Eco-conscious wedding planner covering Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire.
Providing planning services and inspiration to soulmates looking for a unique and personal celebration that minimises it's imprint on the planet
It's Tomorrow!! // What are your plans for this weekend? Tomorrow I'm looking forward to being back at to help host the ECO Wedding Show. A day full of amazing likeminded suppliers, inspiring and informative talks and workshops, and a chance to relax in beautiful natural surroundings... Will I see you there?
Not grabbed your tickets yet? They're still available via my link in bio, and can be purchased on the door in cash too!
See you tomorrow!
Giveaway! // A colourful zero waste wedding setup to brighten your damp Wednesday evening and remind you the sun is on it's way for the next few days 😎 and ... Just in time for our ECO Wedding Show at Willow Grange Farm THIS SUNDAY - it's almost like we booked the sun to join us as well as the amazing suppliers!
Over on my stories I'm giving away 3 pairs of entry tickets to the show! Take a look and I can't wait to see you there 💚
(Tickets are still available to purchase online if you miss out on my free giveaway plus will be available to purchase on the door - https://www.magpiewedding.com/event/eco-wedding-show-cambridge/)
[Image description: A teal blue chair and a small white drawer unit stand in front of an abstract backdrop which reads 'can I go where you go?'. The decor is bright and colourful in shades of yellow, purple, blue and pink, and the setup features a zero waste glass washing and favour station]
Photographer: Katrina Matthews Photography
Venue: Clophill Eco Lodges
Planner: Green Soul Weddings
Styling & Concept: All Things Considered
Florist: Tythe Flowers
Floral assistant: Untamed Florals
Prop hire: The White Emporium
Napkins, Table Runners, Textile Design & Ribbons: Mia Sylvia
Stationery: I Like Pens Studio
Gift Registry: Patchwork it
Cake: Cake-wise
Dresses (bridal and wedding party): Rewritten Bridesmaids
Second outfit: Vinted
Suit: Models Own
Hair stylist: Kate Atalay Bespoke Hairstyling
Makeup artist: Ali Kynoch - Make Up Artist
Confetti: Uniquely Funky - ecoconfetti & gifts
Models: Charlie, Neil, Amber, Leon and Anna
What a Waste!! // Did you know that somewhere between one quarter and one third of all food produced globally is never eaten!! 😧😤🤯 Some of that waste comes in the primary production stages from surplus and products deemed not fit for sale, but a staggering amount of this waste is down to us, consumers and households!
This week is the Love Food Hate Waste campaign, and this year their tag line is 'wasting food feeds climate change'. Quite a statement, isn't it, and I'd hazard a guess that many people haven't thought about it like that before ... have you?
You're not alone if you haven't, it's so easy to mindlessly scrape dinner leftovers into the food bin, throw out the mouldy few slices of bread, and forget something at the back of the fridge until it's past it's use by date. That small action has a much bigger impact on climate change though!
How?
🌍 Getting products from the farm to our kitchens uses valuable resources at every stage - 30% of global greenhouse gases come from food production
🌍 For every bit of food that is wasted, the resources that went into it are wasted too
🌍 It needed land to grow, the demand for which causes deforestation
🌍 It needed water, fertiliser and energy to grow (and remember that out of season growth requires even more of these resources!)
🌍 It needed transporting to you (shopping local helps, but there is often transportation involved in the production process somewhere)
To make things worse, not only has the food and resources been wasted, but if food is sent to landfill then the process of it rotting produces methane, the greenhouse gas we've all heard of which is more damaging than carbon dioxide! 8-10% of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions is from rotting food, which is more than aviation!
If you have a home compost bin or are able to send your food waste for composting at your local council then that's a more planet-friendly option, but reducing our waste in the first place is still the better option and one we can all improve on.
Much of the above info and stats have been based on the recent Waitrose & Partners Weekend magazine, which also includes this line that stopped me mid read ... "If we all went without wasting food for just one day, it would have the same positive environmental impact as planting half a million trees, or taking 14,000 cars off the road for a year". ONE DAY! That's insane! So come on, start off with one day, we can all do that! 🙌
What's your best food waste prevention tip? Tell everyone below, and lets all be part of this big, and quite frankly easy, change! Our bank balance will thank us as well as the planet! 🌍💚
(p.s. check back later in the week for wedding food waste tips)
[Image description: Wooden platters sit on top of a wooden box, upon which are cupcakes decorated with beautiful swirls of cream buttercream and topped with edible flowers in pinks and purples. Another platter holds shortbread biscuits decorated with pressed edible flowers.]
Photography: Clare Davis Photography
Venue: Clophill Eco Lodges
Planning & Initial Concept : Green Soul Weddings
Styling & Concept Design: The White Emporium
Furniture Hire: Nikkita Palmer Designs Event Hire
Cutlery and Glassware Hire: Wren Ark
Florist: Flowers at 58
Ribbons: Bertie and Fred
Celebrant: Kelly Hawes Celebrant
Cake: Two Little Cats Bakery
Stationery: Luna & Sol Co Design
Suit: The Vintage Suit Hire Company
Dress: Lisa Lyons Bridal
Barefoot sandals: Ellies Little Gems
Earrings: From Becky
Hair: Kate Atalay Bespoke Hairstyling
Makeup tutorial & application guidance: Ali Kynoch - Make Up Artist
Marquee structure: Marquees With Pryde
Drone footage: Adam Goldstein
Models: Kirstie & Jason
SUNDAY 20TH MARCH // The countdown is on, less than 2 weeks now until I help to host The ECO Wedding Show at near Cambridge!
Ethical. Creative. Offbeat
This show is for couples who love and respect our planet as much as they do each other 🌍 We can't wait to introduce you to a whole host of skilled and likeminded suppliers who will be a perfect match for your wedding day!
What will be going on at the show? ...
🖤11:30-12 - Planning your wedding stationery: Where to begin! – with Ellie and Liv
🖤12:30-1:15pm – Eco-friendly floristry: talk and hands on workshop – with So Blooming Beautiful
🖤 1:15-1:30 pm – Styling your wedding your way: top tips with Stories Event Hire (at ceremony setup in Silo Barn)
🖤1:30-1:40pm – Musical demo and light performance – with Jessica Diamond (at her stand in the Silo Barn)
🖤2pm - How to smash your wedding speech (and enjoy it too!) – with Susan Vieira Celebrant
🖤2:30pm – Raffle prizes drawn. Every visitor is entered into it - news on prizes soon
You can also expect live music throughout the day from and refreshments on offer from , & ! The perfect day out!
Tickets are available and via the link in my bio 🖤
Images by .lust.photography
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Go Bold // If you search "eco-friendly wedding" on Pinterest a lot of the top pins are very natural, green and earthy, and it's completely understandable why, but what if that just isn't you? What if your everyday life is full of colour and you want your wedding day to reflect that? Can it still be eco-friendly? ... OF COURSE IT CAN!
Being sustainable and achieving an eco-friendly wedding is about the approach you take, not the style you aim for. My wedding planning support services are built around you, helping you to take a sustainable approach to your planning journey. I help soulmates with planning their very own stylish, sustainable wedding that has their personalities written all over it, whether that might be gothic, modern, minimalist, bright, rustic, or anything in between!
You do YOU, lets just make it sustainable in the process shall we?
[Image description: A series of three photos showing a two tier wedding cake which is decorated in white smooth buttercream and then accented with colourful textured palette strokes of bright pink, orange, purple and gold]
Photographer: Lucie Watson Photography
Wedding planner: Soul Weddings
Venue: The Manor Barn, Harlton
Styling: All Things Considered
Tableware Hire: Wren Ark
Chair & Linen Hire: Rosetone
Florist: Wildstems
Celebrant: Wholehearted ceremonies
Cake: Butterdream Bakery
Stationery: Ink and Paper
Dress: Rita Colson
Suit: Models own
Tie: Shaun Gordon - Refining Your Style Through Detail
HMUA: Shades of beauty
Bridal Hairpieces: Agnes Hart, Vintage style Wedding Headpieces,Hats and Veils
Bridal Shoes: BeyondSkin
Ribbon: The Natural Dyeworks
Models: Kayne & Hollie
22.02.2022 // I couldn't let today pass by without mention of this unique date! Not only is it palindromic, but it's an ambigram too, meaning that on a calculator it will also read correctly upside down!
I love dates like this, not least because it makes me think of our own engagement date, 02.02.2020, chosen specifically by Nathan as he has always had a love for number patterns and palindromes (maybe he was always destined to marry a Hannah too! 😉)
What dates are special to you? Do you have dates that have dual meanings - maybe your first date will became your wedding date too, or you have chosen to marry on the same date as your parents or another significant couple in your life?
As humans we love to attach meaning and memories to certain things, and I love that by helping you to create your perfect wedding celebration, together we're making a new significant date for you 💚
p.s. thought I'd share this image I love on a date I love, because, well why not!
[Image description: K stands behind and slightly to the side of H, kissing her on her cheek as they both have their eyes closed and relax into this special moment. K wears a blue suit with bold floral lapel accessory, and H wears a bridal jumpsuit whilst holding a colourful bouquet. They stand in front of large black metal doors]
Photographer: Lucie Watson Photography
Wedding planner: Green Soul Weddings
Venue: The Manor Barn, Harlton
Styling: All Things Considered
Tableware Hire: Wren Ark
Chair & Linen Hire: Rosetone
Florist: Wildstems
Celebrant: Wholehearted ceremonies
Cake: Butterdream Bakery
Stationery: Ink and Paper
Dress: Rita Colson
Suit: Models own
Tie: Shaun Gordon - Refining Your Style Through Detail
HMUA: Shades of Beauty
Bridal Hairpieces: Agnes Hart, Vintage style Wedding Headpieces,Hats and Veils
Bridal Shoes: Beyond Skin
Ribbon: The Natural Dyeworks
Models: Kayne & Hollie
Wondering about attending or exhibiting at the Magpie Wedding ECO Wedding Shows this year? The lovely Sian Richardson Photo and Film was one of our exhibitors at the Ethical Wedding Show last Autumn and has shared about her experience here, so pop over for an insightful read from an exhibitors perspective 😄
Having a sustainable wedding is about making good choices, not making sacrifices! Read all about my wonderful day at the ethical wedding show.
Waste not, want not! // What's worse than something having a really high carbon footprint and having used lots of resources in its production?... How about if it was all for nothing and it goes to waste?! 😮
Waste is such a huge issue, food waste being a particularly big one, but waste and single use items in general are so problematic when you stop to think that the resources and carbon footprint has been all for nothing or just one single use! This is far from being a problem specific to the wedding and events industry, but let's face it, we're wasteful too!
This weekend I saved over 30 red roses, leftover from Valentines and reduced in a supermarket, each with a huge out-of-uk-season carbon footprint and simply destined for the bin or in the best case scenario, the compost bin! Swipe to see where they are now, and what they will become (hint: here's some I made earlier) 👉
Reducing the demand and carbon footprint in the first place would be the ideal solution here, but there's something so satisfying about knowing that I will make use of them regardless, they won't go to waste on my watch!
Having shared this on my stories this weekend I've had such a lovely response, so many couples who are going to give this a try too, so thank you 🥰 Remember, it's not just roses that make great confetti... Swipe to the end to see my favourite confetti so far made from the beautiful hellebore ❤️
[Image description: a close up of mixed pink, yellow and ivory rose petal confetti]
Happy Valentine's Day 🖤
Whoever you love, however you show that love, whether the ones you love are close or far today, and however big or small you choose to celebrate, I hope you're feeling loved today 🖤
Photo: Thyme Lane Photography
Team:
Wedding planner: Soul Weddings
On the day assistant: La Petite Boheme Events
Venue: Willow Grange Farm
Florist: Root
Styling & Prop Hire: Dollys Vintage Tea Party
Cake: One Part Love Bakery
Stationery: Sevenfireflies
On the Day Signage: bewilderly
Menswear: Duncan James Menswear Walsall
Silk ribbons: Bertie & Fred
Models: Sam & Sam
[Image Description: Sam & Sam, two white males, slowly walk hand in hand looking lovingly at each other. Both wear flat caps, dark grey and black suits, and have buttonholes made from flowers and dried flowers in a pale neutral palette. The sun sets behind them casting a golden light]
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Some photos just don't need words!
I can't wait to show and tell you so much more about this special shoot over the next few weeks, but for now here's your Friday evening reminder that love knows no bounds 🤍 Have a great weekend everyone x
Thanks go to this incredible team -
Photographer: Becky Harley Photography
Videographer: Laura Baker Productions
Planning & Concept: Green Soul Weddings
Venue: Clophill Eco Lodges
Celebrant: Kelly Hawes Celebrant
Florist: Rambling Stems
Styling & Ceremony banner: All Things Considered
Furniture: Rosetone
Ceramic Tableware: Naked Clay Ceramics
Candles & Glass Cylinders: The White Emporium
Napkins, table runners, textile design & ribbons: Mia Sylvia
Stationery: Chloe Ainsley Creative
Dress: Quinlan Couture Bridal
Knitwear: Jules Hogan Knitwear
Suit & Groom Accessories: Couchman Bespoke
Hair Stylist: Kate Atalay Bespoke Hairstyling
Makeup Artist:Ali Kynoch - Make Up Artist
Jewellery: castandfound
Seed paper scraps for confetti: Laura Likes
[Image description: A white mature couple stand looking at each other lovingly in front of a pine tree draped with delicate fabrics and a banner which reads 'We were together, I forget the rest.' They wear wedding attire for a vow renewal styled setup]
Conscious Connections // When I set up Green Soul Weddings I knew the wedding industry could be doing better to embrace, talk about, and champion change towards a more planet-friendly future for weddings and events. It was at the core of the business I knew I wanted to develop, but I hadn't come across many others who seemed to be thinking the same thing.
It didn't take long before I found other likeminded souls, many of them in fact, across all aspects of the industry, all keen to see change and all endeavouring to do their bit towards a better future for the industry and the planet.
To my likeminded supplier pals, I say THANK YOU! I feel we've made great steps forward since then, sustainability is definitely talked about so much more now in the industry, and that's down to us! I've found such a supportive community in you all and we've been a force for good, and for that I am so grateful 💚
Next week, on Tuesday 15th February, I am pleased to be helping the Sustainable Wedding Alliance to bring their fabulous conscious connections events to East Anglia for the first time, with a networking morning at Willow Grange Farm . It'll be an opportunity to catch up with familiar faces and meet plenty of new ones too, all with an interest in taking sustainable steps forward for their business. We'll also get to enjoy coffee and cake from VG Coffee too, so what's not to love!
Will I see you there? Book your free space, tell others to book theirs too, and come join us! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conscious-connections-east-of-england-tickets-240079884397
Show your love // As we head towards Valentines Day the shops are full of offers and suggested gifts to buy for the special person in your life ... and do you know what, most of it leaves me completely uninspired and feeling less than romantic, does it you too?!
If you're anti-valentines then I completely get it, I often am too, it has become very commercialised and *newsflash* not everyone loves red roses, chocolates and champagne!
However, if like me you are keen to make an effort this year (it's our last one before we get married so it feels more significant than other years ❤), then here are some eco-friendly gift ideas to get you thinking:
- seasonal British blooms, potted plants or dried flowers (or if it has to be the red rose, find an eco-conscious local independent florist who will have carefully chosen the most ethical source for their roses)
- get creative and make a small token of appreciation - bake their favourite cake, cook their favourite meal, handmake a card, personalise a second hand t-shirt or cushion cover, frame or scrapbook your favourite photo of you both
- give your time instead of a gift - caught up in the fast pace of life and feel you don't spend enough time with your love? Carve out time together, on valentines day or at a later pre-arranged date, and switch those phones off for some precious human connection instead
- experiences are worth more than money! Linked to the above idea, plan an experience, plan a trip, plan an activity that will give you memories, not things! It could be extravagant, a luxurious night away perhaps, affordable, like a picnic or treasure hunt around your local park, or completely free, like an evening watching the stars!
- shop with local, independent small businesses for everything from the gift to the card and wrapping paper or fabric wrap!
You've got 8 days left to plan, should you wish to of course, so lets make it more eco conscious this year!
[Image description: A couple stand in a close embrace gazing into each other eyes. She wears a lace white dress whilst he wears a relaxed suit jacket and chinos. In front of them, a cake sits on a table and florals hang from above]
Shoot team:
Concept & photography: Thyme Lane Photography
Wedding planner: Green Soul Weddings
Venue: Upthorpe Wood
Styling: All Things Considered
Props: Dollys Vintage Tea Party
Dress: Poppy Perspective
Jacket: Chimney Formal Menswear
Accessories: Lilly Dilly's
Flowers: Wild Rosamund
Silk ribbons: Bertie & Fred
Cake: The Iced Vegan
Stationery: Letters From Emily
Models: Ash & Brad
An Introduction 👋 // Right, I think it's about time I kicked this Facebook account back into action, don't you?! I have so much I'd love to share with you all ... from sustainable wedding tips to inspiration, blog ideas and upcoming events, general wedding planning advice and reassurance, as well as a few exciting changes to the ways in which I can help you along the way ...
First of all though, a welcome to everyone who is new here, and a reintroduction for those who have followed along for a while -
🙋♀️ I'm Hannah and my pronouns are she/her
📍 I live in Cambridgeshire and offer my bitesize wedding planning support to couples across the UK
💑 I've been with my fiancé Nathan for nearly 10 years, having first met at school, and we'll be saying our 'I Do's' this Autumn!
🌿 I love the natural world and spending time outdoors is my happy place, with Autumn being my favourite season and sunsets being my favourite sights
🌍 I'm passionate about our planet, doing all I can to try and protect it for our future and future generations and I continually strive to do better
👕 I love browsing charity shops and shopping secondhand
♻ I hate to throw anything away, especially food!
❤ I love spending time with my family and friends
📺 I love watching comedies, wildlife documentaries and some crime dramas
🎶 I wish I were more musical and could speak more languages
Which of these did you not already know? Which of these do you relate to? I look forward to sharing so much more with you over the coming weeks and months 💚
Photo: Thyme Lane Lifestyle
[Image description: Hannah, a white female with a brown bob haircut, stands on a woodland path smiling and holding a woollen blanket and blue flask in her arms. She wears a black, grey and tan coat with a mustard scarf]
January Vibes // Has a photo ever oozed more cozy, warming, calming January vibes than this?
Today has been renamed 'Brew Monday' by the Samaritans. Instead of 'Blue Monday', they're focusing on the reality that any day can be a blue day, and they are encouraging us to all take a bit more time to share a brew with those we care about. Let's carve out that time in our busy lives to be there, to check in, to talk, to listen, and to allow the space to open up about our feelings.
If it's any aspect of your wedding planning that is causing you stress and concern, reach out and share your concerns with me 💚 My wedding planning support calls are there for us to be able to share a brew (in person or virtually) and replace that stress and concern with professional advice and reassurance! Message me to find out more 💚
I'm so excited to be working on a very special wintery styled shoot with the talented creatives who's work features in this photo very soon! Watch this space 👀
Photo and natural dyed linen: Jules Hogan Knitwear
Mug: Naked Clay Ceramics
[Image description: A terracotta pot sits on a table, lit by a window to the side of it and highlighting the shapes of the delicate snowdrops growing in it. Next to it sits a mug, a slice of cake, a book and a natural fabric napkin]
I LOVE the work I do at this beautiful venue and with this amazing team! ❤️ Do you or someone you know fancy joining us too? Details below and via https://www.willowgrangefarm.com/contact-us
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⭐️ Assistant Venue Manager (venue and glampsite) ⭐️
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What makes your heart sing? // All week I've been admiring the beautiful frosty mornings we've had here in Cambridgeshire, and yesterday morning, after a busy week staring at my computer screen, I knew I just had to wrap up warm and get out there to enjoy the harsh frost we once again had.
I went on one of my favourite nearby walks, one that's normally a 30 minute brisk walk, but yesterday wasn't 'normal'.
Mother nature had pulled out all the stops, accentuating every tiny detail. I noticed each strand and vein on leaves and seed heads. I noticed the individual leaves making up what would otherwise be indistinguishable leaf litter. I noticed the rays of sun peeking through the trees and reeds. I noticed fungi that would otherwise be camouflaged amongst the undergrowth. I noticed the steam rising from the water as the sun began to share its warmth. I noticed the crunch underfoot and the bird song all around.
What should have been a 30 minute walk was doubled, nearly tripled! A few photos were taken to capture it, but even more moments were taken to just stop and admire. It wasn't about speed, it was about mindfulness, connection, and respect.
Soul replenished. Heart full 💚
If nature makes your heart sing, then let's continue to do all we can, in our daily lives and in our one off celebrations, to protect it, to respect it, and to preserve it. Let's ensure future generations can have their souls replenished by it too 💚
[Image descriptions: a selection of photos taken on my frosty morning walk, showing seed heads, leaves, and general views from my surrounding area all touched and accentuated by frost]
Safe in your arms 🤎 // I just adore this photo, I'm pretty sure I've shared it on here before but when it just radiates tenderness, warmth and love why wouldn't I share it again! 🤎 Sending warm, cosy vibes your way this chilly Friday evening, I hope you too get to feel safe in the arms of the one you love this evening or weekend 🥰
Tonight it's date night for us, which will consist of a nicer meal than our standard weeknight repertoire and maybe half an hour snuggled up on the sofa. It'll be short but sweet, as I've once again got a very early start tomorrow for my part time job 😒🥱
Like I've seen many of you say this year, I haven't set new years resolutions, but I do have a few intentions for the coming year, starting with spending more precious time with my partner and family. Last year I felt many aspects of my life got stuck in a rut, and I felt it take it's toll, but this year I'm determined to ensure it will be different!
There's going to be a few changes over the next few months, mostly behind the scenes ones that won't effect how I show up here but that will hopefully have a big positive (🤞) impact on me. There will be some changes you'll see too though and I look forward to telling you more! I've got so much to look forward to this year, and I'm feeling motivated to make it better, personally as well as for this business I love 🤎
Another intention of mine for this year ... showing up more authentically on here, like I feel I used to but somehow I lost it along the way. I feel my posts haven't had heart, passion and intention recently, and have mostly been icky sales focused ones, for which I can only apologise, I don't like it so I'm sure you don't either! This is SOCIAL media, so I want to embrace the social side again more!
Thanks for sticking with me on this Green Soul Weddings journey! 🥰 x
[Image description: A male and female couple are seated together, her head on his shoulder and his hand caressing her face and hair. In front of them is a decoratively laid table for 2 within a warmly lit cafe with exposed brickwork walls]
Shoot team:
Concept & photography: Thyme Lane Photography
Wedding planner & styling: Green Soul Weddings
Venue: Bohemia St. Neots
Dress: Poppy Perspective
Suit: The Vintage Suit Hire Company
Flowers: Flowers at 58
Silk ribbons: Bertie & Fred
Cake: Two Little Cats Bakery
Stationery: KGH Illustrates
Models: Olivia and Adam
We're Getting Married THIS YEAR!! // Eek, who else is excited to be able to say this today?! Is 2022 your year?
Whether like us your date was originally set for 2022, or whether this might be your second, third or even fourth attempt at being able to say your I Do's, I hope you're feeling excited today at the prospect of becoming newlyweds this year 💚
The past few years I've often said how quickly time seems to fly, but I have a sneaky suspicion this year is really going to pass by in a flash! As we make some of the remaining decisions and embark on the rest of our own planning journey, I'm determined to savour all of the little moments as well as the big this year!
2022, eek, you're here at last!
However you're celebrating the new year today, have a good one! We're off to see my family today after a great new years eve get together with my fiancé's family yesterday 💚
2021 in Colour // Let's see this weird old year out with a frenzy of colour shall we?!
I feel like a stuck record when I say '2021 has been a strange year' as I am pretty sure we were all muttering the same last year too! Despite the tough parts, there's always good times and positives we can look back on, and 2021 is no different. This year I've:
💚 become a freelance member of the amazing Willow Grange Farm team and assisted many lovely couples to have their smooth running big day
💚 helped loads of likeminded couples find their ideally-matched mindful suppliers by working with Magpie Wedding and Wellington Wood to organise The Ethical Wedding Show
💚 advised, reassured and provided planning support to couples and families via my Green Soul Weddings service options
💚 collaborated with, networked with, and freelanced with so many lovely colleagues who have given their all to this industry over the past 12 months, many of which I'm proud to also call dear friends
💚 been able to donate vital funds to the great work of our chosen charity Wilderness Foundation UK
💚 continued to share about, advocate for and hopefully inspire the movement towards making our industry and your weddings more sustainable and kinder to our beautiful planet and everyone/everything on it!
Next year promises a few changes, a few new opportunities, and more of the same too, and I'm ready to see what it brings my way.
Thank you to YOU for your support, encouragement, and for following along with this little business of mine 💚 Happy New Year, I hope however you're celebrating you too are able to reflect on the good this year gave and feel hopeful for the good yet to come! 🥂
p.s. Sending a huge congrats to this lovely model couple who also had a special announcement this Christmas, enjoy your new year as a family of 4! 👨👩👦👦
[Image description: A couple stand close, hand in hand, in front of a stone church as their wedding party stand behind them waving smoke bombs in bright orange, yellow and pink. The bridal model is pregnant and wears a tight fitting knee length dress to show off her beautiful bump]
Photographer: Katrina Matthews Photography
Venue: Clophill Eco Lodges
Planner: Green Soul Weddings
Styling & Concept: All Things Considered
Florist: Tythe Flowers
Floral assistant: Untamed Florals
Prop hire: The White Emporium
Napkins, Table Runners, Textile Design & Ribbons: Mia Sylvia
Stationery: I Like Pens Studio
Gift Registry: Patchwork it
Cake: Cake-wise
Dresses (bridal and wedding party): Rewritten Bridesmaids
Second outfit (shown here): Vinted
Suit: Models Own
Hair stylist: Kate Atalay Bespoke Hairstyling
Makeup artist: Ali Kynoch - Make Up Artist
Confetti: Uniquely Funky - ecoconfetti & gifts
Models: Charlie, Neil, Amber, Leon and Anna
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Hi, I’m Hannah, the friendly wedding planner at Green Soul Weddings, it’s lovely to have you here.
You might be wondering who I am, why I am a wedding planner, why I focus on eco-conscious weddings specifically, and what I could do for you. Well, it’d be rude not to answer you, so here goes!
Green Soul Weddings has begun from my love of all things beautiful, creative and well organised. I’ve had many creative hobbies across the years, from cake decorating to photography, scrapbooking to crochet, and I’ve always loved losing myself in a creative atmosphere. I thrive when I get to apply my closest attention to every minute detail, whether that be on a creative or organisational task, and the wonderful world of wedding planning allows me to apply it to both!
After a few career avenues that left me feeling unfulfilled, I discovered that the creative and organisational spark in me just wasn’t being nurtured, and that’s when my training as a wedding planner begun. For over 2 years I have been studying with the Wedding Academy as well as gaining invaluable hands-on training with an experienced planner, and the seeds for Green Soul Weddings have been sown.
Throughout my journey so far I have observed how the industry can be so wasteful, with one dream day leaving behind a less than dreamy amount of waste, carbon footprint and impact on the world around us. As someone who loves nature and cares strongly about the preservation of the beautiful world that I get to call home so that future generations can too, the impact of the wedding industry as a whole just didn’t sit right with me. Green Soul Weddings is designed to show that this impact doesn’t need to be a negative one, we can produce your dream day in a more environmentally conscious way.
As a wedding planner, I help you to plan your wedding with as much input and advice along the way as you desire, ranging from full-planning to popping up as supportive lean-to in those last few weeks. If you’d rather plan your own day but need to run some niggles past an expert or want some personalised recommendations for sustainable alternatives then my consultation option is designed with you in mind. I have many eco-conscious ideas up my sleeve, and I can’t wait to share them with you.
When I’m not at my desk with a cuppa in hand and my head fully in planning mode, I’ll often be found treasuring time with family and friends or out and about in the fresh air. I'm a lover of the great outdoors and believe nothing beats a big sky and a gorgeous sunset. I love going for walks, exploring quaint village streets, or trying out a welcoming cafe (or two!). Failing that, my other favourite place is being snuggled up in front of a comedy show, documentary or biopic film in my little Cambridgeshire abode.
I look forward to getting to know you and hearing all about your exciting wedding plans, I can feel my ideas buzzing already!
Best wishes, Hannah
