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Vendor Green Light: Ambiance Event Planning and Floral Design
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 10:42

  

This week our Vendor Green Light features Ambiance Event Planning and Floral Design, one of our Certified Green Wedding P rofessionals. Green Bride Guide talked with owner Kelly Moore, who says a green wedding is "Trying to be more aware of the choices you are making. Sometimes small decisions can have a large impact.” Learn how Ambiance Event Planning and Floral Design can decrease the environmental impact on your wedding day.

 

 

GBG: What are the rewards in running a sustainable business?

My favorite part is educating others about how simple and easy it is to include green aspects.

GBG: Why do you think Brides will enjoy Ambiance?

We really listen to what they want. There is no force involved. We introduce our brides to a concept and see if they’re interested. I recently had a bride who ended up realizing post wedding that her wedding was green. It was simple, beautiful and elegant. Most importantly, a green wedding is quite inexpensive.

GBG: When did you realize you wanted to have a green business?

I have always been interested in nature, and I have been in this industry for 17 years. I am constantly seeking ways to be more green in my everyday life and business. The more I become aware of the environment, the more I want to preserve it.

GBG: Why is it important to have flowers in season?  

The cost is inexpensive and there are fewer chemicals used to preserve and keep blooms fresh. Also, when you buy locally it requires less shipping. Fall is my favorite flower season; they can be stunning! Columbus Day weekend is also cherry week--It is a beautiful time of the year.  

GBG: What are some of the benefits of having a green wedding coordinator?

The biggest benefit to having a wedding coordinator is you get to be a guest at your own wedding! All you have to do is show up, relax, and enjoy your wedding. You experience less stress with an event planner. An added plus in having a green wedding planner is that we understand your eco-chic desires. 

GBG: What are some of the misconceptions of hiring a wedding coordinator?

People think it’s a luxury, but I can save you money. As a wedding coordinator I am able to find discounts that brides would not be able to find on their own.  

GBG: What are some of the little choices other businesses can make to green up their business?   

You can do things like go paperless, and eliminate promotional junk items that turn into trash. Try to be social. Go out and talk to people and make friends! Then you can begin to educate others.

Quick Green Tip: As a big fan of the 1930s and 1940s Kelly says try vintage jewelry for your special day!

 

Visit our Wedding Shop for more eco-friendly wedding ideas. Look for Ambiance and other green vendors in our Green Directory.

The Art of Design with the Science of Sustainability
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 10:13

If you are looking for a floral designer using sustainable practices, look no further than Faxon Green! Based out of Boston on famed Newbury Street, this floral designer is known as the maven of eco-elegance in Boston. She has a unique approach to combining the art of design with the science of sustainability in her studio and in her floral designs. Faxon is an artist. She sees a centerpiece as a painting or sculpture. In designing each bouquet, she "follows" the flowers and foliage, rather than "imposing" it.  This gives variety and spontaneity to her arrangements. She says the flowers "tell" her what to do. Her love of sumptuous colors and textures gives her work a richness and "surprise".

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In 2004 she was hired by The Mind Life Institute to design all the arrangements for the Dalai Lama’s week long stay in Boston. Everything was filled with sunflowers, the universal flower of friendship. 17,000 people got to see the Dalai Lama surrounded by 500 sunflowers harvested from two local farms using non-pesticide soils. It was a truly amazing event and changed Faxon’s perspective. She began her floral design work for events, which eventually led to weddings!

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Everything at Faxon Green is recycled and composted. No floral foam or plastic is ever used. Vases are always recycled after a wedding! Only living elements such as glass, pottery, rocks, metal (mainly copper,) wood and vines are used as decorative elements in the vases. All unused living elements are composted. All of the tools are cleaned with water and witch hazel and no abrasive chemical cleaners are used. If there are flowers leftover from a wedding that have not been given to guests, Faxon Green donates them to local women’s shelters and hospitals.

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To minimize the carbon footprint of transporting flowers, Faxon uses flowers grown in the US and eastern Canada as much as possible rather than getting them flown from the world market in Amsterdam. Flowers from Amsterdam have been grown somewhere in the world, such as calla lilies from New Zealand. They are flown to Amsterdam to be auctioned off to distributors each day. This is a huge cost of their carbon footprint! Faxon uses the caveat that she is not a "purist" yet.  While she has done flowers for weddings that are completely eco-based, there are others where the exact flower a bride wants comes from another country and does go through Amsterdam. 

Faxon Green is your one stop floral design studio for aesthetically pleasing, eco-elegant flowers. Grown and handled without harsh pesticides, these flowers are used in colorful green weddings all over the Boston area and beyond!

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Faxon Green, Elegant Floral & Event Design

An Eco-Friendly Studio

To Contact:

Email: faxon@faxongreen.com

Phone: (617) 697-9868

 

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