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My Friend's Green Wedding w/ Newspaper Article |
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| P: 4/21/2006 11:41:05 PM | |
chickflick Cut Rock Total Posts: 312 Last Post: 12/16/2008 Member Since: 3/5/2006 |
I thought you guys might be interested in this article from the Houston Chronicle about a friend of mine who had a "green" wedding (I'm not that close to him but I've known the groom for ten years). We couldn't go to the wedding but friends who went said it was quite different in more ways than one. For example, they had a "team building" exercise for all of the guests at the reception (good thing we didn't go- FI couldn't have kept his mouth shut about that one.) They're a very sweet couple but it all seems a bit smug and holier-than-thou to me. I mean, we're using "used" tuxes, too, only it's called "renting", and lots of people use family heirlooms for their wedding rings. In any event, here's the article; I'd be curous to know what you think. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/3792967.html Nothing you can know that isn''t known. Nothing you can see that isn''t shown. Nowhere you can be that isn''t where you''re meant to be. It''s easy. All you need is love. Love is all you need. |
| Posted: 4/21/2006 11:41:05 PM | |
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| P: 4/21/2006 11:50:14 PM | |
InLuvWithMrH Cut Rock Total Posts: 296 Last Post: 1/14/2007 Member Since: 11/17/2005 |
Were the hankerchiefs used too? 
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| Posted: 4/21/2006 11:50:14 PM | |
| P: 4/21/2006 11:50:39 PM | |
peonygirl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,021 Last Post: 9/21/2009 Member Since: 8/7/2005 |
Interesting article, thanks for sharing! With such an eco-friendly wedding, I'm surprised they served meat though! At least it was organic. |
| Posted: 4/21/2006 11:50:39 PM | |
| P: 4/22/2006 12:02:56 AM | |
MINE!! Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,287 Last Post: 1/22/2007 Member Since: 2/25/2005 |
Aww isn't that special....
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| Posted: 4/22/2006 12:02:56 AM | |
| P: 4/22/2006 12:17:36 AM | |
laine Ideal Rock Total Posts: 582 Last Post: 11/12/2009 Member Since: 2/21/2006 |
Oh boy, they had the reception within walking distance of the ceremony to save gas, and used reusable china. Gee, no one does that! On the other hand, I do think its cool that leftovers went to a homeless shelter and the flowers to a womens shelter. I've been to a wedding that was much "greener" than this one. The food was all organic, locally grown, vegan, and prepared by the couple and their friends. The flowers were organic, locally grown wildflowers. The beer they brewed themselves, the apple cider we pressed at the wedding with organic, local apples, no chemicals anywhere. There was no pretentious attitude, the couple was just being themselves, and it was a blast!
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| Posted: 4/22/2006 12:17:36 AM | |
| P: 4/24/2006 3:42:14 PM | |
Caribou Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,226 Last Post: 4/26/2006 Member Since: 10/19/2005 |
I read this over the weekend. While it's nice that they were 'eco-friendly' I think they were a little pompous about it. They didn't really do anything way out there, I mean, 'used' tuxes, heirloom jewelry. Bigg whoop.
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| Posted: 4/24/2006 3:42:14 PM | |
| P: 4/24/2006 3:44:33 PM | |
moon river Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,806 Last Post: 6/26/2006 Member Since: 1/7/2006 |
Date: 4/21/2006 11:50:14 PM Author: InLuvWithMrH Were the hankerchiefs used too? 
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| Posted: 4/24/2006 3:44:33 PM | |
| P: 4/24/2006 3:52:17 PM | |
Skylah Cut Rock Total Posts: 165 Last Post: 5/22/2006 Member Since: 3/1/2006 |
Uhm, am I missing something here? Who DOESN'T use reusable china and silverware at a reception? Strange.
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| Posted: 4/24/2006 3:52:17 PM | |
| P: 4/24/2006 6:33:32 PM | |
aphisiglovessae Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,140 Last Post: 6/26/2007 Member Since: 4/15/2005 |
Date: 4/22/2006 12:17:36 AM Author: laine On the other hand, I do think its cool that leftovers went to a homeless shelter and the flowers to a womens shelter. I mentioned that to the Country Club I used to work at because we were throwing away hundreds of pounds of food every day. They turned down the idea, blaming it on a liability issue. If for some reason a homeless person got sick after eating the food, they could sue and say it was their fault (even if it wasn't). So much for helping those less fortunate. 
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| Posted: 4/24/2006 6:33:32 PM | |
| P: 4/24/2006 6:35:24 PM | |
snow_happy Ideal Rock Total Posts: 546 Last Post: 7/30/2006 Member Since: 2/10/2005 |
I'm buying everything new with the wads of cash I have. Isn't that how it's normally done?? 
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| Posted: 4/24/2006 6:35:24 PM | |
| P: 4/24/2006 8:03:27 PM | |
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chickflick Cut Rock Total Posts: 312 Last Post: 12/16/2008 Member Since: 3/5/2006 |
hee hee- glad I'm not the only one who finds it all pretentious and a bit of a stretch. FI especially likes the "created diamonds don't harm the earth" thing- he says he could have saved lots of cash if only he'd thought of that first! Laine, your friends' wedding sounds lovely, though. Now THAT'S the way to do it- without expecting to make the news!! Nothing you can know that isn''t known. |
| Posted: 4/24/2006 8:03:27 PM | |
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