{green weddings}

Dissolve Your Wedding {Dress}

Green Weddings — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:50:39 +0000

Students at the Sheffield Hallam University in England have created biodegradable wedding dresses, currently on display at the campus museum. The dresses dissolve in water, creating five separate pieces you can wear after the wedding day!

Photos courtesy of Sheffield Hallam University

Professor Jane Blohm assigned the project to her fashion students to examine eco-friendly alternatives in clothing design. She shared, “In order to reduce fashion’s impact on the environment, the fashion industry must begin to challenge conventional attitudes and practices. The exhibition demonstrates what could be possible when design and scientific innovation combine forces.”

It’s a great idea, but imagine if you got caught in the rain!

“Eco-Friendly Wedding Dress Dissolves in Water, Researchers Say” {StyleList}

Happy Earth Day!!

Green Weddings — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:37:06 +0000

Happy 40th Anniversary of Earth Day!

Everyone at Green-Weddings hopes you are outside enjoying the Earth and are inspired to include some eco-friendly ideas into your life, whether it’s weddings, parties, or just daily activities!

Here at Green-Weddings, we have helped WeddingWire, INC support carbonfund.org’s Million Tree Challenge by planting a total of 110 trees!

WeddingWire Raised $110.00

Have you given back to you Earth? How about planting a tree for $1! That’s right, each tree is one dolloar

You can plant a tree here: http://www.carbonfund.org/trees

New Garter Girl Collection Includes Eco-Friendly Garters!

Green Weddings — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:13:44 +0000

If you didn’t already know ‘The Garter Girl’ , aka Julianne Smith, you will want to learn more after reading this. Julianne has made a huge splash in the wedding industry by breathing new life into an old tradition with her hand-crafted garters and unique styles. I had the pleasure of celebrating the launch of her new collection and new design of her website at the swanky Vastu! She has pioneered the first and only eco-friendly collection of wedding garters and has released the second line, which are made from recycled plastic bottles!

The background and accent colors can be mixed and matched to find the perfect style. The available background colors are: white, ivory, natural/khaki, gray and blue. The available accent colors are: light purple, pink, maize/yellow, lemongrass/green, navy blue, white and ivory. Choose from the existing color combinations or e-mail Julianne directly for a custom garter creation at info@gartergirl.com. Whether you use your eco-fabulous garters as your ’something blue’ or just want to show off your gams, these garters are the perfect eco-chic keepsake for your wedding!

Khaki and Pink

Style 451

Your Something Blue

Style 453

Our very own Persephone in a Eco Beautiful Weddings Photo Shoot!

Kate — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:23:02 +0000

Green-Weddings.net are friends with Katie Martin, Editor-in-chief over at Eco-Beautiful Weddings Magazine who just released their 2nd magazine!

We wanted to share this wonderful magazine filled with tons of inspirational ideas to make your wedding more eco friendly and beautiful.

Additionally, we are excited to announce that our very own blogger Persephone is in this behind the scenes video of the photo shoot for the COVER of the magazine!! Just Beautiful!!

Eco-spired: A Green Wedding

Ashley — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:12:39 +0000

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! While we normally focus on how to make your wedding green, today we’re presenting a green wedding!

Photos by Classic Party Rentals Napa, Gallery 51, Good 2 Go Event Management, Inc., Natural Charms, OhSoSuite, Panache Event Group, Pure Ambiance Event Planning , Zuzu’s Petals

Or, if you really identify with all things Irish, you could have your wedding at an Irish pub!

Happy St. Patty’s everyone, don’t get pinched!

Organic Signature Cocktails: Longhorn Lemonade

Ashley — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:46:50 +0000

It’s cocktail time at {green weddings}! Today, we’re featuring Republic Tequila, an organically-produced tequila company based in Texas. The distillery has a patented system that recycles production waste and turns it into fertilizer! The three types of tequila, Plata, Anejo and Reposado, are all USDA certified organic.

The company’s YouTube video series shares great cocktails that you can use for your reception. Today, we’re featuring the Longhorn Lemonade. Chance, from the video, may prefer to drink this at a tailgate, but we think it’s a great idea for a summer wedding signature cocktail!

Longhorn Lemonade

1 1/2 oz. RepublicTequila
Fresh Mint
fresh lemon wedges
3 oz. light beer
3 oz. Organic Lemonade

Add tequila, beer and lemonade to a highball glass filled with ice. Squeeze lemon juice from the wedge and garnish with mint leaves.

What type of drinks will you have at your reception? Do you have a favorite tequila-based cocktail? Share in the comments!

Eco-spired: Candle Centerpieces

Ashley — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:41:08 +0000

One of my best friends from college just got engaged (congrats, Kate & Matt!), and we have started discussing all things weddings. She wants to use candle centerpieces rather than flowers, which I thought was such a simple way to be a bit more sustainable when decorating your reception! I hopped on over to WeddingWire to use their awesome Inspiration Board tool and came up with a few ideas to share:

Photo credits (Clockwise from upper Right): MMD Events, Designs by Ahn (DBA), Granny’s Bridal Boutique, Jour Parfait, Granny’s Bridal Boutique

Share your centerpiece ideas in the comments, {green weddings} readers!

Recycled Bride’s Top Sustainable Wedding Trends for 2010

Green Weddings — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:41:45 +0000

Our friends at Recycled Bride shared some of their top eco-friendly tips for this year, and we just had to send them along!

1. There’s No Place Like Home – Local is the hot word for sustainable weddings in 2010. From venues to menus, couples are making efforts to reduce their carbon footprint and cut their budgets by keeping celebrations “all in the neighborhood”. Backyard weddings are helping guests cut back on travel, and caterers are responding to clients’ demands for more locally produced food. Even wedding favors and decorations will be sought out from local artisans and shops.

2. Alterna-florals – The hippest weddings are in full bloom with flower alternatives like sustainable succulents and DIY paper flowers. Conventional cut flowers are expensive, plus they’re grown with pesticides and have a huge carbon footprint, so couples are seeking alternative ways to decorate. Many will eschew the floral look altogether by using soy candles, fruit, and found objects for table centerpieces and bouquets.

3. The Hourglass Bride – String beans in sheath dresses are so yesterday. Inspired by voluptuous newlyweds like Christina Hendricks of Mad Men, Salma Hayek, and Beyonce, brides are embracing their curves in wedding dresses that emphasize a well-rounded figure. Many are even flaunting — or creating — an hourglass silhouette with gowns that sport belted waists, peplums, and plunging necklines. This is the year that women will ditch their grueling “Buff Bride” workouts in favor of kinder, gentler activities like yoga, and celebrate their naturally feminine shapes.

4. Wedding Planning Goes Digital – From blogger brides to Facebook-ing florists, wedding planning has become an online community affair. “More and more, brides are turning to wedding forums to look for fresh wedding ideas and the latest wedding trends. Together, brides and vendors make these forums an incredible wedding planning resource to connect with others who are passionate about weddings.” says Christine Dyer, Founder of BridalTweet.com. Brides increasingly connect with each other for advice, support, and even labor trades on community-based social networks like GiveGetNation.net and BrideShare.net.

5. Not-So-Mellow Yellow – The hottest color of 2010 is also the warmest. Sunshine-y yellow pairs beautifully with cobalt blue and violet for an electrifying palette that’s bright and bold. Or combine pale yellows with white, ivory, and fresh green tones for a sunny and natural color theme. Many succulents bear yellow blossoms, making this cheerful color an easy choice for sustainable bouquets and centerpieces.

6. The Times Are A-Changing – Saturday night weddings aren’t the only game in town. Brides and grooms are scheduling their nuptials on weeknights, Sundays, and even early mornings in 2010. It’s less expensive to book a venue or caterer on “off days”, and as telecommuting becomes more popular, guests are gaining flexibility in their schedules. Weddings we’ll see this year will include sunrise affairs followed by romantic brunches, and chic mid-week dinner parties.

7. Bright Bridal Shoes – Forget the white and ivory satin slippers and “dyeable” sandals of wedding days gone by. Bridal shoes in bright and bold hues like fuschia, emerald green and electric blue are hot hot hot in 2010. Colored shoes are a chic and stylish surprise under a white wedding gown, plus they’re more versatile than white satin and can be worn again with a little black dress.

8. Flexible Registries – The registry has been reinvented by sites like the AlternativeGiftRegistry.org, and this year we’ll see many brides and grooms skipping the Stepford registries in favor of more flexible options. More couples will opt for “open” online registries where they can request everything from charitable donations to eco-friendly housewares to cash for a down payment on a home.

9. Unexpected Seating – At both receptions and ceremonies, seating arrangements are being switched up. Think scattered chairs and benches for ceremonies, and long communal tables, clustered couches, and bar tables with stools for receptions. No more will the family and friends of the bride and groom be kept apart by rigid seating assignments at separate tables. This year’s seating arrangements will encourage guests to mix, mingle, dine and dance.

10. Something Old, Something New – The hottest sustainable trend for 2010 (and our personal favorite, of course!) is incorporating recycled elements like gently used wedding dresses and bridesmaids dresses, pre-owned wedding decorations, and vintage bridal jewelry into weddings. Sites like RecycledBride.com connect buyers and sellers for free, so they can reduce their wedding budgets and their carbon footprints. More and more brides are joining the wedding resale revolution, discovering how easy it is to save money and be a little greener by buying and selling their gently used wedding items.

Tell {green weddings}, which tip is your favorite? Do you have trendy tips to share?

Washington DC’s most Sustainable Wedding Vendors

Green Weddings — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:52:27 +0000

If you live in the greater Washington, DC area and want to have a gorgeous and green wedding, the Mid-Atlantic Green Wedding Showcase is definitely worth checking out.

WHEN: February 21, 2010 | 1pm to 5pm
WHERE: Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, College Park, MD

For more information and to register, visit www.greenweddingshowcase.com

Things to do:

Meet vendors that provide green or sustainable services such as

Sticky Fingers Bakery

Attend the Aveda Institute Eco Fashion Show featuring many green designers for eco friendly wedding fashion, such as

The Cotton Bride

Check out the venue and host of the Green Wedding Showcase - Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center

This beautiful setting was recently awarded with the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Award and is definitely a venue to look at while exploring the green wedding showcase!

Added Bonus

This event’s carbon footprint will be offset by Carbonfund.org which is a nonprofit company that offers great tips on how to offset your wedding! Check out their Carbon Wedding Calculator.

DC CWC 2010: The Washington DC Couture Wedding Consortium

Green Weddings — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:00:18 +0000

Calling all wedding enthusiasts and aficionados ! Where will you be on February 6, 2010? Come to the Washington DC Couture Wedding Consortium (DCCWC) for the 2^nd annual luxury bridal show at the Decatur House from 1-4! Join the best and the bridest (pun definitely intended) of the wedding industry! Meet and mingle with founder of the DCCWC and Editor-In-Chief of Eco-Beautiful Weddings Magazine, Katie Martin, Style Editor for Eco-Beautiful Weddings and President of POLISHED Robin Fisher, the custom Garter Girl, Julianne Smith and ogle over dress collections by The Cotton Bride and Punkrock Bride (as seen on the cover of Eco-Beautiful Weddings Magazine). Blogging LIVE from the DCCWC and giving you the play-by-play are featured bloggers: Devon Pearce & Danielle Freedman from District Weddings, Emily Newman from Once Wed, Nole Garey from Oh So Beautiful Paper, Amy Jean Chung from Weddzilla & the Relentless Bride. Receive free gifts and giveaways. And much, much more!

Have it Your {Sub}way

Green Weddings — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:41:02 +0000

Let’s face it: transportation can stomp all over our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint (stomp? footprint? Ah, forget it…). While you could certainly have your reception, ceremony and guest accommodations all located within walking distance or hire a fleet of Priuses (Priui?), sometimes logistics simply don’t work out that way.

If you’re fortunate enough to live in an area with Public Transportation, why not take advantage of it?

A couple shares a wedding kiss as the Los Angeles Metro whizzes by

A destination wedding using Paris's Metro

The wedding party on Washington, DC’s Metro

Tell the {green weddings} gang, would you take the subway on your special day?

It’s Hip to be Square

Green Weddings — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:15:35 +0000

Can you tell we’ve got the weekend on the brain at {green weddings}? We’ve been turned on to Square One Vodka, an organic rye vodka produced here in the good ol’ US of A. The spring water hails from the Tetons and the rye is cultivated in North Dakota. Square One comes in three different flavors: Original, Cucumber and Botanical (which packs a punch at 90 proof!).

Signature cocktails are a fun way to add personalization to your party punch, and it’s even more exciting when you can use organic products! Their website shows a variety of cocktail recipes that are sure to wow your guests. I love the idea of using local ingredients in your signature drink: Orange-infused for a Florida wedding, cranberries in winter, or cherry blossoms for spring in DC.

Check out some of the guest mixologists‘ ideas:

“Going Green”

2 oz. Square One Cucumber
4 oz. Jasmine Green Tea
1/2 tsp. Stevia (natural herb sweetener)
1 oz. Cointreau
1 dash Fee Mint Bitters

Combine all ingredients into a large tumber, serve over ice with a mint garnish.

I love the “Peaches & Herb” cocktail that’s featured. Does it make you want to have a Georgian summer wedding or what? Check out the recipe and the YouTube video:

2 oz. Square One Botanical
3 lemon verbena leaves
1 thick slice of ripe white peach
1/4 oz. lemon juice
1/4 oz. organic agave nectar
1 dash Fee’s Peach Bitters

Muddle lemon verbena and peach in rocks glass. Add lemon juice and agave nectar and top with lots of crushed ice. Pour Square One Botanical over crushed ice and stir well with a bar spoon. Garnish with a thin peach slice and lemon verbena leaf.

Square One Botanical in Peaches & Herb Cocktail

Tell us, are you having a signature cocktail at your reception? If so, how are you incorporating eco-friendly elements? Cheers!

Add Eco-Chic Bling to Your Wedding Ensemble

Green Weddings — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:13:00 +0000

What is a green bride to do, when she’s torn between saving the planet one environmentally conscious step at a time and your dream wedding gown that is not-so-environmentally friendly? Not to worry, just add some green bling to your wedding ensemble! Remember that an eco-chic wedding doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing situation, so consider some of these eco-beautiful accessories for you and your bridesmaids.

In your quest for eco-chic accessories, we recommend turning to Etsy designers, where your purchase is eco-friendly by simply buying from local designers. DarkPonyDesigns created this simple and sophisticated pendant from vintage chandelier crystal, complete with vintage charm and retails for less than $20!

Coutesy of Etsy Designer DarkPonyDesigns

Courtsey of Etsy Designer DarkPonyDesigns

Twisted Crystal by Etsy Designer Kacey Higley has made a broad variety of versatile pieces with a vintage flair. Her collection includes custom flowers, brooches, shoe clips, sashes all made of vintage and new, re purposed material, which are hand cut and sewn together.

Twisted Crystal Brooch Courtesy of Etsy Designer Kacey Higley

Twisted Crystal Courtsey of Etsy Designer Kacey Higley

Eco-chic wedding bling provides the best of all worlds for green brides looking to add unique accessories and be eco-friendly all at the same time.

Recently Engaged over the holidays? Look at 100% recycled wedding save the dates and invitations!

Green Weddings — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:08:40 +0000

Pancake & Franks: 100% Recycled Letterpress Wedding Invitations

While browsing one one of my favorite sites, One Kings Lane, a great site with discounts on designer products, are featuring Pancake & Franks! If you haven’t heard, this invitation company specializes in customizable high-quality letterpress printing, “delicately expressed on fine stock made from ecologically respectful 100% recycled paper with soy-based inks.”

While many engaged couples have turned to emails to notify guests of their wedding plans. It is still quite popular and somewhat sweet to receive a formal save the date or invitation to their wedding guests.

Just look at these beautiful samples from their website or check them out on OneKingsLane.

Here are some custom designs for weddings:

Happy Holidays!

Green Weddings — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:29:30 +0000

All of us at Green-weddings.net want to wish you and yours happy holidays!

Holiday Tip:

This season many of us are wrapping gifts, but we don’t need to waste paper in the process! Check out Earth Presents

: Matching gift tags and bows are also 100% recycled and recyclable.

Cute Menorah Design

A family friend has created their own line of 100% Recycled and Recyclable wrapping paper. The designs are inspired by the drawings of students with special needs. These festive eco-friendly wrapping paper designs are a great way to share your cheer this holiday season! My friends and family loved this paper, AND we could recycle it!

Eco-Friendly Fun at the DC Green Wedding Consortium!

Green Weddings — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:50:25 +0000

Kate and I had a blast attending the DC Green Wedding Consortium’s Holiday Party at the Decatur House last week. Thank you so much to Michelle Slaughter from HerPreSign and Katie Martin from Elegance and Simplicity for inviting us!

Here’s Kate and I with Michelle. She is also the Managing Editor of Eco-Beautiful Weddings, who unveiled the cover art for their premiere issue (which came out December 15!)

The reveal of the cover photo for the premiere issue, don’t you love the detailing on the dress?

All the desserts were delicious, organic and provided by Cakes by Design and Mallowdrama. We also sipped some some refreshing cocktails with Square One Vodka.

Kate and I had to sample some of the cupcakes! Yum!

If you are getting married in the DC area, be sure and check out the entire member list of the DC Green Wedding Consortium. They are all great vendors who will help you put an “eco-beautiful” spin on your big day! You can also browse all the other Green Wedding Consortium member cities here.

Need Help Planning a Green Wedding? Use a Green Wedding Planner.

Green Weddings — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:25:21 +0000

Green weddings can be somewhat more challenging to organize and pull together. There are always different areas of a wedding that a couple can go green with. Common areas are catering, location, florals and it’s sometimes hard to know what will work best for your dream wedding.

If you are nervous or unsure about picking the right things, I’m here to help! This week will be dedicated to finding green wedding planners who specifically plan green weddings. Green wedding planners are a great resource for your ‘here and there’ or full on eco-friendly wedding in every aspect! Stay Tuned…

Eco-Chic Wedding Gowns: Blushless

Green Weddings — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:59:42 +0000

The LIVLAVONE

Wipe all preconceived notions of ”Eco Couture” and “Eco-Chic Wedding Gowns” from your memory. Having an eco-chic wedding dress does NOT mean that the fabric is made of burlap or that it looks like it’s straight out of the 60s, flower-power era. Blushless, a bridal gown designer whose dresses are made of the finest eco-friendly material, are proving to the world of bridal fashion that eco-chic wedding gowns can be sexy, a little foxy and fashion-forward. Designer Liv Lundelius’s collection has been successful in maintaining the allure of what a wedding dress should look and feel like through the use of vegan leathers, recycled microfibers and fair trade fabrics.

theLULAone

You can shop the Blushless collection online here, since this collection is not yet available for US bridal shops. The world of bridal fashion has evolved with the demand for eco-chic weddings and there are options for the enviro-brides looking to minimize their carbon footprint on their wedding day. Keeping your minds open to the available options, because there no longer must be a tradeoff between being eco-friendly and losing sophistication and style on your wedding day.

BLUSHLESS Fall2009 from Liv Lundelius on Vimeo.

New York Botanical Garden Edible Garden Summer Events!

Green Weddings — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:45:42 +0000

What a fun way to kick start green inspiration for not only your wedding but your lifestyle by visiting NY Botanical Garden’s Edible Garden!

I have visited the Botanical Garden before and it’s a must see, however this is a wonderful time to visit for those planning eco-friendly weddings to get inspired by Edible Gardens!

Starting this Saturday through Sept 13th, Botanical Garden will be hosting festivals, farmer markets, and exhibits promoting this summers main event, Edible Gardens. The idea is to be inspired to “Grow, prepare, and eat garden-fresh produce” NY Botanical Garden

As an engaged couple this would be a fun event for this weekend or any of the two festivals and Thursday wine tastings! Plus you will have the chance to get to meet a few famous chefs,Martha Stewart will be renovating Nancy Bryan Luce Herb Garden!

Martha Stewart and her team visited The New York Botanical Garden on April 25 for a ceremonial planting of Martha Stewart’s Culinary Herb Garden, which will be one of the many highlights of The Edible Garden, the upcoming summer-long celebration of growing great food. Click here to download the site plan for the garden.

According to, Chloe Rosenberg’s New York Botanical Garden embraces fresh food movement in The Bronx,> “Martha Stewart has collaborated with the Botanical Garden to revamp its herb garden. It has been transitioned from a facility housing mostly medicinal herbs to one containing herbs to be used in food. The herbs include five types of basil and three types of thyme. ‘I think it turned out really well. They made a really nice garden here.’ said Andrew Beckman, the garden editor at Martha Stewart Living. Stewart is scheduled to visit the garden Saturday. She plans to prepare herb-themed cocktails – including such creations as Purple Basil Mojitos and Marthatinis – for garden visitors…Others include Emeril Lagasse and Lidia Bastianich. Celebrity chef Mario Batali narrates the exhibit’s audio tour, which visitors can access via their cellphones.”
From www.mydailynews.com

Get more information at http://www.nybg.org/edible_garden/

Get your tickets!

ENJOY A ECO FRIENDLY WEEKEND!

Planning a Wedding in September? There is still time to add a touch of Green! Inspired by Liesl Menning and Kevin Haynie’s Sustainable Wedding!

Green Weddings — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:33:58 +0000

Beautiful, simply, summer and why not green? A wedding in summer is a wonderful chance to make your wedding eco friendly. Get Inspired by Liesl Menning eco friendly marriage to Kevin Haynie.

From Perfect Bound

I wanted to share Liesl Menning, Martha Stewart’s personal assistant, and Kevin Haynie, famous country musician, environmentally conscious wedding. With the help of Wedding Planner Darcy Miller and a wedding bouquet made by Martha herself, their ideas can be an inspiration for any summer wedding!

Go to 2:23 for clips of Liesl Menning’s Wedding.

One of my favorite ideas was to combine the place setting with a gift by making the place settings a CD of songs written by Kevin. Now only if we could find a musician to marry!

Kevin wrote love songs for the CD.

WeddingWire Goes Green!

Green Weddings — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:36:41 +0000

WeddingWire partners with Carbonfund.org

WeddingWire is right on track with the latest wedding trends, Green Weddings. WeddingWire understands weddings are large investments using lots of energy. With this understanding, WeddingWire partners with Carbonfund in the effort to help engagned couples to offset their wedding’s co2 emissions by creating a calculator tool on WeddingWire’s wedding websites.

From the press release: Martha Stewart Weddings Editorial Director Darcy Miller believes, “With the state of the planet on so many people’s minds, it is natural that brides and grooms want to incorporate a green aspect to their wedding. The offering of the carbon calculator on a couple’s wedding website is a great way to educate the couple and their guests about offsetting their carbon footprint and throwing an eco-savvy event.”

After reducing one’s carbon footprint, carbon offsetting is the only way to become carbon neutral. “We are excited to have worked with WeddingWire in conveying our global warming message and integrating our carbon calculator on WeddingWire’s wedding websites, said Eric Carlson, President of Carbonfund.org. “This helps couples and their guests take responsibility for and offset their carbon footprint by supporting innovative carbon reduction projects.”

Carbonfund.org’s carbon emissions reduction projects are in the areas of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and reforestation in the U.S. and abroad. All of Carbonfund.org’s projects are independently verified to the highest certification standards. The nonprofit organization provides an array of individual and business offsetting options.

In addition to the carbon calculator, WeddingWire helps engaged couples reduce their carbon footprint by providing referrals on its site to local vendors in the couple’s vicinity for wedding needs. Using local vendors helps minimize CO2 emissions from transporting goods. Over 100,000 vendors nationwide are part of WeddingWire’s network, providing everything from wedding venues to wedding cakes.

“We are always looking for new ways to leverage our technology to better serve our users,” says Timothy Chi, Chief Executive Officer of WeddingWire. “This partnership with Carbonfund.org will be incredibly beneficial for the countless number of couples looking to be environmentally conscious. With the integration of Carbonfund.org’s carbon calculator, couples can ensure their personalized wedding website serves as the central place for wedding guests to become informed on the importance of a sustainable future, access event details, gift registry information, submit online RSVPs, and find local area information.”

For more information, please visit http://www.carbonfund.org/weddings.

SOURCE: WeddingWire, INC.

http://www.weddingwire.com/corp/press-center

Go Green Weekend Tip

Green Weddings — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:12:49 +0000

From now on, on Fridays, I have decided to leave you with a fun Go Green Weekend Tip that may or may not always have to do with green weddings. However, it will be a fun tip or something to think about until my post on Mondays.

That being said, the first Go Green Weekend Tip….

Use less water in the shower and take a shower with your fiancé!

That’s right you can save a lot of water and heating power by sharing bath time, so have fun and Go Green this weekend!

Destination Green Weddings? Get Out of Town! Go Green with Green Venues

Green Weddings — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:51:32 +0000

In keeping with the theme of Green Wedding Venues, I found one that is great for destination weddings!

Though some believe it is not totally green to have a destination wedding, but If you really want to have you wedding elsewhere, you still can do a part by picking an green venue. If you don’t want to have a larger party travel, why not venture here for a honeymoon!

Green hotels are springing up everywhere, so go ahead and travel but offset the traveling by opting for Green Venue. Try out Belize’s first eco-friendly beach resort as a perfect tropic green wedding venue, Palmetto Bay Maya Beach Resort located on the Placencia Peninsula in Belize.

Beautiful vistas both sea and forest make perfect background to your wedding
Amazing facilities including a roof terrace that can serve as a ceremony or reception location

Beautiful rooms and accommodations will certainly make your guests remember your wedding
Diverse culture with “a cross-pollination of cultures – ancient Maya people, Spanish and British, African roots, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, Lebanese and Indian influences and yet the official language is English”

Activities range from lounging at the infinity pool to kayaking to exploring the Myan ruins

BONUS- “Designed Green from the Ground up to Protect all this Forever”

Palmetto Bay offers “sustainable technologies and systems to reduce ecological impact. As the first resort development in the Belize to be designed ‘green’ from the ground up, the resort has integrated leading edge geothermal, solar, and water filtration technologies, which alone is estimated to conserve 1,000 gallons of water per day at full occupancy – beneficial to both the environment and reducing ongoing operational costs for owners.” From FindArticles – Palmetto Bay Resort to Bring Luxury Beachfront Resort Real Estate to Southern Belize’s Placencia Peninsula Business Wire, June 3, 2008

A Small Town Bride Doesn’t have to Go Far to Go Green.

Green Weddings — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:57:47 +0000

If your are getting married in Maryland and are trying to find a green venue to accommodate a fairly small guest list, then Avalon Cliff may be the perfect place.

Located 8 miles from BWI airport, this venue offers its intimate facilities tucked away in the wilderness overlooking 15,000 acres of the Patapsco River Valley State Park. Avalon Cliff offers 6 outside gathering areas as well as the main clubhouse which can hold 30 guests. While Avalon Cliff doesn’t have wireless and is only open in April May June August and September, it does offer Go Green Wedding Packages.

Imagine an all natural light show at the end of your beautiful wedding or rehearsal dinner. The kicker, knowing that you have done it the all natural way! Besides using locally organic products and picking up your guests in a eco-friendly limo, Avalon Cliff donates 10% of profit to environmental causes. As a Certified Wildlife Habitat, it has donated money to wildlife preservations. Click here for more information to a private green wedding venue.

Cinderella’s Green Castle

Green Weddings — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:05:21 +0000

While recently on WeddingWire I enjoyed reading brides wonderful reviews about Castle on the Hudson These brides were able to combine a fairytale wedding of the past with the future of green weddings. As a bride you can have it all at Castle on the Hudson located in Tarrytown, New York.

This historic landmark is not only nestled in the lush green lawns & gardens, but their energy source has also recently been updated with the help of Juice Energy. From the press release, “Through a new agreement signed in February, Juice will be supplying Castle on the Hudson with electricity equivalent to 100% of their annual use, in the form of wind power,” thus becoming the nations first eco-friendly castle!

Brian Hayduk, co‐founder and President of Juice, adds “We are thrilled to be working with such an historic and respected property. We’re even more thrilled about their commitment to green power. Hey, it’s not every day that you have a one hundred year old castle investing in a clean energy future.” (Read more on their partnership).

Besides being green, The Castle on the Hudson is decorated with many awards ranging from the Historic Hotels of America, Condé Nast Johansens Luxury Hotel Guides endorses The Castle on the Hudson as a “Recommended Property” for 2008, to a Five Star Diamond Hotel. It is no surprise that Castle on the Hudson has gone green!