The kid's school has an auction every other year. We have never gone. When we decided we would go we thought why not make it fun and dress up a little. These things are nicknamed "mom prom" because all the ladies get dressed up in their fanciest clothes. Our "dress up" was a little different and a whole lot of fun. We decided to go with the theme which was Live at the Peppermint Lounge. We looked up pictures and tried our best to replicate it. The night before we still didn't have our outfits figured out but we were able to sneak away to Value Village.
I found this dress for $3.00. Brad ended up renting his pants and vest from a costume store right next door. Brad went back to Value Village to find some shoes and he also found this coat for me. It was perfect.
The biggest part of my outfit was figuring out how to do my hair. I sent a message to my cousin Cameo, who does hair but in the meantime started researching and watched a few youtube videos. I decided I could try it myself and I did. It wasn't perfect but it was good enough for the evening.
We NAILED it! We had so many comments and looks and loved every minute of it. I was very comfortable in my dress and shoes and loved looking the part. Brad was the same way and had some very great compliments.
Most importantly we didn't go over our budget and had a fun time!
There was one other group of ladies (about 5 or 6) who were dressed to the theme but we were the only couple. My hope is that at the next auction more people will dress up like us.