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Molly Kidwell and Ian Grasso were married on October 10, 2009 in Annapolis, Maryland.
About the Couple
Molly, an information technology sales rep, and Ian, a Naval officer and medical student, met on e-harmony. The bride confesses, “It's something both of us were bashful to admit at first, but since it worked out so well, we don’t mind sharing that!” The bride and groom's first date included sushi and plate painting. There was an instant connection and Molly and Ian went out for beers after dinner just to keep the date going longer.
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Kate Hughes and Brian Piontek were married on August 24, 2009 in Kihei, HI.
About the couple
Kate and Brian met in high school, and dated on and off through college though they went to different schools. They kept in touch, and when Brian moved to San Francisco, Kate followed. After a year of living apart in San Francisco, they reconnected and have been together ever since. Kate recently obtained her MBA in Sustainable Enterprise. In January of this year, she launched her green wedding consulting site, Emerald Weddings, which she was inspired to create after learning how much waste is generated by traditional weddings. Brian is currently finishing his undergraduate degree in Environmental Science.
The Decision to Go Green
Given their educational backgrounds, the decision to go green for their wedding seemed natural. “The state of the environment and our world is incredibly important to both of us, and we know every decision we make has an impact on our natural world,†Kate says.
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David and Ronalee were married July 11th, 2009 at the Malibu Nature Preserve in California.
About the Couple
The couple first met while attending Harvey Mudd College and reconnected years later while Ronalee was finishing her PhD in biomedical engineering and David was starting a consulting job.
The Decision to Go Green
Neither David nor Ronalee wanted to have a particularly large wedding, but because they both have big families they decided to focus on having as little impact as was practical.
Photo Credit: Wedding Guest
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Stephanie Calhoun and Shane Guitar were married on May 8, 2009 at the Killarney Lake Lodge in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
About the Couple
Stephanie and Shane's wedding has been a long time coming. They met in high school, when they were introduced by Stephanie's best friend, and were friends for three years before they started dating in University. All told, the couple was together for seventeen years before they finally decided to make it official! "The wedding was truly a celebration of our friendship, our love, and all of those people who supported us along the way, and continue to support us now," says the bride.
The Decision to Go Green
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Jill Bellenger and Ed LeBard were married on April 25, 2009 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
Green Decisions
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Suzanne Frost and Glyn Swift were married on August 22 in Cornwall, England.
Suzanne is a health librarian, and Glyn is a freelance graphic designer. "We try to live as ethically as we can, and we tried to make our wedding as green as feasibly possible."
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Justin and Autumn were married in Upstate New York in 2007.
When Justin and his wife Autumn got married last year at Camp Becket, they asked all of their guests to pitch in and help out: "Like many people, we made sure our wedding was definitely a group effort. I think we had 50 different volunteer job descriptions and we asked everyone to take a job, but we did it so everyone took only one job, and no one (almost) had to work all weekend. We left it up to our family and friends to just work together to make stuff happen in the end.
