Find out what matters most to brides at - Bridal Fantasy
Find out what matters most to brides at - Bridal Fantasy
Find out what matters most to brides at - Bridal Fantasy
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Eco-Friendly Here are some gre<strong>at</strong> tips for<br />
having an eco-friendly event:<br />
• Use recycled paper for your wedding<br />
invit<strong>at</strong>ions (and save on paper by setting up<br />
a website for your save-the-d<strong>at</strong>e notices)<br />
• If you're having a gown made, choose a<br />
n<strong>at</strong>ural fiber, like cot<strong>to</strong>n<br />
• Grooms can wear a n<strong>at</strong>ural linen suit<br />
• Make sure your wedding-day cosmetics are<br />
made by cruelty-free companies, such as<br />
The Body Shop, and Clinique<br />
• Grow your own wedding flowers -- try<br />
potted asters, imp<strong>at</strong>iens, mums, dahlias,<br />
daisies, tulips, hyacinths, and mini<strong>at</strong>ure<br />
roses, which are all replantable<br />
Article courtesy of www.myecochicwedding.com<br />
Style and Theme<br />
When a couple envisions their dream<br />
wedding, it is really their wedding style or<br />
theme th<strong>at</strong> they are cre<strong>at</strong>ing. You need <strong>to</strong><br />
consider the season you are getting married<br />
in, the size of your guest list and your personal<br />
taste and interests.<br />
Formal or casual is your first consider<strong>at</strong>ion. A<br />
fairy tale or formal wedding has a traditional<br />
church ceremony followed by a lavishly<br />
decor<strong>at</strong>ed reception, complete with music,<br />
wedding cake, several courses <strong>to</strong> your meal,<br />
and <strong>most</strong> certainly dancing the night away.<br />
• Use shells, pretty rocks, and n<strong>at</strong>urally made<br />
candles <strong>to</strong> cre<strong>at</strong>e gorgeous table<br />
•<br />
centerpieces or <strong>to</strong> line your aisle<br />
Take any food lef<strong>to</strong>ver from the reception <strong>to</strong><br />
a local soup kitchen or shelter<br />
• Get <strong>to</strong> and from your wedding on<br />
environment-friendly, non-fuel burning<br />
bikes (and if your guests must travel farther<br />
than walking distance from ceremony <strong>to</strong><br />
reception site, arrange for carpools<br />
A simple or more casual wedding could be<br />
a backyard wedding or a sunset cruise on a<br />
lake. A casual wedding theme may lack in<br />
extravagance but it more than makes up for it<br />
in its light-hearted <strong>at</strong>mosphere and intimacy.<br />
Overall, your wedding style and theme<br />
should be a reflection of your tastes, your<br />
interests and <strong>wh<strong>at</strong></strong> you imagine this day <strong>to</strong> be.<br />
This day should be one th<strong>at</strong> is close <strong>to</strong> your<br />
heart of <strong>wh<strong>at</strong></strong> you have dreamt ab<strong>out</strong> since<br />
you were young.<br />
2009 <strong>Bridal</strong> <strong>Fantasy</strong> 143
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