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Happy Friday! In honor of Earth Day this Sunday, I thought this easy eco-friendly, bird-loving DIY favor by Intimate Weddings would be perfect. Check out the full tutorial here. These can double as an escort card and favor for your guests! Love it!

Finding the perfect shoes for your wedding day can be tricky, because you want to look good but feel comfortable as well. But whether you opt for a pair of sexy heels or comfy flats, you can always add flair to your shoes with shoe clips. Nowadays, there are lots of fun ones out there. Check out some of our fave finds!

Pretty Sparkle Pink Bow Shoe Clips by Pixel and Hank

Tilly Shoe Clips by Nicola Wellard

Yellow and Grey Peacock Shoe Clips, The Headband Shoppe

Velvet Turquoise Mini Bow Shoe Clips by Shop No. 144

Silver Glitter Bow Shoe Clips by Fink Shop

Hi there! We always love supporting the sponsors in our magazine, website and events! One of our sponsors from the Leap Year Remix Party, Paper Crew is having their 2nd Anniversary this Friday, April 6 at 6:30 in the evening, and you’re invited! If you’re local to Long Beach, you might want to swing by and check out their first wedding showcase “love, styled, green” inspired by Bixby Knoll’s theme for First Friday “Mother Earth”. The showcase will feature a styled wedding setup featuring a group of talented artists, including another one of our sponsors Double-sided Tape! So inspired by their board!

Danielle and Garrett had a beautiful seaside wedding at the Black Rock Oceanfront Resort in Ucluelet, British Columbia. When Garrett proposed to Danielle, he didn’t have a ring ready. And she was well aware that the custom ring won’t be ready for their wedding ceremony as well, so seeing a toy ring on the bible was no surprise to her. But she didn’t know that when it came time to exchange rings, Garrett would pull out the real ring that he’s promised her. The look on her face was priceless. I love it when the groom surprises his bride on their wedding day!

Photos by Luke Liable Photography

The emotional moment was followed by feet washing, which I’ve only seen on Holy Thursdays where this practice is recreated to remember Christ when he washed his disciples’ feet as an example of love, service and humility. When I saw this practice done in the context of a wedding between a bride and a groom, it completely makes sense! It’s such a perfect way to show each other their unconditional love, reverence and humility! I am completely loving it! What a great idea!

To see more images from their wedding, please go here!

Last Friday, Lucia and I with Lydia Yeung of Ever Ours had the honor of meeting Emily Sperling, the President of ShelterBox USA and Volunteer & Youth Program Manager Alan Monroe, who flew in from Florida for a conference with volunteers in the area. It’s amazing how strangers can feel like family even before we met. After so many emails back and forth after For Japan With Love, we were so excited to meet them in person! They were the most down-to-earth, kind and fun individuals. We had so much fun catching up and sharing our experiences throughout the past year with the immense response from you and the blogging community. They also presented us with the first ever award called “Keep it Simple. Do it Now” in the name of For Japan With Love. It was truly an honor to accept it on behalf of all of you who’ve contributed and participated in helping us raise money and awareness for this cause.

ShelterBox Volunteer Jim Dyer, myself, Lucia and ShelterBox USA President Emily Sperling

Our meeting brought us back to our 2012 Design Challenge, where 13 teams created a tablescape design inspired by two countries that have been touched by ShelterBox. If you haven’t seen their amazing work, you should check it out in our Issue No. 20 starting on p. 134. Minted.com has an extensive collection of cultural wedding invitations that could easily go along with the tablescape designs from our Design Challenge. Check out some of our favorite! Can you spot which tablescape design goes with which invite?

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