Comments on: Green wedding tips

By: Priscila

Priscila — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:18:10 +0000

Hi, my name is Priscila, im the subeditor for wedding magazine from México, called +BODA. For the next issue we want to include a little interview of a green bride, because in my country this class of wedding dosn’t exist, and I really like to introduce the people to this kind of ethical and healthy life.

I would like to recomend also Gretna Green Wedding.

Please, contact me: priscila@masboda.com

Thank’s

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By: Twistie

Twistie — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 14:31:24 +0000

Some friends of mine had a greener wedding by growing their own flowers and filling in with Queen Anne’s Lace they picked from the side of the road. We had a great time making the bouquets. (the groom in this instance was a professional gardener and the bride a keen amateur)

I’m going to agree with the prevailing attitude on the ‘favor’ of making a charitible donation. If nothing else, in my circle there are widely divergant political/religious views which would make choosing one charity to please them all a hideous minefield. I could see making a donation to our own favorite charity in honor of our big day, but no way would I attach someone else’s name to it unless I was absolutely certain they’d make the same choice.

OTOH, I loved the favors at the wedding where the MOB threw tiny clay bowls which were filled with wildflower seeds. That was pretty green and symbolic, as well as memorable.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 14:28:42 +0000

How doable is the "use silk flowers" suggestion? I went and looked at a few links and . . . well, there are places like Dedicated Bridal, but I can't shake the association of "not real flowers" with "those rows of $1 flowers you see at Michael's."

By: nana

nana — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:38:58 +0000

Could you write something about wedding invites? I have a feeling that a lot of people leave it for last minute, which deprives them of some great choices.

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:59:54 +0000

Hmmm. You’re right, Bacon’s Mom. There is a lot of potential for misunderstandings and even hurt feelings. I think it would work best if you had a very small wedding of intimates who were in some non-braggy way informed that the bride and groom had skipped favors and used the money for charity. But it would be tough to do.

By: Bacon's Mom

Bacon's Mom — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:15:36 +0000

Oh, how sweet, Chaeriste!

Good article, but bad favour advice! Making a charitable donation is fine – but bragging to your guests about how you spend your money or – worse, in my opinion – bragging about how you spent it and attached their name to it is just plain rude.

Skipping favours is fine – no one will miss them. But proclaiming how generous you are by donating money instead will rub many people the wrong way.

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:08:39 +0000

Aw, that’s awesome, Chaeriste! You rock!

By: Chaeriste

Chaeriste — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:26:00 +0000

We had a small wedding (one attendant each, 65 people total) so not only did I encourage people to bring the centerpieces home with them, but I insisted that our DJ, who told me during our initial meeting that he had stopped to visit his grandmother who lives a mere few blocks from us, should take at least two different floral arrangements to his grandmother the next day. It was my honor to know that he had brightened her otherwise normal day with our wedding flowers.