Ethical wedding events
Put dates in your diary for the latest ethical and green wedding events, from wedding fairs to food festivals, organic wine tastings to ethical fashion shows and eco fairs...it's all here! And if there is an ethical or green wedding event you think we should know about, tell us!
The Great Big Green Wedding Fayre
5-6 September 2009
The Great Big Green Wedding Fayre is brought to you by Jemma Herbert and Amanda Barr of eco conscious stationery company, GreenLeaf Press.
The fair takes place at the Crosby Hall Educational Centre in picturesque Little Crosby and will make full use of the centre’s impressive grounds, hall and outbuildings for the weekend.
Jemma explains, “We want to create, in effect, a sample wedding celebration to showcase the very best green wedding suppliers in a creative, multi sensory way.”
Visitors will be encouraged to say ‘I Do Green’ and choose from a stunning selection of alternative eco bridal wear, vintage accessories, fairly traded jewellery, seasonal blooms, locally sourced and organic food and drink, natural beauty products, eco conscious stationery, green gift lists and eco honeymoons.
Highlights include live musicians, tables laid with vintage china where guests will be seated for complimentary tea and cakes, several workshops on key green topics and finally an elegant eco bridal fashion show.
- When: 5-6 September 2009
- Where: Crosby Hall Educational Centre in Little Crosby, near Liverpool
- How much: £6 per adult - children go free
For more details, directions and to book your ticket, head to the fair's dedicated website.
DIY Ethical Wedding Workshop - 3 Oct 2009
Saturday 3 October
Calling all hands-on ethical brides and green grooms!
Fiona Doubleday of Nature's Larder is running a DIY Ethical Wedding workshop on Saturday 3 October.
Set in the idyllic surroundings of Ewe Close Farm in Bakewell, the workshop will show brides, grooms and their friends how they can get more involved in the preparation for their special day while at the same time shrinking its carbon footprint.
The day will be brimful with practical activities to give you chance to exercise your creative side!
- What: DIY Ethical Wedding Workshop
- Where: Ewe Close Farm, Bakewell, Derbyshire
- When: Saturday 3 October, 10am - 4pm
- How much: £50 per person including all materials and farmhouse lunch
To find out more or to book your place, email Fiona Doubleday.
The Eco Chic Wedding & Home Show 2009
Sunday 8 March 2009
Update: The Eco Chic Wedding & Home Show took place on Sunday 8 March - read how the day went on the Ethical Weddings blog.
The Eco Chic Wedding & Home Show is a great chance for eco-conscious couples to meet exhibitors across the ethical wedding & home spectrum, from green gift lists to recycled stationery, fair trade favours to seasonal flowers and sustainable homewares.
- When: Sunday 8 March 2009
- Where: Birmingham Botanical Gardens
- How much?: £10 per person or £8 in advance.
Ethical Weddings couples get 2 for 1 tickets! Just quote ECWHS-EW09 when booking online or by phone.
Get more details at Eco Chic Wedding & Home Show
Ethical wedding group in Brighton - May 2009
May 2009
We would love to invite you to the third meeting of tawc (the authentic wedding connection).
We all know about the traditional ‘perfect wedding' - the big white dress, the groom in his top hat and tails, the sun shining, everyone smiling, all the frills, no expense spared...
But what if it's not quite working out that way, or if that's not actually what you want? In fact, since getting engaged, have you even had chance to think about what you want, why you are getting married and what it means to you?
Wedding planning can be a chaotic but lonely business - we have our bridesmaids, our best men and our ushers and everyone is giving us their opinions, but rarely are they getting married around the same time as you to know just what you're going through: the expectations, the worries, the excitement and anticipation.
tawc is a chance to sit down with people who are in the same position as you, or who've been there already, an opportunity to swap ideas and advice, both practical and emotional, to clear your head, scream with frustration or squeal with excitement!
It will also be an opportunity to chat about the idea of an ethical or green wedding and whether this is something that might work for you and if so, how to go about it.
- When: May 2009 (DATE & TIME TBC)
- Where: Brighton (VENUE TBC)
- How much? FREE!
- Contact: Katie - katie@ethicalweddings.com
If you are interested in coming along join our tawc group online. We would love to meet you!
Katie, Lou & Lesley
tawc - the authentic wedding connection
Katie is Director of Ethical Weddings - the online ethical & green wedding magazine and planning resource: www.ethicalweddings.com
Lesley is the Founder of Getting Married from the Inside Out and offers personal coaching for the wedding journey: www.gettingmarriedinsideout.co.uk
Lou is an Ethical Fashion Stylist who trained at the London College of Fashion. Lou helps people to reflect what's inside on the outside: www.ethicalstylist.co.uk
