Natural ideas for a green wedding

1. These kraft brown labels are perfect to label gifts or favours for your guests.
2. Stylish sustainable, untreated, ethically made, Chinese white pine cones can be personalised and filled with anything from confetti to food.
3. Think of all the ways you can use this woven ribbon to help express your love - long heart & live, laugh, love.
4. Beeswax candles are free from petroleum products and chemicals, so all you breathe in is pure, natural vapour.
5. Hang this rustic Mr & Mrs bunting from the back of the bride and groom's chairs.
6. Use the click & stamp set to personalise your wedding decor.
7. Use the click & stamp set to personalise your sustainable wood cutlery.
8. Decorate to your hearts content with this colourful cotton bakers twine.
9. Use the don't forget - sticky notes to help remember what's next in the wedding plans.

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Wedding fashion with compassion - finding the perfect shoes

Have you been searching for the perfect wedding shoes for your natural wedding? Are you finding it hard to find an ethical pair that is made with compassion?

How about these beauties made from cork embroidered in white cotton?  The inner is made from breathable anti-allergy microfiber. These shoes are ecological, and manufactured in Portugal with a CO2 free manufacturing system. The Insole is paperboard agglomerate and microfiber lined. 

Ethical grooms shoes are also available. These shoes are not leather but are made from waterproof and breathable Microfiber, antibacterial,  washable (up to 60º), light and extremely tough. The lining is made from breathable anti-allergy microfiber, the same ecological, CO2 free manufacturing system has been used in the manufacturing. The insole is made from paperboard agglomerate and they are microfiber lined with the sole being 40% recycled rubber.

Whatever your style, NAE (No Animal Exploitation) shoes provide shoes that are made with compassion.

For more ideas and ethical products to help you plan your natural weddings visit Biome's Green Wedding pages for more inspiration.

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Unique wedding reception ideas for your natural wedding

Are you looking for a unique wedding reception idea for your natural wedding? How about putting your guests to work to peddle their own smoothie using 100% certified organic ingredients and South American superfoods from Loving Earth with the guys from The Smoothie Cycle?

Superfood smoothies are simply delicious and extrememly good for you!

Brooke & Robbie first fell in love with Smoothies during their journeys through Latin America. Smoothie stalls were plentiful selling delicious fresh fruit concoctions. This is where their inspiration for The Smoothie Cycle came from. They have found that combining the wonderful South American street food aesthetic with their love for feeding people, completes their dedication to a green and sustainable life.

Brooke & Robbie describe themselves as self sufficient smoothie makers!

For a completely unique wedding idea how about offering your guests the opportunity to use pedal power to make their own smoothie using a up-cycled bicycle designed by Robbie to create all kinds of delicious smoothies using seasonal fruits, nuts, seeds, cacao, cinnamon, cardamon, honey, agave, juice, mesquite, chia seeds, maca, yoghurt, and a milk option to accommodate all diets. 

All smoothies are pedal powered which makes them taste awesome, plus they are carbon neutral!

For more info contact Brooke and Robbie at the Smoothie Cycle

A self sufficient smoothie maker! It simply makes me smile ;)

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Eco Friendly wedding dress

Eco-conscious brides-to-be will know that when planning a natural wedding, there are several issues to address, but the wedding dress will most likely be one of the biggest considerations on their list.

Here are some fun and somewhat green wedding dress ideas from natural brides who have taken the plunge down the aisle.

This 'natural bride' is a fashion designer. She and her 'natural groom' had joked over the years that they’d get married once they collected enough bread tags to cover a dress, a feat which prompted family and friends to join in the collection to speed things along. The multicolored green wedding dress was made of 10,000 bread tags collected over ten years. 

Treating the tags like scales, she created an overlapping pattern, which also disguised the stitching. The 10,000 plastic tags were sewn with her sewing machine onto a cotton base fabric with a corset underneath. All in all, the fifteen pound green wedding dress only cost $36 but took her hundreds of hours to make. Each tag bears a “best by” date, bringing back memories of their time together over the years. Now that's commitment!

Talk about popping the question!

This Canadian bride wore an eco friendly wedding dress made out of 13 feet of bubble wrap as she walked down the aisle. The green wedding dress used over 13 meters of re-used packing material that was put together by pupils and parents from her school for a fashion show featuring recyclable materials. This green wedding dress is made from sheets of carefully stitched bubble wrap, attached to an inner cloth lining, and finished off with white foam packaging material.

The bride remarked "There was quite a lot of popping as I walked down the aisle, I was very nervous, but having the bubbles to pop, really helped calm my nerves".

 Wool you marry me?  

Little Bo-peep would be jealous of this dress.

When this breeder of rare sheep, decided to get married in a green wedding dress made of the wool from her beloved Lincoln Longwool sheep, she wanted "to prove that wool is not just something for knitting baby booties, and that native breeds can have just as big a presence today as in the past."

This green wedding dress took a spinner and dressmaker 67 hours to make. "But it was worth it", said the groom who wore a wool waistcoat. In keeping with the theme, she had a shepherds crook, and the ring cushion was made of fleece. They are obviously a tight-knit couple.

Follow the paper trail

This amazing green wedding dress was made with only toilet paper, tape and glue inspired by "Gone With the Wind" and Japanese Origami.

It's clear to see that you can be as creative as you like when creating your green wedding dress but the most popular choice when planning a natural wedding would be to find a pre-loved dress.

Don't forget to create your eco friendly gift registry at Biome Eco Stores so you are sure to receive eco friendly gifts that you actually want and that are useful to you.

For more info on how to create an eco friendly wedding dress visit www.naturalweddings.com.au

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