The Green Bride Guide: How to Create an Earth-Friendly Wedding on Any Budget [Paperback]

Kate Harrison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2008

Your Wedding: Beautiful and Sustainable. Just Like Your Marriage

The Green Bride Guide has everything eco-conscious couples need to make their event more sustainable. Green wedding veteran and environmentalist Kate L. Harrison offers hundreds of eco-friendly choices in one handy reference.

Emphasizing elegance and individual taste, The Green Bride Guide covers all aspects of the big day and beyond.

• Engagement
• Location
• Invitations
• Bridal party attire
• Flowers
• The ceremony
• The reception
• Gifts
• The honeymoon

Whether you want to include just a few green elements in your decor or have a carbon-neutral wedding with local organic food and a peace silk dress, you'll fi nd the resources you need to pull it off with panache. And you can plan a gorgeous green event on any budget - Kate offers options in every price category.

Paired with a website and complete with vendor worksheets, The Green Bride Guide is an invaluable reference for anyone interested in planning an elegant, exciting, eco-friendly wedding.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

The Green Bride Guide: How to Create an Earth-Friendly Wedding on Any Budget is nothing short of a goldmine of information for any couple. Kate did a fantastic job writing it and deserves mammoth amounts of attention and thanks.
(Victoria Everman blog )

If you're in the early stages of planning your green wedding, grab this book and read it from cover to cover - you'll be buzzing with eco-inspiration!

If you've got just a few months (or weeks, or days!) to go, get a copy anyway and you can dip in and out of the clearly labelled chapters to find the tips you need.
(Katie Fewings Ethical Weddings Blog )

In this book you'll find out how YOU can plan our 'special day' without sacrificing style or the environment! (Jen Ramos Made by Girl )

If you're a green person through and through and in the process of planning a wedding, I'd definitely recommend this book. But, I'd also say it's a helpful resource for the "green" environmentally friendly couple, new to the idea of leading a green lifestyle together or planning an eco-chic wedding. You can't go wrong with showing a little love for the earth!
(Katie Olson WeddingFrantic.com )

About the Author

Kate L. Harrison (Connecticut) graduated from Vassar College with a major in Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Development. After school, she moved to Berkeley, CA, where she worked in environmental education and outreach. She holds a J.D. from Pace Law School and is currently finishing her master's degree in Environmental Policy, Law, and Economics from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. She wrote The Green Bride Guide after she and her husband Barry planned their own green wedding in 2007.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (December 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140221345X
• ISBN-13: 978-1402213458
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kate Harrison graduated with general and departmental honors from Vassar College in 2002 with an independent major in Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Development. After school she worked in environmental education and outreach for several organizations including the East Bay Regional Park District, The Jane Goodall Institute, and Pesticide Watch. She holds a J.D. from Pace Law School and a Masters in Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.

Kate wrote The Green Bride Guide after planning her own green wedding in 2006-07. In 2009, she founded www.greenbrideguide.com - a comprehensive, credible resource for eco-friendly wedding ideas, products and services. Her Green Wedding Professional Certification class is now available online through the Wedding Planning Institute.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book for everyone getting married!, August 9, 2010

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This review is from: The Green Bride Guide: How to Create an Earth-Friendly Wedding on Any Budget (Paperback)

I love this book so much. I've read other so-called green wedding guides, and they didn't have near the depth, detail, and super cool creative ideas this book has. In addition to a thorough examination of how to green the many parts of your wedding, the creative ideas are really inspiring. I am pretty hardcore when it comes to living eco-friendly, but I still found it had really helpful tips and neat ideas. I don't have the inclination to research every little detail down to where to get eco-friendly nail polish, but thankfully, this book does it for you! There are a lot of web sites mentioned. I reccomend keeping a little pad next to your book to make notes, because you'll want to write down certain things. Also, make sure to buy this (or give your existing copy) to a bride or groom early in the process, so she or he can benefit from the breadth of ideas before settling in on any one thing.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book!, September 12, 2009

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Brian Spence "Wise Married Man" (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Green Bride Guide: How to Create an Earth-Friendly Wedding on Any Budget (Paperback)

This is going to be one of the "new" bride guides. Finally, those of us who want to wed responsibly - without all the disgusting waste- have someone to turn to. Every bride should read this, and it will appeal especially to socially and environmentally responsible upper-level educated persons. It is refreshing, hip and modern.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars So So, July 9, 2010

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P. S. Bevins "P.S.B." (Portland, ME) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Green Bride Guide: How to Create an Earth-Friendly Wedding on Any Budget (Paperback)

I Was hoping that this book would be helpful for planning. The trouble is that it seems like it's geared to someone who's never recycled in her life. If you've never before considered the carbon footprint of travel then this book is right up your alley. If you already concern yourself with a green/eco/earth-friendly lifestyle there isn't a lot in this book that you couldn't figure out for yourself.