Wedding and birthday celebrations

I have been very busy in the past 2 weeks (attended my cousin's wedding, had my birthday, got a new job...).
The wedding was amazing (I got a bit emotional as well), it was good to see my whole family, even if for a short time. The bride looked incredible (she had one of the most beautiful dresses I have seen), the guests were funny, the food was delicious and the live music was also good.
My dress was from Betsy and Adams ( I bought it in TK Maxx, price £55) and I bought my clutch bag in Matalan (£4) Here are few pics from the event:

1. My journey to Slovakia
2. My clutch bag is from Matalan ( bargain price £4!)
 3. 4. 5.  My dress is from Betsy & Adams

I got few nice presents for my birthday, my favorites are Browzings eyebrow kit from Benefit (review coming soon) which I got from my sis, a beautiful Wrap Drape High Low Hem dress from Warehouse (price £50) from my boyfriend (okay, he did not choose it, I did, but he paid for it :). I fall in love with this dress immediately   The dress can be worn as a casual dress, but it looks smart enough to be worn on special occasions as well. I also love the color and the look and feel of the dress, it looks really smart and glamorous at the same time.

Trying on my new dress

Wrap Drape High Low Hem Dress from Warehouse

I also got a set of jewellery from my parents, chocolates, bubbly, flowers and other typical birthday stuff.

My birthday jewellery

 Hope you had a great week.

Zita

My day at Westfield shopping center in Stratford

Let me start with this, Westfield has become my favorite shopping center as soon as they put the first brick down (I just knew it's gonna be great, lol :). Everyone who has been there will tell you, that the shopping center just looks amazing with stunning decorations, great atmosphere and just so many things to do and see there, it must be the best shopping center I have ever been so far. You can find many high street stores there such as River Island, H&M, Crocs, Sketchers, Topshop, Bershka, Primark, John Lewis, Zara, Fat Face etc, some more exclusive shops such as Victoria's Secret (one of my favourite) or Hugo Boss,  and also some individual stores . There is also a huge Vue cinema on the top floor and a Casino and if you get hungry you can find several places where you can eat; for example restaurants like : TGI Friday's, Nando's, Yo Sushi!, Gourmet Burger Kitchen etc. If you prefer fast food you can eat at the fast food court (here you can find McDonald's, KFC, Subway etc.) This shopping center really gives East London the oomph it was missing before.

This time I went there with my boyfriend (even he likes to go there) and the main reason was to buy a wedding gift for my cousin who is getting married this weekend. ( I plan to blog about the wedding as well, a real Slovak wedding, so watch this space) I ended up buying 2 champagne flutes with Swarovski elements from John Lewis. Here they are:

After buying the gifts me and my boyfriend went for a meal to Gourmet Kitchen Burger ( I love their slim chips and yummy burgers)  and then we went for a few drinks in Las Iguanas which is a trendy bar on the top floor. (They have some very nice cocktails and punches).

We finished off the day by going to the cinema to watch the new James Bond movie, Skyfall.(The movie was excellent, a definite must-see even if you are not a James Bond fan).

To be honest, I can't wait for Christmas, it is another excuse to visit Westfield for shopping and also to see it at its full Christmas charm.

Have you been to Westfield already? What's your experience? Which shops are your favorite?

Zita