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 in [...]
We’ve had a rather interesting press request from The Press Association about weddings on an extreme budget…
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 50 who celebrated their big [...]
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 of the Mill goes [...]
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!
Katie
Find more ethical dress designers in the Ethical Weddings directory
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 to us!
Oh [...]
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 that promises to stay clean [...]
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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
Tell us a bit about yourself and your business
I’m a third-generation dressmaker who wanted to give women and children an alternative to the chemically-laden, assembly-line, [...]
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 prior [...]
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 and your [...]
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 big [...]