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Posted in Green weddings on Jun 30th, 2008 No Comments »
This week Natural Collection are here to tell us all about their long-running and award-winning ethical online business, which now offers the ethical bride and groom a gorgeous green wedding gift list…
Tell us a bit about yourselves and the business:
The company was formed in 1999 by Joanne & Julian Spector with a vision to create a [...]
Posted in Wedding dresses on Jun 27th, 2008 No Comments »
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With just days to go before the big day, I probably shouldn’t even be taking a few minutes to write on here, but I know that if I don’t, it will be a whirlwind and a new surname away before I get around to it!
One thing that this ethical wedding journey has taught me is [...]
Posted in Engagement, Engagement rings, Ethical brides, Ethical weddings, Real ethical and green weddings on Jun 25th, 2008 1 Comment »
The Proposal was a fairly lack-lustre affair. We had both been ill with a vicious flu-style bug, and off work for about two weeks. I was beginning to think I would never be well again, and if Toby whinged about feeling crap one more time I was going to kill him with my snot.
He started [...]
Posted in Bridalwear, Eco wedding, Wedding dresses on Jun 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
This week’s featured supplier is Morgan Boszilkov who creates beautiful bridalwear from sustainable fabrics. Find out what inspires Morgan in her quest to design the perfect eco-friendly wedding gown for the green bride…
Business name: Morgan Boszilkov, Natural Bridal Collection
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Tell us a bit about yourself and your business
The Natural Bridal Collection was born [...]
Posted in Wedding dresses on Jun 18th, 2008 1 Comment »
One day back in April, a couple of months after that eventful day my partner and I decided to get married, I found myself bidding on a pink vintage dress on Ebay to wear at a friend’s wedding.
A bit broke and stuck for ideas, E-bay was really a last resort. Despite being a fervent charity [...]
Posted in Green weddings on Jun 17th, 2008 No Comments »
Great news today – we’ve got a new blogger bride, Sarah Lewis this is it download , an environmental journalist, no less!
So without further ado, we will hand you over to Sarah, who is just at the start of her green wedding journey…
The couple: Sarah & Toby
Wedding date: September 2009
Venue and location: Barcombe Mills (but [...]
Posted in Seasonal on Jun 15th, 2008 No Comments »
This week we’re pleased to introduce you to Sue Harper who, with her husband Pete, runs Sweet Loving Flowers supplying organic and seasonal wedding flowers for a stylish and sustainable wedding! Over to Sue:
Name: Sue Harper
Location: mid Wales
Tell us a bit about yourself and your business
Growing and selling seasonal cut flowers is something I’ve wanted to do for many years now.
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Posted in Photography on Jun 15th, 2008 2 Comments »
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This week we are joined by Andrew Sansom – ethical wedding photographer extraordinaire.
As well as being on top of the ethical and green issues related to photography, Andrew has a handle on all the usual stresses and strains of planning a wedding – including (rather topically given the recent downpours) what to do in [...]
Posted in Expensive weddings on Jun 13th, 2008 1 Comment »
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Apparently the ubiquitous ‘credit crunch’ could be affecting our desire to get married.
The Observer observed at the weekend – under the heading ‘We know it’s cheap…but we love it anyway’ – that ‘Living in sin’ was on the up, being:
“Much more chic – and credit-crunch friendly – than dull ol’ marriage“
As you would expect, I [...]
Posted in Wedding rings on Jun 10th, 2008 1 Comment »
On Saturday 10 May we held a fair trade event in Brighton to celebrate World Fair Trade Day, at which Greg Valerio of Cred Jewellery Push movie gave a talk about the future for Fair Trade gold and diamonds.
A month on (where has the time gone?!), we thought it was about time we let you know how it went… [...]