
As long as we're talking about
Red Dresses - we could discuss the trendy organic hemp dress. Of course the best eco-move would be to use your mom's wedding dress (and pay someone to alter it, thus aiding a small business). Or get a funky dress from Goodwill or Value Village and have it altered. There's a company in Quebec that will put 3 dresses together and make a new one! Fun stuff.
Below are some suggestions from Treehugger.com, and you can see the full list we're building at: agreenbride.
wholly-jo: Wholly Jo’s is an ethical wedding gown designer and dressmaker based in Uxbridge, West London. "We make our gowns from organic, fair trade and cruelty-free products. We use Peace Silks (vegetarian), and organic cotton and hemp fabrics".
Olivia Luca Another option is from Olivia Luca in Portland, Oregon. "On our web site you can use our fun interactive tool to design your own dress and choose the fabric - for organic cotton, hemp/silk, and 100% silk wedding dresses". All locally sewn.
Rawganique : "Finest hemp linen fabric especially woven for the occasion. Made in Europe: no sweatshop, child labor, or underwaged labor. Designer styling: Fully & voluptuously lined all through with wild raw silk. Simple. Elegant. Utterly beautiful. Completely sustainable". note: Hemp Clothing & Organic Cotton Products created from clean energy on Mac core duo's using solar panels & wind generator, Denman Island, BC. Vegan owners.
"Conscious Clothing of Santa Fe has been making environmentally and ecologically-conscious hemp, hemp/silk and hemp/tencel bridal garments or wedding gowns for environmentally-aware people for years."
and for TRULY recyclable, see this collection of wedding dresses made of toilet paper.
How to update wedding traditions to a contemporary zeitgeist. Eloping, theme weddings, alternative ceremonies & vows, indie styles, vegan & organic. See also agreenbride.com
Mary is a Civil Marriage Officiant (equiv. to a Justice of the Peace) in New York City and Toronto, Ontario. Write to us at any time: info@weddingsofnewyork.com or info@weddingsoftoronto.com
Mary is a Civil Marriage Officiant (equiv. to a Justice of the Peace) in New York City and Toronto, Ontario. Write to us at any time: info@weddingsofnewyork.com or info@weddingsoftoronto.com
