Local Community Center Wedding

Lavender and Sage Wedding Community Centers are great places to have a local wedding.  Not only are they in your neighborhood, they are generally a lot cheaper than other venues....
June 08, 2009

A few plants here and there

Growing Flowers for Sustainable Weddings part deux So, I love gardening.  So much so, I've been gardening both at my house and at my good friend's house in Richmond, because...
May 27, 2009

Growing Flowers for Floral Design

Reinventing a Backyard Turning a friend's yard into a Floral Harvest I've been wanting to start growing larger quantities of flowers and greens so that I can use them in...
May 13, 2009

Branches are a GREEN designers best friend

Branches are Blooming The past few weeks you may have noticed something opening amongst the bare branches around you.  Yes, it's blossom and leave bursting time.  And those little blooms...
April 14, 2009

Silk or Artificial Flowers are not the option

"Silk" or artificial flowers are NOT a sustainable or eco-friendly option Now I remember when I used to help my aunt decorate for weddings, we used silk flowers (actually plastic,...
March 17, 2009

Green Wedding in Santa Cruz

Local, Sustainable and Organic  In November, we did a wedding for Heidi and Dave, who had chosen to do local and sustainable flower design for their wedding.  The wedding took...
March 08, 2009

Review: www.greenyour.com

Review of the site: www.greenyour.com I'm always on the lookout for helpful eco-conscious sites that have good and easily accessible information about weddings and wedding planning.  Well,  I happened upon...
March 01, 2009

Simply Green Parties Review

Book Review: Simply Green Parties by Danny Seo   This book is set up in a way that really stimulates interest.  There are a lot of colors and pictures and...
March 01, 2009

sweet buttercups: local, organic and fair trade wedding

A Yellow Buttercup Wedding Spring is on it's way, and here in CA we've been showered with lovely rain to quench our dry aqueducts.  What is more reminiscent of rain...
February 24, 2009

Local and organic wedding flowers on a budget

A Green Wedding that saves you green (money)? What if I told you as a flower designer and event planner, my real skill is saving you money as well as...
February 17, 2009

Eco-Conscious Wedding in Baja Part 2

Details of a Green Wedding The small pieces of an event or wedding are always the most tedious and possibly some of the most important.  Flower colors, number of birthday...
February 08, 2009

Eco-Conscious Wedding in Mexico Part 1

The Breathtaking Wedding in Baja  I was a generally conscious person, aware of the benefits of organic produce, recycling and carpooling.  I even favor vintage designs, art and clothes and...
February 05, 2009