http://www.green-weddings.net Helping You, Help the Environment on Your Wedding Day Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:42:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of my best friends from college just got engaged (congrats, Kate & Matt!), and we have started discussing all things weddings. She wants to use candle centerpieces rather than flowers, which I thought was such a simple way to be a bit more sustainable when decorating your reception! I ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/eco-spired-candle-centerpieces/ Our friends at Recycled Bride shared some of their top eco-friendly tips for this year, and we just had to send them along! 1. There’s No Place Like Home – Local is the hot word for sustainable weddings in 2010. From venues to menus, couples are making efforts to reduce their ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/recycled-bride%e2%80%99s-top-sustainable-wedding-trends-for-2010/ If you live in the greater Washington, DC area and want to have a gorgeous and green wedding, the Mid-Atlantic Green Wedding Showcase  is definitely worth checking out.  WHEN: February 21, 2010 | 1pm to 5pm WHERE:  Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, College Park, MD For more information and to register, visit  www.greenweddingshowcase.com Things to do: Meet ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/washington-dc-most-sustainable-wedding-vendors/ 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 ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/dc-cwc-the-washington-dc-couture-wedding-consortium/ 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 ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/subway-wedding-transportation/ 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 ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/its-hip-to-be-square/ 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 ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/add-eco-chic-bling-to-your-wedding-ensemble/ 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 ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/recently-engaged-over-the-holidays-look-at-100-recycled-wedding-save-the-dates-and-invitations/ 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. [caption id="attachment_435" align="aligncenter" ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/happy-holidays/ 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 ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/eco-friendly-fun-at-the-dc-green-wedding-consortium/ 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 ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/need-help-planning-a-green-wedding-find-a-green-planner/ [caption id="attachment_400" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="The LIVLAVONE"][/caption] 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 ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/eco-chic-wedding-gowns-blushless/ 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 ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/new-york-botanical-garden-edible-garden-summer-events/ Beautiful, simply, summer and why not green? A wedding in summer is a wonderful chance to make your wedding eco friendly. Get Inspired by Liesl Menning eco friendly marriage to Kevin Haynie. [caption id="attachment_338" align="aligncenter" width="240" caption="From Perfect Bound"][/caption] I wanted to share Liesl Menning, Martha Stewart’s personal assistant, and Kevin ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/planning-a-wedding-in-september-there-is-still-time-to-add-a-touch-of-green-inspired-by-liesl-menning-and-kevin-haynies-sustainable-wedding/ WeddingWire partners with Carbonfund.org WeddingWire is right on track with the latest wedding trends, Green Weddings.  WeddingWire understands weddings are large investments using lots of energy.  With this understanding, WeddingWire partners with Carbonfund in the effort to help engagned couples to offset their wedding's co2 emissions by creating a calculator tool on ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/weddingwire-goes-green/ From now on, on Fridays, I have decided to leave you with a fun Go Green Weekend Tip that may or may not always have to do with green weddings. However, it will be a fun tip or something to think about until my post on Mondays. That being ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/go-green-weekend-tip/ In keeping with the theme of Green Wedding Venues, I found one that is great for destination weddings! Though some believe it is not totally green to have a destination wedding, but If you really want to have you wedding elsewhere, you still can do a part by picking an green ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/destination-green-weddings-get-out-of-town-go-green-with-green-venues/ If your are getting married in Maryland and are trying to find a green venue to accommodate a fairly small guest list, then Avalon Cliff may be the perfect place. Located 8 miles from BWI airport, this venue offers its intimate facilities tucked away in the wilderness overlooking 15,000 acres of ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/a-small-town-bride-doesnt-have-to-go-far-to-go-green/ While recently on WeddingWire I enjoyed reading brides wonderful reviews about Castle on the Hudson These brides were able to combine a fairytale wedding of the past with the future of green weddings. As a bride you can have it all at Castle on the Hudson located ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/cinderellas-green-castle/ Some wedding elements are more difficult than others to be eco-friendly. However, your wine decision is an easy way to go green with your wedding! Think about it, the taste and quality of the wine served to all of your guests is always a crucial decision, but not ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/wine-and-dine-with-organic-wine/ Are your family members gathering for Thanksgiving or the upcoming Holiday season? If so, don't make your family members travel again to participate in pre-wedding festivities. Save them money, time, and not to mention a large amount of energy used in transportation. Combine the joy of the holidays ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/the-more-we-get-together-together-the-more-we-get-together-the-green-er-well-be/ This past weekend I attended the Washington Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show in Washington, DC at the Convention Center. It was a great show, I got to meet Paula Dean and Bobby Flay! Now, the highlight of my day was going around to all the exhibitors who had endless amounts ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/make-the-right-choice-and-go-green-with-choices-by-shawn/ After you are named 'husband and wife' all weddings can rack up a lot of waste from car or airplane emissions to the tons of waste from the event itself. If you can't manage to go green on the day of your wedding, there are still ways to help the environment. ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/offset-your-weddings-carbon-footprint/ Candles at a wedding are like icing on a cake, but what about eco friendly candles? Searching on www.weddingwire.com I found more than what I was looking for when searching for candles for weddings. Organic soy based candles from Mia Bella Gourmet Candles Not only does this vendor provide soy based ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/candles-are-a-staple-item-at-any-wedding-even-your-green-wedding/ Having trouble finding the perfect wedding cake that also caters to your dietary needs? Search no more... I found Wildflower Cakes designed and created by Chef Lori Ann Blethen on www.weddingwire.com Wildflower creates some of the most beautiful wedding cakes in the industry including cakes for those unique dietary considerations such as wheat ... http://www.green-weddings.net/green-weddings/organic-gluten-free-vegan-you-name-it-wildflower-bakes-it/