I’ve had a lot of wedding coverage in the past few months, but ’tis the season! I am really excited to post about this beautiful wedding I recently attended in Novato, CA. It had all the ingredients of the best events: it was very personal, joyful, beautifully executed, and as if that wa[...]
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June 7th, 2009 - § in Entertaining, Wedding
Old, New, Borrowed, Blue…and Green
I’ve come across some really great ideas for making weddings a tad greener (and less expensive) since I began helping my friend style her wedding. Here are some of my favorites: Use electronic “Save the Dates” – yup, there’s something romantic about the paper kind, and[...]
May 28th, 2009 - § in Entertaining, Wedding
Walking Down a Green Aisle
Good Morning America had a piece on thrift store wedding dresses yesterday – check it out. The gist? Wedding dresses that cost thousands can be found at thrift/consignment stores for a few hundred dollars, or as little as $20…they may just need to be cleaned. So ladies: save your cash fo[...]
March 7th, 2009 - § in Entertaining, Wedding
Greener Weddings: I do!
Awhile back I posted on my friend Ariel’s wedding dress philosophy (she doesn’t feel a need to hang onto it, and wants it to be used again, rather than sit in storage for eternity). Well she didn’t find the right buyer on Ebay, so she’s posted it on this relatively new site c[...]
February 26th, 2009 - § in Dinner Party, Entertaining
Dispatches from Ariel – Amazing Budget Centerpiece
First, allow me to apologize for the lengthy hiatus… I was in New Orleans for Mardi Gras between Saturday-Tuesday. I had every intention of posting from the field: photos of me and my husband in Found Fashion at the black tie ball, observations on the environmental friendliness of plastic bead[...]
Dispatches from Ariel – Green Wedding Dress
I am thrilled to announce my first guest post. It is from my talented, frugal, and practical friend Ariel who is also a great thrifting buddy. Here is her refreshing attitude towards the dress she wore on her wedding day: “So call me crazy, a lot of people have over the past few days, but I[...]
Happy Thanksgivng
Well I’m actually Canadian, so I celebrated back in October, but I can still get in the spirit. Here is my find for the day: a darling silver-plated gourd that would (and just may) serve as a perfect Thanksgiving hostess gift. I won’t tell you what I paid, nor should it matter. What matt[...]