pink and red striped dress Starlight Midi Whether you’re headed to a daytime event The Shipley Striped T-Shirt Midi

Choose a skirt in a soft pastel like lavender, mint, or peach, and pair it with a tucked-in ivory or champagne blouse

For a festive dessert, try these Christmas Tree Pupkin Hand Pies or Christmas Pudding Protein Balls

Nowadays the term, unless the hosts say differently, means not black tie

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(Heres another family matching idea, too!) Not to be a diva, but I usually start with what I want to wear and then plan everyone else around that, ha

Last time I shared my birthday was in 2016 and I had a balloon (see here), but I wanted to go for elegant simplicity this time around, so thought minimal was the key