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Posted in Engagement rings, Ethical brides, Ethical weddings, Real ethical and green weddings on Mar 2nd, 2010 1 Comment »
Mark and Denise wanted a spectacular wedding, but one that was chilled out, full of games and sunshine – of course there was also the challenge of a second wedding….!
Posted in Confetti, Ethical brides, Ethical gold, Ethical weddings, Family, Flowers, Green Grooms, Green weddings, Photography, Real ethical and green weddings, Recycled, Wedding ceremony, Wedding rings, Wedding stationery on Nov 20th, 2009 No Comments »
Hello! In part 1 I shared about our last-minute preparations, so here is how the actual wedding ceremony went.
Seasonal wedding flowers
The church was beautiful, we found a florist who was a friend of my parents, and who was sympathetic to our green ideas.
She sourced flowers and greenery as seasonally as possible, including some raided from [...]
Posted in Ethical weddings, Real ethical and green weddings, Special offers, Vintage weddings on Sep 30th, 2009 1 Comment »
Just a quickie to let you know our September newsletter is now out.
What have we got for you this month?
a DIY wedding in Denmark
a tasty Suffolk wedding celebrating local produce
a special offer from new Ethical Weddings supplier, green wedding venue Penrhos Court in Herefordshire
quirky charm from new Ethical Weddings supplier, Vintage Tableware
If it hasn’t already [...]
Posted in Budget weddings, Ethical brides, Ethical weddings, Flowers, Food and Drink, Green weddings on Sep 22nd, 2009 3 Comments »
The girls at the Great Big Green Wedding Fayre asked me for a few thoughts on how ethical and green weddings had grown (or not) since we started Ethical Weddings some years ago.
I’d like to share my ideas with you – brides and grooms trying to plan a wedding less ordinary – and see what [...]
Posted in Ethical weddings, Humanist ceremony on Sep 7th, 2009 No Comments »
In case it didn’t fly into your inbox, here’s another chance to get hold of our latest Ethical Weddings newsletter.
So what have we got for you?
the story of a green humanist wedding
the chance to review some great ethical and green wedding products and services
a new ethical wedding expert joining our panel
Read the Ethical Weddings [...]
Posted in Bridalwear, Charity, Eco wedding, Ethical weddings, Gift Lists, Green weddings, Real ethical and green weddings on Jul 14th, 2009 No Comments »
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 also talked [...]
Posted in Ethical weddings on May 2nd, 2009 1 Comment »
For the first time since our honeymoon we’re off on a 2 week holiday. Yep, 2 whole weeks – we can hardly believe it! And yes, there is a wedding involved
We hope you’ll miss us – but we’ll be back before you know it, and with plenty of pics to share.
Until then, happy [...]
Posted in Ethical weddings, Real ethical and green weddings on Nov 21st, 2008 1 Comment »
I came across this photo story online about a Chinese couple who married on 9 November and it intrigues me…
The headline is ‘Yao ethical wedding in Rongshui County, southwest China’s Guangxi‘ but the article itself doesn’t explain in any way why the wedding was ethical – or not that I can see.
If you see something [...]
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 Engagement rings, Ethical gold, Ethical weddings, Jewellery and accessories, Wedding rings on May 12th, 2008 No Comments »
Our featured supplier this week is a familiar name to followers of ethical fashion. Fifi Bijoux designs luxury ethical jewellery and features regularly in the weekend papers’ sustainable style guides (yesterday’s Times ‘Style’ magazine, for example) while also being recently shortlisted for an Observer Ethical Award.
Describing her products as ‘an intoxicating blend of conscience and luxury’, Vivien Johnston, [...]