Cassie & Matt’s Autumnal Eco-Wedding
We have a lot of brides and groom’s working on their fall wedding planning right now. Yes we know its summer practically! But we love this fun-loving eco fall wedding set in Priest Lake submitted to us by La Luz Photography!
How fun was that?
Congrats to Cassie & Matt on their uber cool and fun green wedding in Idaho!
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Lauren + Mason’s Eco-Hawaiian Wedding
We love this colorful Kauai, Hawaii wedding submission from Joanna Tano Photography. The bride and the groom used everything locally and the wedding was at a private residence.
O my goodness how we love how the flower girls got to just sit during the ceremony and all of the girls got to where dresses they can wear again!
An amazing array of eco-beautiful options with plants as favors, biodegradable plates and utensils and local tropical plants and flowers as decor!
Congrats to Lauren + Mason!
Photography by Joanna Tano
Flowers + Decor by Green Honolulu
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Vineyard Wedding Inspiration
Whether you are getting married on a vineyard or in a hotel - you can have grapes as your natural inspiration for any wedding. There are vineyards all over the world and if your wedding is nearby - chances are you can use grapes for just about any part of your decor. Bring the outdoors inside with grapes in your floral designs, favors, cuisine and more! Buy your grapes locally to keep your carbon footprint low for eco-beautiful flair!
Credits - Top to bottom, left to right:
Brenda’s Wedding Blog / Lisa Walsh Photography
Vineyard Caterers
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Eco-Friendly Beach Wedding with Fantasy Floral Designs
Fantasy Floral Designs designer Amanda Heer’s daughter was married on a remote island in the Cayos Cochinos Islands. They chartered a boat from Ray Anthony Extreme Charters to the small and remote island of Cacahuete for a very small wedding.
Breathtaking is all we have to say!!
The simple but effective decor was all eco-friendly and reused! And of course - the Pièce de résistance:
Amanda made such a beautiful bouquet for her daughter with shells and vintage brooch jewelry. Just beautiful!!!
Congrats to Cameron & Jeff!
Vendor information:
Make-up - Flawless faces
Music - Generations entertainment Pete DJ
Photography - Jim Kennedy Photographers
Bridal Bouquet - Fantasy Floral Designs
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Sneak Peek for Real Wedding This Friday
After doing our shoot yesterday out in the sun for our Summer Issue - I am READY for summer! So this Friday - I have such a special and simple eco-friendly wedding on a small private beach! Stay tuned and gear up for summer and elopement season (We have a special elopement/small wedding section in our upcoming issue!!!!)
(photo by Jim Kennedy Photography)
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Drop dead gorgeous and Eco-conscious? Yes, please!
When Marcus and I decided to get married we wanted to challenge ourselves by taking the ‘Eco’ thing a step further. Could we pull off a ‘waste-free’ wedding? We were sure as heck going to try! So, when it came to finding a dress that meant much more than buying recycled. I had to think about everything from fabric choice, where the dress would be made, how long it would have to travel to reach me, how many times could it be worn, to whether it would it be new, pre-owned, or vintage. What would create the least amount of waste? A dress made from hemp silk that would need to be shipped halfway around the world? Or a dress made of organic cotton that was picked up locally and could be worn again and again? These were the things I took into consideration when I began the hunt for my dress.
I have to admit when I started my search I did not expect to find so many to-die for gowns. I was sooo wrong. There are loads of beautiful, and affordable dresses that are also ethical.
Some of my favorites….
Sanyukta Shrestha
Her dresses are made in England using wild hemp, wild nettle, bamboo, organic and fair trade cotton, hemp silk, soya, straw, organic silk, and recycled fabrics.
Her dresses are handcrafted using sustainable fabrics in the United States, and 5% of profits are donated to environmental causes.
Her dresses are made in Canada using organic hemp/silk, remnant fabrics, and vegetable dyed silks.
Olivia Luca
She does things a little differently. One just goes to her website and chooses the bodice, skirt and embellishments that suits them best. There are loads of Eco-conscious fabrics to pick from like, organic bamboo/cotton, organic printed cotton and linen, Hempcel* and hemp/silk charmeuse, and Fair-trade handwoven silks. Once the elements are all chosen, Olivia constructs your perfect Eco-beautiful dress!
Up next: To letterpress or not?
-Melani Rae
* 100% SBP® (Sustainable Biodegradable Product). 55% Hemp, 45% Tencel.
