Green-Ass Bride & Groom

Tomorrow, Jed and I are headed out to Flathead Lake, Montana for some much needed wedding planning.  If you have not noticed, one of the highlight for us will be tasting the local beer, wine, and food.  The shores of Flathead Lake are filled with fruit trees.  Some orchards grow peaches, plums, apples, and pears, [...]

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The Summer Issue has landed – click on our beautiful new cover to take a look at everything Eco-Beautiful for summer and beyond!

Venue hunting can be exhausting, and confusing. The less-inclusive the location, the more additional costs add up.  It’s important to really understand what services your venue offers or includes, and what you’ll be responsible for renting or bringing in, yourself. You might find yourself surprised when the reality of your lakeside outdoor wedding includes negotiating [...]

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My first dress shopping adventure started last summer during a long weekend in Chicago to visit my sister.  Jed and I toured around the city until my sister got off work and then we left Jed at the Millennium Park Bar and wandered a few blocks down to the aftermath of the “Running of the [...]

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Of course there is the obvious use for vodka on your wedding day. “Oh geez, my nerves are out of control!” Have a sip of vodka and those heeby jeebies will quickly become the nice and easies. But remember just a sip, otherwise you’ll have a whole slew more problems. But vodka can help you [...]

We are so excited for our Green-Ass Bride and Groom Duo Dana LaRue and Hunter Stiebel for their announcement today about the Broke-Ass Cake Collection at Fantasy Frostings in CA.  If you are a CA green bride in search of cake with style but on a tight budget – this post is for you!  Click [...]

We are so excited to be named as one of the top 100 wedding blogs on Bride Tide yesterday!!  As of today – our blog is one month old and our magazine is 3 weeks old going live!  We are so honored to be a part of this list!  We have had amazing reception to [...]

We hope you’ve had a chance to check out our article on pages 92 & 93 of the bad-ass first issue of Eco-Beautiful Weddings! Click the cover to check it out!

Here are five more tips to help you save green and be green as you head toward your big day!

Recycle. Many couples resell, or even [...]

Hey y’all!  We’re Dana and Hunter – but you may know us better as The Broke-Ass Bride & Fresh Hubby of LA! We had a fabulous, eco-friendly, magic carpet ride themed wedding last May… all on a broke-ass budget. We’re all about creating unique, personal, and utterly memorable weddings by saving green while being green! [...]