This past weekend was my much-anticipated 20th high school reunion in St. Louis. I’m still very close with many of my friends from high school and could not wait to catch up with everyone in person!

Let me say this: I was NOT popular in high school. I was very shy and pretty much only spoke to my own little group of nerdy friends. 😛 But I joined the class volunteer reunion planning committee and ended up becoming very involved, so there was an extra layer of anticipation and excitement because I was so wrapped up in the event planning details. My husband and I went to a cocktail reception and dinner at my school on Friday night, and then Saturday night was the main event for my class: a cocktail party at a beautiful venue in downtown St. Louis called Death in the Afternoon.

So of course I rented a dress from Rent the Runway for the occasion! In case you’re not familiar with Rent the Runway, you can read about how it works in the first review I wrote about the designer dress rental service. I probably looked at every damn dress on the website before settling on the Winding Road Dress from RTR house brand Slate & Willow.

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