The Girl Behind the Pen

Once when I was running

from all that haunted me

to the dark I was succumbing

to what hurt unbearably

searching for the one thing

to set my sad soul free.

In time I stumbled upon it

an inner calm and peace

and now I am beginning

to see and to believe

in who I am becoming

and all I've yet to be.

-Lang Leav

This is an overdue post. This was taken last August during our University's Leadership Training Seminar at  Quezon. That explains why I was wearing an ID on the pictures. And now, it's already December. Ha! Talk about laziness, Just in time for the cold weather and the night's sentiment.

Ever wondered why the Prom Princess got that too much attention? Her dress! It's pretty much obvious and safe to say that but really, the dress is the main eye-catcher before the person wearing it. No matter how beautiful that girl is, without the perfect dress, her beauty will be eaten by that not-so-(okay) awful dress.

Or, have you seen your neighbor who just celebrated her birthday? If you will be celebrating yours too then, picking a nice dress for that special day will make your party a blast!

You don't want to wear something that is not so good to look at that night, right? So when it comes to problems with what to wear on Prom night or on a special occasion, not to mention on your birthday, I am here to help you! Together with Sweet Quinceanera Dress, I will show you some of the gorgeous dresses I picked. These cheap quinceanera dresses are really my personal choice and I think, every detail on the dresses is perfect.

Sweet Quinceanera Dress has been up in the industry since 2005 and is known for its beautiful Quinceanera dresses. Did you know:  Quinceanera is the celebration of a girl's fifteenth birthday in parts of Latin America and elsewhere in communities of people from Latin America. This birthday is celebrated differently from any other as it marks the transition from childhood to young womanhood. (Thanks to Google for this haha)

Here in the Philippines, Quinceanera is the same as Debut. The difference is that we Filipinos celebrate our coming to womanhood on our 18th birthday. When we reach the age of 18, that is the time that we are considered a lady, not a baby. If you want to know what happened on my debut, read this :)

I don't think so.

Most of you might wonder why I am posting gowns and long ball dresses when it is not the season of Balls and Proms yet. You might think that this is not the right time to post this and share with you these dresses. Well, why not?

I am the kind of person who wants to have everything set perfect ahead of time. I don't want to feel rushed before the event 'cause it will just give me stress (Who wants that anyway? Not me.) Trust me, you wouldn't want to ruin that special night just because you planned everything late. I don't want you to hassle, okay? Besides, planning everything early will make you worry-free before the event especially when something turns the other way to what you planned. You better avoid that. And I believe that it is better to share with you these gorgeous long ball dresses before it runs out. I heard they have a loooot of clients. You will thank me for this :) 

Picked Looks, I bet, is not new to you anymore. I guess you have heard of their shop before. I can't blame you for that because they have a really nice set of dresses. Not only that, they offer their collection at a very reasonable price. All girls would love that. And your wallets would thank you for this as well haha!

What would you feel if you were invited to attend a Ball? Just the thought of "The Ball" makes me giddy already. What more if I am going to attend one. That surreal feeling will always give me butterflies in my tummy for sure!

I know most of you have already attended a Ball before, may it be a Graduation Ball, Prom, etc. Could you share what happened then? And of course, tell me what you wore and how you felt about your dress! :)

This time, I will share my experience when I attended our Graduation Ball when I was in High School. Back then, I was very excited to finally experience that event. (Sorry if I sound so OA like I was living in a cave to be excited for that event. Don't blame me, we didn't have Prom. The Grad Ball was the counterpart of it so yeah, now you know. Haha!) I was like: Yay! I am finally going to wear my dream dress. And I kept my hopes up until I realized that I don't have enough time to talk to a couturier to design my dress or even look for a beautiful dress so I ended up in a rushed-shopping-day with my mom. I really wanted just a simple dress but still an eye-catcher, of course in pink! Yeah I found a simple pink dress. When I fit it, it was nice. Come that night of the event, I was like: Why did I choose this dress? o.O Imagine myself looking frustrated in a night that should be fun and exciting. Just because of the dress (and my hair), my night was ruined :(

Dresses are really important to me. What I wear to an event really matters to me. The dress that I should pick should really make me feel beautiful when I wear it. It should give confidence to me. Lucky are those who found the perfect dress ahead of time.

And because I don't want you to feel what I felt before, I am going to share with you a collection of A+ dresses from Picked Looks. Why A+? A for Awesome designs and another A for Affordable. Yes, that's right! The dresses you will see below are some of the cheap ball dresses from Pickled Looks.

Let these dresses speak for me! ♥