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Green Wedding Round Up

Jennifer — Sat, 31 May 2008 21:00:44 +0000

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:

Wedding Dresses, Wedding Party Clothing & Accessories:

Cake:

Food & Beverages:

Gifts:

Special Touches:

Extreme Green Weddings:

I hope you enjoyed this special feature – we sure did. Don’t forget to look for a new feature in June.

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Green Wedding Planner: Helpful Links for Wedding Planning

Jennifer — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:00:05 +0000

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 event.

We also have an extensive travel section here at b5 where you can learn about place to go on your honeymoon. Some examples:

Then there’s She Knows Parties. This blog is written by two of my favorite bloggers and covers a wide range of topics that will interest anyone getting married.

Should You Hire a Party Planner?
5 Things You Will Need for Any Type of Party
Should You Have an Engagement Party?
Simple Summer Cupcakes
Lighted Punch Fountain
Party Punch Decorative Ice Ring – with little flowers and the right ice mold shape, it’s perfect for a wedding!
Adventure Bachelor Party – Stepping Away from the Traditional Route
And more – visit for plenty of party helpful ideas.

Now you know where to go when our wedding feature is over, and you’re having withdrawals.

Click here to learn about all the current contests, themes, and green challenges going on at Tree Hugging Family in May 2008

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Your Green Wedding Gift Registry – Where to Register

Jennifer — Mon, 05 May 2008 08:00:19 +0000

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 give to friends and family, or you might consider registering online at a few of the following places.

By far the absolute best option I’ve seen for green wedding registry is the Alternative Gift Registry from New American Dream. This registry service is awesome. You can search the entire web, and post links to green items you adore, but keep them all together in one handy spot. Bonus, you can ask for help or other things vs. gifts. Such as this example from their sample wedding registry:

“John and I want to know your favorite recipes. We’re especially looking for quick or crock-pot dinners, since we’ll both be working full time and will be hungry and out of energy when it’s time to cook, but we’re also really eager for holiday and dessert recipes that are worth a little extra effort.”

AND

“John and I don’t get too excited about cake, and since this is our wedding we thought we’d have a dessert we both absolutely love: pie. We’re looking for people to make and bring their favorite kind of pie, whatever that may be, to serve for dessert in place of a wedding cake at our reception. Don’t worry, we’ll still make a big deal about cutting one up.”

Seriously, what a great idea – and no worries you can also say things like, “I just love these organic sheets from…link.” The registry is just like a regular registry and keeps track of all gifts sent or bought. I’d go with this option if I was planning a green wedding.

Coming up, good green gift ideas for those of you attending a green wedding, plus more green wedding goodness all month long.

Click here to learn about all the current contests, themes, and green challenges going on at Tree Hugging Family in May 2008

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