Today I’m inspired by Tara Keely, and green. My favorite color is green and I love the different color combos you can do with it. In celebration of Earth Day I put together a green color board.

I may have to do another green one, because designing this one was so much fun.

Photo credits: Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, RedTree Photography, theknot.com, Brides.com, Ryan Phillips Photography, James Christianson Photographer, Marie Labbancz Photography, Silver Thumb Photography.

For over 40 years we have been celebrating Earth Day. It is the one time during the year where we are educated and urged to make a difference in our environment. It doesn’t have to end or start right there. There are many great alternatives to reducing your carbon footprint when getting married. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post I’ll let you in on a few great alternatives to make your wedding, marriage, and engagement more eco-friendly.

Today its all about one of my favorite subjects… the Bling, Bling!

GreenKarat is organic jewelry made with post-consumer recycled gold. They can custom make any style for engagement or wedding rings using recycled gold. You can donate old pieces of gold to charities that greenKarat supports or recycle your old pieces for store credit, so you will be saving money on your final purchase. Make sure you check out greenKarat’s website for more information and styles.

Not only does Green Diva plant a tree for every item sold, but they run their business by the 5 pillars of GREEN. They use green materials, packaging, run a green operation, are green advocates, and give 1% of their profits every year to environmental causes. They use 100% recycled silver and gold, fair trade pearls and gems. Green Diva also lets you modify their jewelry right on the website to customize it to your personal style. With Green Diva you will get pieces that are perfect for you, your gown, and your style. They have a great sale going on to celebrate Earth Day, so make sure you check out their website.

Brilliant Earth also uses recycled gold, platinum, and fair trade Canadian diamonds. They give 5% of their profits to local African communities harmed by the diamond industry. I love their custom designs and delicate fine jewelry pieces. They also use Rimu wooden boxes for the packaging. You have to check out their website, because diamonds are always a girls best friend…

Make sure you also check out Ruff and Cut as well as Kyler Designs for other green jewelry companies. Keep in mind you can always buy used jewelry, and modify the pieces to make them your own.

Photos courtesy of greenKarat, Green Diva, Brilliant Earth

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Real Wedding: Robert & Shantell

Bridal Shower Food

I’ll be shaking a few things up in the next few weeks. Earth day is just a few days away (April 22) so this week will be dedicated to eco-friendly alternatives for your wedding day. I’ve been working on some fun projects and can’t wait to share with you!

Happy Monday!

When I first saw this session by the AMAZING Jose Villa I have found myself going back to it again and again. It’s so inspiring. Mary and Leo have been married 60 years!

Just a little something to be inspired by today…

You can check out the entire post of Mary and Leo on Jose Villa’s blog.

Robert and Shantell are from Texas. Robert came to Colorado a few years ago for a wedding and fell in love with the state. When Robert and Shantell got engaged she said she knew that she wanted to have a traditional Catholic wedding since Robert was Catholic.

She searched Google for Catholic churches and fell in love with St. Catherine of Siena Chapel on the Rock at St. Malo’s. They booked the church without even stepping foot in it.

I’m so excited to share this elegant and chic wedding shot by Adam & Imthiaz Photography.

Robert and Shantell are from the south, so they provided guests with small bottles of Southern Comfort, coffee, and candy.

Robert and Shantell had 3 separate cakes at their wedding. The groom’s cake was a Notre Dame ice cream football helmet cake. They also had this teapot shaped cake to celebrate the mother of the bride’s birthday.

You can check out more of Adam and Imthiaz’s work by visiting their blog and website.

Wedding Coordinator: Seize The Day Event Planners

Ceremony: St. Catherine of Siena Chapel on the Rock at St. Malo’s

Reception: The Stanley Hotel

Florist: Delilah’s of Denver

Bakery:  Schmidt’s Bakery

Gown: Enzoani Blue

Accessories: Swarovski Crystal

Project Wedding has a great article on tips for what to wear to your rehearsal dinner. There are a few things that you want to keep in mind when you decide what you and your fiance will wear. One tip is making sure that you are not overdressed if its a casual dinner.

Click Here to read the entire article on What to Wear at Your Rehearsal.

Photo courtesy of Leah Lee Photography.