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New Years Eve Outift Inspiration!

Published on December 17, 2018 by Suburban Style FilesLeave a comment

I love New Years Eve! Quite honestly, I love any occasion to get dressed up 🙂 I mean, I suppose I could wear sequins to the office on a Wednesday morning, but I might get some funny looks! That is why choosing outfits for NYE is always so much fun. Whatever your plans may be… a quiet evening in at home, dinner at a swanky restaurant, or my personal favourite way to spend it is a gathering at a friend’s house for an evening full of laughter and champagne! I have rounded up a bunch of affordable and fun outfit ideas. I am like a magnet to sparkle… LOL!

One. Moonlight Drop Earring // Two. Glitter Block Heel // Three. Faux Fur Jacket // Four. Glittery Jumpsuit // Five. Embellished Sweater // Six. Knotted Sequin Skirt // Seven. Ruched Front Dress // Eight. Faux Patent Leather Leggings // Nine. Off the Shoulder Jumpsuit // Ten. Velour dress with Beads // Eleven. Sequin Box Clutch // Twelve. Sequin Jacket // Thirteen. Molten Metal Drop Earrings // Fourteen. Mary Jane Mule

Wishing you all the best for a safe and happy New Years! All the very best for 2019 🙂

Thank you for reading!

Shannon x

The Perfect Holiday Party Dresses

Published on November 19, 2018 by Suburban Style FilesLeave a comment

It is quickly approaching that time of year again… Holiday Party season!! I live for a good party dress 🙂 It feels like every weekend from now on has some sort of event. I absolutely love this time of year, there is so much celebrating to take part in. I have been actively searching for a great dress to wear for my office Christmas party and there are just too many cute ones to choose from. I have rounded up a bunch of adorable and festive dresses that are all under $100 if you are searching for that perfect party dress as well!

One. Black Pleated Dress // Two. Green Lace Dress // Three. Red Lace Midi Dress // Four. Gathered Ruffle Dress // Five. Golden Strappy Dress // Six. Black/Silver Sequined Dress // Seven. Pink Sequin Dress // Eight. Pleated Dress // Nine. Gold Pleated Dress // Ten. Red Leopard Dress // Eleven. Blue Velvet Dress // Twelve. Leather & Lace Dress // Thirteen. Lace V-Neck Dress

Thank you for reading!

Shannon xx

Our Annual Academy Awards Party

Published on March 12, 2018 by Suburban Style Files1 Comment

I absolutely love a good theme! Every year my girlfriends and I get together for an Academy Awards viewing party. What started up as an evening of glamour eventually turned into a competition for who could find the most “beautiful” gown… and when I say beautiful, I mean garish… In fact, we now have a collection of dresses we will promptly change anyone who dares to show up in an actual stunning dress!

Everyone fills out a Ballot with their predictions. We print these off of the Oscar website HERE. We have prizes for first, second, third place. Of course there is also a prize at our party for “best” dressed!

We have accumulated our decorations over the years. There is always a red carpet for the girls to pose on, statues to have our photos with and lots of yummy food. Most of the decorations have been hand crafted or purchased from Turkey’s Party Makers or Party City.

This party has become one of my very favourite traditions with my girlfriends 🙂 It is so fun to just get dressed up with my girls and have a lot of laughs. We are already keeping our eyes out for the perfect dresses for next year!

Thank you for reading!

Shannon xx

Fabulous (and affordable) New Years Eve dresses!

Published on December 27, 2017December 26, 2017 by Suburban Style FilesLeave a comment

Good morning everyone! I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas with you loved ones. Ours was chaotic and crazy, but in the best possible way 🙂 Of course after Christmas comes New Years… and I don’t know about you, but I LOVE getting dressed up for New Years Eve! There is always a part of me that thinks perhaps I am getting a bit too old to be wearing these Vegas inspired sequined dresses.. but then I choose to ignore that practical part of me and pick out the cutest one possible… LOL!

In my mind, NYE and sequins go together like peanut butter & jelly, but I have forced myself to be open to other fabulous options as well… 😉 I have found a handful of really pretty and reasonably priced dresses if you are still on the hunt for something fun to wear this New Years, or any other night that you want to shine!

One. Strappy Gold Sequin // Two. Metallic Fit & Flare // Three. Powder Pink Sequin Dress // Four. Mock Neck Bell Sleeve Dress // Five. Pink Draped Jersey Dress // Six. Floral Foil Printed Mesh Dress // Seven. Metallic Twist Front Dress // Eight. Embellished Knit Dress // Nine. Gold Sequin T-Shirt Dress // Ten. Velvet & Lace Puff Sleeve Midi // Eleven. Copper & Black Sequin // Twelve. Black Lace Dress

I wish everyone a safe and happy New Years! All the very best for 2018 🙂

Thank you for reading!

Shannon xx

Baby E’s 1st Birthday Party

Published on September 21, 2017 by Suburban Style FilesLeave a comment

We threw my son’s 1st Birthday party a few weeks before he actually turned one. I promised my husband I would keep it simple this year… (Apparently I have a tendency to go overboard… lol!) Both my boys are summer babies which is fantastic because it makes it easy to have a pool or beach party and keep the chaos outside! This post is for the parents like myself that cannot necessarily afford to purchase lavish cakes, decorations and catering for their parties. Absolutely no offence to anyone who does, it is just not in my budget! Trust me, I love reading about and seeing pictures of the extravagant parties! I just wanted to share some pictures from his birthday to show that you can throw a cute Do It Yourself party without spending a fortune. The kids had a blast which is really the most important part right?!

We call him our little Beast, so I decided to go with a Monster theme this year:

Disclaimer: this wasn’t how I originally planned the cake to look, however icing the cake in 30 degree weather proved a little difficult and it started to melt a bit… lol!