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May 17, 2007

People Made it Happen!

When I first started planning our wedding, I had a few key thoughts in mind: local, vegan, artistic. And, it all came together beautifully. Unfortunately, I had thought that I’d have more time to write about getting ready for our wedding, but time just flew like mad towards the end. There are some key folks […]

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March 12, 2007

You can have your cake, but…

Ray and I have been searching every nook and cranny of Portland searching out the perfect cake for our wedding. Luckily, finding a wedding cake means tasting a lot of cakes, which is actually quite fun. We wanted a square red velvet cake. Vegan, too. And, that’s where things became difficult. It seems that, if […]

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January 3, 2007

Less Paper, More Trees

Weddings seems to come with the need for much paper: save the dates and invitations with their various inserts and whatnot. We decided to put much of this information online and save some trees while we’re at it.
Instead of printing up a save the date card, we sent ours out as a designed email. This […]

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December 20, 2006

Green Diamonds

I’ve really been concentrating on trying to leave less of a footprint with my lifestyle. With two big changes recently - buying a house and getting engaged - there are countless choices for making choices that are good for the environment and our health. Over the next five months, I’ll be sharing our experience as […]

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