Kissable

So I'm sure most if not all of you recognize the photo above. "Kissing the war goodbye" was taken August 14, 1945

It has been one of my favorite pictures since I can remember. So this year was the 70th anniversary and I asked my boyfriend if we could go August 14, 2015 to reenact the picture. He hates kissing in public and taking pictures of us kissing so I really thought he would say no.

But he said yes *BIG SMILEY FACE HERE*

I didn't want to wear costumes but I did want to feel the right sort of vibe and even jazz it up a little.

I found this purse for $15 at a thrift store. Isn't it gorgeous!? Hand beaded, and so sparkly and shimmery. I couldn't stop playing with it all day.

The earrings were $20 at a local antique shop. More than I would normally pay for earrings but they are very old and they were perfect so I couldn't pass them up

Side note: Clip-ons hurt... a lot

Boyfriend bought me the dress at Ross for $7 

Not too shabby, huh?

We were both really nervous about kissing in front of so many people, so we went to the Hard Rock Cafe and had a few drinks before working up enough nerve. Do we look nervous in the picture? I was having fun *wink*

Pictured below is a statue located in Times Square and reenactors who were hanging out in the area. She actually came over and offered to take our picture and help position us to be a little more accurate.

It was a wonderful experience, we had a blast, and Boyfriend deserves so so many points for putting up with it all and doing this for me.

(Spoiler alert: he proposed later that day! Check out my other blog Marylou's Wedding for all the details.)