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Go for a meditative walk the morning of the wedding and think about a bright and happy future as you pick out bright and happy flowers for your hair, bouquet, and center pieces.  Leave something in their place, such as your love for Mother Earth, fairy dust, or a seed.  Think about where you walk, where you will walk, and who has walked before you.  Pick up some dirt, rub it between your hands, and let it fly as nothing is permanant.  Possibly, except for love.There are many wild flowers in ever …

Time to start ordering my wedding invitations.  Recycled paper is a must.  Of The Earth offers the use of custom made recycled paper for a variety of projects.    Check out these seeded invitations.  They are so cute and just the look I am going for.  Which recycled paper are you? …

Lately, I have really been into finding inexpensive alternatives for store bought and over priced wedding flowers.  This time, I have struck soil.  I was staring at the umpteenth vase of wild flowers (check out the photos below) my neighbor has brought to my house and thought how wonderful it was to have beautiful flowers around without having to pay a dime.  It finally occurred to me just how to solve my flower crisis.  Local wild flowers!  Just the thing for a bride on a budget.  Taking a walk …

If you have not figured out by now that I am on a budget, this project will clue you in: paper flowers.  Okay, so you might want to splerge for your bouquet.  For your tables, however, make paper centerpieces.  I was checking out google reader looking for inspirations when I came across these cool paper bows for presents, (thank you papercrave).  Take this idea, and turn it into a unique and one of a kind center piece for your wedding.  Attach paper stems, organize in a vase, add some pebbles, a …