Challenge Ethical Weddings

Looking for ethical and green wedding resources in the USA

The challenge:

"I am trying to find ideas/resources for ethical weddings in the US and am frustrated by the proliferation of resources in the UK and the relative lack of them here in the US. Do you have any suggestions for similar websites with a US focus?

I finally caved and bought a dress from J Crew after months and months of searching for an ethical dress. Family dresses weren't right, hemp dresses were poor quality and all others were SO expensive that I couldn't consider them. This seems to be an untapped market niche! Any ideas for someone in my situation who didn't want a J Crew dress, but settled for one?"

About Siiri
"Planning a relaxed and fun wedding in Maine that embodies the values my fiance and I have in things that are locally sourced, rooted in community and handmade. We want to support industries that we believe in throughout the process."

Wedding Date
22 August 2009

How we tackled it:

Hi Siiri,

Great to hear you're planning an ethical wedding! We have been in touch with quite a few couples and organizations in the US focused on ethical weddings so hopefully we can help you to find what you're looking for.

I'm not sure what your budget is but we do have some US-based ethical bridalwear designers on our site:

Try searching with these terms that seem to be used more in the US: "earth friendly weddings", "conscious weddings"

There are also these US sites:

While not strictly an ethical wedding site, Offbeat Bride is a good resource too:

There are a number of books on the subject with lists of resources - several of which are by US writers - see my rundown of green wedding guides.

We have also had a couple of US brides blogging with us. See Sharon's ethical bride profile and Thryn's ethical bride profile.

And a couple of US ethical wedding case studies:

Hope these give you a few ideas - let us know how you get on!

Take care,

Katie

Challenge by:Siiri