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We are delighted to announce that the winners of our Sally Steele Weddings’ DIY wedding planning DVD competition from our March Ethical Weddings newsletter are Ruthe & Jonathan who are getting married in Galway, Ireland next May 2009. As they’ll be wedding planning from a distance (living in England but marrying in Ireland), the DVD should come [...]

We’ve had a rather interesting press request from The Press Association about weddings on an extreme budget… download Striking Range I’m intrigued to know if any of you fit the bill – cos I’ll then want to pick your brains to find out how you did it! They’re looking for women aged between 20 to [...]

This week we are pleased to introduce you to Greg Beedle of Gants Mill, a gorgeous green wedding venue in deepest Somerset… over to Greg! Name: Greg Beedle Location: Bruton, Somerset Tell us a bit about yourself and your business We are a family run 50 acre sheep farm with a wonderful working watermill. The history [...]

To round off our week with Conscious Elegance as our featured supplier, why not have a listen to an interview with Lori as recorded for the BBC last October about her experiences as an ethical dressmaker… Conscious Elegance interview – eco-friendly wedding dresses Have a great weekend! Journey to the Center of the Earth psp Katie [...]

Following Earth Day yesterday (oops, forgot to mention it in my excitement over the eco-friendly toilets post!), we are thrilled to have for you today an interview with our current featured supplier and winner of the 2007 Environmental Business Award, Conscious Elegance – eco-dressmaker extraordinaire! Click on the image below to roll the tape… Happy anniversary [...]

One of our Ethical Weddings visitors got in touch recently on a subject that I don’t think we’ve really covered in this blog… Toilets Yep, if you’re having a marquee for your wedding, whether you like it or not, conveniences are going to come into your considerations somewhere! First thoughts probably leap to finding a service [...]

Faintheart movie This week’s featured supplier is the 2007 Environmental Business of the Year Award winner, Lori del Genis, of Conscious Elegance, creator of eco-friendly wedding dresses.  Over to Lori… Name: Lori Del Genis Location: Durham Cutthroat Island dvd Tell us a bit about yourself and your business I’m a third-generation dressmaker who wanted to give [...]

I can honestly say that our relationship can be split into two parts: the blissful two years up to the proposal… and the hectic 3.5 months since! If I could have chosen one place in the world to fall in love, it would have been Woodford Folk Festival. Living in Brisbane, Australia, since 2000 (and [...]

Tim Rhode of Ingle & Rhode, ethical jewellery designers and our featured supplier of the week, shares some practical tips on choosing an engagement ring… over to Tim: How to choose the right engagement ring? Choosing a ring can be time consuming, expensive and stressful. So how do you find a deal that will leave both you [...]

We’re thrilled to be able to welcome our third blogger bride in as many weeks to give us all their green wedding gossip here on the Ethical Weddings blog. Em & Lachie are getting married in Cumbria this June and are keen to share some of their ethical wedding planning stories with us before the [...]