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Directory Showcase: Love a Locavore, Tribes Travel and World Inspired Tents

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Welcome to this week’s Directory Showcase – sharing a selection of the fabulous businesses that you can find on The Natural Wedding Company directory. If you like what you see and want to search for more, click on the links below or take a look around the directory which can be found at the top right of the webpage in the lovely luggage tag.

The lovely Alice of Love a Locavore can cook you a delicious, seasonal and locally sourced wedding feast, even sourcing some ingredients from her kitchen garden in Gloucestershire. Alice caters for weddings of up to 80 people and can also cook you a wonderful celebratory meal for hen and stag parties. Visit the directory for a full list of eco-friendly, ethical and seasonal wedding caterers.

Tribes Travel is the original Fair Trade travel company, offering a wide selection of luxury honeymoons in Africa, South America, India and Jordan. They can even help to organise wedding ceremonies and vow renewals in a number of the countries they work with. Tribes Travel also offer a honeymoon gift voucher scheme. Visit the directory for a full list of ethical and green honeymoon spots.

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Real wood wedding invitations engraved with a bird on a branch

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How incredible are these invitations – made of very thin real wood they are then engraved with a personalised message. This one in particular I liked with the tiny bird on a branch, and thought they would make lovely wedding invitations if you had the budget and wanted something really unusual and special.

They are made (I believe) in the Netherlands but can be shipped anywhere in the world, and new trees are planted when one is cut. Take a look at their Etsy shop for more designs and details.

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Miss Vintage Wedding Affair: 19th February 2012

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The Miss Vintage Wedding Affair is a unique wedding fair organised by vintage enthusiast Amelia Barnes. Taking place on Sunday 19th February 2012, The Miss Vintage Wedding Affair will be packed with high quality, inspired and original wedding suppliers, and perfect for brides looking for something a little bit different.

It is being held at the beautiful 19th Century Glenmore House in Surrey and will give you the opportunity to chat to lots of bespoke suppliers from Surrey and South London.

There will be a wide range of stalls exhibiting, from florists to cake designers, photographers and stationers, and vintage bridal wear companies. Amelia says “With things to buy, eat, drink and do, it’s going to be more of a party than a traditional wedding fair.”

You’ll be able to relax in the 1930’s inspired bar sipping a well-deserved drink, munch on cake in the pop-up tearoom provided by Restoration Cake, or have your hair and make-up done by The Vintage Pop-up Parlour.

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Foxy and burlesque masquerade mask making hen parties

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This was love at first – the moment I spotted these masks from A Alicia Handmade I was smitten and head-over-heels in love. Aren’t they just gorgeous?

As one of the wonderful businesses listed on the directory, Anna not only makes beautiful wedding accessories, but she also runs hen party craft workshops – the foxy masquerade and burlesque masquerade mask making parties are her latest additions. What’s even better is she is offering The Natural Wedding Company readers an exclusive offer – so keep reading for details.

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The new wedding dress collection from Sabina Motasem Bride

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If you’ve got engaged over the Christmas break then one of the first things you might be thinking about is your wedding dress – I know I certainly was concerned about what it would look like and where I would find it. One of the lovely businesses from the directory, Sabina Motasem Bride, has just launched a beautiful new collection for 2012 so I wanted to share some of these beautiful dresses with you.

Sabina Motasem Bride is a London based label creating understated and vintage inspired wedding dresses, and for the eco-conscious or ethical bride you can be sound in the knowledge that they are ethically produced in the UK and can be made from peace silks. What’s even better is they offer a fantastic service to transform your wedding dress after your big day into a cocktail dress that you can wear again.

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Introducing our businesses with the new Directory Showcase: Foundation Jewellery, Dale Cottage Farm and Beechenhill Farm

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Welcome to my newest soon-to-be regular blog post showcasing the businesses featured on The Natural Wedding Company directory. There are so many wonderful businesses offering products or services to help you make your wedding day natural, eco-friendly, seasonal, handmade or vintage-inspired that I thought it was about time I started regularly sharing details of what you can find.

Each week on a Tuesday I will showcase three businesses sharing a snippet of what they do and where you can find more suppliers within the directory. So without further ado, I’d like to introduce you to the first of the wonderful businesses…

If you’re looking for Fair Trade gold wedding rings or a diamond engagement ring with full traceability, then have a look at the jewellery created by Foundation Jewellery. They are one of the world’s first jewellers to be registered to craft in Fair Trade gold, and also design in recycled gold and platinum and with 100% ethical gemstones. Visit the directory for a full list of ethical wedding jewellers.

Dale Cottage Farm offer a seasonal, locally grown, eco-friendly alternative to conventional wedding flowers, growing all their flowers themselves on their Worcestershire smallholding. Natural, country-style wedding flowers are their speciality. Visit the directory for a full list of seasonal and eco-friendly florists around the country.

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A natural and rustic wreath for my front door this Christmas

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This morning I wanted to share a quick snap of my front door with its Christmas wreath. Everything has been rather last minute this year (our Christmas tree is still not up!) and I hadn’t really given a thought to where I would get a Christmas wreath. Usually I go for something really simple, just lots of greenery, like fir branches, and maybe a splash of colour from a ribbon to tie it to the front door.

When I thought I’d left it too late I was saved by one of the lovely businesses on my directory who was able to make me this wreath over the weekend and post it out. My wreath this year was made by the lovely Chloe of BareBlooms who is based in the Welsh Borders – perhaps not the most local wreath I could have chosen, but I know that almost all of the ‘ingredients’ that went into this wreath were foraged from the hedgerows (I love the old man’s beard!). I am so happy with my natural and rustic wreath and think it looks quite handsome hanging from my front door.

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Medal buttonholes made from wood and vintage fabric

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I thought these were so inspired when I spotted them on Etsy. Made in the UK from a slice of a tree branch and hand-stitched vintage fabrics I think they would make great buttonholes. They are quirky and a bit different, and I love the handcrafted and natural look of them. They are made as brooches so come with a metal pin on the back, easy to fasten to suits.

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Beautiful favours and crafty supplies for the creative bride

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It was lovely this afternoon to discover that one of the newest businesses to join the directory has featured The Natural Wedding Company on their blog. The delightful Wedding in a Teacup can be found in our Stationery, Details and DIY sections and is a treasure trove of beautiful things for the creative bride. Lots of their products are sourced ethically or eco-friendly, so a perfect match for the directory.

I thought I’d share some of my favourite products from their wonderful website…

Meant to Bee Honey Favour Stickers

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1910s Edwardian style cream tiered lace wedding dress

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I think the Edwardian era must be my favourite when it comes to wedding dresses, or at least the early period of the 1900s. This blog post is purely self-indulgent because I just love this dress and wanted to share it in all its loveliness. I love my wedding dress but how much do I wish I could wear this one!

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