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  • Green Day: Sustainable Centerpieces

    Photography by Azul Photography - see more at www.azulphotography.com

    Are you looking for unique, eco-friendly centerpiece ideas? Well, look no further. Centerpieces set the design scheme at any reception and allow you to let your creativity shine. Green centerpieces do not have to lack elegance or style. There are many ways to incorporate beautiful, Earth-friendly materials into your reception table design.

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  • Green Day: Candles with a Conscience

    Photography by Anna Kuperberg - see more at www.kuperberg.com

    After flowers, candles are likely to top your list of wedding day must-haves. Candles are a great way to add warmth and ambience to both your ceremony and reception. Aside from setting the mood, candles perform an important function in most traditional American wedding ceremonies - the unity candle ritual. This ritual symbolizes two individuals coming together to build one life together. Typically this ritual is performed with a traditional white candle made from paraffin wax. Read more to find out how you can "green" your candles and come into union with nature.

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  • Green Day: Righteous Rings (Part 1) - Melt Down Your Metal

    Photography by Whitebox Weddings- see more at www.whiteboxweddings.com

    Choosing your wedding ring is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Your ring is a symbol of your undying love and commitment to your partner as well as something you’ll wear everyday. With this in mind, you want to make sure your ring fits well on your finger and with your life’s values. Unfortunately, today’s methods for mining precious metals and gems are both ecologically and socially unsustainable . There are, however, a few ways to forgo this dirty industry altogether and find rings that are practical, beautiful and earth-friendly:

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  • Guest Blogger: Tree Beginnings, Inc.

    Photography by Jeff Newsom - see more at www.jeffnewsom.com

    By giving Trees as Favors at your wedding, you can set an example and possibly inspire your guests to adopt a greener consciousness. In perspective, your wedding and party can be responsible for planting a forest!

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  • Green Day: Choosing Eco Friendly Flowers.

    Photography by The Wiebners - Joel and Rita Wiebner - see more at www.thewiebners.com
    "Earth laughs in flowers," said the great Ralph Waldo Emerson. Inherently products of the natural world, flowers are a symbol of beauty and are an essential part of most wedding day celebrations. If you would like to incorporate more eco-friendly elements into your wedding, flowers are a great place to start. Conventional cut flowers are grown with pesticides and often with unsustainable growing practices. Many conventional flower farms also grow their flowers in countries where they pay workers very low wages to keep costs low to American consumers. There is hope, however. Recent demand for sustainable products has spread into the world of wedding flowers. Here are a few suggestions to help you find flowers that match your green values:

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  • Green Day: Save Gas! Transportation Options for your Wedding Party

    Photography by Jeff Newsom - see more at www.jeffnewsom.com

    Tip #5: Ditch the Hummer Stretch Limo

    You’ve traded in your SUV for a Prius, started utilizing public transportation or given up a little freedom by carpooling to work. With gas prices through the roof and the possibility of oil reserves running out, we’re all motivated to make different choices. Many couples have also decided to make a statement on their wedding day by choosing alternative ways to transport their wedding party to the reception. Here are nine ways you can let your values continue to shine through on your special day:

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  • Want to Plan Green? Need Help?

    Photography by Cameron Ingalls - see more at www.cameroningalls.com

    Planning an ethical wedding for Oct-Dec 2008 and still have lots to do?

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  • Having a Green Wedding in Chicago?

    Chicago couples…having a green wedding?

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  • Sharing the Love, Part 3: Donate your Blooms and Bounty

    Are you planning to embark on your honeymoon armed with a giant vase full of your leftover wedding flower arrangements? What, that’s unlikely you say? If you’re flying, that means that you will need to be able to cram them all into a 3-ounce test-tube sized water receptacle and zip that into a teeny baggie for security purposes. If you can do that, kudos for being conservative with your resources but I don’t think they’ll show up very well in your photos.

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  • Going Green? Win 2 iPods!

    eco chic contest

    Are you planning a Green Wedding? If so, check out Emily Anderson's blog, Eco Chic Weddings, for great environmentally friendly tips and ideas.

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