Jazzy Time @ the 8th Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party

Last week I attended The 8th Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party at Governor's Island. It was hosted by Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra. This was my second time going to this beautiful event and you can see my post about last summer here.

This time around I decided to bring my family along with me. It was such an adventure. The children behaved really well but they had their moments of course because it really isn't a place for children my babies ages. It more for adults but I am really glad that we took them. It gave them a chance to see and do things they never have before.

We drove to Brooklyn and then took a ferry boat ride to Governor's Island. It was the first time my children were on a boat and they really loved it. We plan on taking them on the Staten Island Ferry this summer since its free.  For a family of five-free is a beautiful word to hear. Heck-for anyone it is hehe

I wore a 1930's inspired outfit and attempted to dress my children up. Some parents dressed their children in authentic 20s/30s outfits (which was adorable!) but I wanted mine to look cute but be very comfortable. So, the boys and their daddy wore polo shirts and khaki shorts while bunny girl and I wore dresses. They were all such good sports. I am a lucky mama!

My dress was more of a early 1940's dress but I think it worked as a 1930's look. 1920's authentically vintage dresses are very hard to find and super duper pricey. As much as I adore the 20s/30s-the clothes from those eras do not look their best on my type of figure so I didn't want to spend too much on my look just for one event.

I did use an authentic 1930's black crocheted handbag and the pattern of the hat I wore was a 1930's pattern. Brittany from Va-Voom Vintage made the hat for me especially for this event-you can read about it all here. I love my hat!!!

I accessorized with a simple black choker purchased at a thrift store for 2.00 dollars and a pair of black stud earrings. My hair is luckily already wavy so I simply put hair styling clips in the front and set my hair as I usually do. Then the day of I brushed out the waves in the front and clipped my hair up to give more of a bob look. I hope it looked okay!

My daughter wore a typical very very girl dress I purchased on ebay for 9.00 dollars. The seller included the hat for free-how sweet is that??!!! I usually dress my daughter in feminine dresses but more modern yet not big girl styled dresses. Hope that makes sense. This style of dress is usually not my taste for her but I found it soooo charming and it looked so vintagey on her. She loved it and so did I!

The booths were a hoot to check out and it was sooo humid out that I decided to get my bunny girl and I some fans. hehe

After lunch (the food was outstanding!) I went to look for Giana from The Greedy Seagull and Amy from Wildfell Hall Vintage-two of my very favorite vintage sellers and lucky me-they both are New Yorkers! The dress I am holding out is soooo amazing-the pattern is of carriages and umbrellas-I love it. You can find it here. And yes, my daughter is curtsying! She is such a performer and a little princess too! And isn't that hat fab??! It was stunning in person. I think my little one has great taste!

I would say it was a lovely day out with my family. I highly recommend checking out the Lawn Party one day if you can. It's nice to walk around and check out all the booths. We also took photos in two specially themed photo booths-cannot wait to see how the photos turned out. Everyone there was enthusiastic about the music and the ambiance was so inviting-how can one not enjoy themselves?

Hope you enjoy a little glimpse in the Jazz Age Lawn party!

Do you have events like these where you live? Have you gone too them lately or plan to?

xox