Beachy Bridesmaids
The summer ceremony you’re planning involves sand between your toes and the surf just steps away. You’ve got your eco-friendly bridal gown all squared away, but finding something casual, fun, and green for your girls has been a challenge.
With a little digging, sustainable styles abound. Some offer cute, wearable, fair trade bridesmaid dresses, while others create versatile convertible gowns that flatter every shape. No matter what you choose, your ladies (and the environment) will thank you!
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Mata Traders
Mata Traders
Miik
Shop Elroy
TwoBirds Bridesmaid
Gina Michele
Auralis
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Fair Trade Linens
Buying fair trade products is something we always push here. So many brides and grooms are purchasing items for their bridesmaids and groomsmen along with decor items. We love Dolma Fair Trade Handmade items - like these shawls and linens.
Tell us what you are buying that is fair trade for your wedding!
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Crazy Rumors Giveaway
We love the new line of vegan and cruelty free lip balms from Crazy Rumors! Since we have an upcoming new column in our summer issue just for kids - we thought we would gear up with a giveaway from Crazy Rumors with their Plum Apricot Bunny Balm! 100% natural and 70% certified organic lip balm!
Tell us how you are helping your little flower girls to go green on your wedding day to win! We will pick the winner next week!
Good Luck!
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Eco-Chic from Love My Dress
Oh how we adore Love my Dress! The beautiful and wildly popular UK blog by blogger Annabel is helping to sponsor an eco-giveaway. They were hoping to inspire brides all over the world to go green with this lovely styled and designed photoshoot on how to have a green and stylish event (right up our alley)! If you are in London - you still have time to win a digital wedding photography deal - check out the details here! Here are a few more shots from the styled shoot that swept us off our feet!
Thanks to Annabel for sharing with us! Be sure to check out the complete details on Love my Dress!
Photography: Dasha of Exhibit Emotions Photography
Styling and planning: Mary Lee Herrington of Forever & Ever Events
Event design, prop styling, dessert and buffet tables: Mary Lee Herrington of Forever & Ever Events
Venue: RSA House
Dresses and jewellery: Kate Halfpenny
Crockery & linens hire: The Vintage Table
Catering: Skye Cooks
Desserts: Molly Bakes
Stationery: Coquette Paper & Press
Makeup & hair: Kate Taylor using Dr Haushka cosmetics
Flowers: Hiden Floral Design
Shoes: Emmy
Wedding cake: Anna Tyler Cakes
Model: Chloe Ruffel
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NewlyMaid
With the NEWLYMAID service, women can turn their gently worn bridesmaid dresses into new ready-to-wear styles. NEWLYMAID will accept bridesmaid dresses and special occasion dresses from ANY designer brand. In return, NEWLYMAID offers a special 30 – 50% credit value towards a new ‘any occasion’ dress. The dress styles, which sell between $150 to $250 at full price, range from a sophisticated office look to flirty looks fit for a night on the town.
How It Works
Upon visiting NEWLYMAID.com, request a complimentary return mailer to ship your old dress to NEWLYMAID. The mailer will include a prepaid return-shipping label for an easy return. Once NEWLYMAID receives your dress, it is inspected to make sure it meets the NEWLYMAID criteria: no pulls, tears or stains and all zippers and closures must be in good working order. If the dress qualifies, the customer will receive an email confirming that the dress is accepted and that special pricing has been ‘unlocked’ on her NEWLYMAID account. She can then visit NEWLYMAID.com to order her dress at the special price.
The returned dresses will be either donated to charity or recycled. Dresses which are suitable for reuse will be donated to Clothes4Souls. Please visit clothes4souls.org to learn more about how the organization brings shoes and apparel to people in need around the world. NEWLYMAID will work with UNIFI, a global textile company, to recycle qualifying dresses that are 100% polyester. Future NEWLYMAID styles offered will include REPREVE (R)- recycled fibers made by Unifi. REPREVE is a registered trademark of Unifi, Inc. To learn more about Repreve visit: www.repreve.com.
NEWLYMAID offers a way to swap “something old for something new” in a modern way with environmental benefits and charitable incentives. Visit www.newlymaid.com to get started.
