Your Very Own Web-Easy (and Eco) Wedding Workbook

I am quite a visual person.
I am also the queen of notes and "to-do" lists galore.

So, clearly, my wedding cannot be without either.  Which brought about the need for a super-duper organizer... preferably sans paper.

And along came My Wedding Workbook.




A personalized website that organizes your guest list, budget, every wedding event and detail while also keeping you on a structured timetable, the winning feature is that it provides lists of common and not-so-common questions to ask each vendor:

"Are you aware of safety issues regarding the need to keep food heated/chilled from cooking through serving?"

A bit type-A, granted, but still a viable question...
(I don't really feel like giving food-poisoning as a wedding favor-- hey, thanks for coming!).

Best of all, you can work on your workbook anywhere since it's on the web, but you can also download everything onto your own Excel to keep hardcopy records.

Oh but wait-- it gets better...

It's absolutely free.
Ahh, that word we brides-to-be never ever hear these days...

I just signed up for an account and it couldn't have been simpler.


And by the way, if any of these companies happen to read my blog, did I mention I'm available for PR contracting?  ;-)

The Bridal Book Club

A sign you're a bride...
you notice the need to join a book club that will force you to read about non-wedding subjects.

But while we're on the subject-- here's my current read!

The Green Bride Guide: How to Create an Earth Friendly Wedding on Any Budget.

Why I picked it:

1. The "any budget" part stuck out.  And by the way...  For any brides who are not on a budget... if you're out there.... would you like to make a donation to my wedding fund??  Thanks!!  :-)

In all seriousness, I like the "any budget" phrase because sometimes "Eco" gets a little too "Eeeek! Oh!!!"

(That's me upon seeing price tags for our caterer's plates of grass fed beef.  I know it's important to support a healthful life for animals, but wow, will people please buy more of it so we can make these prices relatively stomach-able??)

2. The book is clearly structured by topic.  Very, very easy to navigate for the exact answer you're looking for.

3. The author, Kate Harrison, provides super green alternatives but also pairs them with options that are more green than conventional choices.  So if you just can't bear having your ceremony without flowers, there are ways you can have your flowers and eat them too (on your organic cake!).

4. The cover is really pretty... Did I really just judge a book by its cover?  Whatever, I like the color.

Two Wedding Do-Gooder Deeds

This isn't "green" persay... just some tidbits of social responsibility to pass along.  But hey, when you want to do good for the planet, chances are you care about the people on it, too.

How to do some good on this day of you...
The one day when you can wholeheartedly focus on you (and your intended), as you rightfully should!  But in doing so, here are some thoughts on how to share that love.

This weekend my fiance and I participated in a "Pre-Cana Day" as part of our marriage prep and the priest recommended we consider giving one of our wedding gifts to the poor. 

"Ah, like donate one of the extra toasters," I mused to myself.  Of course that makes sense.

No, no.  Not exactly what he meant.


Take the cost of one plate at your wedding and buy nonperishable food with the amount.  Bring the basket to the front of the altar to be blessed during the ceremony (or rehearsal dinner) and then donate it afterward.

Simple yet effective.
I thought it was a wonderful suggestion for sharing from the wedding table of plenty.


Another thought-- compliments of that terrific Special E company who donates/recycles all leftovers:

"One Can"
I totally love the pun on this one.
Both a testiment to the fact that "One can make a difference" as well as the actual task. 

Guests are asked to bring one can of nonperishable food to the reception and then it will be donated to the local shelter.

Note: if you do go this route, just make sure to tell guests well ahead of time so they can coordinate the right grocery satchel to go with their dresses.... just to ensure that it's all good with the doing good.