Summer is traditionally big for weddings and in the spirit of tradition, I’m going to present some green wedding ideas in the coming weeks. One of the easiest ways to go green with your wedding is to wear a vintage dress.  Here is one that I found today on Etsy.

Timeless Vixen Vintage’s Jacques Heim Couture Dress
$400
Classic glamour in a cocktail-length strapless dress. This dress features a trailing pink bow, a circle skirt, and a boned bodice.  It’s on the small side with a bust of 32-34 inches, waist up to 24 inches.
The dress has a designer label and was designed …read more

image: puridee
Chic: This is what gorgeousness looks like. Puridee gowns are a little more than wedding gowns for me. Almost every gown made looks like it could be a great gown for a special occasion.

Green: Puridee uses organic silk and natural dying processes.

Buy: Puridee

Eco Chick takes a look at the recently salvaged Nau line
The Oko Box found a cool site where you can design your own eco-friendly wedding dress
The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalists have been announced and Organic by John Patrick is one of them, says 1plus1

image:image: ktjean
Are you having an unconventional wedding? I have a friend getting married soon and she’s got the hottest little cocktail like dress instead of the conventional long white thing.
This dress is certainly not your average wedding dress. It could probably pass as a party dress even if there’s no ring on your finger.
ktjean makes this dress out of vintage slips and lace. They’re added on to each other to create this incredibly romantic yet sexy dress. Depending on the dress there is a ribbon at the waist (you pick the color) and the edges are left raw for a …read more

You do not want a blood diamond.
But you do probably want a diamond.
They’re what most people imagine when they think “wedding ring,” but these days it’s difficult to get a diamond while truly knowing where and how they came to be.
MiaDonna Diamonds are different. They’re created by a technology originally developed over at NASA. The technique creates a diamond crystal that is as good and hard as a true diamond from a real conflict-free diamond. So these aren’t just lab-created diamonds, they’re hybrids.
The tiny core stone is wrapped with lab-created diamond crystals, which are then melded through heat with the …read more