Wacky Non-Green Wedding Tradition – Bridesmaids Paying for Dresses

May 17, 2010

My sister has been in oh, about 27 weddings over the last ten or so years (that estimate might be low). She’s recently started complaining about how she’s had to buy all these bridesmaid dresses costing anywhere from $150-$300+, not to mention shoes and worst of all, most of them she’ll NEVER wear again. It [...]

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Mother Nature’s Love Letters

May 17, 2010

These delightful handmade nature letters would be perfect for an outdoor green wedding reception. Each beautiful letter is made entirely out of natural dried floral stock, such as Lavender, Pussy Willow, Wheat, Caspia, Twigs, Centaurea, Barley and more. The elegant but rustic look will fit many various wedding schemes and can be kept in your [...]

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Green Wedding Paper Designs from Smock

May 17, 2010

I’ve been meaning to post about this since April – yes I am a little behind. Still, good news is always good news. Smock, one of my absolute favorite eco-friendly gift wrap stationery shops recently introduced 30+ new letterpress designs including plenty of beautiful items for your green wedding. Letterpress greeting cards, patterned letterpress social [...]

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LED Lighting for Your Green Wedding

May 5, 2010

If you’re having an evening reception, outside party, or just want to make your wedding tables sparkle, LED lighting is clear, beautiful and a great energy efficient choice. LED lighting has many benefits over fluorescent and incandescent lighting, for example… LED bulbs last far longer than both compact fluorescent bulbs and typical incandescent bulbs plus [...]

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Choosing Your Green Honeymoon Destination

May 5, 2010

Choosing a green honeymoon destination is easier than you might think. Before booking your honeymoon destination, call or email each destination with the following list of questions. Is the lodging locally owned and staffed? Keep in mind that local is best, but in some cases weather or transportation issues makes local staffing impossible. Staff may [...]

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Cute Alert – Sustainable Wood Wedding Cake Topper

May 4, 2010

This personalized tree and sweet pair of lovebirds wedding cake topper are both made out of local sustainable poplar wood and are both equally too cute for words. The set is drawn, sawed, sanded, details burned (on the front and back), sanded again, painted with US made non-toxic water colors and then finished with bees [...]

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Grow Your Own Green Wedding

May 3, 2010

There is an amazing older, but perfect for the season series at Telegraph.co.uk about growing your own wedding. From the flowers to the food, if you’ve already got a small plot of land, you can grow it all organically and save BIG bucks while keeping your wedding eco-friendly. The series from start to finish looks [...]

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Green Wedding Cake Toppers – Hand Crafted Sugar Art

March 1, 2010

Green wedding cake toppers aren’t so easy to come by. You’ve got some options though… Your best bets for green cake toppers include: Seek out a company that makes eco toppers (rare) or look for toppers made with easy to recycle, sustainable, or natural materials. Buy a topper that does double duty; i.e also acts [...]

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Sorting Out Flower Choices for Your Green Wedding

January 21, 2010

You’ve got plenty of flower choices for a green wedding, but some pack a bigger eco-punch than others. Luckily it’s easy to break down. First some general eco-friendly flower buying tips: Going local is almost always more eco-friendly than not. With carbon transport issues, packaging, and weird non-fair trade practices buying local flowers is a [...]

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Organic Bird Seed Favors for Green Weddings

January 18, 2010

If you’re looking for a green wedding favor that leaves a very tiny footprint take a look at the adorable and useful Heart Organic Bird Seed Favors from 2 Birds In Love. Each pretty little favor is handmade to order with locally grown organic wild bird seed and personalized with hemp or satin ribbon color [...]

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