Tag: Weddings
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Will and Kate's Royal Wedding: The Green Lowdown in 8 Juicy Details
It's been 30 years since Charles and Diana's wedding, which means royal watchers all over the world have been working themselves into a tizzy over every last, secret detail of the Friday, April 29th nuptials
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10 Wacky (and Mostly Wasteful) Royal Wedding Souvenirs (Slideshow)
In the market for a royal PEZ dispenser?
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10 Wacky (and Mostly Wasteful) Royal Wedding Souvenirs
In the market for a royal PEZ dispenser? The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton -- set for this Friday, April 29 -- has inspired dozens of trinkets, tchotckeys, and souvenirs of varying usefulness, quality, and taste, from cheesy mugs and ugly
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McDonald's To Offer Fast-Food "McWeddings" in Hong Kong
If soaring wedding costs have you wondering how you can afford it all (and yet, you couldn't be bothered with the effort to put on a more eco-conscious wedding) then McDonald's may have the answer for you.
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Couple to Wed Thanks to 400,000 Recycled Cans
After Pete Geyer and Andrea Parrish became engaged, they decided to say "I can" before saying "I do," and in more ways than one. The couple worked to make their wedding not just a celebration of the love they have for each other, but
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Rare Swan 'Divorce' Puzzles Researchers
Once thought of as pillars of monogamy in the animal kingdom, it appears the flame of love can burn out for swans as well. For the first time in 40 years, after following some 4 thousand swans at a reserve in the UK, researchers discovered one formerly
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Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something...Green? Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte Delivers Eco-Friendly Weddings
As more eco-conscious couples take their walk down the aisle, a growing green wedding industry has responded in kind. Enter "Something Green," a new service introduced by The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte. "We are constantly looking for
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Beautiful Bike Wedding in Sao Paulo
It might not be a first, but you have to give this couple credit for marrying on a bike in a city where traffic is so heavy that even pedestrians beat cars.
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Win an Eco-Friendly, Solar-Powered Wedding
Want an eco-friendly wedding?? Afraid of the sticker shock for all of those organic, free-range doves merrily flying away after your vows? Not sure you can beat the millions of other people vying for a Today Show
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5 Ridiculously Over-the-Top, Extravagant Celebrity Weddings
Photo via Madeline's Weddings and Events/ CakellaAll you really need to get married is love--and maybe a ring, and a marriage license. But that doesn't stop celebrities from going overboard when they're ready to tie the knot, hosting parties decorated
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Holy Crap! Toilet-Paper Wedding Dress Displays Unparalleled Dedication
Major, major kudos to Ann Kagawa Lee of Honolulu, Hawaii, winner of Cheap Chic Wedding's annual toilet-paper wedding dress contest, who made this mind-boggling matrimonial ensemble out of bathroom tissue—a textile fit
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Green Your Wedding! Low Cost, Zero-Waste, Eco-Conscious Options
The average wedding in the USA costs $20,000. Yikes! In this economy, that's not just insane; it's silly.
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Planet Green's Ultimate Green Wedding Guide
Whether you're the romantic, three-tiered cake type—or the "let's hitched at a civil court and call it a day" sort of guy or gal there's something for everyone in Planet Green's fresh off-the-blog Ultimate Green
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It's Gonna Take a Lotta Love to Reforest Indonesia
Love is often said to blossom, but a new government initiative in the Indonesian district of Garut aims to make that metaphor literal by requiring newly married couples to plant 10 tree saplings.Two years ago, Indonesia
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TranquiliT Adds Something Green to Your Wedding With Eco-Friendly Bridal Gowns
TranquiliT may be better known for its downward-dog-friendly garb, but the erstwhile yoga-wear label is now rocking the frock, matrimonial style. Outfit the femmes of your bridal party—bride, bridesmaids, and flower girls—in 95 percent organic bamboo
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Jewelry and Gems Shine Eco-Brighter with Brilliant Earth
Is your soon-to-be fiancé eco-chic? As you're getting ready to pop the question and thinking forward to your green
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Cadbury's Dairy Milk Goes Fairtrade, Next Billion Go To TED, Huff Post on Coal, and More
Cadbury Dairy Milk Fairtrade: Is the future of Fairtrade with big switches by big companies or increasing access to the pioneer brands? "Cadburys says in the FT today that it's not trying to undermine the pioneering 100% Fairtrade companies such as
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How to Go Green: Wedding Engagement
Photo credit: Michael Blann/Getty We've already talked a lot about how to green your dating life and how to green your wedding, but what about that time in between--your engagement? The average couple these days spends 15 months being engaged, which
