Welcome

Welcome to the gg blog, by Pilar Zuniga.

My new undertaking: I’ll be blogging daily from Monday thru Friday!

So, if you are a photographer, blogger, artist, etc. and would like to share your green practices or wedding goods, let me know!

You can send me an email at: pilar@gorgeousandgreenevents.com

If You want to see my work visit: www.gorgeousandgreenevents.com

Upcycled and Recycled Wedding Goodies on Etsy

Handmade Wedding Goodies for your Green Wedding

Here are a few finds from Etsy that make me wish I could get married all over again so I could include them.  I love window shopping on Etsy, and what’s so great: you don’t have to drive around to do it!

Check out these little snowmen or snowwomen from Mosey : They are made from organic wool and would go perfect on the top of a winter wedding cake!

Check out these nature-inspired silver leaf design rings by SilverGarden:

And a couple upcycled white leather clutches by Overlap that would look perfect with a retro wedding dress:

Thanks Overlap, SilverGarden and Mosey for your lovely works of art.  I believe handmade goods are worth so much more.  These artists and crafters are acting sustainably too by recycling, upcycling and using organic and biodegradable materials.

In upcycled joy and warm nests (from mosey),

G&G

More Local FLowers

A chocolate and peach fall wedding

I love the fall months when chocolate cosmos are locally available in the Bay Area.  Although they are not really “brown”, they are as close as you can get,  so it’s a real treat when the color scheme includes brown.  Check out these great pics from a wedding I did last month where I got to include these dainty flowers as well as some locally grown peach roses and white callas.  I used biodegradable cotton sateen ribbons and no floral foam of course!

The bride and groom were so pleasant to work with, and really excited about their big day!

Here the bride and bridesmaids are looking so cheerful.  I love those long brown bridesmaid dresses.

I couldn’t decide which peach was better, the more orang-y peach or pink-y peach, so I added a little of both as well as some really light peach-ish white roses.

Here’s the cake, that had cream frosting that went perfectly well with my peachish white roses.  There’s the extra boutonniere and throw bouquet I made for the bride and groom… boutonnieres rarely make it through a full wedding and reception full of congratulatory hugs.

 

The bride and groom were married at a quaint vineyard in Livermore: Deer Ridge Vineyards.  The Photography was done by www.schoenfeldt.com

 

In Local Green,

G&G

The Green Festival, San Francisco

Green Weddings and Green People in San Francisco

www.greenfestivals.org

And no, we’re not all eating granola.  I like granola like everyone else, but I definitely don’t see myself as “granola” just because I live green or sustainable.  Besides, granola isn’t a bad word these days.  It actually is pretty tasty, especially homemade.  Put it into a jar and you’ve got a great gift or “wedding favor” for your guests.

Ok, so what will we be doing at this green festival?  Well lots of talking, sharing and looking at new ideas and guest speakers.  Check out the Schedule.  Online you can download a guide to the festival that gives you all the cool info.  It’s huge and includes so many inspiring words, visuals and people.  Here are just a few of the highlights:

• 450+ exhibitors and organizations in the Green Marketplace
• 45 minutes presentations and speakers on the sustainable economy, ecological balance and social justice
• how-to workshops in the Green Buiding Pavilion
• Hemp fashion shows in the Hemp Pavilion
• Music acts
• Food Demonstrations in the Soul Kitchen
• Green Social Media Demonstrations
• Organic food and drink
• Concerts and dance parties after dark:  greenbash.com

I’m actually going to be volunteering for the festival and donating some large sustainable arrangements (I’ll post the photos this week).   I’ll also be checking out new ideas I can use in my business and in my life (my husband wants to get a small wind turbine for our front yard… in Oakland)  and making connections with other green-minded folks.  One connection I’ve already made is going to be there, and I look forward to seeing their hemp silk bridal attire at a fashion show Friday and Saturday night.  They’re called Conscious Clothing and you can check out there stuff here:  www.getconscious.com

Here are some beautiful examples of the things they can do.  What I like, is that they do custom designs.

Here is the dress with all the layers, but you can unzip the last three and make it shorter.

I love the low back and silk ruffles of this dress.

love it.

So if your in or around the Bay, definitely come check out the SF Green Festival this coming weekend.

In Green and Health,

G&G