How To Plan a Green Wedding

Planning a green wedding may seem like a daunting process - you have to research a number of resources to figure you if the company uses environmentally sound resources for instances.

Luckily here is a great article from Cantonrep.com to help you out! ;-)

From eco-friendly invitations to exchanging your vows barefoot on the beach, planning an environmentally friendly “green” wedding is not as hard as it looks. It just takes a little more effort.

Green weddings are more popular in some areas of the country than others, but in many respects, the Internet has helped dissolve the geographical differences.

Whether you want an environmentally correct wedding gown, plan to exchange vows with rings cast by a jeweler with a social conscience or are bent on making your own invitations using recycled or tree-free paper, if the suppliers of these environmentally friendly products don’t exist locally, the Web will link you with those who can.

Orange County, N.Y., resident Carissa Haberland discovered that when she and her fiance decided on a green wedding. Both work in land conservation and, she says, shop organic and local whenever possible.

“We have been relying a lot on the Internet for researching products,” she says. Books like Emily Elizabeth Anderson’s “Eco-Chic Weddings: Simple Tips to Plan an Environmentally Friendly, Socially Responsible, Affordable, and Stylish Celebration” (Hatherleigh Press, $12.95), which Haberland found and later reviewed on Amazon, “made me feel a lot less pressure to do things the way everyone else does, even when my conscious was telling me that it was not reflective of who we are or how we live.”

Haberland, who is making her own invitations using seed, recycled and hemp paper, will be wed in a historic church, followed by a reception catered by a local eco-conscious restaurant. For some friends and family, the green wedding is a novelty, she says, “but I hope we can influence them in a positive way by showing them how important this is to us.”

If you want a green wedding, you might want to check out these Web sites:

• Wedding bands: For rings made of recycled gold and gemstones that are mined without damaging the environment.

www.leberjeweler.com

www.greenkarat.com

• Invitations: Designing your own eco-invitations lets your creativity soar. Use recycled, chemical-free or tree-free paper and pressed flowers or leaves in the design.

www.invitesite.com

• Locations and receptions: Check your state’s Web site for wedding rules and site details at state parks, which can vary.

www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/lodging/

TV Shows such as Days of Our Lives Embrace Green Weddings

You know that 'green weddings' are becoming more mainstream when traditional soap operas embrace them. This situation was definitely the case when Sam and Lucas tied the knot with a fabulous green wedding.

Even if you are not into 'soaps', it is great that environmentalism is being promoted by the mainstream media.

Here are some other potential storylines for other soap operas from the Orlando Sentinel:

General Hospital: Cheri and Ken investigated whether Esteban had dumped used motor oil into the sewer, and then made love.

As the World Turns: Shelly and Bruce argued about the amount of energy she wastes with her bubble baths. Esperanza and Murray watched An Inconvenient Truth while making love. Hideki saw Vanessa pitch a Twix wrapper out her car window.

The Young and the Restless: Cassandra confronted R.J. after she found his copy of "The Whole Earth Catalog" at Suki's apartment. Tomas begged Chloe to sell Catwalk magazine in order to finance a wind farm.

Days of Our Lives: Gomez revealed to Cherisse that he was the one who left the porch light on all night. Callie and Gunther found themselves trapped on an ice floe with a displaced polar bear -- but still managed to make love.

Eco-Chic Weddings: Simple Tips to Plan an Environmentally Friendly, Socially Responsible, Affordable, and Stylish Celebration

Hi again!

This site is a work in progress right now - consequently, if you need some great hints on how to plan a green wedding right now (I know, I know ... you are a busy person!) - here is a great book for you to sink your teeth into ASAP:

Eco-Chic Weddings: Simple Tips to Plan an Environmentally Friendly, Socially Responsible, Affordable, and Stylish Celebration

Here, you will find some amazing hints on how to achieve that green wedding of yours.

But ... please do keep checking back on this blog as this site will be updated at least 5 times a week ...

I promise! I will try my best! ;-)

Have a great day,

Green Girl

Environmentally Friendly or Green Wedding Dresses

Another important element of a wedding is of course the wedding or bridal dress. I am sure no one will argue with me on that point! ;-)

Of course, you do want to make this dress as sustainable as possible ... but you need not sacrifice your fashion sense when you choose this wedding dress.

What are the options then?

You can buy a used dress or you can buy a new dress that is made with "earth friendlier" materials.

Here are some sites to get you started:

Conscious Clothing http://www.getconscious.com

Rawganique: http://www.rawganique.com/organic-hemp-wedding-clothes.htm

Threadhead Creations: http://threadheadcreations.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=TC&Category_Code=bridal

The Bridal Garden: http://www.bridalgarden.org/PressStories1.html

Conscious Clothing http://www.getconscious.com

If you are in the UK, here is a site for you:

www.wholly-jo.co.uk

Also here are some UK sites for eco material:

http://www.organicsilks.co.uk

http://www.loopfabric.co.uk/

http://fabrics-ltd.co.uk/

Do you know of any other sites? Feel free to add them or email me! :-)

Green Girl

Cruelty Free Wedding Rings

Yes ... we do not want to damage society and the environment with one of the most treasured wedding symbols today.

How do you go about finding a wedding ring or engagement ring that adheres to this type of criteria though?

Relax! We have found a source for you! (ain't that grand of us? ;-) )

Here is the source for you:

http://www.greenkarat.com


This company provides ecologically and socially responsible jewelry - what a concept!




Till next time ...

Green Girl

Tree Free & Recycled Wedding Invitations

Wedding invitations are great in that they announce your wonderful wedding date and more or less 'set the tone' of your wedding day.

However, traditional invitations do 'kill trees' and use harmful chemicals in the making of the paper - not something you want to encourage!

Luckily, there are manufacturers out there that have the same beliefs and concerns as you.

For instance, Invite Site uses tree free and recycled products in the making of their wedding invitations.

You can read more about the company at this Tree Hugger posting:

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/01/invite_site_han.php

All the best,

Green Girl

Welcome!

Hi there and welcome to the 'About Green Weddings" blog!

I hope that you will find this blog to be an informative, helpful, and fun!

If you have any comments or questions, please do get in touch.

Best,

Green Girl