DC CWC 2010: The Washington DC Couture Wedding Consortium
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Calling all wedding enthusiasts and aficionados ! Where will you be on February 6, 2010? Come to the Washington DC Couture Wedding Consortium (DCCWC) for the 2nd annual luxury bridal show at the Decatur House from 1-4! Join the best and the bridest (pun definitely intended) of the wedding industry! Meet and mingle with founder of the DCCWC and Editor-In-Chief of Eco-Beautiful Weddings Magazine, Katie Martin, Style Editor for Eco-Beautiful Weddings and President of POLISHED Robin Fisher, the custom Garter Girl, Julianne Smith and ogle over dress collections by The Cotton Bride and Punkrock Bride (as seen on the cover of Eco-Beautiful Weddings Magazine). Blogging LIVE from the DCCWC and giving you the play-by-play are featured bloggers: Devon Pearce & Danielle Freedman from District Weddings, Emily Newman from Once Wed, Nole Garey from Oh So Beautiful Paper, Amy Jean Chung from Weddzilla & the Relentless Bride. Receive free gifts and giveaways. And much, much more!
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Have it Your {Sub}way
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Let’s face it: transportation can stomp all over our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint (stomp? footprint? Ah, forget it…). While you could certainly have your reception, ceremony and guest accommodations all located within walking distance or hire a fleet of Priuses (Priui?), sometimes logistics simply don’t work out that way.
If you’re fortunate enough to live in an area with Public Transportation, why not take advantage of it?
A couple shares a wedding kiss as the Los Angeles Metro whizzes by
A destination wedding using Paris's Metro
- The wedding party on Washington, DC’s Metro
Tell the {green weddings} gang, would you take the subway on your special day?
It’s Hip to be Square
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Can you tell we’ve got the weekend on the brain at {green weddings}? We’ve been turned on to Square One Vodka, an organic rye vodka produced here in the good ol’ US of A. The spring water hails from the Tetons and the rye is cultivated in North Dakota. Square One comes in three different flavors: Original, Cucumber and Botanical (which packs a punch at 90 proof!).
Signature cocktails are a fun way to add personalization to your party punch, and it’s even more exciting when you can use organic products! Their website shows a variety of cocktail recipes that are sure to wow your guests. I love the idea of using local ingredients in your signature drink: Orange-infused for a Florida wedding, cranberries in winter, or cherry blossoms for spring in DC.
Check out some of the guest mixologists‘ ideas:
“Going Green”
- 2 oz. Square One Cucumber
- 4 oz. Jasmine Green Tea
- 1/2 tsp. Stevia (natural herb sweetener)
- 1 oz. Cointreau
- 1 dash Fee Mint Bitters
Combine all ingredients into a large tumber, serve over ice with a mint garnish.
I love the “Peaches & Herb” cocktail that’s featured. Does it make you want to have a Georgian summer wedding or what? Check out the recipe and the YouTube video:
- 2 oz. Square One Botanical
- 3 lemon verbena leaves
- 1 thick slice of ripe white peach
- 1/4 oz. lemon juice
- 1/4 oz. organic agave nectar
- 1 dash Fee’s Peach Bitters
Muddle lemon verbena and peach in rocks glass. Add lemon juice and agave nectar and top with lots of crushed ice. Pour Square One Botanical over crushed ice and stir well with a bar spoon. Garnish with a thin peach slice and lemon verbena leaf.
Square One Botanical in Peaches & Herb Cocktail
Tell us, are you having a signature cocktail at your reception? If so, how are you incorporating eco-friendly elements? Cheers!
Add Eco-Chic Bling to Your Wedding Ensemble
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What is a green bride to do, when she’s torn between saving the planet one environmentally conscious step at a time and your dream wedding gown that is not-so-environmentally friendly? Not to worry, just add some green bling to your wedding ensemble! Remember that an eco-chic wedding doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing situation, so consider some of these eco-beautiful accessories for you and your bridesmaids.
In your quest for eco-chic accessories, we recommend turning to Etsy designers, where your purchase is eco-friendly by simply buying from local designers. DarkPonyDesigns created this simple and sophisticated pendant from vintage chandelier crystal, complete with vintage charm and retails for less than $20!
Coutesy of Etsy Designer DarkPonyDesigns
Courtsey of Etsy Designer DarkPonyDesigns
Twisted Crystal by Etsy Designer Kacey Higley has made a broad variety of versatile pieces with a vintage flair. Her collection includes custom flowers, brooches, shoe clips, sashes all made of vintage and new, re purposed material, which are hand cut and sewn together.
Twisted Crystal Brooch Courtesy of Etsy Designer Kacey Higley
Twisted Crystal Courtsey of Etsy Designer Kacey Higley
Eco-chic wedding bling provides the best of all worlds for green brides looking to add unique accessories and be eco-friendly all at the same time.
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Recently Engaged over the holidays? Look at 100% recycled wedding save the dates and invitations!
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Pancake & Franks: 100% Recycled Letterpress Wedding Invitations
While browsing one one of my favorite sites, One Kings Lane, a great site with discounts on designer products, are featuring Pancake & Franks! If you haven’t heard, this invitation company specializes in customizable high-quality letterpress printing, “delicately expressed on fine stock made from ecologically respectful 100% recycled paper with soy-based inks.”
While many engaged couples have turned to emails to notify guests of their wedding plans. It is still quite popular and somewhat sweet to receive a formal save the date or invitation to their wedding guests.
Just look at these beautiful samples from their website or check them out on OneKingsLane.
Here are some custom designs for weddings:
Tags: 100 % recyled, eco firendly save the dates, eco friendly invitations, eco friendly letterpress invitations, recycled wedding invitations, soy based inks
Happy Holidays!
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All of us at Green-weddings.net want to wish you and yours happy holidays!
Holiday Tip:
This season many of us are wrapping gifts, but we don’t need to waste paper in the process! Check out Earth Presents
- Matching gift tags and bows are also 100% recycled and recyclable.
Cute Menorah Design
A family friend has created their own line of 100% Recycled and Recyclable wrapping paper. The designs are inspired by the drawings of students with special needs. These festive eco-friendly wrapping paper designs are a great way to share your cheer this holiday season! My friends and family loved this paper, AND we could recycle it!
Eco-Friendly Fun at the DC Green Wedding Consortium!
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Kate and I had a blast attending the DC Green Wedding Consortium’s Holiday Party at the Decatur House last week. Thank you so much to Michelle Slaughter from HerPreSign and Katie Martin from Elegance and Simplicity for inviting us!
Here’s Kate and I with Michelle. She is also the Managing Editor of Eco-Beautiful Weddings, who unveiled the cover art for their premiere issue (which came out December 15!)
The reveal of the cover photo for the premiere issue, don’t you love the detailing on the dress?
All the desserts were delicious, organic and provided by Cakes by Design and Mallowdrama. We also sipped some some refreshing cocktails with Square One Vodka.
Kate and I had to sample some of the cupcakes! Yum!
If you are getting married in the DC area, be sure and check out the entire member list of the DC Green Wedding Consortium. They are all great vendors who will help you put an “eco-beautiful” spin on your big day! You can also browse all the other Green Wedding Consortium member cities here.
Need Help Planning a Green Wedding? Use a Green Wedding Planner.
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Green weddings can be somewhat more challenging to organize and pull together. There are always different areas of a wedding that a couple can go green with. Common areas are catering, location, florals and it’s sometimes hard to know what will work best for your dream wedding.
If you are nervous or unsure about picking the right things, I’m here to help! This week will be dedicated to finding green wedding planners who specifically plan green weddings. Green wedding planners are a great resource for your ‘here and there’ or full on eco-friendly wedding in every aspect! Stay Tuned…
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Eco-Chic Wedding Gowns: Blushless
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The LIVLAVONE
Wipe all preconceived notions of ”Eco Couture” and “Eco-Chic Wedding Gowns” from your memory. Having an eco-chic wedding dress does NOT mean that the fabric is made of burlap or that it looks like it’s straight out of the 60s, flower-power era. Blushless, a bridal gown designer whose dresses are made of the finest eco-friendly material, are proving to the world of bridal fashion that eco-chic wedding gowns can be sexy, a little foxy and fashion-forward. Designer Liv Lundelius’s collection has been successful in maintaining the allure of what a wedding dress should look and feel like through the use of vegan leathers, recycled microfibers and fair trade fabrics.
theLULAone
theLULAone
You can shop the Blushless collection online here, since this collection is not yet available for US bridal shops. The world of bridal fashion has evolved with the demand for eco-chic weddings and there are options for the enviro-brides looking to minimize their carbon footprint on their wedding day. Keeping your minds open to the available options, because there no longer must be a tradeoff between being eco-friendly and losing sophistication and style on your wedding day.
BLUSHLESS Fall2009 from Liv Lundelius on Vimeo.
New York Botanical Garden Edible Garden Summer Events!
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What a fun way to kick start green inspiration for not only your wedding but your lifestyle by visiting NY Botanical Garden’s Edible Garden!
I have visited the Botanical Garden before and it’s a must see, however this is a wonderful time to visit for those planning eco-friendly weddings to get inspired by Edible Gardens!
Starting this Saturday through Sept 13th, Botanical Garden will be hosting festivals, farmer markets, and exhibits promoting this summers main event, Edible Gardens. The idea is to be inspired to “Grow, prepare, and eat garden-fresh produce” NY Botanical Garden
As an engaged couple this would be a fun event for this weekend or any of the two festivals and Thursday wine tastings! Plus you will have the chance to get to meet a few famous chefs,Martha Stewart will be renovating Nancy Bryan Luce Herb Garden!
Martha Stewart and her team visited The New York Botanical Garden on April 25 for a ceremonial planting of Martha Stewart’s Culinary Herb Garden, which will be one of the many highlights of The Edible Garden, the upcoming summer-long celebration of growing great food. Click here to download the site plan for the garden.
According to, Chloe Rosenberg’s New York Botanical Garden embraces fresh food movement in The Bronx,> “Martha Stewart has collaborated with the Botanical Garden to revamp its herb garden. It has been transitioned from a facility housing mostly medicinal herbs to one containing herbs to be used in food. The herbs include five types of basil and three types of thyme. ‘I think it turned out really well. They made a really nice garden here.’ said Andrew Beckman, the garden editor at Martha Stewart Living. Stewart is scheduled to visit the garden Saturday. She plans to prepare herb-themed cocktails – including such creations as Purple Basil Mojitos and Marthatinis – for garden visitors…Others include Emeril Lagasse and Lidia Bastianich. Celebrity chef Mario Batali narrates the exhibit’s audio tour, which visitors can access via their cellphones.”
From www.mydailynews.com
Get more information at http://www.nybg.org/edible_garden/
ENJOY A ECO FRIENDLY WEEKEND!
