Fall Adventures: Nick and Aurora Teagarden Costume

We enjoyed a fun pre-Halloween weekend. I also shared our PINE day, and now I'll share photos of our Nick and Aurora Teagarden Halloween costumes.

Although not an exact replica, I do think we captured the essence of our two favorite sleuths! William surprised me by picking up a pink lipstick called "Romantic" that I think was the perfect shade to match Aurora's lip color below.

We had a great idea to set up a red table with champagne glasses and get a photo similar to their photo at the library event during Heist and Seek. However, the lighting was weird, and I think my cell phone camera was smudged, which definitely took away from the look I was hoping to achieve.

Mostly, with this type of adventure, I think it's important to be open to the idea that the fun is in the planning and the photo shoot itself, even if the final image didn't work out exactly how you planned.

How-To:

Aurora: blue sparkly dress from Amazon, strawberry blonde wig from eBay. I'm wearing sparkling earrings as well.

Nick: Blue shirt, tie and jacket from Men's Warehouse.

Props: Two stacked tables, red sheet, white purse and champagne glasses

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