Before I get going with today’s challenge I wanted to share this great animation created by Chris Haughton for People Tree.
I thought today’s challenge would follow well after the last two, but no more socks - I promise!
There’s actually an abundance of beautiful fair trade accessories available to mix and match with your outfits and [...]
Okay so bear with me, I know it’s meant to be a different item each day but the amount of info on clothing yesterday bowled me over so much that I felt I should continue today - is this cheating with the challenge (I hope not)?
Yesterday, I introduced the idea of finding outfits for everyone [...]
Watching the developments in fair trade fashion, particularly the increasing numbers of companies selling clothes made from Fairtrade certified cotton has been great, but where do I begin for this Fair Trade Wedding Challenge, with its very ‘woolly’ title?
Should I be searching for suits for the groom, best man, or page boy, or for dresses for [...]
Before sealing up the envelopes to your fair trade invitations, don’t forget to pop in your wedding gift list details!
Fair Trade Wedding Gift Lists
Today I’ve found three online wedding gift list services that are dedicated to selling only fair trade goods:
Ganesha Wedding Gift List, why not pop into their London South Bank shop for a browse? Tszuj Wedding Gift [...]
Well this is a little later than planned, but I think I’ve managed to meet today’s challenge!
After an evening searching the Internet I’ve not found the specifically labelled ‘Fair Trade Wedding Stationery’ business I was hoping for (hint, hint all you social enterprise people out there!). However, I have found more products available than [...]
It’s Fairtrade Fortnight!
And to mark the occasion I’ve decided to take on a self imposed Fair Trade Wedding Challenge!
Inspired by the passion behind Fairtrade Fortnight, and keen to see fair trade develop a significant presence in the wedding industry, I will be trying to source at least one fair trade wedding item a [...]
To celebrate this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight (26 Feb - 11 March), Alex Prince, my colleague at Ethical Weddings, has set herself the challenge of finding a different fair trade wedding item for every day of the Fairtrade Fortnight.
While The Times reported yesterday that overall marriages had dropped dramatically from 2004-2005, the interest in ethical celebrations [...]