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Indie Wed Ticket Giveaway
Monday, January 4th, 2010Win a pair of tickets to Indie Wed, Chicago’s first independent wedding show and sale.
Check Out Indie Wed!
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009“On January 30th 2010, Chicago will be the location for a unique wedding event. The event, called Indie Wed will be the first of its kind in the Midwest, bringing together local vendors with a twist. Indie Wed caters to unconventional couples who are taking a more modern, edgy, or eco-friendly approach to their special [...]
Seasonal Flowers: October
Thursday, October 15th, 2009I just love fall weddings. Mostly because of the fall wedding flowers available, of course! I’m a big fan of berries and branches, and fall is a perfect season to include fruits, berries, and branches in floral arrangements. This post, I’ll focus on non-flowers.
Ornamental Peppers (Capsicum annuum)
Ornamental peppers are more diverse than you might think! [...]
Chicago Honey Co-op’s Beeswax Candles
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009The quest to offer greener options to my clients continues. Piece by piece, I’m trying to find eco-friendly wedding items as alternatives to the less eco-friendly ones!
Nothing beats the flicker of candles at a table for creating a warm and soothing environment. For this reason, votive candles are often used as a part of [...]
Green Wedding Tip: Choose an Eco-Friendly Wedding Date
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009Creating a sustainable event can begin with one of the very first steps of planning a wedding: choosing the wedding date. The process of selecting a date is a complicated one. Season, holidays, availability of key people… these all factor into the wedding date selection. Add one more factor–locally grown product availability–and you’re on your [...]
Why Buy Locally Grown Flowers?
Thursday, June 11th, 2009This time of year is exciting for me… For these few warm months in Chicago, locally grown cut flowers are available! In May, when the first peonies and lilacs add life to local farmers markets, it starts to really feel like spring.
When I’m sourcing flowers for an event, my first choice is for organic, locally [...]