i stalked pinterest all day for some new years inspiration.

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if i was REALLY cool i would throw new years party...

i would send out crafty little invitations.

i would get all fancy in a dress and heels.

i would make little finger foods and desserts.

i would decorate my house with clocks and such.

and everyone would come and be my friend.

but i'm just kinda cool, not REALLY cool, so i think i'll just spend new year's eve cuddled up with my husband and new fambam in portland. and ain't nothin' wrong with that. what are your big plans? stop by my blog some time and let me know so i can live vicariously through you. kthanks.

happy new year!

love,

mrs. dtf

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Mmmm... If only Pinterest life was real life. Nonetheless, these are great ideas! Thanks girlfriend. 

We lub chu.

Make sure you go check out her blog!

xoxo

Guest Post: Jennie Moss

First of all, we hope everyone had the most awesome Christmas ever! At least until next year that is. However, the holidays aren't over. We still have NEW YEARS! HOLLA! 2012 is coming up soon, and even though it's apparently the end of the world, it doesn't mean we can't ring in the new year in style! So that's why for the rest of our Guest Post Extravaganza, our lovely guest bloggers will be giving us some sweet New Years Party ideas.

First up, we have the sweet and talented Jennie Moss. Jennie has a special place in our hearts because not only was she our very first sponsor, but she's also a real-life friend! And she's got some awesome New Years party styling tips for you. Check it out!

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Hello!

I am Jennie Marie

who blogs over at Jennie Moss

and I have a 

small obsession with headbands and headpieces.

I am super stoked to be bloggin here because 

I love my awkward girls

& their unreal style and fashion sense!!

N e w   Y e a r s   2 0 1 1 

is an awesome thing to plan for and I can't wait to party it up 

with my new famileeee

(first time with the in-laws for christmas)!

I am a 

"plan the outfit 6 months ahead of the event" kinda girl- 

so I am going to throw out 

some ideas for ya'lls possible outfit choices

 on this years NYE BASH.

OUTFIT:

I always wear flats. always always always.

so I would opt for these...

leopard print.

sure, I would take that ANYDAY.

VIA

if you wear high heels you NEED 

these PUMPS. ohemgee.

these pumps are sexy, velvet and peep-toed.

via ZARA

Sequined anything!

via ZARA

 Ostrich Feather/Sequins also a CLASS ACT.

unfortunately this is vintage

aka 

NOT available for purchase. :)

also this manicure. glitter nails rock.

I am feeling a messy bun/updo...

amber heard is also rocking the smokey eyes...

or swept back clean is always gorgey.

 headpieces always make 

a girl classy 

& a show stopper show show stopper (nelly furtado circa 2006)....

VIA Jennie Moss

Have a fabby fabulous New Years Eve

and 

hope you look like the gorgeous girl you are!!

Love,

  Jennie Marie Moss

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Yes, yes, and yes. Thanks Jennie! These ideas are so awesome. We think we're gonna go get us a sequined dress right now. And you likey those headbands? Well we are proud owners of some Jennie Moss Haute and Handpieced headbands, and we can tell you: They make you look rullll goood. So make sure you stop by her blog and etsy shop!

xoxo

From Our Blog to Yours...

Love,
Madison, Lauren, Frosty, and lazy-eyed elf boy, too!



xoxo

Guest Post: Pinker on My Side

Today we have the stylin' Meg from Pinker on My Side. Lemme tell you, she definitely knows how to pull unique and fabulous outfits together! Take a looksy below to see what we mean.
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Yay!!!  I love guest posting and I love Awkward Girls.  So I'm tha-rilled to be doing this.  

If you're in my family and having a party....you are dressed fan-cy.  I'd like to say that it's because we are filthy rich (don't we all want that?) and snobby (no one wants that)...but were not.  We just like to dress up all great and crap.

I mean...why not, right?

I just got done with a family party a couple of days ago (go to my blog and you'll see the F.U.N. pics).

So here are some suggestions of what to wear to your festive parties.  Deck the halls with your great clothing.  (Sing it!  It actually kinda works.)

Dress: Vintage, Cardi: Nordstrom, Shoes: Dillards, Belt: J.Crew

Blazer: Thrifted, Blouse: J.Crew, Blue-striped tank: Anthropologie

Um I say yay to plaid--it's quite festive I think.

Dress: Anthropologie, Blouse: J.Crew, tights: Target, Shoes: Anthropologie, Necklace: J.Crew

Go outside the Christmas box and wear YELLOW! 

Skirt: Thrifted, Blouse: J.Crew, Necklace: Cherry Lane Boutique, Tights: Target, Shoes: Michael Kors, Belt: J.Crew

So......I know they are all skirts.  I love me a good skirt.  So if you hate yourself a skirt--I've had my eyes on these little puppies for a while now.  Eat your heart out!

Thanks dolls!

mysideispinker.blogspot.com

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We are really digging the pants (obvi) and making plaid festive! She has such classy taste, dontchya think? Mosey on over to her blog and see for yourself!

xoxo