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Posted in Civil partnerships, Ethical brides, Groomswear, Real ethical and green weddings, Wedding dresses on May 11th, 2007 1 Comment »
As you may have gathered, my betrothed and I are keen on the idea of a unique nuptial celebration…
Not least when it comes to our attire.
Neither of us is comfortable in a dress or skirt, so it seems daft to wear one on our special day.
And we are carefully avoiding anything reminiscent of the traditionally [...]
Posted in Ethical brides, Food and Drink, Green weddings, Real ethical and green weddings, Wedding dresses on May 7th, 2007 1 Comment »
It’s been a little while since my last post. My fiance and I went on a short vacation down to my hometown where our wedding will take place, and it was very productive!
The first exciting thing we did was buy the fabric for my wedding dress with my mom (who will be making it). She [...]
Posted in Wedding dresses on Apr 14th, 2007 No Comments »
Oxfam wedding dress appeal
Such is the enthusiasm for ethical weddings that the Eastbourne branch of Oxfam is running out of gowns for the green bride.
“It’s great that so many brides are coming to Oxfam for their dresses, but we are desperate for donations to meet this growing demand,”
Barbara Warmsley, the charity’s bridal co-ordiantor told the [...]
Posted in Ethical brides, Wedding dresses on Apr 12th, 2007 No Comments »
Hi everyone, this is Rhonda from Our Wedding Plus. I’d like to thank Katie for adding me on as a guest blogger!
For my first post I want to spread the word about how we in the wedding community can support a great cause, helping breast cancer patients and their families.
The Making Memories Foundation has an [...]
Posted in Food and Drink, Gift Lists, Wedding dresses, Wedding venues on Apr 6th, 2007 1 Comment »
I’m afraid I’m shirking my diamond debating duty once again but I just had to tell you about the lovely evening I had on Wednesday night.
A friend (who has a business fashioning furniture from reclaimed wood) and I decided it was about time the ethical businesses of Brighton and its environs got together. We knew there [...]
Posted in Fair trade, Fairtrade Fortnight Challenge, Green weddings, Wedding dresses on Mar 1st, 2007 No Comments »
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 [...]
Posted in Green weddings, Wedding dresses, Weddings on Feb 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
On Saturday we gave you the Surfer Chicks and their preparations for an ethical civil partnership; today we’re pleased to welcome Jenny to the Ethical Weddings blog, as she gives us the lowdown on her first dress fitting…
“I still have more than a year to wait for my wedding… but at my first dress fitting on Tuesday [...]
Posted in Bridalwear, Ethical weddings, Shoes, Wedding dresses on Oct 21st, 2006 No Comments »
The Natural History Museum has shrugged off its vegan silk shawl and stepped out of its organic cotton gown but I have not yet forgotten London Fashion Week’s Estethica exhibition that took place there a few weeks ago.
I attended with my Ethical Weddings hat on (at a jaunty angle of course!) but was blown away [...]
Posted in Ethical brides, Green weddings, Wedding dresses on Oct 3rd, 2006 No Comments »
After a bit of a blog block for the last few weeks, Ethical Weddings is back with a guest spot from Joanne Mackin of Wholly-Jo’s. So, over to you, Jo!
Hello! My name is Joanne and I am an ethical wedding dress designer. Here is my mini guide to a green wedding dress.
80% of brides keep [...]