Eco-spired: Candle Centerpieces
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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 hopped on over to WeddingWire to [...]
Recycled Bride’s Top Sustainable Wedding Trends for 2010
Posted by Green Weddings | Filed under Green Wedding Ideas
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 carbon footprint and cut their [...]
Washington DC’s most Sustainable Wedding Vendors
Posted by Green Weddings | Filed under Green Wedding Ideas
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 vendors that provide green or [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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Happy Holidays!
Posted by Green Weddings | Filed under Green Wedding Ideas
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.
A family friend has created their own line of 100% Recycled [...]
Eco-Friendly Fun at the DC Green Wedding Consortium!
Posted by Green Weddings | Filed under Green Wedding Ideas
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 [...]
Need Help Planning a Green Wedding? Use a Green Wedding Planner.
Posted by Green Weddings | Filed under Green Wedding Ideas
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 [...]
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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 [...]
