Gorgeous Ideas for Green Weddings & Eco-friendly Parties
categories: eco-chic, food presentation, wedding
Brides.com has a wonderful "Go Green" gallery featuring fabulous and creative ideas for eco-chic weddings (and parties)! Pictured above: bouquet of lotus blossoms (known as "the symbol of cosmic harmony"), green glass goblets & tumblers, potted Irish moss party favors, organic cotton napkins tied with leaves, biodegradable plates, and an exotic bamboo-themed cake.
Pictured below: Yellow Pepper and Arugula Soup served in cucumber cups (cute!) and Chickpea Fries dipped in saffron aioli.
Pictured below: stylish & earth-friendly flower arrangements featuring seasonal flowers displayed in recycled bottles.
For more "green" eye-candy, check out the entire Go Green gallery at brides.com!
{photography by Wendell Webber}
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I love that it can be so gorgeous to go green!
Apr 22, 2008 at 7:06 am -
The bamboo cake is so cute!
Apr 22, 2008 at 1:47 pm -
The napkins actually look really pretty tied with leaves. love that idea!
Apr 22, 2008 at 3:24 pm -
This is really cool! Happy Earth Day!
Apr 22, 2008 at 6:55 pm -
While I think all these options are beautiful, I would caution everyone to really think about what it is to be “green.”
Two websites I found that have a sense of this are:
Apr 22, 2008 at 9:31 pm
http://www.grist.org/advice/possessions/2003/05/08/
http://www.ecowedding.org/ -
Take the “green” wedding theme even further, and try to buy your food for the event locally. A great wedding favor is also bulbs or a small tree to be planted- very green and memorable. And all those gift registries that are printed out in stores- send a CD with the list to guests and save some paper. Of course, use recycled CDs.
Apr 23, 2008 at 8:19 am
Happy Wedding and Earth Week! -
Those cabbage like flowers are exactly what I have been looking for! But never knew what they were called. I have tried searching more now since that it is stated they are called lotus blossoms but can not find any? Anyone have any ideas where I can find out some more info on them?
Mar 28, 2009 at 9:15 pm
