Archive for the ‘Wedding’ Category

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Wedding Bliss

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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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 [...]

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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[...]

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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[...]

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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 [...[...]