Are you looking for a non-alcoholic all natural drink to serve at your wedding reception? Having an outdoor wedding during the summer and want something really refreshing for your guests? Amy and Brian’s Natural Coconut Juices are a great option!

They are made from the water of young coconuts and don’t contain the added sugar or artificial additives found in other drinks.

The juices comes in 3 flavours: natural, pulp, and with added lime.  I have to say that my favourite is the one with pulp, it actually has small delicious pieces of the coconut.

For more info check out their website.

Over the last couple of years I have observed the trend of creating wedding websites, especially for destination weddings. The websites typically include information about the couple, the wedding party, wedding location, recommended activities for their guests, etc.

When I got married almost 3 years ago, I wasn’t as tech savvy as I am today and had created an online wedding invitation using Evite. Now don’t get me wrong, it’s a great tool but you can’t personalize it as much as a wordpress website.

So you might be thinking that you aren’t as tech savvy as you would like to be, and don’t know where to start right? This is where The Blog Fairy comes in!  Not only is she a very talented web designer, she is also very knowledgable, affordable, and has different packages to suit all your needs.  Check out her portfolio to see what I am talking about.

We’re so excited to share with you a new vegan website that launched this week: Rose Pedals Vegan Weddings (yes, pedals like a bicycle!).

Dedicated exclusively to veg couples looking to tie the vegan knot, this website features real vegan proposal and wedding stories each week; as well as provides resources to vegan couples who are planning their big day. The website will list a variety of vegan vendors, everything from cruelty-free photographers, dresses, and tuxedos to food, makeup, nail polish, décor, music and more.

The producer of the website is actively seeking couples who are engaged or recently married and would like to share their story; as well as vendors, and advertisers that are interested in reaching vegan couples.

Check out www.rosepedalsveganweddings.com for details.

After you purchase your natural burning candles you will need something pretty to light them with.  Jen Pearson Designs has just what you need!  She takes reclaimed apothecary bottles, throws in some matches, adds a striking surface for igniting matches, and voila!

Couples can choose to include matchstick bottles on the wedding tables to ignite candles, or the bottles can be customized to use as eco-friendly wedding favors.

The matchstick bottles are an elegant and fun option for gift-giving, igniting candles, incense, alters or fireplaces.

If you prefer a wedding favor that will continue to grow, she also makes these beautiful Reclaimed Apothecary Succulent Terrariums!

Jen Pearson is a San Francisco based industrial designer and her bottles are being sold in over 40 independent design stores in 10 US States.

For more information please visit: www.jenpearson.wordpress.com

While I was exhibiting at the Green Festival the co-owner of GoodLight Natural Candles stopped by and told me all about his natural toxic-free and affordable candles.

I was really excited to hear about his products because I have been searching for affordable, vegan, and natural candles for a while without any luck.

The candles come in different sizes (tea light, votive, taper, and pillar) to suit all your needs! I would also like to mention that the packaging is made entirely from eco-friendly materials.

For more information visit: http://www.naturalcandles.com/

Two weekends ago Karine Brighten Events, Rebecca Wilkowski, Gorgeous and Green, Sugar Beet Sweets, and MyGoodGreetings.com all came together and created a beautiful Green Wedding Booth at the Green Festival in San Francisco.

Our booth was entirely green and consisted of items such as: vintage table settings, chalkboard sign, reclaimed glass, local and organic flowers, vegan and organic cupcakes and wedding cake, and invitations printed on soy based inks and recycled paper.

Photo by: www.RebeccaWilkowski.com

Photo by: www.RebeccaWilkowski.com

Photo by: www.RebeccaWilkowski.com

Currently, engaged couples are looking for more sustainable wedding options. One great way to start off a green wedding is with paperless invitations!

About a week ago, Greenvelope.com launched a web-service that offers “formal” online wedding invitations. Greenvelope’s web-based platform allows couples to send customized wedding invitations to their guests via email with the click of a button.

“People are ready to take advantage of Internet technology during the detailed wedding planning process,” said Sam Franklin founder of Greenvelope, which allows users to create guest lists, design invitations, and track responses all electronically.  “Couples are also becoming increasingly aware of the impact large events have on the environment. Paperless invitations are an easy start to a green wedding.”

While one does not open his or her physical mailbox to receive an e-invitation, Greenvelope preserves the hands-on feel by taking advantage of cutting-edge animation technology.  Guests receive a virtual envelope–addressed with calligraphy—in their email inbox.  After being prompted to click, the envelope gracefully opens revealing the invitation components. “Our goal is to imitate the experience and delight of opening a traditional paper wedding envelope,” said Franklin.

Greenvelope is proud to acknowledge other advantages to sending electronic invitations, aside from cost and the environment.  “Our electronic invitations are far less time consuming,” he said.  The system allows the user to easily compile a guest list by uploading bulk contacts from an email server.  As invitees RSVP, the guest list will automatically update with the latest response information.  In addition, the exhausting thank you process is streamlined, because hosts have the option of personalizing an electronic thank you note for each guest.  For those not ready to make the jump to an electronic invitation, Greenvelope offers a free electronic “Save the Date” package that, also, showcases the formal animation envelope experience.

Prior to Greenvelope, couples had few options for sending formal online invitations.  Most online invitation services are free, but the advertisements overshadow the content, and detract from the experience of receiving an electronic invitation.  Greenvelope charges a relatively small fee, but in exchange offers an advertisement-free product.  “We fill a void in current invitation technology,” said Franklin.

Greenvelope also gives back. For each invitation package ordered, Greenvelope donates a portion of the sale to Mountains To Sound Greenway, a Seattle-based non-profit organization geared towards preserving local forests.  In the future, customers will be able to choose from several environmentally-conscious non-profit organizations.

LAUNCH SPECIAL DISCOUNT: To help celebrate their launch, Greenvelope is offering our readers a 25% discount on their two most popular packages. Enter the coupon code “GreenWedding” at checkout and receive 25% off the Silver or Gold Package!

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I am very excited to announce that the Green Festival will be having their very first Green Wedding section this year!

You can look forward to seeing the following  vendors in the Green Wedding Section, booth #914.  Be sure to stop and enter our raffle for your chance to win 1 of 5 prizes.

Karine Brighten Events (Eco-Friendly Event Planning)

Rebecca Wilkowski (Green photographer)

Gorgeous and Green Events (Sustainable wedding decor & floral)

Sugar Beet Sweets (San Francisco’s first vegan bakery)

MyGoodGreetings.com (Eco-friendly/recycled invitations)

If you are planning a green wedding in the SF Bay Area I highly encourage you to stop by and chat with us.

That’s right you heard correctly, the days of wearing your shoes for your wedding then boxing them up along with the dress is OVER! In Sex and the City, our style icon Carrie showed us that a wedding shoe can be colorful, not just white or ivory as we have all seen in the past.

Today is a new day and it is bright, colorful and fabulous! As the popularity of nontraditional colored wedding shoes has grown, their ability to be worn again has grown as well!  No longer confined to the limited selection and style traditional wedding shoes offered, you can now choose from an endless array of styles, designs, colors, brands and more! Wear them to your wedding today and on the honeymoon later.

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