Question of the Week: How Green Are You? How Green Is Your Wedding?

April 20th, 2010, by Azure

Earth Day is Thursday (actually, I guess now the whole week is Earth Week). Obviously, it's very fashionable and popular to be eco-friendly or green with your life and your wedding. But, I'm just curious, how eco-friendly are you really? How important is having an eco-friendly wedding to you? Are you doing the basic reduce, reuse, recycle or are you going the extra mile and spending the extra dollar to make your wedding eco-friendly? Are you asking questions of your vendors, and...

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2010 Wedding Trend Alert: Earth-Friendly I Dos

March 03rd, 2010, by Azure

Special to OneWed by Katie Martin of Eco-Beautiful Weddings We’ve been taking some time over the past few weeks to expand on our Top 10 Wedding Trends for 2010. Number three is “Earth-friendly I do’s.” Who better to explain the trend then Katie Martin, editor-in –chief of Eco-Beautiful Weddings? When it comes to greening your wedding there are three main things that every couple should consider! Not just the three R’s (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) - but practical...

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Green Wedding Idea: Plant Your Wedding Invitation!

January 25th, 2010, by Azure

Happy Monday! Here’s a sweet new trend for wedding invitations, place cards and party favors, plantable paper. These adorable papers have flower seeds in them and can be planted indoors or out. I love these colorful daisies that can be used as place cards or favors (available from OneWed's online store). But, I also like the sweet rustic look of these invitations from The Chocolate Lily. Have you ever gotten a plantable invitation, place card or party favor? Did you actually...

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For the Eco-Chic Green Bride—Check out Eco-Beautiful Weddings’ New E-Magazine!

December 18th, 2009, by Azure

On the virtual newsstands this week, Eco-Beautiful Weddings premier e-zine chock-full of green wedding ideas. We, of course, are loving the eco-chic dress designers like Adele Wechsler and Cotton Bride, gorgeous photo spreads and tips & trends in this new online magazine. And who doesn't love a magazine that features some of our favorite bloggers like Always a Blogsmaid and Broke-Ass Bride, Ben's Chili Bowl (a favorite spot from my days living in Washington DC) and a step-by-step...

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