Planning an Eco-Indie Wedding

Archive for January 2009

Decisions: Our Location Has Been Chosen!

Posted by: Victoria Everman on: January 31, 2009

As mentioned, before we visited The Webb Barn, we had lunch at and toured a different location.
Nestled in historical Elizabeth Park (featuring the oldest municipally operated rose garden in the country) in West Hartford, Connecticut, we visited the Pond House Cafe.
Our lunch was great, chosen from a menu that changes seasonal (that’s very eco of [...]

Location: The Webb Barn, Connecticut

Posted by: Victoria Everman on: January 31, 2009

Just yesterday, my mother, fiance, and I visited the wonderfully historical Webb Barn in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Another barn option, this one was even more “rustic” than the The Barns at Wesleyan Hills we had previously visited.
Unlike The Barns at Wesleyan Hills, we are wide open as far as choosing our own caterer … [...]

Alternative Color Combo – Yellow and Gray

Posted by: Victoria Everman on: January 28, 2009

Don’t get me wrong – I love the blue and yellow color combination that my fiance and I have picked out for our wedding. While researching yellow options, I quickly found a lot of yellow and gray/slate combos and became enchanted the more I saw them.
Though we have no plans to change our wedding colors, [...]

Real Weddings: Lexi Methvin and Ray McNutt

Posted by: Victoria Everman on: January 26, 2009

There is no denying that looking at pictures from actual weddings can be immensely inspirational. As with the major wedding blogs, I’ll be featuring pictures from wedding ceremonies and receptions that give me warm fuzzies and nifty ideas for my own upcoming nuptials.
First up is the wedding of Lexi Methvin and Ray McNutt in Colorado, [...]

DIY: Download Martha’s Favorite Wedding Templates

Posted by: Victoria Everman on: January 23, 2009

Call me corny, but Martha Stewart and her fantastic staff never cease to amaze me. For both personal creativity and money-saving prowess, my mother and I will be making a lot of elements for the wedding ourselves, including: programs, flower arrangements, table decorations, and more.
I was overjoyed when I found a complete round-up of Martha’s [...]