If you’re not yet familiar with Portovert, you absolutely must visit immediately after you read this post. One of my favorite sites on the entire world wide web, Portovert exemplifies all that is great in the bridal community: high style, smart & friendly writing, and incredible ideas and resources for a green wedding.
It thrilled me [...]

Canadians, you’re not to be left out in this eco-fabulous wedding weekend. The first Eco Wedding & Lifestyle Show (EWLS) is this weekend, March 1st and 2nd, at the Design Exchange in Toronto. E
Sponsored by Absolute Tent & Event Rentals and Weddingbells, The Eco Wedding & Lifestyle Show will feature a diverse collection of stylish [...]

Support independent artists this holiday season by pledging to buy handmade goods. Just head over to BuyHandmade.org and add your name to the growing list of rockin’ people who have made the pledge.
I did it and you can, too!

Today is Blog Action Day, an event designed to raise awareness about environmental causes that affect us all. Solidarity is a great thing, especially when used as a force of good and positive change.
A lot of buzz has been surrounding the eco-friendly weddings movement in 2007 - something I’m delighted to see and promote here [...]

Being eco-friendly can be stylish and utterly delightful. Check out the latest installment of our Best Green Wedding Products roundup.
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Mohop Shoes: Handmade from birch with recycled tire soles, Mohop shoes are the ultimate in eco-couture. Select from dozens of ribbon choices and several different options in 3 different heel heights to create your perfect [...]

Looking for cool wedding stuff that’s eco-friendly? Here’s DIY Bride’s round-up of the best of the best on the market.
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Cream City Ribbon - Biodegradable customized ribbon. Perfect for invitations, favors, bouquet wraps, and decor. With lots of wonderful color and pattern combinations, you’ll be able to find that perfect match for your goodies.
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Organic [...]

In the spirit of this month’s feature on having a “green” wedding, here are some simple ways to reduce waste and increase your eco-friendliness.
1. Skip the unnecessary/non-meaningful stuff. Not only will it help your budget not purchasing/making things that you really don’t want or need is an excellent way to reduce the waste you (and [...]

Not only are we celebrating the good fortune of 7/7/7 at the DIY Bride studios today, we’re grooving on the Live Earth 2007 Concerts. While LE isn’t necessarily wedding-related, it does tie in nicely with our Going Green theme for July.
Live Earth is a series of concerts, held around the world, to raise [...]