If the reviews of all of guests and the experience of our vendors was the only thing to gage our success on then the 2nd Annual Grassroots Wedding Fair was a success. What we lacked in numbers we definitely made up for in a gorgeous settting on a most dreadful wet and cold February 12, 2011.
For a complete list of all of our vendors please visit Our Exhibitors Page and for the full range of photos from our event with each vendors information please visit our Facebook page!
This month and last we have had a promotional table at Portobello West in order to get the word out about The Grassroots Wedding Fair. We were able to feature a number of our exhibitors to give people a taste of what they can expect at the green wedding fair. It is such a pleasure to engage those curious enough to pause and find out more about our event.
Those engaged or those who hoped to be engaged soon (there were many) made a b-line for our table. The gorgeous dress by Patty Nayel of Pure Magnolia and the exquisite cake made by Sweet Naturally Bakery brought them over.
I was surprised though how many married couples also stopped to chat. My greatest joy was hearing the feedback that others gave once they learned about our event. “Wish you were around when I got married”, “About time someone started a green wedding fair”, and simply, “What a lovely idea”. They listened to me chat about the commitment our vendors have made to the environment and how easy it is to have a green wedding. Many were intrigued how even a few decisions can lower the impact that a wedding has on the environment and how much more rewarding a marriage ceremony can be. All agreed on one thing . . . that weddings are about more than just a big show on one particular day.
Christina of Spark created the beautiful bridal jewelry on display.
Ginger and peppermint candy cane macaroons were on hand from Buttercup Cake Design.
Modern and unique wedding invitations from Something Green Weddings.
Foodisima joins us for our next event with gourmet vegetarian catering.
I also want to thank Carlie from Portobello West for the opportunity to share our great green wedding event with lucky shoppers these past two months.
photos by sweet earth photographics who also had beautiful handmade, handbound portfolios on display.
Shona Dion
