A well-intentioned me sits at my computer surfing the web for wedding ideas. On one of my shoulders (shall we say the left shoulder) sits a beautiful eco angel. She whispers encouraging words in my ear and fills my head with lovely wedding-day dreams. A petroleum-covered slug sits on the other. The eco angel is winning the battle. She is armed with our electronic save-the-dates, our local and organic inspired menu, and our beautiful travel-minimizing venue. But the petro-slug isn’t done yet. He has an armament too. What card could he possibly hold that might pull me out of my eco wedding bliss?
He has Lazaro LZ3700.
And LianCarlo 2891.
Oh and Sposo Di Gio (style #?).
Oooh. Pretty. So very, very pretty.
But eco angel, you have your own armament of eco-friendly wedding dresses, right? Please tell me you do.
Hmm..
Uh-huh.
Note to designers: not all hippies want fairies and toadstools on their wedding gowns. Some do, but I don’t. And, not all eco brides want to turn their wedding into the rennessaince festival. And furthermore, I appreciate that many eco-friendly brides are going for a casual look. And, usually I would be right there with them. But this is my one and only day to leave the Birkenstocks behind and feel all glammed up. And I want to go for it. Isn’t there any designer who understands that eco doesn’t have to mean hippie-casual? Is there any eco designer who has braved the elegant couture bridal scene? Can I have eco and elegant?
Yes. Says Adele Wechsler.
The Sunray.
The Haze.
The Magnolia.
Swoon. Let me try one of those puppies on. Stat.
Oh yeah, we live in New Zealand. No such luck.
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