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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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Hello ladies, I know you love shopping as much as I do! HauteLook is having a special HauteLook Wedding event, where you can shop for anything from your wedding dress to accessories, grooms wear, bridesmaid dresses, shoes, and more at up to 50%-75% off retail! I’m not getting married but even I have my eyes on a couple of these items, like the convertible dresses and the sexy heels! If you’re still looking to complete your wedding look, you might want to check this out! The wedding event will only last until this Thurday, March 29, so  don’t miss out!

Happy Monday! To start the week, we want to let you know how much we value you our readers and the way you think, feel and do the things that you do! That’s why we invite you to participate in this global survey of recently married and engaged couples by Splendid Communications. The survey is open to anyone who got married 2007 and later or who is currently planning on tying the knot. It’s also a global survey, so brides or grooms in any country are welcome to participate. All answers are anonymous and the entire thing should take about five minutes to complete.

Because the results will come from a wide audience engaging with a variety of websites and companies, the results won’t be skewed towards one specific company, type of company, or type of couple. This will give a more accurate look at how today’s couples plan their weddings.These insights are so valuable because they can help vendors in the wedding industry improve their customer service, and provide services and products that meet actual client needs, and help bloggers and magazines to understand what readers want to see and feature materials that are relevant to you! So please take a few minutes to complete this survey and help the wedding industry grow to better serve you! Thank you!

xoxo, Henny & Lucia

We’ve always been a huge fan of ShopRuche.com! So when we found out that they’re launching a Bridal Collection, we were beyond ecstatic! Everything in the bridal collection is oh-so-swoon-worthy and makes me wish that I’m getting married now instead of 3 years ago! And with such a talented team behind the shoot, we just can’t get over how gorgeous everything looks! Make sure to flip through the lookbook and check out the Affordable Bridal Collection from ShopRuche.com!

Photography: Stephanie Williams
Event designer and Paper Details: Sugar and Fluff
Florals: Bunch Studio
Cakes: Sweet and Saucy
Makeup/Hair: KC Witkamp
Vintage Rentals: Ribbons and Rust
Location: Kimberly Crest
Horse Rentals: Giddy Up Ranch
Models: Madeleine Barnes, Jessica Strother, Eric Allen, Sarah Gingrich, Margarita Kallas, Ashlyn Pearce

Thank you to those who entered our awesome print giveaway from UPrinting.com, where you get to pick from 250 die-cut business cards, a rolled canvas print, or 250 stickers. Our lucky winner is Eunice Kim, who won 250 die-cut business cards for her business! Yay! Congrats!! Please email me at henny@utterlyengaged.com on how to claim your prize!

If you didn’t win this giveaway, you should still go check out UPrinting.com for your printing needs. Their price is unbeatable and their quality is superb!