Remember you're the artist of your own life, don't hand the paintbrush to anyone else — an embellished dress with a tiered skirt from Frock and Frill, shot at the fountain just outside Casa Monica Resort & Spa in St. Augustine, Florida.

Roopsi Bansal in a black sequined tiered dress and sheer polka-dot gloves, standing beside a fountain with swans in front of the ornate Casa Monica hotel building

Two swans drifted through the fountain behind her, and the hotel's red-tile Mediterranean Revival facade gave the black sequins something warm to stand out against.

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