Planning an Eco-Indie Wedding

Archive for February 2009

Decisions: Chic + Adorable Cake Toppers from The Small Object

Posted by: Victoria Everman on: February 27, 2009

It’s the little things that make a wedding truly stand out memorable – including the cake topper. My mom and I will be making nearly all of the decorations for the ceremony (which we won’t need much, thanks to our location) and the reception (including me doing the floral arrangements).
One thing we won’t be making [...]

Gowns: Painfully Breathtaking Creations by Mariana Hardwick

Posted by: Victoria Everman on: February 25, 2009

If you are looking to have a truly romantic wedding, then a dress made by Australia’s Mariana Hardwick fits the bill.
I’ve seen far too many ballroom-style wedding gowns in my life and that will never be the style right for me. Mariana makes any gown style incredibly feminine yet ethereal and memorable.
Would I be able [...]

Food: Gorgeous Desserts from Naomi, the Cupcake Ninja

Posted by: Victoria Everman on: February 23, 2009

One of the only things that my fiance and I have been disagreeing about is dessert for our wedding. He wants to have a traditional, three-tier wedding cake – I want to go more casual and have a cupcake tower.
I’ve shown him oodles of fantastic pictures of cupcakes, designed both for weddings and other special [...]

Gowns: Handmade Wedding Dresses

Posted by: Victoria Everman on: February 20, 2009

Picking out a wedding dress is one of the most difficult wedding decisions – period. When you are trying to keep your budget small AND maintain environmental sustainability, the challenge nearly doubles in complexity.
Having already searched Etsy.com for everything else for the wedding, it comes as no surprise that I combed the crafty site for [...]

Decor: Rustic, Vintage Items on Etsy

Posted by: Victoria Everman on: February 18, 2009

Thanks to a fun post from Style Me Pretty, I’ve become quite attached to the idea of using vintage milk bottles to hold the floral centerpieces at our reception.
It doesn’t seem like I’m going to have a hard time tracking them down either! Check out all of these choices from mysunshinevintage:

For an even more blatant [...]