June 2012 Ox Loli Meet- New College Picnic!

So on Saturday we had the June Oxfordshire Lolita meet. This was my first time going to a meet which was held on International Lolita Day. Before I went rushing off bring a mad woman, I completely forgot to wish you all a Happy International Lolita Day so I will do it now- happy belated I.L.D everybody!

Roxy was our wonderful host for this meet. It was her first time hosting and she did a really amazing job. We had a picnic inside New College, Oxford. Roxy's dad works there so we had very special access. It helps to have insiders! We were given wine and really posh canapes. I feel very sorry for the person hosting the July meet, who is going to have to follow on from such an amazing meet!

The soup shots were especially popular with certain people!

I thought I would share some of my favourite pictures I took of the college. You might recognise some of the areas because they were used in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. That is how awesome Oxford is!

I really like this wall covered in wysteria. 

You have no idea just how much I would love to live here!

This was my favourite area. I wish I took more photos.

Here is our group! I really loved everybody's outfits.

We also had a cake decorating contest! It was seriously fun and I thought it was a great idea. I wouldn't have come up with something like that. I think it is fair to say that some of us took it more seriously than others!

Here was my 2 offerings. Can you believe my cake on the far right actually won Most Creative? I was so surprised, but also very happy. Thank you to everybody who voted for my strawberry guzzling cake! I got a ring, lip balm and a bracelet. You can see Sammi's winning Best Sweet cupcake in the background (the one with the rose). The rose she made looked so professional. Sammi, you should work in a cake shop! Amber's winning gothic cake is near the front in the previous picture. It had a spider design on it.

My outfit for the day! I was wearing Nostalgic Chess by Meta with my Innocent World crown bag. I have gradually been collecting accessories for this dress. The bolero was not meant to be a part of this outfit, but it was a bit cold outside! I was also wearing a chiffon blouse, my AP Chess Knight necklace and my gold Paris Kids beads (as both a necklace and a bracelet). I just wanted to point that out in case people didn't notice the gold/royal/chess theme I was aiming for here! I don't have a suitable head bow for this dress yet, so I improvised with a detachable bow from the dress and a plain black bow. I do have more bolder ideas planned for this dress but that will have to wait for another time.

So a huge thank you to Roxy for being such an amazing host. I think everybody was stunned by how beautiful the setting was and I know I had a brilliant time!