Eco Wedding Dress

Hi Everyone,

It’s time to pick up the dresses and the tuxes, but wait, you’re probably wondering if you can keep to your “green” theme and still have the wedding attire of your dreams? Of course! We present you the 3R’s of Wedding Attire as proposed by Emily Andersen of Eco-Chic Weddings:

Reduce

• Say no to white: Get a dress in your best colour and truly dazzle with your unique flair. Opt for not-quite-white and get a wedding dress made from non-chemically treated, natural, earth-friendly fabric; soy, hemp silk, organic silk, organic cotton, organic wool, tencel and bamboo are the main fabrics available.
• Support fair trade: Purchase your gown from a company that practices fair trade. (Fair trade practices include: good wages for workers, adequate employee benefits like healthy work environments, fair hours, and health care.)
• Keep it simple: Get a simple dress and add the pretty details yourself.

Reuse

• Wear your mother’s dress: Can you wear your mother’s dress? Or maybe your grandmother, aunt, cousin or friend would welcome sharing their own gown with you for your special day.
• Share your dress: Pick a dress with a friend, sister or cousin who is also getting married and make a pact to share the dress between the two of you. This will give even more meaning to the dress because it will hold such special memories for both of you.
• Use earth-friendly dry cleaning: It’s better for your dress and better for the environment. Don’t wrap it in plastic — the chemicals from the plastic could ruin your dress. Put it in a box (with no window) wrapped in non-dyed paper. Store it in a mild, dry climate — a cedar closet would be ideal. You will ensure someone, someday can wear your dress on their wedding day.

Recycle

• Think ahead: Get a dress that can be remade into a fun, flirty cocktail dress post-wedding.
• Help someone else: Donate your dress to a charitable organization and help make someone else’s wedding dreams come true.
• Invest in recyclable materials: Natural fabric that hasn’t been dyed or treated with toxic chemicals is not only healthier for you, but it is more beautiful and richer feeling than chemically altered material. You can also be sure it will be recycled someday rather than seeping chemicals back into the earth in a landfill.

For more information about eco-wedding attire check out:
Eco-Chic Weddings by Emily Andersen

Happy Attire Hunting

Tiffany & Amalia

Irvine Welsh’s “ecstasy” movie launch party sponsored by Talen Events will be happening during the Toronto International Film Festival this year.

d’s 7th annual film fest party
“ecstasy” film environmental gala
Hosted by Danielle Iverson & Nico Miami
Monday, September, 8th 2008
8:30PM - 4:00AM
Green Carpet Starts @ 8:30PM
Empire, 50 Cumberland Street, Yorkville
RSVP@thatPRthing.com by Sept 5th

The film “ecstasy,” is a dark romantic comedy based on the #1 best-selling controversial book, “ecstasy,” by Irvine Welsh, writer of “Trainspotting.” The novel was translated into 20 languages and was a #1 bestseller in over 20 countries. Mr. Welsh’s first book, “Trainspotting,” published in 1993, (and voted by Waterstone, Europe’s largest bookstore chain, as one of the Ten Best Books of the Century), sold over 1 million copies in the UK alone and has its own Cinematic Cinderella success story. The film is to shoot in Scotland and Northern Ontario and will be directed by Rob Heydon, award-winning director of music videos and commercials. The production team includes; Rob Heydon of Ecstasy Film Inc. of Toronto, Canada and Ashley Pover of Proteus Entertainment of London, England. Joni Cuquet will be Executive Producing.Erica Durance is scheduled to star in “ecstasy,” whose rise to fame came in the role of Superman’s future love, Lois Lane, in the series “Smallville” on the WB Network. “I am thrilled to go to Scotland to star in this film. The whole idea of exploring relationships about people on ecstasy in a completely different location and culture is exciting,” Erica exclaims! “Trainspotting was one of my favourite films.”Durance will be starring with Billy Boyd (Lord of the Rings, Master and Commander), Richard E. Grant (Dracula, Gosford Park, How to Get Ahead in Advertising, and Withnail & I) and Adam Sinclair (The Summit).

Performances include Bedouin Soundclash. With sold out shows across Canada, and performances all over the world, including the renowned Leeds and Reading Festivals, London’s V-Fest, and PuklePop; “Bedouin Soundclash” brings their soulful, energetic live show to Toronto once again.

For more information:
http://www.dianekolar.com/ecstasy/eviteflash.html

So script writers are on strike this week, but thanks to the timing, NBC Universal’s “Green is Universal” campaign was still able to kick off as planned on November 4. This week you can catch all your favourite television shows with a green theme! In each of your favourite shows you will find little entertainment informative bits about how to lead a greener life. Also if you check out the Feature section of NBC’s Universal is Green campaign you can see a list of seven easy to follow tips that will reduce carbon emissions, save on electricity, and reduce material resources!

One of the most exciting shows I’ve seen so far is Days of Our Lives Green Wedding. You can check out behind the scene coverage of it at: http://www.nbc.com/Green/video/#mea=173917

Don’t forget to check out all your favourite shows this week, and see what they’ve done to promote eco-friendly living!

I personally can’t wait to check out the Office tonight!

Cheers!
Tiffany

What happens when you take cast appointed bicycles, throw in some eco-conscious movie packaging, and a pinch of reusable wood? The first big hit “green” movie.

Evan Almighty, the $163 million hit, can be considered the first ever blockbuster green movie. Thanks to Tom Shadyac, the director, the movie was created with a goal to eliminate all environmental impact, period.

Eco-friendly Packaging

In Canada, you can find Evan Almighty in a new, slim, cardboard sleeve. What makes it green?
The use of soy ink, waterless printing and sourcing of the paper products from green-managed forests. Although, it can only be found in Canada for now, Universal seems positive that America will soon follow suit.

Green Movie?

Along with the eco-friendly packaging, director Shadyac did everything he could to keep his impact on the environment minimum. For starters, he purchased four hundred bicycles for cast and crew to move around the set. To neutralize the carbon emissions, 2,050 trees were planted in the Virginia Wildlife refuge. Also, extra trees were planted around the area where the movie was filmed as a thank you to the community. Recycled paper, plastic, aluminum and glass were used by craft service while over 90% of the wood used was donated to Habit for Humanity along with landscaping, windows, flooring, and hardware. Even scripts were printed on both sides of each sheet of paper and then recycled.

If you would like more information about how Universal aims to improve the environmental impact of its operations by reducing greenhouse gases, raising awareness about green issues and stimulating change in the media and entertainment industry head over to www.getonboardnow.org.

An eco-friendly world starts with one step…

Cheers,

Tiffany