I know we’re in the middle of Fairtrade Fortnight events at the moment but just to confuse you, I thought I’d let you know about an event we’re planning for World Fair Trade Day on Saturday 10 May.
We will be hosting the event with Cred Jewellery and the Sussex Fair Trade Network to raise awareness of [...]
Posted in Green weddings on Feb 25th, 2008 No Comments »
Ethical brides and caterers may well be smiling with the recent news from Tate and Lyle, reported by the Fairtrade Foundation last week. The giant sugar manufacturer is about to start converting all its sugar to be Fairtrade certified!
They hope to have converted all their retail sugars by the end of 2009, starting now with their [...]
Wow… I just received Cred Jewellery’s Spring 2008 newsletter and out of curiosity clicked on the link to US website, The Consumerist, where they were debating the recent Reuters article on Cred’s efforts - working with the Fairtrade Foundation and the Association for Responsible Mining - to find a way to certify gold as ‘Fairtrade’ by [...]
Just a quick post to let you know that we will be at The National Wedding Show at Olympia, London from tomorrow until Sunday and it would be lovely to meet you there!
Jamie and I (from Ethical Weddings) and Holly and Maia (from Our Green Wedding List) will be at Stand J45 and would be [...]
Well what a treat we have for you today! For the first time ever, you can listen to me waffle on about ethical, eco chic and green weddings thanks to US wedding planning website, The Wedding Planning Audiocast.
Ethical and green weddings are taking off big time in the States and they got in touch with [...]
We’re often told that going green means keeping it local - which is all well and good but does pose a few problems for fair trade products coming from developing countries.
The dilemma is dividing us into two camps - those whose priority is the environment and local communities, and those for whom issues of social justice - human rights [...]
For those watching their carbon emissions or their cash, and also for those who like a glass of wine or two at a wedding, sharing cars or even coaches seems a brilliant idea. We put a tick-box on our online wedding invitations for people to register their interest in shared transport, and one of my [...]
Posted in Charity, Gift Lists on Feb 13th, 2008 No Comments »
Argghh! Valentine’s Day! If you thought you’d left it too late to find something for your sweetheart for the annual celebration of all things pink and fluffy (or even if you think it’s a load of commercial rubbish!), if you’re on Facebook, fret no more…
Charity wedding gift list, Changing the Present, has come up with the perfect solution.
If [...]
In a bid to reduce the amount of resources consumed for our wedding, I’ve been busy making an invitation website, rather than traditional invites. The website will include details about the day, information on local accommodation, and an online form for people to RSVP.
I also wanted to provide a map of key locations such as [...]
For today’s post, we’re trying to tackle another bride’s ethical wedding dilemma…
Naomi dropped us a line to ask:
What vegan meal would be appropriate at my wedding?
Over to Naomi:
“Hi, I have been with my fiancé 6 years and we are finally getting married this year.
I’m a vegan and am getting married in South Africa. I [...]