Please help me with my eco wedding!

[The Colonel]

I'm writing a column for http://www.bridalwave.tv about my attempts to have an eco-friendly wedding. If any of you have any bright ideas for dresses and suits, I'd really appreciate any thoughts.

I've looked at some second hand options, and I haven't really found an eco-friendly wedding designer that I really like yet. So any tips would be really welcome!

If you want to check out the columns so far, they're here:

Rings: http://www.bridalwave.tv/2008/03/bridalwave_colu_1.html
Flowers: http://www.bridalwave.tv/2008/03/bridalwave_colu_2.html
Venue: http://www.bridalwave.tv/2008/03/bridalwave_colu.html

What a nutter.

Having a grow bag for a dress?

[Shinykatie]

I'm a nutter for wanting to have a wedding that isn't just about waste and "mememe"?

Seems a bit harsh, but if that's how you feel!

[The Colonel]

I'm a nutter for wanting to have a wedding that isn't just about waste and "mememe"?

Seems a bit harsh, but if that's how you feel!

Yeah...I'm all for save the planet but not to stupid extremes like you!

You don't have to take things too far.

[Death From Above 1993]

I'm a nutter for wanting to have a wedding that isn't just about waste and "mememe"?

Seems a bit harsh, but if that's how you feel!

Yeah...I'm all for save the planet but not to stupid extremes like you!

You don't have to take things too far.

Hey dude, how much eco-friendly wedding clobber have you actually seen? Could be fine...

Now I think about it, Vans have a lot of eco-friendly-made skate shoes, and they don't look any worse than the standard-made ones.

[The Colonel]

I'm a nutter for wanting to have a wedding that isn't just about waste and "mememe"?

Seems a bit harsh, but if that's how you feel!

Yeah...I'm all for save the planet but not to stupid extremes like you!

You don't have to take things too far.

Hey dude, how much eco-friendly wedding clobber have you actually seen? Could be fine...

Now I think about it, Vans have a lot of eco-friendly-made skate shoes, and they don't look any worse than the standard-made ones.

And how many people wear Vans?

Can't say I know a single one! Not my kids - or their friends!

[Death From Above 1993]

I'm a nutter for wanting to have a wedding that isn't just about waste and "mememe"?

Seems a bit harsh, but if that's how you feel!

Yeah...I'm all for save the planet but not to stupid extremes like you!

You don't have to take things too far.

Hey dude, how much eco-friendly wedding clobber have you actually seen? Could be fine...

Now I think about it, Vans have a lot of eco-friendly-made skate shoes, and they don't look any worse than the standard-made ones.

And how many people wear Vans?

Can't say I know a single one! Not my kids - or their friends!

A middle-aged bloke like you couldn't tell Vans from Timberlands But let me tell you they are popular, if a shade expensive! (This coming from a Bona Fide teenager )

[dreyam]

I suspect you might be the nutter here @The Colonel - I haven't said anything about grow bag dresses (???) or "stupid extremes"! I get the feeling I've just encountered the forum's resident fruit loop.

I suspect you may be right, Shinykatie. Attitudes like his are the reason the planet is in the sorry state it is: i.e. the belief that we have to keep ecological thinking "in its place"... that if we drop a couple of empty cans into a recycling bin, or replace a one or two incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescents, we've done our bit. Once upon a time that may have been true, but those times are long gone. We need to undergo a complete paradigm shift in our thinking about the impact all of our actions are having on the environment, not just a few actions taken in isolation.

I applaud your desire to take into consideration the ecological impact of even something so nominal as a wedding ceremony. I believe we need more of us to be thinking on that that level, not less.

[The Colonel]

I'm a nutter for wanting to have a wedding that isn't just about waste and "mememe"?

Seems a bit harsh, but if that's how you feel!

Yeah...I'm all for save the planet but not to stupid extremes like you!

You don't have to take things too far.

Hey dude, how much eco-friendly wedding clobber have you actually seen? Could be fine...

Now I think about it, Vans have a lot of eco-friendly-made skate shoes, and they don't look any worse than the standard-made ones.

And how many people wear Vans?

Can't say I know a single one! Not my kids - or their friends!

A middle-aged bloke like you couldn't tell Vans from Timberlands But let me tell you they are popular, if a shade expensive! (This coming from a Bona Fide teenager )

Believe me - I DO know what they are! Timberlands too!

My kids have the best of everything.

[The Colonel]

I suspect you might be the nutter here @The Colonel - I haven't said anything about grow bag dresses (???) or "stupid extremes"! I get the feeling I've just encountered the forum's resident fruit loop.

It's actually going to be a pretty standard wedding with all the usual flowers, white frock and wedding rings stuff you get at normal weddings - I'm just making sure it's all eco-friendly. Since cotton is one of the biggest sources of pollution, getting a dress that's either second hand or ethically made doesn't really seem that "extreme" to me.

Then have a horse and cart rather than a wedding car.

It's OK to do this and that "ethically" etc. However, you stated it was an "eco-wedding" that isn't very possible.

And no, I am not the nutter here - that is Fred.

[Death From Above 1993]

I'm a nutter for wanting to have a wedding that isn't just about waste and "mememe"?

Seems a bit harsh, but if that's how you feel!

Yeah...I'm all for save the planet but not to stupid extremes like you!

You don't have to take things too far.

Hey dude, how much eco-friendly wedding clobber have you actually seen? Could be fine...

Now I think about it, Vans have a lot of eco-friendly-made skate shoes, and they don't look any worse than the standard-made ones.

And how many people wear Vans?

Can't say I know a single one! Not my kids - or their friends!

A middle-aged bloke like you couldn't tell Vans from Timberlands But let me tell you they are popular, if a shade expensive! (This coming from a Bona Fide teenager )

Believe me - I DO know what they are! Timberlands too!

My kids have the best of everything.

Just a shot in the dark here, but in that case I would...
...edit my post to remove rudeness

[The Colonel]

I'm a nutter for wanting to have a wedding that isn't just about waste and "mememe"?

Seems a bit harsh, but if that's how you feel!

Yeah...I'm all for save the planet but not to stupid extremes like you!

You don't have to take things too far.

Hey dude, how much eco-friendly wedding clobber have you actually seen? Could be fine...

Now I think about it, Vans have a lot of eco-friendly-made skate shoes, and they don't look any worse than the standard-made ones.

And how many people wear Vans?

Can't say I know a single one! Not my kids - or their friends!

A middle-aged bloke like you couldn't tell Vans from Timberlands But let me tell you they are popular, if a shade expensive! (This coming from a Bona Fide teenager )

Believe me - I DO know what they are! Timberlands too!

My kids have the best of everything.

Just a shot in the dark here, but in that case I would...
...edit my post to remove rudeness

Do you seriously think that as the father of four boys I wouldn't know?

My wallet has been attacked more by them than I have been in battle!

The latest for my kids have included K-Swiss, Rockport, Ben Sherman and a good few others.

[Death From Above 1993]

I'm a nutter for wanting to have a wedding that isn't just about waste and "mememe"?

Seems a bit harsh, but if that's how you feel!

Yeah...I'm all for save the planet but not to stupid extremes like you!

You don't have to take things too far.

Hey dude, how much eco-friendly wedding clobber have you actually seen? Could be fine...

Now I think about it, Vans have a lot of eco-friendly-made skate shoes, and they don't look any worse than the standard-made ones.

And how many people wear Vans?

Can't say I know a single one! Not my kids - or their friends!

A middle-aged bloke like you couldn't tell Vans from Timberlands But let me tell you they are popular, if a shade expensive! (This coming from a Bona Fide teenager )

Believe me - I DO know what they are! Timberlands too!

My kids have the best of everything.

Just a shot in the dark here, but in that case I would...
...edit my post to remove rudeness

Do you seriously think that as the father of four boys I wouldn't know?

My wallet has been attacked more by them than I have been in battle!

The latest for my kids have included K-Swiss, Rockport, Ben Sherman and a good few others.

Alright, you have a fat wallet. No need to rub it in. In my opinion, Vans would be high on many kids wish-lists, especially the "skater" types.

[The Colonel]

I'm a nutter for wanting to have a wedding that isn't just about waste and "mememe"?

Seems a bit harsh, but if that's how you feel!

Yeah...I'm all for save the planet but not to stupid extremes like you!

You don't have to take things too far.

Hey dude, how much eco-friendly wedding clobber have you actually seen? Could be fine...

Now I think about it, Vans have a lot of eco-friendly-made skate shoes, and they don't look any worse than the standard-made ones.

And how many people wear Vans?

Can't say I know a single one! Not my kids - or their friends!

A middle-aged bloke like you couldn't tell Vans from Timberlands But let me tell you they are popular, if a shade expensive! (This coming from a Bona Fide teenager )

Believe me - I DO know what they are! Timberlands too!

My kids have the best of everything.

Just a shot in the dark here, but in that case I would...
...edit my post to remove rudeness

Do you seriously think that as the father of four boys I wouldn't know?

My wallet has been attacked more by them than I have been in battle!

The latest for my kids have included K-Swiss, Rockport, Ben Sherman and a good few others.

Alright, you have a fat wallet. No need to rub it in. In my opinion, Vans would be high on many kids wish-lists, especially the "skater" types.

My kids are not skaters.

[Death From Above 1993]

I'm a nutter for wanting to have a wedding that isn't just about waste and "mememe"?

Seems a bit harsh, but if that's how you feel!

Yeah...I'm all for save the planet but not to stupid extremes like you!

You don't have to take things too far.

Hey dude, how much eco-friendly wedding clobber have you actually seen? Could be fine...

Now I think about it, Vans have a lot of eco-friendly-made skate shoes, and they don't look any worse than the standard-made ones.

And how many people wear Vans?

Can't say I know a single one! Not my kids - or their friends!

A middle-aged bloke like you couldn't tell Vans from Timberlands But let me tell you they are popular, if a shade expensive! (This coming from a Bona Fide teenager )

Believe me - I DO know what they are! Timberlands too!

My kids have the best of everything.

Just a shot in the dark here, but in that case I would...
...edit my post to remove rudeness

Do you seriously think that as the father of four boys I wouldn't know?

My wallet has been attacked more by them than I have been in battle!

The latest for my kids have included K-Swiss, Rockport, Ben Sherman and a good few others.

Alright, you have a fat wallet. No need to rub it in. In my opinion, Vans would be high on many kids wish-lists, especially the "skater" types.

My kids are not skaters.

Well that explains things very nicely. What are they then? Chav? Emo? Goth? Nerd? You tell me

[The Colonel]

I'm a nutter for wanting to have a wedding that isn't just about waste and "mememe"?

Seems a bit harsh, but if that's how you feel!

Yeah...I'm all for save the planet but not to stupid extremes like you!

You don't have to take things too far.

Hey dude, how much eco-friendly wedding clobber have you actually seen? Could be fine...

Now I think about it, Vans have a lot of eco-friendly-made skate shoes, and they don't look any worse than the standard-made ones.

And how many people wear Vans?

Can't say I know a single one! Not my kids - or their friends!

A middle-aged bloke like you couldn't tell Vans from Timberlands But let me tell you they are popular, if a shade expensive! (This coming from a Bona Fide teenager )

Believe me - I DO know what they are! Timberlands too!

My kids have the best of everything.

Just a shot in the dark here, but in that case I would...
...edit my post to remove rudeness

Do you seriously think that as the father of four boys I wouldn't know?

My wallet has been attacked more by them than I have been in battle!

The latest for my kids have included K-Swiss, Rockport, Ben Sherman and a good few others.

Alright, you have a fat wallet. No need to rub it in. In my opinion, Vans would be high on many kids wish-lists, especially the "skater" types.

My kids are not skaters.

Well that explains things very nicely. What are they then? Chav? Emo? Goth? Nerd? You tell me

None. Just normal kids.

You don't have to have such a subculture identity to cling to. I never did.

Though it was more hippys and punks in my day