Plan to Reuse What You Purchase For Your Wedding Day!

It used to be that a bride would have a trousseau for her wedding that would help her to have clothes for the 1st month or two after marriage.  It was also common for brides to wear their wedding gowns at weddings of their friends during the 1st year of marriage.  Where has the thought of not using your wedding gown again come from.  The answer is obvious – fashion.  While some dresses can never be worn again by you – they can be worn by others!  The likelihood of your daughter wearing your dress is slim.  Donate or consign your dress if you don’t think you can wear it [...]

Eco-Friendly Bridal Bouquets

Here are a couple funky and fun eco-friendly bridal bouquets to green your wedding day with!
Dutch hydrangea & Canadian pin-cushions!  And an eco-friendly Adele Wechsler dress to boot!

US Grown billy balls and tulips with Canadian grown hypericum berries!

Check back for more designs!
Photos by Documentary Associates
Flowers by Elegance and Simplicity

Eco-Friendly Weddings, High Style

Don’t be fooled into thinking that having an eco-friendly wedding means having a hemp dress with a vegan buffet.  You will be surprised at how easy it can be to have a stylish and eco-friendly wedding!
Come back to visit us often for stylish green wedding advice from Green “Wedding Chica”, Katie Martin, owner of Elegance & Simplicity in Washington, DC.
Here we will update you with eco-friendly wedding dresses such as this vegetable dyed dream from Adele Wechsler:
We will post real wedding galleries on couples that have planned or are planning eco-friendly weddings across the country.  Here are a few images from an Earth Day wedding this past April:
Every aspect of [...]