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Posted in Organic, Wedding cakes on Aug 5th, 2008 1 Comment »
I just felt I had to give a little, no a great big shout out to TOCCC today (that’s The Organic Chocolate Cake Company to the uninitiated).
Somehow they knew, don’t ask me how they just did (just like my husband does!), that the way to an ethical wedding planning type of girl’s heart is through… [...]
Posted in Bridalwear, Decorations and tableware, Ethical brides, Ethical gold, Ethical weddings, Flowers, Gift Lists, Green weddings, Invitations, Jewellery and accessories, Real ethical and green weddings, Shoes, Wedding cakes, Wedding dresses, Wedding rings on May 14th, 2008 2 Comments »
I’ve had a long absence from this blog… while I enjoyed my wedding and my month long honeymoon!
Everything was a huge success and Phil and I enjoyed every minute of our day. So here’s a little list of the best and the worst of our green successes and failures, for anyone who is planning to [...]
Posted in Fair trade, Food and Drink, Green weddings, Wedding cakes on Jan 30th, 2008 No Comments »
My three ethical wedding cakes are now coming on fast. The carrot cake (recipe posted here back in the autumn) is finished. My chocolate cake, after several draft versions, will be made next week! The recipe for that was posted here back in the autumn too.
I have also now made the fruit cake with help [...]
Posted in Fair trade, Food and Drink, Green weddings, Recipes, Wedding cakes, Weddings on Nov 13th, 2007 1 Comment »
Following the carrot cake recipe last week, here’s the recipe for Fairtrade chocolate cake. It’s quite rich because of the chocolate but we have found it isn’t too heavy because of the meringue folded into it.
It freezes well (I know because I made several for a Fairtrade Feast we held last year) so again my [...]
Posted in Fair trade, Food and Drink, Green weddings, Recipes, Wedding cakes, Weddings on Nov 7th, 2007 1 Comment »
As I am boldly (or stupidly) attempting to make my own ethical wedding cakes, a couple of people have asked me to put the recipes on the blog. So here is my tested recipe for carrot cake. The chocolate cake and fruit cake recipes will follow when I have made sure they work!
I’ve been [...]
Posted in Carbon emissions, Fair trade, Food and Drink, Green weddings, Wedding cakes, Wedding venues, Weddings on Nov 2nd, 2007 1 Comment »
Our venue, a Masonic Centre which is providing a big conference room and a three-course dinner for our wedding, has never been asked about local or ethical food before. Not only that but, because of our small budget, we have had to go for one of the lowest price menus they offer. So it is [...]
Posted in Food and Drink, Green weddings, Real ethical and green weddings, Wedding cakes on Aug 27th, 2007 3 Comments »
I know we vegans sometimes get a bad rep for being preachy or self-righteous. But I’ve always followed more of the “you catch more flies with honey” school of thought. Or in this case “more flies with plant-derived agave nectar” I suppose.
So my biggest hope with our vegan wedding catering was that we’d maybe make [...]
Posted in Green weddings, Wedding cakes on Aug 23rd, 2007 4 Comments »
My jaw nearly hit the floor when we saw the price of wedding cakes in the shops. Phil and I quickly decided that we would make our own – not just cheaper, but much easier to make sure the ingredients are ethically sourced… and most importantly of all, it gives us an excuse for lots [...]
Posted in Organic, Shoes, Vegetarian weddings, Wedding cakes on Aug 7th, 2006 No Comments »
Two ways to a woman’s heart… and we’ve got them both at Ethical Weddings!
First up, the stylish but ethical vegan shoe company, Beyond Skin, which boasts Natalie Portman and Chrissie Hynde as fans, will be joining the Ethical Weddings directory when it launches later this year.
An exhibitor at the recent Crafts Council ‘Well-Fashioned: Eco [...]