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Lori from Conscious Elegance designs wedding dresses from eco-friendly and sustainable fabrics from her home in the USA. To celebrate The Natural Wedding Company’s 5th birthday, Lori is offering a free necktie or cravat for your groom-to-be when you order your wedding dress from them.
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Swoon Wedding Gowns specialise in dream wedding dresses that are within your budget that have previously been sample gowns or ‘once worn’. There is a huge variety of designer wedding dresses – including Jenny Packham, Charlotte Balbier, and Ugo Zaldi – at a snip of the original price and all of the dresses are in immaculate condition.
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A wedding on a stunning organic farm complete with a beautifully restored red and yellow gypsy wagon…if only such a place existed. It does, and to showcase this beautiful wedding venue deep in the heart of Wales, a group of local suppliers got together to produce a beautiful autumn inspired wedding shoot.
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Were you one of those little girls who dreamt of living in a different era? I was. For a long time I desperately wanted my parents to buy a cottage in the middle of nowhere, and I would wear Little House on the Prairie style dresses and a pinny, and wander round with a chicken under my arm. At least that’s what I dreamt of.
I’ve always loved period dramas, from Pride and Prejudice to Little Women I loved them all and dreamt of wearing those beautiful dresses. I think your wedding day is one of the only days that as an average woman you get to live out a little bit of those dreams and wear a stunning dress – a dress that makes you feel inside how you used to feel imagining you were one of those girls from days-gone-by.
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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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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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If you missed Emma and Gianni’s rustic country wedding part one from yesterday, do take a read first. After their beautiful outdoor wedding ceremony, Emma and Gianni continued their wedding festivities at the beautiful Cripps Barn in Gloucestershire.
The countryside around Cripps Barn is beautiful and provides the most gorgeous natural setting for photographs.
>> Read part one of Emma and Gianni’s rustic country wedding here <<
Don’t you think that Emma’s colour palette of pale dusty pinks and peaches are beautifully reflected in the soft golden colour of this wheat field…
I love this series of photos – photographer Andy Rapkins has captured such a sweet and intimate moment between Emma and Gianni.
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As I realised this weekend that it’s been over three months since our wedding and my dress is still hanging from the curtain rail in our bedroom, it made me wonder – what do you do with your wedding dress when you wedding has been and gone?
I walk past my beloved dress twice a day – once waking up in the morning, and once before I go to bed – and yet I only see it covered carefully in its protective jacket. Is this a fitting end for my beautiful gown, a dress that cost so many pennies of hard-earnt money, a dress that made me feel so beautiful for a whole day, and a dress, that you could say, I had been dreaming of since I was a little girl?
Image: Mark Tattersall Photography
Well it got me thinking, what do other girls do with their wedding dresses, and do soon-to-be brides have a plan for their gown after the big day?
So to begin with, it’s over to you – what did you do with your wedding dress, or what are your plans for it after you’re married? I’m hopeful some of you dear readers will share your thoughts and ideas. There is so much hype and talk and dreams of ‘the dress’ I thought it was about time we talked about happens to them when the wedding is over.
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What a treat today – I have been scouring the shops of Etsy to find you my top picks when it comes to eco chic wedding dresses. If you’re not sure about eco wedding dresses, just take a look at these pretty dresses, hopefully I’ve found something for everyone.
Which is your favourite? Let me know in the comments box. Next up will be my top vintage wedding dresses from Etsy – there’s some real beauties.
A fun eco wedding dress from Janay A Handmade with a sweetheart neckline, ruffled skirt and modern bow detail at the back. This dress is made from a mixture of eco silk, hemp fabric and organic cotton voile. It costs around £1,000.
This pretty eco wedding dress is made by Kimmi Designs from a selection of reclaimed laces. It is made out of three pieces, the skirt, a top, and the sash. Possibly my favourite of all the dresses found here. It costs just over £400.
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The fabulous Julie Dutton, who is listed in our directory, has been busy showcasing her eco chic wedding dresses as part of a garden and stand at the Chelsea Flower Show.
These stunning wedding dresses are made from sustainable bamboo, which Julie says “is soft and luxurious to handle and drape.” For me, these dresses really demonstrate how diverse the choice of ethical fabrics is and that you don’t have to comprise on style.
