The actress didn’t even know who the HGTV carpenter was when they met. But it was an auspicious beginning. They did a project together for the Environmental Media Awards, which would turn out to be a passion for both of them.

“We got assigned to adopt a school garden together,” Smart, 35, told PEOPLE Saturday at the 2011 EMA’s in Burbank, Calif. “We met, and we were both in relationships, so we just remained friends. And then we both got out of relationships around the same time, a year ago this summer. And then a year later we got married.”

Oosterhouse, 35, couldn’t count on Smart recognizing him from his TV work. “I don’t watch a whole lot of TV, so I kind of didn’t know who he was,” she admits. But they bonded over environmental work.

At their wedding last month in his hometown of Traverse City, Mich., they generated just one bag of trash. “For 220 people,” Oosterhouse points out.

It could be intimidating for a woman interested in home decoration to marry a professional builder. But Smart says it’s working out so far.

“He is actually the most balanced person that I’ve ever met, so he obviously knows a lot about building, a lot about green building,” she says. “I learn more and more every day, but he’s not super dominating. It’s never his way or the highway. He allows me to do what I need to do in the house.”

“I was going to say, she’ll put something up and I’ll be like, ‘That’s great. I’ll just put that over here…” Oosterhouse adds with a laugh. “Look, we both have our strengths, and we’re a month in, but so far it’s been working fantastically.”

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Everyone tuned in to watch the Royal Wedding. Women in the UK and US tried to buy knock-off versions of Kate’s dress. Now, Kim Kardashian and her fiancé are planning the Royal Wedding 2.0. Why is everyone so obsessed with weddings we ask?

Hollyscoop talked to Amy Smart , known best for playing Ryan Reynolds love interest in “Just Friends,” and recently appeared on Showtime hit “Shameless,” and she gave us her opinion.

Smart thinks people are interested in weddings for several reasons, “women love love. They love the romance and fairytale wedding, but they also love drama. They like to see if relationships work out or if people will get back together. It’s the highs and lows of Hollywood.”

We asked if she watched the Royal Wedding too, “it was fun watching. I’m not one of those girls that’s been dreaming their entire life about their wedding, but I think there’s a little girl inside of me that can appreciate other girls weddings,” she shared at the grand opening of Lexington Social House

So did she pick up any wedding tips? Smart is engaged to former Trading Spaces carpenter and HGTV star, Carter Oosterhouse, so the two have a wedding in their near future too.

“I’m getting married too. It’s all very exciting when people get married, it’s great. The planning is going great. There’s way more details than I ever expected. It’s September 10th in Northern Michigan.”

Can we expect to see Smart join the league of pregnant Hollywood moms? We asked if she see’s kids in her future, “we would definitely like to,” she tells us.

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