The snow appears to be melting this time of year, but for these two snowmen, the only thing keeping them together is love. At least when they melt away, all that remains is the heart. And the twigs. And whatever they have for eyes. Love should withstand all seasons, ya know? More »

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Library books are hardly the first thing that pops into my mind when it comes to wedding invitations. One particular couple, Casy and Amy, thought it’d be clever to send out library book-themed wedding invitations. To create the invitations, they collected a lot of old books and screen printed the “Casey & Amy” design on each one and used the library theme for their RSVP cards on the reverse side. For a person like me who tends to toss out boring wedding invitations, the wedding invitation masquerading itself as a library book is definitely for me. I’ve been known to keep an overdue book or two around. More »

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I was a little bit confused prior to Valentine’s Day– as a girl, I didn’t know if I was supposed to do anything for my boyfriend. I asked a friend and he said, “your only job is to respond.” My boss, on the other hand, was appalled at the thought and insisted that I do more. So basically, it was really just up to me.

Not wanting to get too elaborate, I ended up making cutout shortbread cookies. More »

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So for Valentine’s Day, I went to the theaters with my boyfriend to watch the romantic drama, Dear John– a movie, much to my surprise, that he decided upon (though to his credit, he didn’t really know what the movie was about, other than he heard it was good). I, on the other hand, wanted to watch Daybreakers, but they weren’t screening it anymore by that time. More »

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There is that old saying that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. A creative approach to showing your sweetheart you love him is through Valentine-themed bento designs. It is a great way to surprise him during lunch, and he will surely appreciate the time and effort you put into creating and preparing something special for him on Valentine’s Day. More »

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When falling for someone new or being in love, does it not seem like every love song you hear knows exactly what you are feeling, even the most cheesy ones? Even if you are single, sometimes when a certain love song comes on the radio, do you not think of a blissful memory you have of an ex? Music is funny that way when it invokes the feeling of love in us. This is why I sometimes feel like music is my boyfriend, whether he is an ’80s classic or Beyoncé. The first lyrics of my favorite love songs are what drew me to them. Here are my Top 5 favorite love songs for Valentine’s Day. More »

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For those of you who plan to bake for Valentine’s Day, here are some cute ideas (recipes included) of how you can decorate your cookies and cakes from Martha Stewart. She is a god when it comes to these kind of things. Click on the pictures to get to the instructions. More »

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With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, these couple’s shirts from BoldLoft may be just the thing you’re looking for if you didn’t want to buy cupcake bouquets, chocolates, couple’s keychains, or boxes of microbes. They’re sold in pairs for $42. More »

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The wedding of a woman is one of the most important days of her life. Many months go into planning for decorations, ceremony, reception, and finding the right dress. Lukka Sigurdardottir has created a wedding dress made out of cake, which are two of the most important things for a wedding to have. More »

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Cupcake bouquets, chocolates, flowers? Nah, that’s weak. How about a heart box full of microbes in stuffed-toy form instead? For those with an ill sense of humor and a death wish, Giant Microbes has come out with the just the thing for Valentine’s Day. More »

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Sweethearts and Twitter have come together to create the newest phrase for the 145 year old candy, which is “Tweet Me.” Consumers were the reason behind this union. An online survey was conducted where they got to choose phrases that would end up on the heart-shaped Valentine’s candy. “Tweet Me” was first, while “Text Me” and “Love Bug” (inspired by the Jonas Brothers song) came in second and third. More »

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After seeing Brad Doggett playing his acoustic guitar so sweetly and singing in his mellow jello voice, I’ve come to realize that I can’t live without his music. More »

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With Valentine’s Day not too far away, it is inevitable that people will be compiling a playlist of romantic songs to share with their special valentine. What better way to listen to those love songs while lovingly gazing into each other’s eyes than with Music in Love Audio Splitters? More »

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There’s a lot you can tell about a person based on the things they Google search. Parisian Love is one of many Google search story videos that chronicles love simply through the things one would search for — when in love. I could go on and try to explain how you could tell that a person’s in love through Google searches, but the video is pretty short and self-explanatory. More »

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Some secrets are better left untold. Unless the secret in question is Stereo Waltz Film’s secret marriage proposal video of Amy and Casey. Secret marriage proposal videos aren’t made often, and ones that happen to be beautiful are a rarity. What makes this particular secret marriage proposal video beautiful is the simple story behind it. More »

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