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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 [...]

I’ve found a lovely supplier of ethical cards including a range of wedding cards.  They’re handmade in Africa, supporting community projects such as orphanages and women’s projects.  Mostly they’re recycled card and some use recycled materials such as old coke cans to decorate them (it actually looks great!) so they’re cleaning up the streets, too! [...]

Hello everyone! Nite Tales: The Movie trailer I have been checking out the website for about a year now, and with 4 months to go (gulp) I am going to try and let you all know how I’ve been getting on with planning our wedding. I’m pleased to say there’s lots to write, but that [...]

This week we’re delving into the shelves of online everything-ethical-under-one-roof shop, Ethicalsuperstore.com to find out what they’re all about… and how they can help you out with your ethical wedding plans… Location: Gateshead, Tyne & Wear Tell us a bit about yourself and your business Ethicalsuperstore.com, the one stop shop for ethical gifts, gadgets and [...]

As featured supplier of the week, our ethical wedding stationery expert, Dee of cherrygorgeous, is offering all couples the chance to get 10% off her exquisite ethical invites (and other wedding stationery). Just quote “ethical08” when placing your order. All orders must be placed by 31 August to take advantage of this offer.   So [...]

For some people, recycled stationery still conjures up images of grainy coarse paper that might be worthy but lacks a little finesse.  Dee, of cherrygorgeous, our featured supplier of the week is thankfully providing proof that things have changed with her – well, the name says it already – gorgeous wedding stationery. Read on to [...]

I thought I’d get a bit of debate going today – although how much of a debate I’m going to get on this issue from Ethical Weddings readers I’m not sure! An ethical bride-to-be on a budget and in a hurry emailed us to ask for our thoughts on the etiquette of sending email wedding [...]

Immer nie am Meer video I have a question for all the green brides today… what do you think about web-based invitations? My fiancé Phil has built a website with all our wedding information on it (the venue, the plan of the day, maps and all the rest). He’s also made a database of the [...]

By this point I’ve burned myself out on color-coordinating, folding, and gluing, so for my final wedding-related purchase, I wanted to buy “thank you” cards that were a little different, and were another chance to do something good with my consumer dollars. So I purchased these cards from a local nonprofit called DrawBridge. They have [...]

Hoodwinked! hd Faintheart video Things are winding down to the last month before our wedding. We have gotten a lot done, but there is still a lot to do of course. Our major accomplishment last month was sending out our invitations, which we screen printed on plantable seed paper. It was a lot of work [...]