Wedding Guide Giveaway

If you're only just starting out on planning your green wedding, there is, of course, heaps of information on our website, but sometimes its nice to have a book stuffed in your handbag when you're out and about.

Thanks to the Green Guides we're offering you the chance to be one of the first to get your hands on a copy of this brand new Green Guide for Weddings which is coming out at the end of May.

The author, Jen Marsden, looks at all the aspects to help you plan for your special day without the green guilt.

Everyone who signs up to our Newsletter Mailing List during May will be entered into the draw.

To have a chance of winning one of these very useful guides, all you have to do is subscribe to our mailing list, its that easy. The lucky recipient will be notified after the close of the draw at the end of May.

Posted in Green Wedding Giveaways , Wedding Planning

Did you pay for your wedding day on a shoestring?

We've just had a challenging request from The Press Association who're looking for anyone who's wed on an extremely tight budget.

They're looking for women aged between 20 to 50 who celebrated their big day in style despite being restricted by a tight budget of £500 or less. If you managed this I think everyone in the world will want to know how!

If this sounds like you and you'd like to share your story with a national newspaper or women's magazine, do get in touch with Tanya, giving her a brief idea of how you threw your stylish wedding on a budget. She'd also like your telephone number and a recent photo. Don't forget to mention GreenUnion.

By the way, if you're chosen you will receive a fee for your time.

Contact:

Tanya Russell
Features writer
The Press Association
Email: tanya.russell@pa-entertainment.co.uk
Tel: 020 7963 7293

Want to know more about managing your wedding budget? Check out how to Get Started.

Posted in Green Wedding News , Press , Wedding Planning

Most civil ceremonies

I'm often getting emails from eco chic couples wanting to get married outside and asking whether I know of anywhere that this is possible. So I thought it was time to give you all the bad news - you just can't get married, or have your civil partnership ceremony, under god's blue sky either in England or Wales. The law will not allow it, you can only get wed in a venue which has a license to hold civil ceremonies and the license stipulates that there has to be a roof over your head. Stupid I know, but true, especially when we all know that you can marry anywhere you like in Scotland!

The General Register office for England and Wales website will give you all the information you need and direct you to your local register office for more information. You can also get information about getting hitched in Scotland here, and Northern Ireland here.

The compensation for not being able to have a ceremony in the great outdoors is that some venues have bent over backwards to make your wedding or civil partnership a day to remember. We have some fabulous eco friendly venues on GreenUnion. There are historic houses, seaside resorts, farms, contemporary green buildings and even city vaults and they're all run by the nicest people in the world! So before you go anywhere else do check out our partner pages and be inspired.

Posted in Green Wedding Venues , Wedding Planning

Have a guilt free carbon neutral wedding

Going carbon neutral is no easy task. Carbon neutral is defined as emitting no carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which, let's face it, is well nigh impossible when throwing a large event such as a wedding.

How do you calculate the cooking of the food for your reception, the miles driven by your guests, the electricity used for your bridemaids' hairdryers and the best man's trip across town to collect his suit? What about the disco with flashing lights, the champagne shipped from France, and so on?

Now help is at hand through Offset Your Wedding which has been set up by Combat Climate Change to make offsetting a wedding as easy as possible. They've done all the hard work for you by taking into account the sometimes endless factors that go into your wedding day.

Posted in Green Wedding Wedding Planning

How do you plan a low budget eco chic wedding?

Terry emailed GreenUnion the other day not knowing how to start planning his green wedding. He tells me that his budget is £1,500 - I think this must be a record low budget! If he can stick to this amount we'd love to feature the wedding on GreenUnion to prove to all those sceptics out there that going green really can be light on your wallet too.

Now, while we can't give him detailed information as we charge a fee for this service, here are some tips for Terry and every one of you out there in the same boat. Terry met Kelli on the internet and she's still in the States where she lives at present, so its all down to him!

Posted in Green Wedding Wedding Planning

Creating your authentic wedding

GreenUnion's own expert life coach Lesley Stratton-Hughes is holding another of her creative and rewarding workshops this Saturday 13 October in Brighton, UK.

'Creating Your Authentic Wedding' is all about making wedding planning personal, positive and fun. She says wedding planning doesn't have to be stressful and it all depends on how you go about it. So take a step away from the commercial world of celebrity style weddings and let Lesley help you find out how to apply a very personal approach that will make you feel good.

Tickets cost £10 inclusive of tea/coffee and home made cakes, for more information and to reserve your place you can call Lesley on 01273 239869, or send an e-mail to lesley@gettingmarriedinsideout.co.uk

Posted in Green Wedding Health & Wellbeing , Wedding Planning