Category — green week

Reader Alison has put together this gorgeous inspiration board for her wedding this summer.  She says:

My wedding in August will take place under an oak tree canopy and so my fiance and I decided to go with the green foresty theme. I designed my inspiration board to reflect our love of nature, using green foliage and white flowers, without being too rustic.

 
Images via Rebecca Thuss, Martha Stewart, YLang23, Small Stump, Ariella Chezar, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Brides

I absolutely love what she’s put together!  It’s completely organic and natural but using the emerald-infused greens rather than the grassy greens really makes her vision come to life.

Great job Alison!  We can’t wait to see pictures from your wedding!

E.

Cara sent over a few images from her lovely Scottish wedding. The candles are soy (DIY).  The cake stands are from Ebay and they collected the already fallen rose petals from a local garden.

You might recognize these Save the Date luggage tags from her entry into Style Me Pretty’s DIY contest. You can find instructions here.

Thanks for sending these over Cara!

A.

A mini board for your evening pleasure.

Brides, my own design, Knot, CeCi, Knot, Rebecca Thuss

I love all of these green wedding cakes (of course the top right is my favorite but that is just because there is hydrangea everywhere).

Top row: Wildflowers by Lori, Cake America, Wedding Cake Lady
Bottom row: Laist, Carrie’s Cakes, My Sweet Connection

Off to find a cookie.  Now starving.

E.

To truly be earth and human friendly: donate, donate, donate. I can’t stress this enough. If you really want earth friendly favors, donate to your favorite cause and print it up on a small card. I know this doesn’t appeal to a few guests, but your wedding is a fantastic time to do this. I am not, nor are most people I know, someone who expects a gift at your wedding.

If you don’t have a favorite charity, you can find one at Charity Navigator. They rank thousands of charities by financial accountability and such. My personal favorite is World Vision. For E, there is the Hunger Project (they work in Africa). There are also thousands of local options in each city. A soup kitchen would be a great choice. As you and your guests eat and celebrate, you will be providing food for less fortunate people (You can also ask your caterer to donate any leftovers!).

For those of you that really really want to give your guests something small to remember your wedding by, Jennifer at Earth Friendly Weddings has several great ideas. You can find all of them here.

My favorite earth friendly favor are the tree seedlings from Evergreen Memories. There’s something about the seedlings as favors idea that I have always loved. You can see them in action at June Bug Weddings.

Note: WorldVision is a Christian charity. I know this charity will not be for everyone because of spiritual reasons, it just happens to be one of my all time favorites. They have child sponsorship and many other options for sustainable development (you can buy a goat!). They have a high rating and a great reputation.  Please feel free to leave your favorite charity in the comments.  

Disclaimer: non-wedding-related post ahead!

In case you haven’t noticed, it’s green week around here.  And being green = being environmentally friendly. 

One of the most amazing places I have ever visited is the country of Ghana, in West Africa.  My sister was volunteering there and I was incredibly lucky to be able to visit her over Christmas in 2006.  So today, when I was browsing CRAFT Magazine’s blog and saw this article, I was especially moved.

Image and original article found here via link and link

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I heart the fabulous Laura Hooper (but you knew that already).  She sent over these gorgeous green details earlier this week. 

Couture maps are some of my favorite wedding stationery items and isn’t this one done in a fun green ink?

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Today’s palette is a mix of lavendar, mauve, a light pink, and green.  Perfect for a spring or late summer/early fall event.

Clockwise from top left: Create My Event, Absolutely Beautiful Things, {frolic!}, the Green Vase, Marie Labbancz via the Bride’s Cafe, Impressionen, Artecnica via Perfect Bound, Artfool

The overall feel is very romantic and intimate.  I am usually not a fan of loose or cascading arrangements but somehow here it just works. 

I love purples and greens together - this went the muted route but you could also do a palette of grape and chartreuse, eggplant and olive, lavendar and mint… the list goes on and on!

E.

I have to say, I hate to see this wedding go.  I’m just so inspired by Tiffany’s pictures and by the overall event (I hope you are too!).

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Inspired by my hubby’s love of Orbit Sweet Mint Gum, I give you the minty fresh palette of the day.

Image Credits (left to right): The Knot, My Recipes, Overstock, Ulijas,
Impressionen, Fresh Coffee, Mary Mee Studios, The Knot

I wanted a board that was all sweet with plenty of handmade goodness. How delicious are those cookies from Ulijas? And the mojitos?  Perfect for a summer wedding.  I might have to incorporate some of this into my home for spring.

Hope you enjoy!

A.