Regina & Tim - part II

I told you there would be oodles of pictures! So this post will be full of fun details. Regina & Tim basically did all the details themselves, so not only was this wedding green but budget friendly. Double woot!



When you drove up to the Lake houses you were welcomed with a little packet (printed on recycled paper of course) that had all the information of where the guests were staying. These were tied to the tree with twine and clothespins. Very cute. All the jars you see were collected from thrift stores, craigslist and friends. To fill all these jars Regina & Tim made their own soy candles (much friendlier than your average paraffin candle) and got flowers that were local and in season.


This was a brilliant idea - Regina & Tim did not want to go through a ton of glassware, so everyone wrote their name (with twig pencils) on a label attached to mason jars. This way guests only used one glass for water & lemonade throughout the evening. I wanted to do the same thing at my own wedding - hence its so brilliant!


All the food was local organic seasonal food. And the bread was to die for! To top it all off the beef came from the fields right next to Leonard Lake Road. It doesn't get much more local than that. All of the wine and beer served were also local and organic. The beer came in kegs so not to have too many bottles to recycle. To wrap it all up, at the end of the night they used compostable corn plates for the pie.


The table runners were from burlap sacks Regina and Tim collected from a local coffee roaster and can be composted after the wedding. Apparently the leftovers were used for sack races. Too bad I missed that part of the weekend.


Leonard Lake has five houses totally off the grid. They are heated in winter by wood stoves. Electricity and water are off the grid as well. LL also has compost bins and requires guests to sort recyclables upon departure. Now that's a great place you can relax in AND feel good about it!


And to top it all off Regina & Tim went on an eco-friendly honeymoon at Suenos Tulum, Tulum Mexico
Congratulations on having a wonderful, heartfelt and eco-friendly wedding!!!


I had so much fun holding this contest that I will hold one again at the end of the year. So newly engaged couples - get your thinking caps on and come up with cool green ideas!!! Bookmark the blog and make sure to come back again. Can you really say no to free photography ;)

Link Love:
location: Leonard Lake
contact: Julia Frech
day of coordinator: Lisa Pedroni
guest shooter: Adi Nevo
flowers: www.organicbouquet.com
catering: Bluebird Cafe
pie: Bluebird Cafe
dress: Unique Vintage
suit: Brooks Brothers off of Ebay
engagement ring (lab created saphire): Eric Trabert Goldsmith & Chatham Laboratory
Wine: Barra Winery, Milano Winery, McNab Winery
Beer: Ukiah Brewing Company
compostable clear corn cold cups: http://letsgogreen.biz/pages/utensils/cupsmain.html
style masters and decorators: all in the family!!