Via: Wedding Rings

We laughed at our poses in front of the camera. There was a photograph of my sister’s 5th birthday celebration and she had cake icing on her face. That was a fun moment. She was wearing a butterfly outfit and looked funny with the frosting on her face. However, my sister pointed at another picture where I was just as comical.

This was during a sack race contest that we joined. I was in a hurry to get to the finish line that I tripped and fell flat on my face. I looked pathetic in the picture. However, I was laughing hard in the picture and did not mind the embarrassing moment. A picture like this is good to look at and we marveled at how well-preserved it remained.

Looking at the photos from the past brought my sister and I closer as we reminisced about the occasions captured by the pictures. We had a great time telling the stories behind the pictures and the people that were part of the history. We were happy that we had a lot of pictures together.

As we turned the page, we saw two bridal shower invitations for my sister and I. It was eye-catching in silver tones. The paper used was recycled paper which was eco-friendly. This was the package selected by our friend whose bridal shower invitation was in the scrapbook.

Celebrities are most often photographed attending bridal showers. Just recently, Fergie was spotted attending her sister’s bridal shower. She was visibly pregnant already and she Twitted that the bridal shower of her sister was adorable. I’m sure there were hundreds of photographs of the occasion.

Online photo albums could be the trend of the future. This is the more eco-friendly option for those who would want to capture their photo memories for posterity.

I for one would opt for online photo albums. It is a good way of storing precious photographs. It will document and preserve our family history. Best of all, it will be safe from wear and tear of the normal printed pictures.

I know when I got married, my husband wanted to invite many family members that lived about 3000 miles away across the country. We really wanted these folks to attend the festivities so we sent out save the date postcards as soon as we reserved the date of our wedding. Since we were sending them to family far away, we decided to send them to everyone while we were at it. I know I appreciate when I can plan ahead especially if it involves lots of travel and expense.
Online printing is a great way to get Save the Date cards for your upcomming wedding. If you have a design, symbol or theme for your wedding you can upload and create the postcard in the comfort of your own home. You can order as few as 50 and up to 1000 postcards. Postcard printing is a great way to save money and get the word out about your wedding. The post cards are created with vegetable and soy-based inks printed on stock that contains up to 55% post-consumer recycled content with the remaining content coming from sources that practice sustainable forestry.

If you’d like to round out the theme of using recycled glass in several areas of your green wedding, have a look at these classic Hanging Lanterns. The shape is elegant and classic. Beautiful to light the way as you enter in to your new married life.
$13.00 at EarthLoverShopping

This Iris Silk Charmeuse design has a smple and elegant line, with boning in the bodice for a perfect fit. It even has hidden pockets to keep that lace handkerchief or lucky charm safe at your side. Fully lined with organic cotton the dress is very comfortable to wear. All Andie’s wedding dresses are custom made for you to your measurements, so you need to allow 2 to 3 months for them to be completed and delivered.

It’s very affordable for a custom made silk wedding dress too, at $575 from Andie McGuire on Etsy.

Fun, funky and eco-friendly, these fabulous decorated matchboxes make great containers for candy wedding favors. They are hand-crafted and adorned with colorful flower decorations which would look great in any wedding color scheme, as featured in Brides Magazine.

Fill them with candy, sugared almonds, eco-friendly confetti or even flower seeds for all your guests to take home with them.

Ivy Lane Designs use recycled materials to create a range of fun goodies. These matchboxes cost $50 for 20 from Ivy Lane Designs on Etsy.

The pearls are Fair trade, untreated, cultured freshwater pearls form sustainable and traceable sources and the silver is recycled. There is a matching pendant to go with the set or you can design you own via the green diva website. Very affordable and handmade, they really don’t cost the earth!

These Juniper earrings cost $35 from Green Diva Jewelry.

The bouquets also contain birch wood roses, velvety mullein, dried yucca flowers and pom flowers. There are matching corsages and boutonnieres to go with the bridal bouquet which are also unusual and pretty.

Bouquet costs $100 from Bizzy Betty on Etsy and Boutonnieres cost $15 each.

The tree rings are made to order, sanded and preserved with wood stain. They are about 4” in diameter and 1” thick, so not as chunky as they look in the photo. The ribbons come in the color of your choice.

Tree Ring Pillows cost $19.99 from the Little Wee Shop on Etsy.