It's Easy Being Green: Tips for a Greener Wedding
By: Nicole Kraft, Editor-in-Chief of www.mywedding.com
From Hollywood's A-list to the predicatable "tree hugger" types, green weddings are the talk of the town! While "going green" might seem like a passing trend, many couples feel it is an extention of living a more sustainable and responsible lifestlye- especially as the awareness of issues like global warming take hold.
1 Bride = 5 Wedding Dresses
By | Anna Seip
Most women have only one wedding dress. I had five. That’s a whole lot of fabric for one woman’s closet. Here’s how it happened...
When I got engaged to Jim, I planned on marrying into a normal family. I envisioned a wonderful set of in-laws: a mom who baked turkeys, a dad with carpentry skills and sisters who would share clothes with me. Then, I actually met them. Reality kicked in and I had to face facts: they didn’t like me.
Destination: Paradise
What to know about planning your destination wedding
By | Lindsey Getz
Destination weddings continue to gain popularity. In fact, a recent survey conducted by the Condé Nast Bridal Group found that the number of destination weddings has increased by 400 percent in the last 10 years. Why are so many brides going the destination route? Well, for one, many say it cuts down on a lot of the stress. Imagine relaxing on a pristine beach in the days leading up to your wedding and getting married with crystal clear waters as the perfect backdrop for your photos
A Special Treat
By Lindsey Aspinall Getz
You might be surprised to learn that one of today’s hottest wedding favor trends is cookies. Edible gifts are always a hit, and these special treats can be customized for the happy couple. They can feature one-of-a-kind designs or even have a photograph imprinted on them.
Make it Green
With a little extra thought and planning, your wedding can be made eco-friendly
By | Lindsey Getz
As people become more and more conscious of reducing their carbon footprint, their lifestyle habits have changed. We now pay more attention to our energy output by driving hybrid cars, using green building materials, and re-using and recycling as much as possible.
'I do,' the green way
Couples choose to make their weddings more environmentally sound
By | Sarah L. Stewart, writer for The Vail Trail
As seen in the April 16, 2008, edition
by | Sharon Naylor, www.sharonnaylor.net
Top Ten Design Ideas for planning your Wedding Weekend Schedules!
There’s so much going on during your wedding weekend! Arrival cocktail parties, the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner, parties and picnics and pizza night for the kids, the morning-after-the-wedding brunch. You may have your Blackberry filled with your itinerary...
by | Diane Meier-Delaney, www.newamericanwedding.com
Everything about the fresh and powerful Rocky Mountain celebration Diana McSpadden and Rick Todd staged for their wedding, was authentic and true: from it’s location -- the top of a mountain in Vail, Colorado; to what the bride wore – a green wood-nymph dress; to the ceremony itself
by | Emily Anderson, www.ecochicweddings.com
Emily is now the author of Eco-Chic Weddings a book she wrote after seeing a surprising lack of awareness within the bridal market about emotional, spiritual, and environmental well-being.