I was engaged on 29 February after proposing to my H2B. It wasn’t exactly planned, so there were no rings exchanged on the said day. In fact, we had no idea how to go about things. So after the initial shock/excitement of deciding to get married, we set about trying to find a ring.
I guess [...]
Our Ethical Weddings May newsletter went out today (yup, end of the month again!).
We’ve got some great offers this month with the chance to win a copy of ecoescape written by our blogger bride, Laura (to help you plan that green honeymoon) and fabulous discounts from ethical jewellery designers, Ingle & Rhode.
Not only that but we’ve some [...]
Have you started hunting for a honeymoon yet? As you’re visiting Ethical Weddings, you’re probably on the lookout for a honeymoon with a heart (one that tries to be as sustainable as possible while benefiting local communities).
If you’re anything like me, you’ll also be wanting to indulge yourself a little on this once-in-a-lifetime trip and [...]
We are delighted to welcome this week’s featured supplier, Graham Eason to tell you a little bit about his company, Great Escape Classic Car Hire. Over to Graham…
Name: Graham Eason
Location: Worcestershire
Tell us a bit about yourself and your business
We provide self drive classic cars - coupes, convertibles and saloons - for weekends and weddings across the [...]
I enjoyed writing my post about frilly ethical knickers so much I’ve decided I’m going to do more posts pointing out pretty ethical and green wedding things I’ve spotted…
My friend who is getting married in July - and trying to go as ethical as possible, of course! (I feel a bit guilty actually as all [...]
Posted in Bridalwear, lingerie on May 20th, 2008 No Comments »
Not to get too personal but when I was in the throws of organising my own wedding, my vision (not completely achieved but hey, that’s what visions are for!) was to do everything as green and ethically as possible…even down to my smalls!
In the end, I just wore some I already owned (you really don’t [...]
This week’s featured supplier is a dress designer with a mission to celebrate feminine curves in beautiful, unique and, of course, ethical wedding dresses. Over to Joanne of Wholly Jo’s…
Name: Joanne Mackin
Location: West London
A bit about the business:
Wholly Jo’s is the name of my wedding dress design company based in West London which specialises in [...]
Enough time has passed that I can now talk about wedding venues without that dull, throbbing ache appearing somewhere around my temples. Having only recently moved back to the UK after an 8 year hiatus in Australia, and living many miles from my family home, there was no beautiful building I was just dying to [...]
Posted in Weddings on May 16th, 2008 No Comments »
Not long ago, my long-time-no-see friend from university got hitched, and to my surprise, she invited me (and some other friends) to her wedding ceremony (not only to her reception). I was pretty thrilled, as I’m planning a wedding myself, I feel that I need to ‘survey’ many other weddings as well. You know, to [...]
For today’s post, we’re heading back to this week’s featured supplier, Fifi Bijoux, to find out a bit about her project, ‘From Little Acorns’, which shows us how small things can make a big difference…
What is the ‘From Little Acorns’ project?
‘From Little Acorns’ came about when Vivien Johnston of Fifi Bijoux met Margaret Tumuwire , [...]