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Find out what’s going on at the Eco Wedding Fair in Bristol today and a sneak peek at what I’m popping in the goody bags

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If you’re reading this on Saturday 3rd November 2012 then I am busying myself on my stall at the Eco Wedding Fair in Bristol. I’ve been pretty excited about this day, not only because I love getting out and about in the world of weddings, but because this is the first ‘eco’ or ‘green’ wedding fair in quite a few years.

Just some of the post that’s been arriving from TNWC businesses…

I’m really hopeful that I’ll get to meet a couple of TNWC readers (so if you’re going please do come and say hi) and some new brides-to-be who haven’t yet been to the website. With regards to what my stall looks like, as I write this I’m still not sure! I’m pretty certain that other wedding fair exhibitors have planned theirs out weeks in advance…me on the other hand, well, my stall is currently a jumble of of ideas in my head and a car that looks like I’m going to a carboot sale not a wedding fair.

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Discount on wedding photography from The Little Caravan – don’t be a pumpkin and book before midnight on New Years Eve!

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If you’re getting married in 2013 and looking for a wedding photographer, why not take a look at the photography from Sarah at Sarah Brittain Edwards Photography and take advantage of her ‘Cinderella offer’. Sarah is offering a 12% discount on her Verity Package, which gives you a saving of £270.

Sarah Brittain Edwards Photography style is natural and creative reportage and a little bit vintage inspired. They also care about the environment and try to ensure that the way in which they work reflects that, so all of their wedding packages include digital negatives, which are presented on FSC certified, carbon neutral, wooden USB sticks (I personally love these and have our wedding photos stored on one).

With the ‘Cinderella offer’, the Verity Package costs £1,980 (a saving of £270) and gives you 10-12 hours coverage (up to 10pm) including the bride getting ready, brides arrival, ceremony, guests, bride and groom, details shots and reception. You will receive over 250 beautifully edited digital negatives on a FSC certified wooden USB stick with full printing rights. The package also comes with an online password protected gallery so you can share your photos with family and friends.

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Get an exclusive 20% discount on beautiful bougainvillea petal confetti from Bespoke Confetti

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This bougainvillea petal confetti is pretty stunning, and not something I’d come across before until an email popped into my inbox from Rosie at Bespoke Confetti. I think it would be particularly fitting for an autumn wedding (the petals remind me of leaves!) but it would be lovely at any time of the year.

Plus, Bespoke Confetti are offering an exclusive discount to TNWC readers – you can get 20% off your order of bougainvillea petal confetti when placed before 31st January 2013. I’m a huge fan of real petal confetti, Rosie from Bespoke Confetti even gifted me some of their beautiful mixes for my own wedding last year.

Rosie tells me, “Our bougainvillea petal is hand-picked and air-dried. The colours are beautiful for autumn, embracing all the autumnal hues of mellow orange and salmons, burnt russets and golds. It looks glorious laid as carpet in an entrance, as a table decoration, and works really well as throwing confetti. It is a completely natural confetti, biodegradable, and as such considered non littering and eco-friendly. It will blow away with the wind and weather, and become autumns rich compost.”

If you’re here reading The Natural Wedding Company blog and using the directory to help you find wedding suppliers with eco credentials, like me you probably like to know a little about the story behind the products you’re buying. Well, Rosie from Bespoke Confetti kindly told me about the bougainvillea petal confetti and how they came to include it in their products.

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DIY project: wedding favour pouches made from recycled brown card

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Today I get to share a wonderful DIY project from TNWC business Razzle Dazzle Rose. Run by Sharon, Razzle Dazzle Rose stocks a fantastic selection of eco-friendly brown craft products, including various sizes sheets of card (including postcard size), favour boxes, envelopes, and place cards. If you love recycled brown card and are planning your wedding then you’re bound to love Razzle Dazzle Rose.

To help inspire you, Sharon is sharing with us a DIY project on how to make these very cute wedding favour pouches – I think they’d also make great gift boxes for Christmas. So without further ado, I’ll pass you over to Sharon from Razzle Dazzle Rose to show you how to make them…

Handmade Wedding Favour Pouches

Step 1 – Firstly, you need an A4 sheet of the 275gm Kraft card (available from Razzle Dazzle Rose). Please note, the 300gm kraft card available from Razzle Dazzle Rose is too thick and won’t crease as easily. Cut the A4 card to 8.5 x 11 inches.

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An ethereal harvest photoshoot with a dove grey vintage wedding dress and wildflower bouquet

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We may grumble about the days getting shorter, the air colder, and the nights darker, but there is something truly magical about this time of year. With a desire to capture some of this beauty, this harvest inspired bridal shoot was dreamt up by photographer Rebecca Douglas and make-up artist Suzanna. It’s got some lovely inspiration for anyone planning an autumn wedding.

“We wanted to capture the pure essence of young love at its most beautiful, in the most stunning of settings – our quintessential Kent countryside. With the cascading colours of late summer call us to capture the moment, what could be more beautiful than to celebrate this montage of golden evening glows with the glory of young love?”

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Vintage inspired postcard save the dates made by a TNWC couple

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It’s been a while since I shared some of your lovely wedding stationery designs, and I get some utterly lovely emails from you all with snaps of your designs attached. So I decided I’m going to get better at sharing them with you, and to start with I’ve got these lovely vintage inspired postcard save the dates from Matt and his fiancée Candice.

Matt and Candice are getting married in January 2014 in the Lake District, because Candice is Australian they’ve had to be super organised ahead of time to give her family plenty of time to plan for their wedding.

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Christine and Joe’s intimate woodland wedding with vows beneath a beech tree

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Intimate woodland wedding with vows beneath a beech tree

I have such a lovely wedding to share with you today, which will be of extra interest to anyone considering a woodland or outdoor ceremony, because Christine and Joe had one of the most beautiful looking wedding ceremonies I’ve seen.

Their photographer, Emma Stoner, is one of the talented wedding photographers listed on The Natural Wedding Company directory, and I’m thrilled to be able to share this wedding with you.

On a sunny August day, Christine and Joe were married in the grounds at West Lexham in Norfolk in an intimate woodland ceremony beneath the boughs of a red beech tree. “We wanted an intimate and joyous feel for our wedding, as if we were in the heart of our community and supported by them. It was important to us that everyone had a good time – despite having to work for it by making contributions!”

“We wanted to find somewhere that we could get married outdoors, near trees and water. I guess you could say it was symbolic to us as I love water and Joe loves woodlands. In personality, I think of Joe as the strong, grounded one, and me as the strong, flowing one!”

“We chose West Lexham because it felt like the right place – we could get married under the boughs of a beautiful red beech tree by a little river. Also, the site had camping in bell tents, a swimming pool, gardens, rowing on the river, as well as cottages and the manor house.”

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The heavenly new collection from The Vintage Wedding Dress Company including Victorian and Edwardian inspired gowns

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I am so, so excited about showing off these beautifully new wedding dresses from The Vintage Wedding Dress Company because I think you’ll love them as much as me. It was literally it was love at first sight when I spotted them.

The Vintage Wedding Dress Company are well known for their incredible collection of original antique wedding dresses, but they’ve also branched out into their own collection of vintage inspired gowns, and their newest designs have my heart aflutter.

There is a massive fan base out their for 40s and 50s style wedding dresses, and more recently 20s and 30s inspired, but what I really love are the older dresses, Edwardian and Victorian era and I’m delighted that The Vintage Wedding Dress Company have bought out a few new designs with these eras in mind.

Join me as we step into a fantasy world of exquisite wedding dresses…

Victorian style lace empire line dress #1

This incredibly feminine Victorian inspired dress is made from Chapelle lace over soft satin and has an empire line. Again, there is a wide range of styling additions that you can add to make this dress exactly how you want it, for example long lace sleeves or there’s even a shorter knee-length version if you want something a bit more modern. Take a look at TVWDC website to see a few other examples of this dress.

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Eco Wedding Fair in Bristol on Saturday 3rd November 2012 – and I’m going to be there!

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It has been a long time since the last green or eco wedding fair was held in the UK, so I am utterly delighted to be sharing details of an upcoming one being hosted by one of our TNWC wedding venues – Riverstation in Bristol. This is the first Eco Wedding Fair to be held in the South West and looks set to showcase some fantastic regional businesses.

Organised by Riverstation’s wedding co-ordinator, Michele Jetzer (who scooped UK’s Best Wedding Co-ordinator at the 2012 Wedding Industry Awards) the Eco Wedding Fair will bring together an exciting range of likeminded exhibitors – from organic cakes to alternative transport providers, and vintage crockery hire to florists growing their own blooms.

The Eco Wedding Fair also promises fashion shows and handmade workshops for brides to get creative and make anything from flower buttonholes to wedding favours. I’ve also been told there’s going to be goody bags for the first 100 brides to pre-register online (details below).

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Pop the question with this fabulous ‘Marry Me’ proposal cake from Choco Mallow Coco

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Whether it’s the boys or girls doing the asking, everyone’s always looking for that right moment to pop the ‘will you marry me?’ question – it doesn’t matter if it’s cuddled up on the sofa or in a grand gesture of love.

This new ‘Marry Me’ cake from TNWC business Choco Mallow Coco is an utterly fab way to ask that all important question, complete with a hollow in the middle of the cake to place your ring. Made using local free range eggs, and fair trade and organic ingredients wherever possible, this beautiful cake is now available online from the Choco Mallow Coco ‘Cake Shop’.

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