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We can’t believe that nobody’s done it before but we’re very pleased that our good friend, George aka The Wedding Fairy is the one to do it. Do what? Launch the first National Wedding day! Sunday 1 August is the big day and of course it’s all for a good cause, supporting Ethical Weddings member, [...]

I was chatting to my friend who’s getting married in September and was delighted when she said she really wanted to get her wedding dress from a charity such as Oxfam Bridal. Weddings are such an expensive business, she said, ‘I just want at least one bit of the expense to go somewhere where it [...]

We’ve had a special request from Scottish charity, Kenya Children’s Home – they want your wedding dresses! Ok, maybe we need to explain.  Westminster Weddings is a successful wedding business run from Kenya Children’s Home.  All the funds raised from this venture are used to run the Home. They rely on generous brides in the [...]

I’m not exactly a materialistic person (quite the opposite) so choosing a wedding gift list was really tough. I don’t like the idea of asking people for money as it seems a bit odd, so in the end we went for a list of grow-your-own goodies from Harrod Horticultural who have been really helpful. We [...]

The charity shop wedding dress really is the perfect package – not only do you tick the two ‘r’s (reuse and recycle – sorry, I know you know!) but you get to donate to charity at the same time – giving everyone something to celebrate. Barbara Walmsley had switched onto this way before ‘green weddings’ [...]

I just spotted this and couldn’t resist a quick post… even though I’m supposed to be working on the new Ethical Weddings website! According to the Peterborough Telegraph, Wood Green Animal Shelters has been granted a licence to perform Civil Marriage, Civil Partnerships and Naming Ceremonies at their Godmanchester site – they think the first [...]