{Eco-Chic Weddings} by Emily Anderson: March 2008

walk boston + new etsy friends

Well I had a whirlwind weekend in Boston at the "green" event. But mostly I enjoyed learning a bit more about Cambridge, which is where we stayed.

J'aime Colette is a Boston based indie design label.

I also met two lovely Etsy designers at the event: Zestyb and Kiss and Tell Cards.

lovebirds save the date card

{Kiss and Tell Cards}

Something Special Handmade Just for You - customized sterling silver and gemstone necklace

{Zestyb}

The best part of the weekend was walking the streets of Beacon Hill and Cambridge with my husband and daughter. It was windy and cold, the perfect weather for our own brisk walking tour.
If you go to Boston, you can take a guided walking tour with Walk Boston.

I also took a fantastic yoga class at Karma Yoga, from a Baptiste trained teacher.

I'll tell you more later...

March 31, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

green wedding in boston

I'm going to Boston on Friday for the weekend. I'll be speaking at the D2E Boston Event on Satuday at 1:30 pm...if you're there, please come see me! Also there will be:
---Etsy
---Faxon Green (Flower Design)
and many other green-minded companies...

March 26, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

sunny delights: posh vintage + piperlime

Some sun-shiney treats to brighten your day...

dress: pierre marques alcapulco resort dress, $285, posh girl vintage; origami flower: learn to make origami with joost langeveld; shoes: poetic licence margarita sandals, $80, piperlime.

more fashion ideas:

real bride with real style

tiptoe through the garden

March 25, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

do you like?

do you like my new site design? i'm not changing for any "branding" reasons...i just needed to freshen things up. i also rearranged my apartment this weekend, and i am so much happier with the layout. and since you kind of "live" with my blog, i would love to hear from you, so please let me know what you think about it.
xo
emily

March 24, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)

fresh chic finds: loyale + j.crew

here's a study in pink green and gold (yellow too!). the pink ruffled dress with the green cardigan would be such a sweet little outfit for a little girl, whether she walks down the aisle as a flower girl, or just twirls around to the music.

[clockwise from top left: pink abigail ruffled girl's dress, j.crew, $118, (reusable); cashmere girl's cardigan in fresh clover, j.crew, $118 (reusable); liv metallic girl's flats, j.crew, $98 (reusable); kiwi fruit and pink candy barrettes, oneplaidaunt on etsy, $10, (fair trade + hand made); tularosa dress, loyale clothing, $128 (bamboo + fair trade); bunches of wheat, nettleton hollow, $8.50 a bunch; hula hula cookie assortment, $9.99, ulljas on etsy; amy butler's midwest modern floating buds, reprodepot.com, $8.95 yd (fair trade); red dodgewood tips, at nettleton hollow, $10.50 for 10 branches (low-impact + reusable); pandora's box poetic licence sandals, piperlime.com, $80 (low-impact + fair trade).]

March 22, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

handmade wedding series on etsy

My friends at Etsy were kind enough to include the Indie Wedding Guide in Storque, their delightful newsletter. Stay tuned to the Storque Handmade Wedding Series for more great posts from indie peeps-- and, I contributed a piece that should go live any day :)

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March 20, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

{autumn russell} on etsy: handmade wedding gowns

Etsy designer Autumn Russell makes some pretty nice dresses. Buying Handmade clothes and purchasing from independent designers is a very good way to encourage designers in general to be more fair in their manufacturing practices. Particularly mass produced items like a lot of the wedding dresses you will find on the market today.

It's quite difficult to get straightforward information about labor practices when it comes to fashion. We as consumers really need to ask for more accountability from the designers we support.
Read more about Autumn Russell on the Indie Wedding Guide...

March 18, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

{real eco-chic wedding} scott + simone

I just love this wedding...so pretty, simple, and fresh. Scott and Simone are the very nice couple who own and run Greenward Shop in Cambridge, MA, which I mentioned in yesterday's post.