Taylor Swift 1989 World Tour

Man, I am still recovering as I type this. And no, I didn't even consume any adult beverages because a) I'm not going to pee during a Tswift concert and b) I can't afford for alcohol to impair my ability to remember every last detail! But alas, it was still a long night and having had such a long wedding weekend with the cousin, I think it's all catching up with me! 

I mentioned yesterday that we thought our tickets were for Monday night. We made plans to eat a fun dinner before hand, and it wasn't until after we went through the metal detector and handed them our tickets that they informed us our tickets were for the wrong night. You can imagine how I felt! Equal parts embarrassed and disappointed! And it was totally my fault because I bought our tickets and didn't give my sister in law hers until that evening. Oh well, everything happens for a reason, right?

Top: Express (in select stores) | Necklace: Stella and Dot | Bag: Rebecca Minkoff (shop other styles in this season's color HERE) (budget option) | Bracelet: Banana Republic | Bottoms: Express (option) | Booties: Vince Camuto

I hemmed and hawed about what I was going to wear and my closet room still looks like a tornado hit it as a result. My biggest criteria was that I needed to be in comfy shoes. We had tickets in the pit, which means standing room only, no chairs. I was literally going to be on my feet for hours, so I had to be comfortable and was basically dressing around my booties. I really wanted to wear this skirt, but the booties didn't look right with them without tights, and it's not quite tights weather yet. I really loved this outfit, but didn't know if I loved it enough to wear it again for our actual show.

Top: Express (same print, different style here) (same style, different colors here) | Necklace: Kendra Scott (c/o) | Bracelet: Express | Watch: Fossil (option) (splurge option) | Bottoms: Express (option) | Booties: Sam Edelman (shop current colors HERE)

I decided to just grab a Barcelona cami and be done with it. This snakeskin print was perfect, and my flat Sam Edelman Petty booties were a great pop of color. (Seriously, the Petty is the best!! I have these boots in three colors.) Jenna suggested the Margot necklace with it, which finished off the look nicely. I was satisfied!

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Ok, so let's get to the good stuff! TAYLOR! She is beyond awesome guys. Basically everything I said in my posts here and here when I saw her a year and a half ago still holds true. I had to share the seating chart with you so you could appreciate the goodness of our seats!! We were sitting in front of the main stage in "Pit L" but I shouldn't say "sitting" because there weren't actually seats - it was standing room only. It was also only about 3 people deep, so even though I was standing towards the back of the pit, it was plenty fine. Unfortunately for us, there were walkways separating the audience from the stages, so high fives to Taylor were not possible, but hey, I can't complain! I found the tickets 2 weeks ago - Ticketmaster had them on their site for face value. After I bought them, I went back to find them again a few minutes later (because there were a couple other pairs available), and they were double in price. SO YAY!

She came out right around 9pm after Vance Joy and Haim performed. It was pretty surreal seeing her so close. She's literally flawless! The girl does not even sweat, and I don't know how that's possible with all the running around she does! And can we just talk about her outfits for a second? Because all the sparkles and the glitter. WANT.

Clearly the good thing about being so close to the stage is being so close to the stage. Seeing everything up close! The downside (if there is any) is that Taylor really covers all corners of her many stages, and doesn't just stay up on the main stage. So you do end up watching some of the show on the screens anyway, especially when she's on the rear stage. If money were no object, it would be awesome to see the show twice - once up close and once in "regular" seats so you can appreciate the full production. Now, don't get me wrong - I'm extremely grateful and thankful for our tickets and if I had to pick one over the other, I would certainly pick pit!

If you follow Taylor on Instagram, you know that she has been bringing out special guests during select shows. We went round and round thinking of who she could possibly bring out, and the only two people that I figured it could be having roots in St. Louis were Nelly and Karlie Kloss. Karlie is indeed in her squad, so it could have happened! But I was definitely psyched for Nelly! Haim came out and joined Taylor as his backup dancers to Hot in Herrre.

I gotta add that these photos were taken with my new iPhone 6s. Sidebar but I can definitely tell an improvement in the camera! I loved the camera on my 6, but the 6s is noticeably faster. And the videos came out even better than the still photos!

This is a silly pose, but I had to post because her facial expressions are always the best - playful and girlie, and I'm just a little obsessed with her and we need to be best friends. She's SO MUCH FUN!

The show ended a little after 11pm and naturally she ended with some Shake it Off. I was surprised that she didn't do many of her "older" stuff. Not that I'm complaining because her 1989 album is just as amazing, but a lot of artists still end up having the majority of their playlist as older songs with new songs as supplements. It was definitely the other way around with her, which is pretty awesome and makes me love the album even more!

Thanks for sticking with me on this photo heavy post! I just had to share all the goodness - it was just the best. Sigh.

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