Green is the new white for today's brides--metaphorically speaking. Environmentally conscious couples are often appalled by the carbon footprint of traditional weddings and are seeking ways to express their earth-friendly values as they express their love. As Green Wedding shows, there are alternatives--products and services that can reduce environmental harm while ensuring a joyous and stylish celebration.
Featuring stories of couples who have "gone green" on their wedding day, this authoritative guide by New York Times Style correspondent Mireya Navarro explains how couples can green their dream wedding, and why this is important. The book presents ideas for maximizing the sustainability of every aspect of your ceremony and reception--from choosing (and reusing) wedding attire, to offsetting the global-warming impact of your guests' travel, to designing a menu (including cake and Champagne) that's seasonal, local, and organic. And because environmental responsibility isn't just a one-day affair, the book includes chapters on ecotourism honeymoons and on living sustainably throughout your married life.
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Author:
Mireya Navarro
Hardcover:
208 pages
Publisher:
Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Publication Date:
January 01, 2009
Language:
English
ISBN:
1584797126
Product Width:
272.0 centimeters
Product Height:
220.0 centimeters
Product Weight:
2.29 pounds
Package Length:
11.0 inches
Package Width:
8.6 inches
Package Height:
0.9 inches
Package Weight:
2.3 pounds
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9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Smartest green wedding book by far Jan 18, 2009
By Katherine Mader I was blown away by the clear, complete, concise, and entertaining style of Mireya Navarro's green wedding book. It not only provides a wealth of practical suggestions but it makes clear why it matters to green your wedding. She also explains how easy it is to make at least parts of a wedding more environmentally sensitive. The book is beautifully produced, indexed clearly, and is full of anecdotes and cheerful stories about wedding parties that were truly creative and ingenious. I cannot imagine planning a green wedding without this book.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Green Wedding is very down-to-earth Aug 26, 2009
By clay artist I just read "Green Wedding" to get ideas for a friend's ceremony and I loved the book. To make her points, Navarro tells the stories of several actual weddings for which the participants and planners tried to make environmentally responsible decisions, and her narratives are very down-to-earth and believable. Navarro provides dozens of photographs of these individuals and ceremonies, making her stories that much more compelling and authentic. The book is beautifully written, as you would expect from a New York Times reporter. Without being didactic, Navarro makes the case not just for green weddings, but for adopting eco-friendly lifestyles in general.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
The Best Book on The Green Weddings Yet Aug 18, 2009
By Gabriel Reyes
"Edie Beale"
This is the best book on Green Weddings yet. We the readers are lucky that Ms. Navarro is a very well respected journalist for The New York Times. Her descriptions, her prose are all very concise, direct and to the point. Chock full of "reporting", always providing different examples and alternatives to every aspect of this very special occasion. Buy this 5-star book and have a 5-star Green Wedding!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Thoughtful, beautiful resource Aug 15, 2009
By Tammy E. This book is cleverly written, yet down to earth at the same time. It is full of ideas that are practical, original and actionable, with suggestions of ways to green your wedding - or really any event - in ways that are both large and small. It gave me ideas that I now even apply to my family BBQs here at home. I found in a very entertaining read...at times a little tongue-in-cheek which made it even more of a pleasure. The layout and photography are sleek, modern and stunning; this is a beautiful book. A wonderful resource!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Educational, practical guide Aug 15, 2009
By E. Negron "Green Wedding" is a useful and educational how-to. The wedding planning ideas are detailed, practical and creative; the photos are fabulous. And for someone new to green living, the book gives a good explanation of what it means to live a green lifestyle.
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Smartest green wedding book by far Jan 18, 2009
By Katherine Mader
