Planning an Eco-Indie Wedding

Archive for January 2009

Custom Inspiration Boards from NYC’s Garden Party

Posted by: Victoria Everman on: January 19, 2009

You might have noticed a lull in posting – let me assure you, it is not for lack of ideas! My fiance and I just finished moving from San Francisco, California back to Connecticut.  We are delighted to be back amongst the snow and will be working on our wedding budget starting in February.
In the [...]

Our Engagement Portraits

Posted by: Victoria Everman on: January 16, 2009

Taken by our then-San Francisco-neighbor, Lisa Sze, the session started out as a fun lifestyle photo shoot. We ended up getting a number of fantastic pictures together, so Lisa was nice enough to let us use them as our engagement portraits.
We were pretty up in the air about whether or not to bother doing an [...]

Decisions: Colors Chosen!

Posted by: Victoria Everman on: January 7, 2009

Yes – finally! Two weeks after posting my visually long entry about choosing colors for our wedding, I took the time to show all the inspiration boards to my fiance.
Personally, I’m not too surprised by the one that he chose, and thankfully, I love it too.
So, without furthur ado, here are the final [...]

Gowns: Favorites from PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com

Posted by: Victoria Everman on: January 6, 2009

You can save money anywhere – as long as you try. I have thought about getting a vintage wedding dress (both affordable and eco-friendly), but I just haven’t found any options that reflect my style.
Other than buying a brand new dress made from sustainable fabric (which can be quite expensive), my other green and budget-conscious [...]

DIY: Picnic-Inspired Guest Totes

Posted by: Victoria Everman on: January 4, 2009

Yet another kick ass wedding blog, Style Me Pretty has some fantastic DIY projects.
One of my personal favorites is this tote that you can print with any image/text you want.

Crafty AND reusable – now that’s my style! Throw in some homemade cookies and maybe a donation to a eco-charity – would make great casual guest [...]