earth friendly wedding

Pretty little eco-friendly wedding touches

May 19, 2010

Just an FYI – I’ll be missing in action until Friday. I actually have a wedding to attend a day from now (on top of an already busy work week) and no dress. And yes, while naked is eco-friendly I hardly think that would make for nice wedding pictures. Hence me taking time off to [...]

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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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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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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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DIY Green Wedding: Pyramid Love Box

January 10, 2010

The super talented and crafty Jeanne Winters made this sweet little pyramid box for her hubs on Valentine’s day, but it would also make a fantastic small wedding favor box, wedding card, or wedding table place marker. Winters’ notes that it was really easy to make with a simple template. You could hand write the [...]

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Perfect Green Wedding Favors – Silky Soy Lotion Bars

December 20, 2009

Sorry I’ve been absent. Some freaks broke into my car during the last week of November, which put me behind being as I had to fix my windows (they broke two) get a new cell phone (they took it) and more. And right now the holidays have been throwing me for a loop. But I’m [...]

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