Jon and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary last Tuesday. We spent the afternoon/early evening in downtown Detroit and had a great time! I can't believe it has already been three years. Wow, time sure flies. It seems like we just got married. Of course we are officially no longer newly weds. Now we're just plain married, haha. Oh, but I love it! My husband is the greatest and I'm looking forward to celebrating our 5th anniverasry...our 10th...25th...50th....100th (cause, you know we'll all be living longer by then...)! We get each other so well and I love that we have the same sense of humor (except when it comes to ordering new checks...I mean, c'mon, cat angels bathing each other? Hilarious!). I'm so lucky to have such a wonderful, caring person to spend my days with. :)
First off on our anniversary date we stopped at the Heidelberg Project. Jon had never seen it and it's one of my favorite Detroit attractions. The Heidelburg Project is an outside art installation by local artist Tyree Guyton that spans a few blocks of Detroit's east side neighborhoods. The sense of a healing community is a very strong message that jumps out at you with every step along the dotted street. Although the work is very bright and bold there is something so profoundly sad about it. If you're ever in Detroit I highly recommend stopping by and walking around. Unfortunately, a lot of the houses have been torn down by the city, but there's still a lot to explore!
The dress that I'm wearing is the dress that I bought to be worn when Jon proposed to me. However, since I was taken completely by surprise by his proposal (
you can read the story here) I was not prepared and was not actually wearing said dress when I was proposed to. I did wear it to the celebration dinner that night though!
I wanted to have an autumnal theme to my outfit, so I paired the dress with my burnt sienna turtleneck top and gold (newly thrifted) tights. I wore my 60s vintage Ferragamo heels to complete the look. I think it's a combination of the cut of the dress and the metallic sheen, but I always feel so glamorous wearing it. Since the dress makes such a bold statement I only take it out of my closet for special occasions. I've got to keep its mystique alive. Jon wore his metallic striped shirt and vintage "fight club" jacket. Haha, it was unintentional, but we kind of ended up matching!
After the Heidelberg project we headed to Belle Isle (a huge park on a small island in Detroit) for some anniversary pictures. We wanted to go to the conservatory and walk around the gardens, but it was closed! Instead we just stayed along the river and got a few pictures.
Isn't this pond just breathtaking? It was so peaceful and perfect.
I'm just in love with the architecture of the Belle Isle Aquarium:
By this point of our date we were both starting to get incredibly hungry so we headed over to Nikki's Pizzeria in Greek town. I chose this restaurant for two reasons: 1) I used to go here all of the time after shows when I was a teenager. I fell in love with their pizza and Jon had never had it before, so I needed him to try it before we moved away from Michigan! 2) We went to Greece for our honeymoon, so having dinner in Greek Town just seemed appropriate!
Saganaki, greek salad, delicious pizza....does it get any better?
After filling our bellies we headed over to the Greektown Casino to try our luck with the slot machines. I know how to play poker and Jon knows how to play blackjack, but neither one of us were confident enough in our skills to approach a table, haha. We didn't win any money, but we had a fun time trying!
Finally we ended the day with some delicious ice cream and made our way home. The rest of the evening we cuddled and watched DVDs, which is what we do best!
We lit our unity candle for the evening. We decided to keep up a tradition of lighting it once a year on our anniversary.
All in all it was an amazing evening. That husband...I tell ya...I sure do fancy him. ;)
(Photo credit: Jon Knitter)The Breakdown:
Outfit:Metallic Dress: H&M
Turtleneck Top:
ThriftedGold Tights:
ThriftedHeels: Vintage, Ferragamo
Accessories:Bow: H&M
Black Clutch:
GiftBelt:
ThriftedLocket Necklace: Wedding Day
GiftCharm Necklace: Forever 21
Earrings: H&M
Watch:
GiftGlasses: Ray Ban
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