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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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Newspaper nails for literary hands

We needed an outlet for all of the wacky and awesome accessories, makeup trends, hair styles, and adornments we keep running into, especially now that we’re trolling around on Pinterest. So, here is our first Superficial Snack showing how to create awesome newspaper nails, perfect for a bookish wedding.

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A hunting lodge vegan wedding with singing vows

Singing vows, locally-sourced and vegan cuisine, granola and plantable tree favors… have I got your attention yet? Despite getting rained out of their chosen forest ceremony site, this couple moved it all into a hunting lodge to continue the singing and celebrating.

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Wedding parties gone wild: bad-ass couples and group shots

The wedding parties took over the Offbeat Flickr Pool with their jumps, sunglasses, and major bad-assery in this week’s Monday Montage. It may just make you want to join in and bust a move. Not that I did. Ahem.

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Vintage snack: an army uniform and a pillbox hat in Egypt

Caroline is our illustrious copyeditor who keeps the editors in check with her grammar whip. She also has some cute photos of her grandparents’ wedding from 1944 that were definitely worth showing. You’ve got to love a dame in a pillbox hat and her uniformed fella.