What about Wedding in Wonderland?

I saw Alice in Wonderland with my friend on the opening day of the movie this week. Tim Burton’s version of wonderland looks amazing, often colorful, but equally often ravaged and desolate. I like this movie although I had to wear two pairs of glasses and the 3D glasses kept slipping from my nose.

Inspired from the Burton’s new movie, my post of this week is about green wedding ideas of Alice in Wonderland. They are creative theme wedding ideas and green wedding ideas as my former posts. Hope you like it.

Sources: Annie Leibovitz, Annie Leibovitz for Vogue, Lyndie Dourthe

I like these Alice in wonderland photos that Annie Leibovitz shot for Vogue in December 2003. They are very creative. The designers acted like Alice's friends in the movie and helped her in her adventure. Marc Jacobs as the Caterpillar in this picture. I think almost every couple gets help from their family and friends for their big day.

At the end of the movie, the caterpiller turns into a beautiful butterfly. How adorable this handmade table decor is. Imagining these butterflies flying on your table. Check it out at Lyndie Dourthe.

Sources: The Wedding Chicks, Annie Leibovitz, Brandon Christopher Warren's Flickr,

Charm Bracelet on Esty, The MAD HATTER invitation, Yarayuki's Blog.

Vintage is in and what better way to save precious resources than to re-use. With a little bit of research, you can find some incredible gowns at reasonable prices. Wearing a gorgeous blue ruffled wedding dress, the bride can attend this lovely tea party reception. A tea party recption is a great idea for couples planning an early reception. It's ideal for anyone who is looking for ecological and financial reception (using daylight,less alcohol and less food), but still an unique experience for both the guests and the couple. Remember, always source green for your flowers,invites and food. You might be interested in my older post on Wedding Ideas---Table Decor and Flowers.

Sources: Express Monorail's Flickr,Bracelet by Brightcolorart and Karolinfelix,

Shelton Muller's Flickr, Style Amor, Dr. Blythenstein's Flickr,

Queen Of Hearts Gold Necklace, butterfly table decor also from Lyndie Dourthe.

Find a fairy tale like place to take your wedding pictures, such as the Australian forest like this. It's not often these colours are seen in Australian forests, but for one shining moment just for you two ...

I decide to post one picture with Johnny Depp because his performance was perfect in this film : ) I like his dance. The red queen's performance was remarkable as well.

Sources: Fashionbride's Weblog, Tea party pictures from The Wedding Chicks, handmade craft from Esty.

Keira Knightley looks elegant in this blue gown. Are you planning to wear a blue wedding dress?

I would like to mention all these adorable handmade crafts as well. They are small eco-friendly things that can make your wedding as unique as the adventure of our little Alice. Have a nice weekend!

Table Decor and Flowers

Fresh cut flowers are not the kindest environmental option, mostly because of the environmental effects on the land, the chemicals and fertilisers used and the fact that they do not last more than a few days. For many brides, fresh cut flowers may still be their absolute must have for their weddings.

Here is an idea you can decrease the impact of your event on the planet. Using origami roses is a pretty good idea to replace some fresh cut flowers for table decor.

How adorable are these origami roses? I love this idea from Bloomize for Origami roses. Even though they look a little complicated, I am sure some of you want to create your own.

1. Kawasaki rose

2. Bird base rose

3. Standard rose

DIY---Origami Heart Invitations ②

Hey,these are the pictures of the origami heart invitations I made from construction paper. Do you like it? I uploaded this tutorial video. Enjoy the video and pictures~See more about this green wedding invitation on DIY---Origami Heart Invitations!

See my other post on Green Wedding idea, go to DIY---A Different Ring for Your Love !

DIY---Origami Heart Invitations

I saw this on Eat Drink Chic today. These were used for the blogger's engagement party.

Such creative and unique invitations!

In fact, one of my classmate taught me how to do this when we were in high school. I will make a video tomorrow and share with you.

See my last post on Green Wedding idea, go to DIY---A Different Ring for Your Love !

DIY---A Different Ring for Your Love

Hi,everyone. I would like to tell you how to make pretty origami rings.These origami rings are so easy to make and cost as less as 10 cents each! You can save more if you keep some of those tissue paper you get when you buy clothes and use them to make something echo-chic.

Use these eco-friendly rings as your napkin ring in your green wedding. Is it a great idea?

Step 1. Cut a rectangle from a piece of paper. Here I use the construction paper. (4 dollar for 96 sheets with 8 different colors)

Step 2. Fold the rectangular paper as it is showed in step 2. Make sure that the width of the smaller rectangle is from 1cm-1.5cm. The wider you fold, the larger the heart will be.

Step 3. Fold the paper in a half.

Step 4. Fold the top end in catercorner relationship to the center of the rectanglar.

Step 5. Fold both side.

Step 6. Turn the paper over.

Step 7. Fold the top trangle.

Step 8. Turn the paper over again.

Step 9. Relieve the folded part.

Step 10. Relieve both side.

Step 11. Fold the 3/4 of the paper from top end in catercorner relationship to the center.

Step 12. Fold both side and you will see two small trangles if you are doing correctly.

Step 13. Turn the paper over and pull out the trangle on the back.

Step 14. Fold the paper according to the width you want for the band.

Step 15. Fold the the whole paper expect the heart part.

Step 16. Roll the band part with a pencil.

Step 17. Wrap it around your finger and fix the length. Apply a tape to secure the ring in place and you r done~

Hope you like it. Feel free to drop a comment.

See the video on Youtube.

About "Green" Wedding

What is a "green" wedding?

A green wedding or an eco-friendly wedding is any wedding where the couple tries to decrease the impact of their event on the planet. Couples plan their weddings by integrating eco-friendly alternatives, such as eco-friendly invitations, flowers, dress, photography and more! Going green doesn’t mean you have to compromise on your big day, though. These eco-friendly products can be as pretty as ordinary wedding products or even more adorable.

What are the benefits of having a green wedding?

There are many benefits to having a green wedding. I want to say something about environmental, social and economic benefits.

(1) The environmental benefits. With 2.5 million wedding a year in the United States the impact is enormous. With the average cost of a US wedding running at around $20,000 it seems obvious that weddings have a huge footprint, both ecological and economical. The truth is wedding makes a lot of waste.The average wedding produces 63 tons of CO2 and 400-600 pounds of trash. We can make a difference if we integrating the eco-friendly principles in the weddings.

(2) The social benefits. The average wedding costs almost $20,000 and weddings are a $60+ billion industry. When you start talking to vendors about green choices, and explain your choices to your guests, you support the green economy and change the way people in your community as well as your family and friends think.

(3) The economic benefits. Being green usually saves you money. In today's economy, everyone is thinking about how to cut their cost. By making simple substitutions and eco-conscious decisions, like using paperless invitation, it is easy to decrease your impact on the planet and the cost of your event simultaneously.

Are green weddings more expensive?

Most people might think that if organic foods and flowers are used in a green wedding would make it more expensive. No! Serving organic foods and using organic flowers is not the only way you can integrate green principles to your wedding. By buying local seasonal flowers, using recycled elements, and incorporating things you and your friends already own into your decor you can save a lot of your wedding!

How can we find green vendors in our area?

Well. There are a lot of source you can find green vendors. There are a number of blogs that introducing green weddings ideas. For example, The US Couture Wedding Consortium is a website that consists of the leading wedding professionals in the USA. It has a list of green vendors on its website. I have the link to the website in my blog home page. "Weddings in Green" is also a source you can find green vendors because I will introduce some green vendors in the future.

What can I learn in "Weddings in Green"?

I will keep posting green wedding tips and events in this blog. I will write about eco-friendly weddings information and tips of invitations, clothing, jewellery, decor, flowers, gifts, photography, catering and honeymoon. I will share my vedio of D.I.Y on Youtube. I am happy to share and discuss with you of pretty things about love. You are welcome to send me email with your unique green wedding photos, green products or ideas on green weddings.

To learn more about green weddings, here is a quiz of "How Green Is Your Wedding" by Planet Green,Take the quiz

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