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Journeys End No Kill Animal Society, Inc. is an animal shelter in Kingsport, Tennessee. Discover comprehensive information about Journeys End No Kill Animal Society, Inc.. Located in the heart of Kingsport, Journeys End No Kill Animal Society, Inc. is committed to helping homeless and needy animals find loving homes. If you're considering adding a pet to your family, think about adopting from Journeys End No Kill Animal Society, Inc.. By choosing adoption over buying from pet markets, you play a crucial role in supporting animal welfare in Kingsport.

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Flooding at Wheeling animal shelter leaves 100 animals without a home

A water main break wednesday morning at heartland animal shelter left 2 feet of water in the building and displaced rescued dogs and cats. no animals were hurt..

A water main break displaced more than 100 animals from Heartland Animal Shelter in Wheeling.

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Dozens of dogs and cats are in need of foster care after a shelter in suburban Wheeling flooded overnight.

More than a hundred animals were displaced from Heartland Animal Shelter , 586 Palwaukee Drive, when a water main break Wednesday morning caused the entire building to flood with more than 2 feet of water.

Executive director Jennifer Schlueter said her staff found out about the break when a trash collector, who likes to see the cats perched on the windows, noticed water and mud flowing from under the front door of the shelter. He called 911, and the fire department notified her about 6:30 a.m.

“Our business operations manager lives less than 10 minutes away, and she got here first,” Schlueter said. “She called me and said, ‘Hurry up and get over here. It’s really bad.’ It was like a river was running through the shelter. There was water in every single room.”

Schlueter said many of the cats jumped up to higher spots and were spared from getting wet, but the dogs in the kennels were covered in water up their shoulders.

Hearland Animal Shelter in Wheeling flooded due to a water main break Wednesday. Cats were able to seek higher perches, but some dogs were standing in water up to their shoulders. No animals were hurt.

Security footage showed the kennels dry about 4:30 a.m., but an hour later, they were completely covered in water.

“My first thought when I got the call was of the very young kittens who are sick with a really serious virus that we have been working all week to save their lives. They were in cages in our isolation unit, and I was so worried that the kittens in the bottom cages would have drowned,” she said.

All of the animals were found safe, and staff at the shelter immediately began evacuating all animals to other sites.

“Luckily no lives were lost, but we did come in to very wet, very scared animals,” she said.

The sick kittens were taken to Wheeling Animal Hospital, and all dogs were taken to foster homes or were temporarily boarded at other shelters. About 45 cats still needed a place to go Wednesday afternoon.

All animals at Heartland Animal Shelter were evacuated after the flood.

Schlueter said the shelter would be shut down for at least a month, but she is hoping all repairs can be made quickly.

The flood was caused by a pipe that burst under the shelter’s training hall. Schlueter said the floors will have to be taken up to repair the burst pipe, and the drywall that was damaged will need to be replaced to mitigate mold. She also said there was electrical damage and no running water.

“If fosters step up, we can save more animals and rescue more animals,” she said. “We want to be able to continue our work in spite of this disaster.”

Heartland is accepting donations for food, cages, cat carriers and to replace damaged items.

Those interested in fostering an animal can email [email protected] and [email protected].

Journey's End Animal Sanctuary A non-profit 501(c)(3) animal sanctuary in Deland, FL

Journey's End Animal Sanctuary Deland, FL

At Journey's End Animal Sanctuary, we strive to provide a warm, nurturing and fun environment for our animals.  Journey's End provides lifetime care and shelter for dogs, cats, pigs, sheep, and goats.  We have a homelike setting where animals can enjoy their lives in a comfortable, loving atmosphere.  We are not a shelter and we are unable to take in found or stray animals.  We do not rehab or take in  wildlife.  We are currently at a manageable capacity and are not accepting intakes.  While most of our animals are permanent residents, we do have a few animals for adoption.  The sanctuary is located in DeLand, Florida.   We do offer tours of the sanctuary, and are always happy to meet people who want to visit with the animals.  Please give us a call or send an email if you would like to schedule a time to visit us.

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One-of-a-kind cat’s personality shines after surgery

Butters is a cat of many jobs. He's a constant companion who's always available for snuggles. He's a special agent who goes on covert missions to nab toy mousies. He's a Broadway performer, reenacting scenes from The Lion King in his living room. Yes, Butters is a force with whiskers. But a hidden birth defect almost kept him from becoming the Renaissance cat he is today.

Butters gets better

Butters is a 1-year-old buff-and-white tabby with bright, mischievous eyes that let you know he’s always up to something. He came to the Best Friends Lifesaving Center in Salt Lake City from a nearby shelter with a worrisome problem: blood in his urine. But the medical team was ready to help Butters feel better.

For Best Friends, it’s not only about a single cat like Butters. Best Friends’ goal is for all shelters to reach no-kill in 2025 , and that means working together with rescue groups and other animal welfare organizations to save pets’ lives, giving each one what they need to move out of the shelter and lead happy, healthy lives.

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To diagnose Butters’ condition, staff took him to a local vet clinic that partners with Best Friends. X-rays revealed that he had a large bladder stone, which is unusual for young cats. But that wasn’t all: The ultrasound showed that his liver was abnormal.

“He had what’s called a liver shunt, which is a birth defect where the blood is shunted away from the liver, and you can have toxins and things build up in your bloodstream,” says Best Friends veterinarian Dr. Megan McCarthy. “That was actually the reason for the stone being formed.”

Butters underwent surgery to repair the shunt and remove the bladder stone. Then it was time for recovery. Butters needed several weeks of rest and a friend to keep an eye on him. That’s where foster volunteer Anna came in.

In his foster home, Butters got the care and rest he needed to heal completely. Once he was feeling better, he could show his true personality — and oh boy, did he.

For starters, Butters is a playful prankster; you never know where he’s going to pop out of to catch a toy. He’s chatty as can be, and his curiosity knows no bounds. (He’s the self-appointed president of the neighborhood watch.) And cuddles? This affectionate guy can’t get enough of them, especially curling up in the crook of Anna’s neck when it’s time to sleep.

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When Anna stepped up to be Butters’ foster caregiver, she knew he needed lots of TLC. What she didn’t know was how much he would burrow into her heart. She realized Butters was home for good and decided to officially adopt him. Today, Anna feels lucky to share a home with the Most Interesting Cat in the World.

Let's make every shelter and every community no-kill in 2025

Our goal at Best Friends is to support all animal shelters in the U.S. in reaching no-kill in 2025 . No-kill means saving every dog and cat in a shelter who can be saved, accounting for community safety and good quality of life for pets. 

Shelter staff can’t do it alone. Saving animals in shelters is everyone’s responsibility, and it takes support and participation from the community. No-kill is possible when we work together thoughtfully, honestly, and collaboratively.

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The “No-Kill” Controversy

• October 23, 2023

Recent media coverage has called out LifeLine’s “no-kill” philosophy as the culprit in this ongoing crisis, despite the fact that shelters across the country are experiencing the same challenges. We’d like to take a moment to explain what no-kill is, and what it means to us. Over the last decade, “no-kill” has generally been defined as meeting or surpassing a 90% lifesaving rate. In other words, a shelter is considered a no-kill if 90% of the animals entering the shelter leave the shelter alive. However, if you were to type this phrase into a search engine online, it would be hard to find a concrete definition. Operationally, no-kill means saving all healthy and treatable animals and reserving euthanasia only for animals who are medically untreatable or behaviorally unsafe with little chance of rehabilitation. The 90% lifesaving rate is an average established by the industry. Some shelters may achieve even higher save rates, particularly shelters, like the Atlanta Humane Society, PAWS Atlanta, and FurKids, which are able to limit the number, type, medical condition, and temperament of the animals brought into their shelters. These shelters are called “limited admission” shelters. LifeLine once was such a shelter, but over a decade ago, we made the decision that it was more important to make Atlanta a no-kill community – where all healthy or treatable animals are saved – rather than maintain no-kill status as an organization by limiting the number and type of animals coming through our doors. We concluded that, for LifeLine, which has always sought to end the shelter euthanasia of healthy and treatable animals, “no-kill” was a hollow designation when the county shelter around the corner was euthanizing 50% or more of the animals coming into its care.  Unlike the limited-admission shelters, municipal shelters – those operated by city or county governments – are considered open-admission shelters. All animals needing shelter, including lost or stray animals, injured animals, abandoned animals, animals without homes when their families are evicted, animals whose owners cannot care for or no longer want, and animals seized by law enforcement in cruelty or neglect cases or when their owners are arrested for other crimes, all come into the open-admission county shelters, regardless of their type, temperament, health, or the shelter’s capacity. LifeLine contracts with Fulton and DeKalb County to operate the open-admission county shelters. From the beginning of the modern American humane movement in 1866 until 2001, all open-admission municipal shelters in the United States euthanized animals to keep the number of animals in the shelter below, and sometimes well below, the shelter’s capacity. This practice, utilizing euthanasia to keep a shelter below its capacity –  is what is known as “euthanizing for space.”

Until the advent of widespread spaying and neutering of pets, and particularly the development of low-cost, high-volume spay/neuter practices, euthanasia for space was unavoidable. The number of animals entering open-admission shelters was massive, exponentially higher than the number today, even in our current crisis. Shelter euthanasia for population control necessarily was the norm, and in most county shelters, it was routine. Animals were held for the amount of time legally required – usually 3 to 5 days – and then euthanized. Some shelters, like the Fulton County shelter LifeLine now operates, were closed to the public, and the majority of the animal population was never given even the opportunity for new homes. When LifeLine was founded in 2002, 85% of the animals entering the Fulton and DeKalb County shelters were euthanized. From its inception, the term “no-kill” has been controversial and divisive. People who worked in shelters when euthanasia for population control was necessary, some of whom work for LifeLine today, loved animals and always wanted what was best for them. Over time, the industry had more than come to terms with the necessity of euthanasia, and the idea that it was anything other than humane was intolerable. On its face, the term no-kill represented a shift in industry vernacular that characterized a practice, once widely considered humane, as “killing,” and thus, wrong. The animal welfare field has never recovered from this divide.

In the last 20 years, municipal shelters across the country began implementing lifesaving programs – robust adoption and marketing efforts, expansive foster home networks, partnerships with local limited-admission shelters and rescue groups, community cat trap-neuter-return initiatives, and subsidized high-volume spay/neuter – all toward making euthanasia for space a thing of the past. Indeed, LifeLine is an industry leader in developing these programs in our county shelters. Most every national organization, including the ASPCA, the Humane Society of the United States, and Best Friends Animal Society, embrace the no-kill philosophy, even if they do not embrace the term no-kill. Only one national organization, PETA, consistently opposes no-kill. PETA’s entire argument, however, is not simply that no-kill leads to overcrowding and consequent suffering, rather PETA maintains that pet ownership itself is the source of the animals’ suffering:

We at PETA very much love the animal companions who share our homes, but we believe that it would have been in the animals' best interests if the institution of "pet keeping"—i.e., breeding animals to be kept and regarded as "pets"—never existed. The international pastime of domesticating animals has created an overpopulation crisis; as a result, millions of unwanted animals are destroyed every year as "surplus." This selfish desire to possess animals and receive love from them causes immeasurable suffering, which results from manipulating their breeding, selling or giving them away casually, and depriving them of the opportunity to engage in their natural behavior. Their lives are restricted to human homes where they must obey commands and can only eat, drink, and even urinate when humans allow them to."  - Animal Rights Uncompromised: PETA on Pets: published on PETA's website, January 8, 2007

Nonetheless, the paradigm shift envisioned by no-kill advocates, where healthy and treatable animals are not euthanized in shelters, has garnered wide acceptance and support. By 2020, a no-kill nation appeared well within reach. And then came the pandemic, and now, the aftermath.

To be sure, no-kill has never been easy. At LifeLine, we have always been committed to the difficult journey to save lives. “ No-Kill” isn’t a policy that prohibits euthanasia under any circumstances, rather, it is an operational philosophy centered on lifesaving programs, and rejects the practice of euthanasia as “humane” population control . The strategy is to give each individual animal the second chance to find a home that they deserve – to save every healthy or treatable animal who can be saved.  Every animal comes into our care as the result of some human failure, and at LifeLine, we believe that as an organization and as humans, we owe them their lives. Our mission is to end the shelter euthanasia of healthy and treatable animals, in other words, to eradicate the use of euthanasia as a means of shelter population control . We have succeeded in not using euthanasia for population control in the past, but not always, and not now.

When LifeLine Animal Project took over the contracts to manage the Fulton and DeKalb County animal services facilities in 2013, the lifesaving rates for animals coming into the shelters were 39% and 61%, respectively. It took 7 years for LifeLine to increase lifesaving rates above 90% in both counties. We invested in lifesaving programs and teams and have built a strong foundation. Because of present circumstances, including high intake, more animals at large, economic turmoil, low adoption rates, reduced rescue partner capacity, limited affordable options for spay/neuter and pet care, and limited affordable, pet-friendly housing, the lifesaving rates for the Fulton and DeKalb County shelters currently are 86.4% and 84.7%, respectively.*

While, tragically, we are running out of life-saving options for the animals in our care, absent a substantial outpouring of adopters and fosters from our community, we are not giving up. We’ve done it before, and with the help of a caring community, we will do it again. We don’t believe we can kill our way to a solution, even if we do not have the space or resources today to save all who can and should be saved. We are developing new programs with our county partners to intervene before pets are at risk of coming to the shelter. We will continue to provide affordable access to spay/neuter and wellness care, offering free support, resources, and information to pet owners in need. We are restructuring foster teams to better support a legion of foster caregivers. We are raising money to compete for veterinary professionals in an ever-tightening market. We are raising funds to give our shelter animals a better chance, through advertising and outreach, to compete with a growing internet market and public demand for “designer” breeds and purebred pets, to make lifesaving trendsetting.

As an organization, we have publicly and proudly celebrated meeting and sustaining the no-kill threshold in our county shelters. But, with the unrelenting flow of animals into the shelter this year and the decrease in adoptions and transfers, we have not been able to do so. We understand the community’s confusion and critical lens aimed at how our city’s shelters are being managed. Let us be clear: LifeLine’s commitment to no-kill – to saving every healthy and treatable animal who comes into our shelters – is unwavering. While DeKalb County may be reconsidering its no-kill resolution, passed in 2017, the Fulton County government has no such resolution. Regardless, our county contracts over the last decade have never required nor fully compensated us for saving lives. Lifesaving is our commitment to the animals and to you, and we aren’t rethinking it.

*This figure is for the month of September 2023.

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In Lake County, A Forever Home Animal Rescue now has a forever home of its own

A Forever Home Animal Rescue, a no-kill shelter known for rescuing and rehoming vulnerable dogs, held a grand opening ceremony recently at its new location, 1400 S. Bay St. in Eustis. The shelter's relocation comes after the non-renewal of its lease at the previous Tavares location, placing the organization in a challenging situation that could have affected the fates of dozens of animals in its care.

The new 2,040-square-foot property, while smaller, offers a fresh start for the shelter.

“It’s a lot smaller and my mortgage is much higher, but it’s ours,” owner Lori Mastrantoni said. “I have to take care of our dogs. That’s what it’s all about. And nobody can kick us out.” 

Operating for more than a decade, A Forever Home Animal Rescue received an outpouring of community support after announcing the need for a new location. Nearly $100,000 was raised through various fundraising efforts, allowing the shelter to put a down payment on the new property.

Mastrantoni and her team of volunteers began renovations on the new location in February. The vacant building needed individual rooms built for the dogs, a working kitchen, bathrooms, and a yard for the pups to play.

“I’m ecstatic that it’s finally open,” Mastrantoni said. “I mean, it’s really an act of God. We have a long way to go yet. We’re half the size that we were. Our donations are down. Our adoptions are down. We need new floors, but it’s ours.”

Volunteer Paula Dale was excited to see all their hard work pay off, but said there was still so much more to do.

“There’s still a lot of work to be done, but it’s amazing,” Dale said. “We need to get dogs in and out quicker, adopted, because we don’t have as much space. We are always needing volunteers and people to foster those dogs who need a little extra help adapting. The heart and love for these dogs that I’ve seen here is just incredible.” 

For more information on how to contribute or get involved, visit  www.aforeverhomeanimalrescue.org  or call 407-221-1855. Updates on the shelter’s adoptable dogs are available on  facebook.com/aforeverhomeanimalrescue/ . 

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Houston nonprofit Best Friends Animal Society aims to make Texas a no-kill state by 2025

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Every day, dogs and cats are killed in animal shelters across Texas simply because they don’t have a place to call home. Best Friends Animal Society , a local nonprofit, is working to change that and save every pet who can be saved, with the ambitious goal of making Texas a no-kill state by 2025.

Sophia Proler, Director of the South Central Region for Best Friends Animal Society, stopped by KPRC 2 to discuss the organization’s goals and efforts.

“It’s really tough to hear, and we’re committed to working alongside shelters, communities, and cities to change that story. We have so much Texas pride here in Houston, and we really want to be proud of what we’re doing for our best friends. We want to be able to say we have a no-kill community here, that we’re not killing our cats and dogs because we love them and we’re going to help them find homes,” she explained.

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Proler highlighted several initiatives aimed at keeping pets safe in their communities.

“There are tons of wonderful things happening in shelters all across the city. Mont Belvieu has a promotion right now where if you want to take a pet home temporarily, you can get movie passes or even tickets to the Kemah Boardwalk. The City of Houston’s BARC is also doing an adoption promotion and offers foster opportunities. There are tons of ways to get involved, and you can get involved just today by walking into a shelter and fostering a pet.”

Regarding their recently launched “Bring Love Home” campaign, Proler shared, “We are really proud to announce that this is a Best Friends Animal Society initiative nationwide. We are inspiring people to bring love home, whatever that means to them. Whether that’s bringing Dolly home, bringing a sense of security home, or bringing a family member home, we want to inspire communities to look to shelters and rescue partners to find that missing piece in their home.”

Proler also emphasized the importance of collaboration between Best Friends Animal Society and local shelters.

“We work alongside shelters, whether it’s providing grants, mentorships, or having staff come in to do on-the-ground work. This could be due to emergencies or to help put some programming in place to make it easier for the community to help out that shelter and its staff.”

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When asked about the impact of adoption versus purchasing pets, Proler responded, “Look at Dolly, this perfect kiddo. She was in a shelter just waiting for a home, and there are thousands like her just in Houston. Even if you’ve purchased a pet in the past, give a shelter pet a chance. Adopting a shelter pet brings love to your home and gives back to your community, making the lives of pets and people better. It just feels really good.”

Proler concluded with a heartfelt plea to the community.

“I’d tell them to give fostering a shot, to encourage their friends, families, or neighbors to adopt an animal. Give it a chance because they’re not going to be disappointed.”

For more information on how to get involved, visit the Best Friends Animal Society website and consider fostering or adopting a pet in need. Together, we can make Texas a no-kill state by 2025.

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Hands up if you’re ready to be dazzled! From a ceremony structure designed to float on water to a jaw-dropping reception room with flowers blooming from every service, we’re swooning over every bit of this wedding. If you can believe it, that’s just the beginning. Julia Kaptelova artfully shot every detail, like the ballet performance guests were treated to and snow falling from the ceiling for the first dance! Prepare to be amazed and take a visit to the full gallery .

From About You Decor … Our design is a symbol of dawn and a distant endless horizon. Ahead is a long, happy life without any borders. An international couple, Pavel and Cherry, met in London and have been walking together for many years.

From the Bride, Cherry… My husband and I we decided to have our summer wedding in Moscow because the city is where his roots are. As we knew we were going to have the other wedding ceremony in China, we wanted our Moscow one to be very personal and intimate. We’ve known each other since we were fourteen, together with many of our friends whom we’ve also known for a decade.

I didn’t want to walk down the aisle twice so the plausibility of my request quickly came into discussion. The open pontoon stage was constructed in order to facilitate the bridal entrance on water, although there were concerns about safety as the last thing we wanted was probably a drowned bride before she could get on stage, picture that! I have to say on that day it wasn’t easy to get on the pontoon stage from the boat, in my long gown and high heels. Luckily my bridesmaids still noticed even though they stood the furthest from me on the stage, and helped me out without prior rehearsal. My girls could just tell whenever I needed a hand or maybe they were just so used to my clumsiness. Who knows 😂

We all love our photographer Julia! She’s so talented and her style is so unique. Our beloved host Alex is exceptional who made everyone laugh and cry. It was truly a blessing to have so many kind and beautiful souls on our big day. Thank you all!

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Photography: Julia Kaptelova Photography | Wedding Planner: Caramel | Cake: Any Cake | Invitations: Inviteria | Rings: Harry Winston | Band: Menhouzen | Grooms attire: Ermenegildo Zegna | Wedding Venue: Elizaveta Panichkina | Bridesmaids’ dresses: Marchesa | Bridesmaids’ dresses: Alice McCall | Bride’s gown : Jaton Couture | Bride’s shoes: Manolo Blahnik | Decor : About you decor | Earrings: Damiani | Muah: Khvanaco Studio | Video: Artem Korchagin

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I’m still not convinced this Moscow wedding, captured to perfection by  Sonya Khegay , isn’t actually an inspiration session—it’s just  that breathtaking. From the beautiful Bride’s gorgeous lace wedding dress and flawless hair and makeup to the pretty pastel color palette and stunning ceremony and reception spaces, this wedding is almost too good to be true. Do yourself a favor and see it all in The Vault now!

From Sonya Khegay … It was the last day of April and still very cold in the morning. The weather forecast wasn’t pleasing and no one expected that the sun would come out, but miracles happen and light rain gave way to the warm rays.

I love how all the details went together, you could feel the harmony in everything throughout the entire wedding day from the morning until the fireworks.

A gentle look of the bride, elegant but so airy and unique decor, the fresh and light atmosphere of early spring and, of course, true happiness in the eyes. My heart becomes so warm from these memories, it is always a pleasure to see the birth of a new family of two loving hearts.

Photography: Sonya Khegay | Event Design: Latte Decor | Event Planning: Ajur Wedding | Floral Design: Blush Petals | Wedding Dress: La Sposa | Stationery: Special Invite | Bride's Shoes: Gianvito Rossi | Hair + Makeup: Natalie Yastrebova | Venue: Rodniki Hotel

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You really can’t go wrong with simple: a beautiful Bride , perfectly pretty petals , loved ones all around. But add in an amazing firework show  to cap off the night and simple just became downright extraordinary. Captured by Lena Elisseva , with assistance by  Katya Butenko , this rustic Russian celebration is simply fantastic. See it all in the Vault right here !

From Lena Eliseeva Photo …  This cozy and warm summer wedding of gorgeous Natalia and Anton was in the middle of June. The young couple decided to organize their wedding themselves, and the day was very personal and touching. I am absolutely in love with rustic outdoor weddings, and this one is my favourite because of the free and easy atmosphere.

All the decor excluding the bride’s bouquet was made by a team of ten friends of the bride and groom. And it was charming – a light and beautiful arch, eco-style polygraphy and succulents, candy-bar with caramel apples and berries – sweet joys of summer.

At the end of ceremony the guests tossed up white handkerchiefs embroidered by Natalia’s own hands.

The most touching moment was the happy eyes of the groom’s grandmother, the most estimable person on the wedding. And the fireworks were a bright end to that beautiful day.

Photography: LENA ELISEEVA PHOTO | Floral Design: Katerina Kazakova | Hair And Makeup: Svetlana Fischeva | Photography - Assistance: Katya Butenko

These photos from Lena Kozhina are so stunningly beautiful – as in you can’t help but stop and stare – it’s hard to believe it’s real life. But these pics are proof of this gorgeous Bride and her handsome Groom’s celebration at Moscow’s Fox Lodge , surrounded by vibrant colors and breathtaking blooms . Oh, and the idea of prepping for your Big Day outside in the sun ? Brilliant. See more bright ideas right here !

From Lena Kozhina … When we met with the couple for the first time, we immediately paid attention to Dima’s behavior towards Julia. There was a feeling of tenderness and awe, and we immediately wanted to recreate this atmosphere of love, care and warmth on their Big Day.

Later, when we had chosen a green meadow and an uncovered pavilion overlooking a lake as the project site, it only highlighted a light summer mood with colorful florals and a great number of natural woods. The name of the site is Fox Lodge and peach-orange color, as one of the Bride’s favorites, set the tone for the whole design – from the invitations, in which we used images of fox cubs to elements of serving guest tables and other decorative elements with the corresponding bright accents.

Photography: Lena Kozhina | Event Planning: Ajur Wedding | Wedding Dress: Rosa Clara | Shoes: Marc Jacobs | Catering: Fox Lodge | Makeup Artist: Elena Otrembskaya | Wedding Venue: Fox Lodge | Cake and Desserts: Yumbaker | Decor: Latte Decor

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Savvino-storozhevsky monastery and museum.

Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

Tsaritsa's Chambers

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is located between the Tsaritsa's Chambers of the left and the Palace of Tsar Alexis on the right. The Tsaritsa's Chambers were built in the mid-17th century for the wife of Tsar Alexey - Tsaritsa Maria Ilinichna Miloskavskaya. The design of the building is influenced by the ancient Russian architectural style. Is prettier than the Tsar's chambers opposite, being red in colour with elaborately decorated window frames and entrance.

At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

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