This May we looked at tips for a happy green wedding. It was a WAY shorter look than last year, mainly because I don’t have my trusty co-blogger around anymore. Still, we did get a chance to see some new green wedding products and tips.

Reader Question: Toss or Keep Non-Green Wedding Rings?
Diamonds still not ok for green wedding rings
INK + WIT Green Wedding Invites
greenKarat Green Wedding Rings
Green Wedding Tree Favors
Casual Green Wedding Dresses & Wedding Party Dresses
7 Tips for an Inexpensive Green Wedding
Dreamy Green Wedding Inspiration
Unique Sustainable Wooden Wedding Invitation
Where to find traditional green wedding dresses

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It’s green wedding month here at THF, and earlier we looked at some vintage and casual green wedding dresses. However, if you’re looking for something a little more traditional, you still do have green options.
Your first best bet for a traditional gown that’s also earth-friendly is to go used. Wear your mama’s gown, look at consignment shops, or visit estate sales. For some new green gown choices keep reading…

Conscious Clothing creates unique green wedding gowns using environmentally friendly,SBP (sustainable and biodegradable product) hemp fabrics. The Basic Strapless Gown is shown above and the details on the organic cotton lace around …read more

I know I talk about Night Owl Paper Goods all the time here, but being that I love them, and being that it’s green wedding month here at THF, I can’t NOT post their amazing eco-birch wedding invites, reply cards, and party invites.

zinnia • lavender wedding or party invitation
The eco-wedding line at Night Owl Paper Goods is beautiful, unique, and will kick your green wedding off right. The wedding line of products are made of eco-friendly sustainably harvested yellow birch wood. The wood grain varies, which means your invites will be super unique & lovely. Wedding cards includes custom text, …read more

Looking for some green wedding ideas? The following links have got you covered.

Twig & Thistle has the coolest of cool green weddings posted – A Summer Wedding. This wedding is totally lovely. There are scads of amazing images shared, and wedding elements are green and natural – great inspiration if you’re planning a green wedding.
Green Wedding Shoes has an amazing post about LA Floral Vendor: Dandelion Ranch. Dandelion Ranch creates breath taking flower arrangements for weddings (or other events) and use biodegradable alternatives to traditional flower foams plus house their arrangements in items like vintage pitchers, wine boxes, soup terrines, …read more

Any wedding can be spendy, but a green wedding can be more so, because they’re not as mainstream, plus items like an organic cake or gown will cost more. However, green weddings also have other issues in their favor. For example, green by nature is minimal, so think about a minimal wedding. You don’t need a full blown event to have a beautiful and fun time. Go simple at the get-go to save money and keep it green. Other ways to have an inexpensive and green wedding include…

1. Elope!: Yes this is your most green and thrifty wedding choice. But, …read more

If you’re not interested in going nuts with a big fat gown for you and the other ladies in your wedding party, you can check out the goods at various eco-friendly shops and find something casual. Following are some great dresses that would be perfect for a casual eco-friendly wedding party.
Such as…

Bamboo Tiki Dress – at just $69 a pop, this 100% bamboo dress is pretty and inexpensive enough for your entire line up of wedding gals. The dress is from Sweetgrass Natural Fibers who carries products made in the U.S.A. from fabrics and fibers grown without any harmful chemical …read more

Being that it’s green wedding month here, I figured we’d hug a different sort of tree this week, the wedding tree favor. Small tree seedlings can be used as wonderful and green wedding favors. Some ideas about where you can score wedding tree favors include:

Tree Seedling in Tubes Favors for Weddings – 6-8″ majestic blue spruce seedling (roots need to be wrapped in plastic bag), personalized imprinted paper wrap in a handmade paper image with thank you message, poem, growing instructions, tube, raffia ribbon. Choose from oatmeal or forest green raffia ribbon. Tree-tube favors are also personalized for each …read more

This month is Green Wedding month here at THF, and in one of the last posts we looked at why diamonds are a bad choice for green wedding rings and some other green wedding ring shopping tips. Today we’ll look at some specific places to shop for eco-friendly rings and some examples, but we’re going to start with greenKarat.
greenKarat is maybe king of the green wedding rings shops right now. They carry a vast selection of rings for both engagements and weddings. They offer eco-labeling to inform consumers about green certification – you can read about each piece in a …read more

I love INK + WIT. This paper products company creates invites, posters, postcards and more with illustrations and designs created by Tara Hogan. The company letterpress and offset print all of their paper products. They use 100% cotton paper made from tree free fibers along with 100% post consumer recycled paper. All ink used is soy and water based. Best of all they offer beautiful wedding invites. If you’re going to go with paper wedding invitations, this is one way to do so and keep it green.
Check out these beautiful designs….

Last year in the green wedding ring guide we looked in-depth at why diamonds are one of the worst choices for green weddings. Nothing has changed in a year by the way. Diamonds are still not eco-friendly, and worse, they’re not human-friendly either.

Amnesty International notes….
“Some diamonds have helped fund devastating civil wars in Africa, destroying the lives of millions. Conflict diamonds are those sold in order to fund armed conflict and civil war. Profits from the trade in conflict diamonds, worth billions of dollars, were used by warlords and rebels to buy arms during the devastating wars in Angola, the …read more