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This week’s featured supplier is Morgan Boszilkov who creates beautiful bridalwear from sustainable fabrics. Find out what inspires Morgan in her quest to design the perfect eco-friendly wedding gown for the green bride… Business name: Morgan Boszilkov, Natural Bridal Collection Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Tell us a bit about yourself and your business The Natural [...]

One day back in April, a couple of months after that eventful day my partner and I decided to get married, I found myself bidding on a pink vintage dress on Ebay to wear at a friend’s wedding. A bit broke and stuck for ideas, E-bay was really a last resort. Despite being a fervent [...]

This week’s featured supplier is a dress designer with a mission to celebrate feminine curves in beautiful, unique and, of course, ethical wedding dresses. Over to Joanne of Wholly Jo’s… Name: Joanne Mackin Location: West London Uprising full movie A bit about the business: Wholly Jo’s is the name of my wedding dress design company [...]

One of the common complaints about weddings is the amount of waste they can generate – and one of the elements that comes in for the most flak is the all-important wedding dress. So if you’re at the start of your wedding planning, why not take the long-term view and pick out a dress you [...]

To round off our week with Conscious Elegance as our featured supplier, why not have a listen to an interview with Lori as recorded for the BBC last October about her experiences as an ethical dressmaker… Conscious Elegance interview – eco-friendly wedding dresses Have a great weekend! Journey to the Center of the Earth psp Katie [...]

Following Earth Day yesterday (oops, forgot to mention it in my excitement over the eco-friendly toilets post!), we are thrilled to have for you today an interview with our current featured supplier and winner of the 2007 Environmental Business Award, Conscious Elegance – eco-dressmaker extraordinaire! Click on the image below to roll the tape… Happy anniversary [...]

We’re delighted that Ethical Weddings bridalwear supplier, Conscious Elegance is featured on New Consumer today. Lori del Genis, who founded her beautiful bridalwear business with a conscience just over 2 years ago, has already – in 2007 - scooped the Environmental Business of the Year Award! Find out more about Lori and her gorgeous gowns in the New [...]

I was reading a little book about weddings the other day (yep, approaching our third wedding anniversary and I still can’t tear myself away from them. Incidentally, in case you were wondering, year 3 is celebrated with leather – or leather equivalent!), and I came across this quote by Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) ‘I…chose my wife, [...]

There was a recent discussion on one of my favorite wedding blogs regarding the wastefulness of the trendy “Trash the Dress” photos. I completely agree, except for the notion that sealing up and saving your dress is equally wasteful. I proudly wore my Mother’s dress from 1978 and it made for an eco-friendly, and meaningful [...]

Three trailer I’ve been seriously debating what to do with my wedding dress over the last few weeks.  Yep, as founder of Ethical Weddings I put my hand on my heart and confess my guilty secret – I have not worn it since the big day in 2005! (Well, I’ve put it on and twirled [...]