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We are thrilled to announce that Fizz & Frills, a curated wedding marketplace for brides and frill seekers, hosted by Utterly Engaged and Lovely Jubilee is coming back and it’s popping up in Southern California! Save the date for September 9, 2012! Get on the mailing list and be the first to know when we start accepting vendor applications and open for ticket sales!

To get you excited, check out this awesome video by Cinematt from last year’s Fizz & Frills in SF.

Thank you to all our sponsors for making last year’s event such a success! Please stay tuned for this year’s sponsorship opportunities.

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!

Did you see the Pastel Persuasion article on p.169 in Issue no. 20? Remember the nostalgic printed bridesmaid dresses in shades of pastels?

POPPY, the British clothing line that depicts a little girl’s adventures on the hem of its dresses, recently launched their new line for women for Spring/Summer 2012 and they’re equally adorable and makes you want to eat them up with tea! The dresses are available from a growing network of independent boutiques as well as online, where they are priced at £98 – wrapped beautifully and delivered free (UK only).

Their little girls dresses would be perfect for your flower girls too! Aren’t they too cute for words?

To see the rest of these cute dresses, go to their online store.

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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