In this season of the Bachelor, we are fortunate enough to have an NFL player who has had a whopping zero minutes of playing time during his entire career. Clayton Echard is also the only Bachelor who hasn’t been in the spotlight yet and was not a fan favorite at all. 

However, we’re not here to discuss Clayton as the Bachelor. What we _will_ be spotlighting are some of our favorite Valentine’s Day email designs this year. 

Two years ago we handed out “[roses](https://www.sparkpost.com/blog/most-dramatic-blog-valentines-day-2020/)” to the email influencers we love most.

Then last year, we handed out our “[roses](https://www.sparkpost.com/blog/most-dramatic-blog-post-ever-valentines-day-2021/)” to the email trends we were most excited about.

This year we’re giving our “roses” out to Valentine’s Day email designs we like best. 

There were many contenders for love-filled email designs but we are throwing touchdowns to just these few.  

Check out the designs we’re giving our roses to this Valentine’s Day:

## “💗 [**Love at first Step 💗**](https://www.keds.com/en/keds-valentinesday/?tmemail=YmViZXRoMDBAZ21haWwuY29t&j=93439&sfmc_sub=19202823&l=206_HTML&u=13768038&mid=100030019&jb=14026&&utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MKTG-KEDS-US-ECOM-Val-20220201&utm_term=Marketing&utm_content=Product&src=)**” from Keds, will you accept this rose (for your minimalist email design)?** 

This email is easy to digest, easy to click through and has minimal copy with a clean layout. 

## **“**[**V-Day is 10 Days Away 💖**](https://milkbarstore.com/collections/valentines-day-shop?utm_source=90%20Day%20Engage%20excluding%20last%207%20days&utm_medium=campaign-email&utm_campaign=20220204%20Vday%20Nudge%20%28WU9JKy%29&_kx=joFncYcpcMIPr2Q2PzpMG6WFoRgNpBcLkRwhRR5deKM%3D.Taza39)**” from MilkBar, will you accept this rose** **(for your fun email design)\*\***?\*\* 

This email is simple, fun, and makes you want to take a big bite of cake! 

## “[**Valentine’s Day is for everyone**](https://www.crateandbarrel.com/valentines-day/1?j=1561846&e=8bd6775d3468be3e7df9446cfbf9fdbf698e846353e6e2be034fde9464cfc1c4&sfmc_sub=65914496&l=26_HTML&u=571989882&mid=7200679&jb=1791&et_cid=1561846&et_rid=8bd6775d3468be3e7df9446cfbf9fdbf698e846353e6e2be034fde9464cfc1c4&et_dos=252022&cid=BNP&campaignid=21327&dtm_em=8bd6775d3468be3e7df9446cfbf9fdbf698e846353e6e2be034fde9464cfc1c4&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1561846&utm_source=BNP)**,” from Crate&Barrel, will you accept this rose (for your engaging email design)?** 

This email is minimalistic and provides customers with both cooking/baking essentials and some delicious recipes to go with them! We loved this idea to further engage with your audience and go beyond just a simple shopping experience.

Spread some extra sweet love this Valentine’s Day! 

XOXO, 

Lauren Stein, SparkPost Marketing Intern