Summer is officially here and hopefully that means you have a beach or lake vacation in your near future! When I am on vacation, I like to plan my outfits ahead of time and love to just throw on dresses for both day and night. There's something about a tropical dress that just screams give me a piña coladaand don't bother me, am I right?!

My rules for a tropical vacation dress are the following:

1. Must be light and flowy. It's the beach... you do not want to be hot and uncomfortable!

2. Must be bright, fun, and/or a great pattern! Think bold prints and bright colors like greens, pinks, oranges, etc. The more attention it grabs the better!

3. Must not wrinkle (You're on vacation, who wants to spend time steaming something?!)

Wherever you're headed, here are some of my beach/tropical vacay picks. Just click to shop!