Welcome & Thank You!

Thank you for finding your way to our blog! We are excited to share our wedding day with our amazing community of family and friends, and excited to showcase all the best of the life we've created together in our wedding celebration. Here you can find information about the people and businesses that will make our big day beautiful, our wish list (in lieu of a gift registry), and the sharing of the sweet stories being spun from the creation of our celebration.


"'If I love you with all of my heart,' she said, 'What will you give me?'
Then she stopped and said I didn't have to answer that, because she was going to do it anyway." --Brian Andreas

Our Ecological Intent

We are using our wedding as a canvas for co-creation.
As a public showcase for the talents of the beautiful people and businesses we believe in.
As a networking tool to bring together the amazing people in our lives who don't yet know each other.
As a vehicle to recycle the resources of our community.
As an opportunity to practice asking for what we need and giving others the chance to share love in its highest form: Service.
As an example for ourselves, our children and our community that ecologically friendly can be less expensive and exquisitely beautiful.


"Will you make your days replay your dreams?" -Christine Kane

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

I now pronounce you sustainably wed...

Those of you that've heard us talk about our wedding have heard us describe our upcoming union as a "Sustainable Wedding."

We are being very deliberate about the planning of our wedding. It's bigger than "going green" for the big day, which we are. It is more about reflecting the very satisfying life we are proud to have created together.

Some of the things we are excited about include:

In lieu of a gift registry, we have created a wish list of resources and services (favors) - we don't need any more stuff! (*Please see Wish List - Wedding Contributions post*).

If the donation of an item or service for the big day isn't feasible, we're requesting the gifting of monetary donations in our names to Ogden Nature Center and to our church, The Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden.

Opting to purchase partially recycled, seeded paper made from rapidly-regenerating plants and plant tissues that negate deforestation. This paper also supports rural economies and traditional lifeways in Nepal. Check it out: oftheearth.org. From these plant-dyed sheets of paper we've created our invitations and will soon start on our programs.

Recycling an antique dress into part of Chey's wedding dress: one part hippie sun dress, one part evening gown. Sound about right?

Ordering rings from a locally owned and operated jeweler. Skipping the diamonds - who needs the guilt?

Taking our Sustainably Sexy Celebration (a.k.a. "bachelorette party") on the bandwagon (it's actually a comfy bus) to support a new local health foods, deli and more store in their wonderfully creative fundraising. Check out Gina's great store at: dragonflyhealthfoods.com.

Opting for 100% reusable and compostable dishes, etc. at our wedding and related events.

Planting Utah native seeds as wedding decorations and gifts.

Saving and asking others to save coffee cans from which we will make luminaries for decorations.

Please share ideas you may have along these lines, check out the Wish List and other posts, and stay tuned for more inspired gushings.
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