Eco-Friendly Brides are Trading White for Green

I’ve been busy with the kiddies this weekend, but I didn’t want another day go by without mentioning this piece about “Green Weddings” that I was forwarded last week from the New York Times. Some great organic, sustainable-oriented businesses are featured in the piece, including organicbouquet.com. Even more noteworthy, the story features couples such as Josh Houdek and Kristi Papenfuss who are in the midst of planning a “zero waste” wedding – complete with “compostable plates and utensils, organic and fair trade-certified food, locally brewed beer and organic wine and wedding rings that are ‘100 percent reclaimed, recycled, ecologically responsible gold,'” the NYTs reports. And, of course, the whole affair will be hosted on a farm. If brides, the NYTs calls them the “anti-Bridezillas,” are at a loss for how to go from white to green on their wedding day, there’s even a publication for them: Portovert Magazine, which premiered with its first issue in 2007. And while there appear to be many working farms that will host weddings, there are others that have converted old barns and farmhouses into all-purpose event spaces for just such an occasion. [Image: Plantable Daisy party favors from FavorIdeas.com.]