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Plenty of things (that, in point of fact, includes conflicts and its relatives) got in the way, so in a negative way to say: we don’t undergo too much progress in our wedding planning and preparations so far.
At least in early July we had the ‘official’ marriage-proposal from Mr. Husband-to-be’s family. Well, he did propose [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The search for a green venue began not long after I popped the question to my unsuspecting boyfriend on Leap Year’s Day (29 February).
For those of you who are thinking ‘but you’re the bride’; on a Leap Year girls can propose to boys. And since I didn’t want to wait another four years, I [...]

Hello! In my first post as a ‘blogger bride’ I thought I’d fill you in with where we are so far with planning our wedding.
Sam and I got engaged in June 07 – he proposed on holiday on a small island on the Croatian coast (we’d travelled there in a fairly ethical style – by [...]

I’ve not posted for a couple of weeks as Phil and I have been away on holiday, visiting one of my cousins who will be a bridesmaid next year, and staying with two of our friends who are also shortly getting married.   
One of the things I love most about planning a wedding is the [...]

Following on from our post questioning the cleanliness of Canadian diamonds, we have asked Greg Valerio of Cred Jewellery, who are pushing for fair trade diamonds, for his thoughts on the issue. Over to Greg…
Firstly, due to the Kimberley Process the likelihood of someone buying a conflict diamond is now less than 1%.
The only main source [...]

In the wake of Leo’s film ‘Blood Diamond’, conflict free diamonds have hit the headlines in a big way.  No longer is the mention of conflict free carbon met with a blank look and a ‘huh?’.  Now it’s a, ‘oh, like in that film…’. 
But was the film too little too late? Or have the issues moved [...]

Welcome to our new style Ethical Weddings blog on this auspicious day, the day after Valentine’s Day! Three years ago today I got engaged…Last night I told my husband over a mind-blowing meal at Brighton’s top veggie restaurant, the cordon ‘vert’ Terre a Terre (my first time!), that maybe in future we should celebrate the day [...]