Why is it important to you to throw an eco-wedding? What inspired you? It is important to throw an eco-friendly wedding because it's important for us to do anything that we can do to help save the environment. Weddings can end up being a huge drain on the environment, so we just wanted to do our bit to help. Also, we are very aware of the political issues surrounding the diamond trade and wanted to make sure that the diamond in my engagement ring was sourced from a non conflict country.

I was inspired by an old article that I cut out of The Metro a couple of years ago – It was talking about all the different ways to have a green wedding and Johan’s parents are extremely eco friendly which means that we have a lot of support. They have a bio fuel car (which you cannot even purchase in this country) and their house is heated with bio fuel, they eat organic local and seasonal produce and never drink bottled water.

My wedding dress is the only thing that I have chosen to compromise on as the fabric is not fair trade, and it is not vintage but it is second hand. (GU doesn't consider this a compromise - choosing a second hand wedding dress is recycling / upcycling - every bit as good as plumping for a fair trade wedding gown or a vintage wedding dress).

Please can you tell us a little about the eco-elements of your wedding. We designed our own E - wedding invitation to save on paper.

My engagement ring was passed down from Johan’s Grandmother, and the wedding bands are both vintage rings.

I chose a second hand wedding dress.

Catering / wedding breakfast: Wild smoked local boar with chutney that will be cooked outside on a spit roast with a rocket and parmesan salad (organic). All the ingredients being used are both organic and local. Supporting local farmers, butchers and other food producers is really important to us.

Hand picked flowers from the fields arranged in old jam jars and pots for the table decorations and wedding decorations with Vintage lace tablecloths to cover tables.

Vintage brooch bouquet.

Carbon off-setting of all flights.

Solar powered outdoor lighting for pond and pathways.

Organic candles.

Bio-degradable confetti.

Second hand paper lanterns that my mother has left over from a past event.

We are getting married on site so no cars being used to traffic people from one location to another.

For our London party we are hiring an Ecology centre, which is powered by a wind turbine. Wildlife is encouraged here and there are ponds around the centre where various birds nurture there young.

Do you think it's easy to be both stylish and green on your wedding day? Absolutely! After all, you cannot buy style.

Have you got any tips, so far, for other brides looking to throw an eco-wedding? Read as much about eco-weddings as possible. Search blogs, articles and buy a book or two.

Then just have fun!!

Thanks so much Carey, we're looking forward to regular updates here at GU HQ.

Vintage Brooch Image from Fantasy Floral Designs