Saturday morning we woke up to cloudy skies and after much debate, made the bold decision to drive out to the beach anyway. It’s always risky, driving out to the beach with a questionable forecast. No one (me) likes to sit in the sand when it’s cold and rainy and little flecks of sand keep blowing in your eyes. Things turned around by the time we arrived, the sun began to peak through the clouds and so we happily sat in the sand, soaked up the late afternoon sun, and watched the kite boarders zip by (and crash their kites into the sand).
I was immediately drawn to the bright blue hue of this ASOS dress and scooped it up last summer some time before our trip to New Orleans (which was this time last year - I really want to go back). I hadn’t worn it as a beach dress before, but since it’s cotton and I haven’t worn it as much as I would have liked to just yet this summer, I figured I might as well. I really like wearing dresses to the beach, while there is the wind to take into consideration with particularly full skirts or shorter hems, I find dresses to be more comfortable than shorts and a tee, especially on those extremely hot/humid days.
It might be a risky decision, but it's clearly the best one. A sunny beach day is so worth it (especially when you get to wear a beautiful blue dress)!
You dress against the ocean is absolutely stunning!! Love the back detail! Anddd, so happy for you that you got a great beach day!! Gorgeous pictures!
I LOVE the color of this dress! And the back of it is so much fun!
Cute dress!! Love this colour!!
Looks like you made a great decision! The back of this dress is so stunning on you! Love a good summer dress!
Loving the back of this dress! Beautiful background for your pictures!
I have a few dresses that have transitioned into "beach dresses" as well, mostly because I might have shrunk them, oops! Looks like you had a lovely day at the beach!
you look super cute, plus the beach is so delightful!
The vibrant blue color and the back of that dress- love! Glad the day turned out in your favor!
loving your sunglasses also like the back of the dress. Nice color too!
I love that dress / cover up ... now I want to go to the beach!
Love this shade of blue! You look beautiful!
Love that dress! Even if it had been cloudy you would have been nice and bright! And I know what you mean, I hate driving out to the beach when you don't know what weather you're going to have when you get there! Eek!
That GORGEOUS blue is even more stunning against your skin! So, so gorgeous!
The color of that dress is so pretty and I love the back detailing! I'm glad you guys had a great day at the beach!
Nice photos and that dress is just perfect for the beach. Something different from all those sundresses.
Lovely dress! The color really pops with the beach background :) I love your blog and would love to stay in touch via bloglovin and GFC! Let me know what you think and have a wonderful day!
Beautiful dress, I love these photos, you look so happy.
I am absolutely in love with the color of the dress and the dress itself. It's way too cute!
This dress is stunning on you, it literally looks like it was cut just for you!
Beautiful pictures! Love the blue dress !
Such a perfect dress for the beach!! You look great!!
What a perfect dress for a beach scenario, you look so lovely!
You are so lovely! That color is just perfect.
Oh wow I love this dress so much. The colour is beautiful, the shape is amazing and I always love interesting backs/cut out details. What a beautiful location too.