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

This being the last day of June, we’re closing out our green wedding feature. In case you missed something essential, I rounded up all the posts we did so far related to green weddings. I also made this green wedding guide a permanent fixture in our sidebar page section (to your right). Although green wedding month is over, as we do other posts that relate, we’ll be adding to the sidebar guide.
Here’s what we covered in May…
Basics:
Green Wedding Planner: Helpful Links for Wedding Planning
Announcements & Invitations:

Engagement Party & Wedding Invitations Go Digital
Perfect Digital Wedding Cards
Alternatives to Reply Cards
Eco …read more

All May we’ve been talking about green weddings. In June, of course, we’ll be focusing on another feature, but good news – here at b5 we’re not the only blog talking weddings though.
We have a wedding planning blog here at b5 – Our One Heart, and although, the ideas are not green exclusive, you can draw ideas from the blog, and adapt them to your choosing. Then we also have Marriage Actually – a fun read written by Cory and Kerri. And yes, they’re an actual married couple. Now you can see what life might be like after the big …read more

In my post Green Wedding Planning – Engagement Party & Wedding Invitations Go Digital I showed you some options for digital wedding invites. I missed a really nice option though, so I’m doing a follow up.
I got a comment and email about one very cool digital invitation service. I took a look and honestly, I think that this digital service trumps all others where digital weddings invites are concerned.
The service, My Invitation Link, offers digital wedding save the date cards, invitations, announcements , thank you cards, and much more. All of which are beautiful, custom, and well-priced. John, an individual …read more