Everyone loves a wedding. Blushing bride, dashing groom, flowing dress, scented bouquet, singing choir, cooing turtledoves, whinnying horses…
wedding dressesAll a bit dated,wedding dresses isnĒt it? With the decline in organised religion and the disintegration of traditional notions of family, old-school is old hat when it comes to tying the knot these days.
wedding gownsTruly white weddings are few and far between (certainly if you acted on last month'wedding gowns s Ecologist guide to sex, same-sex marriages are in, with certain grooms as likely as women to be walking down the aisle in a dress – and thatĒs if the knot gets tied in the first place.
prom dresses Marriage is at its lowest ebb for a century, prom dresses with growing numbers of us choosing to stay together without the sanction of church or state.
wedding dressesAnd just as the wedding-vow staples of honouring and obeying have been jilted at the altar,wedding dresses couples are cherry-picking which other parts of the package enjoyed by their parents to jettison. Expense for a start – the average UK wedding costs anything from £12,000-£20,000 – but theyĒre also increasingly aware of and keen to limit the waste and environmental impact of getting hitched. From dresses to decorations, hereĒs the Ecologist guide to having a green and ethical wedding…