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Catherine Clark loiters at her local library, makes art, watches movies en masse, plays video and tabletop games, poorly cooks healthy things, cuddles with her feline fur babies, and blogs at BijouxandBits.com.
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12 essential wedding transportation tips for hauling everyone around

Unless you’re having just one venue with ample parking near everyone you know, getting yourself and your guests where they need to be is not always an easy task. Plus, offering transportation keeps any tipsy driving to a minimum as well. Here are some riding-in-style wedding transportation tips to make sure nobody gets left stranded en route to your rockin’ party.

Wedding readings from books as seen on @offbeatbride

17 wedding readings from literature for bookish couples

Bookish couples: we know you and we love you. So we’re sharing a whole new batch of killer wedding readings just for you. We’ve got wedding readings from literature including the classics, children’s books, and even some young adult novels. Yep, love inspiration is errrrrywhere on bookshelves these days. Let’s get to these academic, erudite, and downright adorable wedding readings.

Ten-year non-wedding celebration as seen on @offbeatbride

A “10 years on fire” non-wedding in Madrid (with fire dancers!)

Maria and Sito wanted to celebrate 10 years of dating with an unofficial non-wedding rite with all their loved ones in Madrid, Spain. They didn’t want any official protocol, so they decided on a “ten years on fire” theme. This meant, of course, fire dancers, fire rituals, and a focus on reuse of materials for the decor. DIY was the order of the day! Let’s relish in their joy.

Groom washing bride's feet on @offbeatbride

Super sweet foot-washing wedding ceremony idea

Cleo and Aaron’s gorgeous Georgia wedding had one specific feature that we hadn’t seen in a little while and had to call out: a foot-washing ceremony. This ceremony has roots in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Paganism, and other religions, and has taken on lots of forms in contemporary weddings. Mostly we just think it’s a really sweet way to show love and service between each other.