Green Wedding News
Nice day for a green wedding
20 July 2007 - Seattle Post Intelligencer
During their August 2006 wedding, Sarah Kraybill Burkhalter and Andrew Burkhalter planted a native evergreen tree. He wore a hemp shirt, both wore sandals, and they served locally grown, vegetarian cuisine to 180 guests. Read more...

Would the bride prefer a toaster or a chimpanzee?
01 June 2007 - The Motley Fool
There's nothing better than a carefully selected, meaningful gift to celebrate and honor the beginning of a couple's new life together...Looking for a gift that will literally change a life might seem like a tall order, but an organization called Changing the Present is dedicated to doing just that. Read more...

The latest trend in weddings: Environmentally friendly
31 May 2007 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
When Maria Lourdes Boschuk began looking for someone to plan her wedding, she was not thinking about saving the planet. "We were looking for modern and chic-looking," when her sister came across the Web site for 5Senses Events Design. They contacted proprietor Simone Hudson and found that besides meeting their criteria, Ms. Hudson offered something extra. Read more...

Sweet, fantastic love: Reflections on a green wedding
25 May 2007 - Treehugger
Some time ago I was responsible for putting together the TreeHugger guide on How To Green Your Wedding. I was in the process of planning my own wedding celebration at the time. Now the happy day is over, and I have tied the knot with my beautiful, fantastic, tree-hugging, good lady wife, I thought it might be of interest to go over some lessons learned from planning a green, or at least greener, wedding.
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Couple leaves small footprint
21 May 2007 - The London Free Press
Long before global warming and carbon footprints became staples of government announcements, a Canadian couple began blazing a green  living trail that will soon lead them on an emissions-free tour of their ancestral homes. Nine months from now, the couple will attempt a human-powered 6,500-kilometre trek from Angus' ancestral homeland of Scotland to Syria where Wafaei's family has roots. The trip is meant not only to celebrate their upcoming marriage but to raise awareness of environmentally friendly travel alternatives. Read more...

Greening the hotel industry one eco-property at a time
20 April 2007 - Environmental News Network
With eco-tourism on the rise, eco-hotels are fast becoming the darling of the travel and hospitality industry. These days however, staying at an eco-hotel doesn't necessarily mean vacationing in a tree house in the Costa Rican jungle, although that is definitely an option. Read more...

British brides say "I do" to green weddings
8 April 2007 - ABC News
Here comes the bride, all dressed in - green. White weddings might have been the dream of fashionable brides of old. But the trendiest British weddings are now at least metaphorically green as couples seek to reduce the impact of their nuptials on the environment. Read more...

Like sands through the hourglass...
Soap opera features green wedding
2 April 2007 - Plenty Magazine
Sami Brady...is, after all, planning a green wedding. And even the machinations of evil Stefano DiMera aren’t likely to derail this eco-celebration. Just in case anyone’s feeling a bit confused, Sami isn’t our sister or cousin. She’s a character on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. When she and Lucas Roberts tie the knot, their celebration will be the first green wedding in daytime TV history, according to the folks at NBC. Read more...

How Liz put her (carbon) foot in it
11 March 2007 - The Independent
Liz Hurley's long-haul wedding has produced a carbon footprint so large that it would take the average British couple more than 10 years to contribute as much to heating up the planet as she and Arun Nayar have done in little over a week. It would take a typical Indian couple a massive 123 years. Read more...

Eco tour operator helps honeymoon couples
26 February 2007 - Travel Daily News
Following demand from confused environmentally conscious couples looking to go on honeymoon, eco tour operator, Hands Up Holidays launches an advice line staffed by ethical living specialists who will reach out a green hand and guide couples through the quagmire of eco jargon and help them make their travel experiences more environmentally friendly and worthwhile. Read more...

Green weddings website unveiled from World Wildlife Fund
14 February 2007 - World Wildlife Fund
At the World Wildlife Fund Weddings and Celebrations Site and Registry, couples can choose to enhance their wedding by contributing to conservation and reducing the impact their activities have on the planet. Read more...

Jewelry companies look for values in valuables
14 February 2007 - Los Angeles Times
First it was organic fruits and vegetables. Then it was clothing manufactured outside of sweatshop conditions. Now, this Valentine's Day, the hottest item for the caring consumer is ethical jewelry — diamonds, gold and silver that have been mined free of conflict and pollution. Read more...

How green was my wedding
11 February 2007 - The New York Times
Kate Harrison’s idea of a fairy tale wedding goes something like this: Gather more than 150 friends and relatives at an organic farm for a prewedding day of hikes and environmental tours. Calculate the mileage guests will travel and offset their carbon dioxide emissions by donating to programs that plant trees or preserve rain forests. Read more...