Expert Green Wedding Planning

Olivia and Andrew's light hearted country wedding took place at the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve, we lovingly call it "The Ranch" in Calabasas on October 20, 2009. They posted a big applause for the most innovative green wedding planner in California, Angelica Weihs:
Angelica was wonderful in helping us brainstorm and plan our wedding. She completely understood our vision and suggested amazing elements that enhanced it. For us, the four qualities that we most valued about Angelica were her equanimity--she's a calming presence; her creativity in all areas and details of the wedding; her ability to listen and advise in equal parts; and her commitment for keeping our wedding within budget. I never felt pressured by her to go more than what we wanted to do.
The wedding day itself was organized, stress-free and ethereal. Our green wedding was in all aspects more than we even dreamed about. It was a perfect fusion of Italian country wedding and Shakespearean charm.

   

Photos: Jared Iorio, Los Angeles

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Eco friendly wedding books

Not happy with online photos only? No problem. Wedding books are up to the green challenge. Wild Magnolia's organic vintage covers are made from 100% hemp canvas printed with a special transfer process involving archival quality ink. They use Sugar Cane papers from“bagasse” pulp that is a by-product of raw sugar production and the cotton portion is made from recycling Wild Magnolia's own paper waste. Go books.

Must love Vintage 50ties dresses

Can a dress make you wanna get married? Yes, it can.

New Moon Vampire Wedding, anybody?

For lovers of the night...

Bravo Brides Recycle

Wanna sell your wedding dress or decor? There's a site for that. Buy and sell in the wedding worlds ebay at Bravo.

Handmade Bird Cage Veils

Bold and beautiful bird cage veils are always fun to check out. These are from Looks Good together with faszinators and head bands, and all handmade of course.

Pumpkins and a Vineyard Wedding

It's the season: another pumpkin inspired wedding by the talented Martha Andrews.
this one on a beautiful vineyard in Plymouth, CA, Terra d'Oro 

Photos: Allison Stahl

The arty bridesmaid in recycled fashion

For bohemians, art lovers, green and wild girls:
Deluz reconstructs and reinvents dresses using existing fabrics and reusable garments to create One-of-a-kind, Wearable Art.

For the queen of arts only: A radical eco fashion creation by Rachel Wright. The dress is made entirely out of recycled materials: the skirt is half-inch polyethylene foam and the jacket is very thin packing foam. Underneath is a 1930’s satin nightgown.
Where can you find the wildest creations? At Etsy of course. A bit of a hit and miss but always worth to have a peek.

5o ties inspired bridal dresses

Blush , a new bridal boutique shines in pretty design. Erika, the owner's taste is rather impeccable. Love those "Fancy" 5o ties dresses.

Japanese Green Wedding

When Noguchi told me that they'll have a "little Sake ritual" I did not imagine a huge cauldron filled with the amazing brew, nor the couple smashing the lid with two wooden hammers and spooning the rice wine out with wooden ladles. Noguchi and Asako got married on Thursday, November 5 at the Inn in Topanga mixing up American and Japanese wedding traditions with lots of giggles and happy smiles and a couple of fun surprises.




The wooden cups had to be arranged in a "mountain" shape for good luck and were taken home as favors.


Everybody had a blast and welcomed the next surprise: Noguchi's friend serenaded a song written for them, which was emotional...


... and funny...

...and very much enjoyed and applauded by their guests.

The organic cakes and cup cakes were all baked by family and so delicious!

About 50 cameras clicked...


...until I climbed on the roof and shot the Inn's famous staircase picture.

I'm still smiling, thank you Asako and Noguchi for having me as your wedding planner for your fun wedding, where we didn't need a DJ to get the party going.
Photos: Copyright Angelica Weihs