Download or read book Organic Weddings written by Michelle Kozin and published by New Society Pub. This book was released on 2003 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year in the United States, over 2.4 million people get married, fuelling a wedding industry estimated at billion per year. Until now, there had been no readily available help for those wanting their wedding celebrations to reflect their environmental and social awareness by balancing ecology, style and tradition. Organic Weddings fills this gap by providing alternatives to the excessive and synthetic wedding industry machine while still enabling couples to incorporate time-honoured traditions, as well as meaningful details, that celebrate the bride and groom's own style and values. The book presents new ideas and product information, interviews with eco-leaders, real wedding stories, and tips from eco-brides that can be readily shared with relatives and other wedding decision-makers. Packed with beautiful black-and-white and colour photographs, this refreshing book will inspire those planning all varieties of wedding, from backyard to Black Tie. It will especially appeal to those wanting their valuable wedding purchases to reflect environmentally and socially responsible choices while also showcasing the fun and style of conscientious celebrations.
Download or read book The Everything Green Wedding Book written by Wenona Napolitano and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-11-17 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasingly, brides and grooms are spending their wedding dollars on environmentally friendly products and services. From the dress to the dinner, there are more green options available today than ever before. This book will teach the happy couple just how easy and affordable it is to: choose a stunning environmentally friendly location; create beautiful invitations printed on recycled paper; find the perfect eco-fashion; enjoy a gourmet organic caterer; find the right romantic honeymoon retreat, and more! This fun, informative guide provides all the steps to a beautiful wedding - without leaving a footprint!
Download or read book Green Wedding written by Mireya Navarro and published by Stewart, Tabori and Chang. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmentally conscious couples are often appalled by the carbon footprint of traditional weddings and are seeking ways to express their earth-friendly values as they express their love. As Green Wedding shows, there are alternatives--products and services that can reduce environmental harm while ensuring a joyous and stylish celebration. Featuring stories of couple who have "gone green" on their wedding day, this authoritative guide by New York Times Style correspondent Mireya Navarro explains how couples can green their dream wedding, and why they should.
Download or read book The Green Bride Guide written by Kate Harrison and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful and sustainable wedding for the environmentally conscious couple! For an original and actionable guide to creating your dream green wedding, The Green Bride Guide has everything eco-conscious couples need to make their big day a wonderful, and eco-friendly, celebration. Emphasizing elegance and individual taste on every budget, this has the essential environmental tips that cover all aspects of the big day and beyond because... every choice, at every stage of wedding planning, can make a difference. Covering topics like: Engagement Location Invitations Bridal party attire Flowers The ceremony The reception Gifts The honeymoon You can include just a few green elements in your decor or have a carbon-neutral wedding with local organic food and a peace silk dress, the choice is yours and you'll find the resources you need to pull it off with panache. The Green Bride Guide is an invaluable reference for anyone interested in planning an alegant, exciting, eco-friendly wedding.
Download or read book Green Weddings that Don t Cost the Earth written by Carol Reed-Jones and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handmade Weddings written by Eunice Moyle and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2011-11-18 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this delightful book, the founders of Hello!Lucky join forces with a renowned wedding stylist to bring you over fifty gorgeous DIY projects. Handcrafted details are at the heart of a beautiful wedding adding charm, meaning, and style. Whether you favor a modern, classic look or a retro, homespun flavor, in Handmade Weddings you’ll find plenty of crafts and inspiration suited to your taste—from vintage key save-the-dates to delicate paper wreaths to silhouette bride and groom signs. At the front of the book you’ll find guidance on choosing a look, sourcing materials, and working out timelines. Then, each of the fifty projects are fully explained with photos, how-to diagrams, and step-by-step directions. Clever, creative, and budget-friendly, Handmade Weddings is the perfect handbook for the bride looking to style her day her way.
Download or read book The Green Wedding Guide written by Valerie Edmunds and published by Leisure Arts. This book was released on 2008 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the ideas and projects in this book, couples whose lifestyle is environmentally and socially conscious can create the green wedding of their dreams. What is a green wedding, anyway? It just means that in all aspects of your wedding plans, you do your best to use products and services that will have as little impact as possible on the planet and the people who live on it. By using products made from recycled and renewable resources, creating less waste, and avoiding petroleum-based and toxic chemicals, you make a contribution to conservation and to a healthier planet. The result will be a celebration of love that encircles not only yourselves, your family, and your friends, but which also reaches around the entire Earth. The Green Wedding Guide (Leisure Arts #4638)
Download or read book The Third Plate written by Dan Barber and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[A] renowned chef ... Barber explores the evolution of American food from the "first plate," or industrially-produced, meat-heavy dishes, to the "second plate" of grass-fed meat and organic greens, and says that both of these approaches are ultimately neither sustainable nor healthy. Instead, Barber proposes Americans should move to the "third plate," a cuisine rooted in seasonal productivity, natural livestock rhythms, whole-grains, and small portions of free-range meat"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Exquisite Weddings written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exquisite Weddings is a publication that understands a wedding should be as unforgettably unique as the couple getting married. Our goal is to inspire brides, and within the pages of our magazine, we bring together a powerful ensemble of luxury experience, engaging the dreamer and the romantic.
Download or read book The Paris Wedding written by Kimberley Petyt and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2013-04-19 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must-have for the best wedding inspiration and resources in Paris. America’s love affair with Paris spans generations. For many, Paris is the epitome of sophistication, good taste, style and romance. The Paris Wedding is a full-color, idea-packed, goto guide for globally minded trendsetters who are in love with the style and romance of Paris. Not just a resource of practical information for those planning a wedding IN Paris, but The Paris Wedding is also a stand-alone handbook full of stylish tips and glamorous photography to help add that Parisian je ne sais quoi to any celebration. Kimberley Petyt is the owner of Parisian Events, a wedding and event-planning agency catering to English-speakers in Paris. She writes the popular blog “Parisian Party: Tales of an American Wedding Planner in Paris” (parisianevents.com/parisianparty/). She was also a monthly columnist for the nationally distributed The French Paper, where she wrote for more than a year about living and working as an expat in Paris. Petyt and the business have been featured in print publications such as Real Simple Weddings, Get Married Magazine, Essence Magazine, Eco-Beautiful Weddings, Cosmopolitan China, and France Magazine. Most recently, she was featured in the New York Times Magazine “Summer 2011 Travel” issue, highlighting her skills as a cultural liaison for brides seeking to marry in Paris. Ms. Petyt lives in Paris.
Download or read book Wedding Planning Made Easy from WedSpace com written by Alex A. Lluch and published by WS Publishing Group. This book was released on 2010 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wedding Planning Made Easy: Save Time, Money & Stress contains all the essentials for arranging the perfect wedding. This comprehensive, user-friendly wedding planner allows brides to plan their wedding with ease. This beautiful book includes options, things to consider, tips and advice for all the major wedding planning categories such as ceremony, attire, photography, videography, stationery, reception, music, bakery, flowers, decorations, gifts and more. This book also includes the most creative, crafty, and elegant do-it-yourself wedding projects around. These beautiful ideas will help couples save money and give their weddings a personal, handmade touch. It also features inspiration for making any aspect of the wedding "green." These DIY and green wedding ideas are compiled from WedSpace.com, the first and only social networking community for engaged couples and wedding professionals. This wedding planner combines the ultimate in wedding planning information and resources with the most modern wedding advice, making it the only book an engaged couple needs to plan their dream wedding.
Download or read book True Green Life in 100 Everyday Ways written by Kim McKay and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: Australia: ABC Books, 2009.
Download or read book Style Me Pretty Weddings written by Abby Larson and published by Potter Style. This book was released on 2012-12-18 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the 2 million monthly followers of powerhouse wedding blog StyleMePretty.com, the major mainstream hit with serious indie cred (think Domino meets Etsy meets Martha Stewart Weddings), and for all brides looking for fresh new inspiration, editor in chief Abby Larson offers an eagerly awaited, entirely unique, and gorgeously photo-rich wedding resource. Joyful, love-filled weddings are created with the details that make the couple unique. These touches--letter-pressed table cards with a pet bulldog cameo; a chandelier to which the bride and groom tied hundreds of colorful ribbons; a photograph of the bride's grandparents fastened around her bouquet--elevate a beautiful day into a deeply personal, unforgettable celebration. Style Me Pretty has become a go-to destination for planning your own ecstatic wedding. Now, the founder of this beloved site, Abby Larson, offers this gorgeous resource, which includes: • Abby’s step-by step guide to determining your couple style, gathering inspiration, and threading it through each element of the celebration • 17 never-before-seen Real-Life Weddings—with details on all their special and handcrafted touches, and advice from the brides • 5 Style Blueprints to help you custom-craft your own Classic, Rustic, Whimsical, Modern, or Al Fresco wedding, from paper goods to the cake • 15 Do It Yourself projects, such as glittered vases, linen favor bags, and dip-dyed ombré napkins Full of lively and oh-so-lovely ideas, and more than 250 photographs, this swoonworthy volume will help you distill the wide world of wedding inspiration into the most meaningful, utterly original day you can imagine.
Download or read book The Everything Vegan Wedding Book written by Holly Lefevre and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-11-18 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planning a wedding from scratch is tough, but planning a vegan wedding is even tougher! With the lifestyle affecting nearly every part of their lives, including what they eat, wear, and use, vegan brides-to-be are often torn between having a conventional wedding and sticking to their beliefs. "The Everything Vegan Wedding Book" provides the answers these brides need! It shows brides how to make their weddings earth-friendly, animal-friendly, and even guest-friendly! Featuring extensive information on how to make any vegan wedding a hit with even the most doubtful attendee, this is the ideal guide for the ethical bride!
Download or read book I Do I Do The Marriage Vow Workbook written by Shonnie Lavender and published by The Marriage Vow Workbook. This book was released on 2006-06-21 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I Do! I Do! The Marriage Vow Workbook" is an inspirational resource for creating compelling vows for your marriage, civil union, commitment or recommitment. Endorsed by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., author of "Getting the Love You Want" and cocreator of Imago Relationship Therapy, this workbook will help you craft vows that will serve you not only during the ceremony itself but throughout your lives together. As a result of reading "I Do! I Do! The Marriage Vow Workbook," completing the exercises and writing your marriage vows, you have the opportunity to (1) awaken to the deepest reasons for joining your lives in marriage, (2) envision what you want most from your life together, (3) initiate a ritual to sustain your marriage for many years to come, and (4) create a loving, committed partnership that's truly ideal for both of you. You may wish to buy two copies of "The Marriage Vow Workbook"-one in which each partner can work through the exercises. Also makes a great gift for an engagement or bridal shower!
Download or read book The Knot Complete Guide to Weddings written by Carley Roney and published by Potter Style. This book was released on 2012-12-18 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the #1 wedding website, this completely revised and updated edition of the classic wedding planning bible answers all of your questions, with all the latest information and tools a bride could want. Overwhelmed by the countless questions and details your wedding entails? Don't despair! The Knot Complete Guide to Weddings takes you step-by-step from your engagement to the big day, from the reception to the honeymoon. Inside you'll find checklists, worksheets, insider advice, and in-depth sections on: • How to personalize your wedding • Updated wedding etiquette • Creating a realistic budget • Sneaky cost-cutting tips • Dress shopping advice • Tips for working with florists, caterers, officiants, and others • Invitation wording • Vows and ceremony details • Unique Wedding customs Plus, all new sections on: Planning Online and Destination Weddings, and a color-coded section with over 100 vibrant photographs.
Download or read book The Very Best Wedding Planner Organizer Keepsake written by Alex Lluch and published by WS Publishing Group. This book was released on 2010-12-16 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Very Best Wedding Planner, Organizer & Keepsake is the latest in the best-selling line of wedding planning books in North America, created by WedSpace.com, the top social networking and planning site for weddings. This beautiful and exceptionally useful planner combines the very best wedding inspiration and planning sections with organizational features that every bride will love, plus a free Taken tank top the bride will love wearing both before and after her wedding! Brides will love bringing this book to meetings with vendors and using it as their guide throughout the entire wedding planning process, from engagement to honeymoon.
