While yes, it would be rockin’ cool if there was a real cupcake tree in my backyard, this is more a tree of the creative type…
The cupcake tree:

I have no clue how I came across this – I don’t frequent Woman’s Day, but I must say, this is a very nice little cooking with kids project. They give full instructions at the site for how to make your own cupcake trees – perfect for an Earth Day party or an eco-themed birthday party.
While the above trees are autumn themed, you could make little spring trees with green frosting (grass) and …read more

I’m a big Cake fan; no not the cake you eat, Cake the kooky band. I suppose I won’t turn down ice cream cake if offered; but I digress.
Cake is getting cooler by the minute (literally) with their sixth full length album. The yet, as far as I know, unnamed album, is being recorded with 100% solar energy. Go them.
Cake has a nice little solar installation video up at their site, but we never get to discuss music here, so I’m going to show a different Cake video – my fave Cake tune of all time. I like all their …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

Part of any good green wedding is of course the food. However, food is not so much my thing. I can cook when I want, but I’m pretty dull, and your wedding deserves more creativity than brown rice and raw broccoli. That said, I’ve gathered up some links and ideas that can help you to plan your green wedding food.
Oh, and we’ll discuss cake and wine later.
Planning a Vegetarian Wedding
UK organic caterer search
Co-op America’s organic food providers
‘Green’ Wedding Ideas: Your Menu
San Francisco based, Work of Art has a cool sample menu for an Organic and Sustainable Cocktail Dinner you can …read more

Greener wedding favors should be made with eco sense (i.e. organic) or be something people will use and use; not just toss. Here are a few ideas…
Plantable Petal Cones Kit (for holding flower petals, lavender grains, rice, etc.) from Favor Creative

“The Perfect Pair” Cookie Cutters from the knot wedding shop

Organic Chocolate Bar Wedding Favors from Endangered Species Chocolate

Redwood, Pine, or Spruce trees from the Arbor Day Foundation – each plant ready tree comes in a recyclable container that converts into a bird feeder. You can also personalize your messages on the tree container.

Click here to learn about all the current …read more

You could go a few ways with greener wedding gifts. One, you could forgo gifts and instead ask guests to make a contribution to a favorite green charity. Two, you could ask guests to bring you a nice reuse item that they no longer need. Three, you can register for only earth friendly gifts.

If you need home items then obviously gift registry is the way to go. There are very few whole green stores in most cities. There are actually very few comprehensive green registry places online. That said, you could compile a list of items you’re looking for to …read more

During May, Tree Hugging Family will be covering some green wedding topics. From dresses, to cakes, to invitations and flowers, we’ll look at a little bit of everything. Of course, green weddings is an in depth topic, we won’t be able to cover it all, so we’ll also be locating and posting resources where you can find more information.

In the meantime, if there’s a green wedding issue that you’re dying to learn more about, leave a comment, and I’ll try to prioritize a post on the topic.
Click here to learn about all the current contests, themes, and green challenges going …read more