The Sustainable Bride Ireland

29/05/2023

It's not every day one of your dresses makes it to such an amazing platform as
The "Louise" dress is a favourite in my collection. A 1970's boho beauty with beautiful lace and statement sleeves.
wore the dress beautifully but Flickys flowers of really made this look work so wonderfully.
With a backdrop of
Macrame work and .ie hazel forest how could it not have worked !
All my dresses and accessories are available to rent and return, see www.thesustainablebride.ie for all details.ie

04/04/2023

My amazing nephew made this stop motion movie. Have watch of the whole clip to support him. He has a wonderful imagination to say the least.
Well done Finn we love you !
Subscribe to his youtube channel also to support his creativity!

People fuelled by greed will drastically change themselves only to realise they never needed to change in the bigger picture

04/04/2023

A great day 💛🧡💚💕

04/04/2023

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Another gorgeous behind the scenes shot I snapped. Last one to this sequence style. How beautiful is her handmade floral crown made with a gold band and real spring florals and this gorgeous wedding bouquet by HOWE HILL FLOWERS] and macrame bouquet holder by Drifting Knots | Macrame artist | Fibre Supplier]

The Team 👇💫

Venue | .ie
Tents | .ie
Macrame Artist | Drifting Knots | Macrame artist | Fibre Supplier]
Photographer |
Planner/Coordinator |
Floral Design | HOWE HILL FLOWERS]
Table Stylist |
Cake Designer |
Sustainable Dress Boutique |
Sustainable Dress Designer/Stylist |

Makeup Artist |
Hair Stylist |
Jewellery Designer |
Model |

29/03/2023

A lovely mention in the .ie .weekend by
Thanks for the on going support Bairbre and The Irish Independent.
My small business really appreciates it.

21/03/2023

Meet Caoimhe" our cocktail queen 🤍
A wedding dress so classic it exudes Elegance !
One of our newest addition to the Preloved collection with Vintage flare.
Ready to rent and return from
Contact Sarah for more details.

06/02/2023

Dreaming the day away in a local Vintage store !
Harp And Lion Antiques

2 Likes, 2 Comments - The Sustainable Bride () on Instagram: "Dreaming my day away in a local Vintage store !"

02/02/2023

"So Last Season" from with 💕
Thank you for the lovely write up ! 💕🤍💕🤍
Sustainability is the way forward but we have to do it by looking back to the decades of last season's !!!

20/01/2023

Some Sustainable honesty !
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16/08/2022

Linen Rose Veil 🥀
A sneak peak
at one of the beautiful hand-crafted pieces by the super talented based near Tralee in Co Kerry. To say she hit the brief with a 1960's linen dress that was un-wearable is an understatement.
I asked and gave a few ideas but she returned way more than I ever expected.
I can't wait to show you more.
All pieces will be available to rent and maybe to buy, I'm undecided as they are so gorgeous, I don't know if I can part with them !!!
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20/06/2022

End of the Elder... Flowers !!!
My cousin and I had the pleasure of picking organic Elderflowers from in Ballyduff today.
So many flowers from one fine big bush are currently being brewed for cordial and some frozen for a later date of which usage to be decided.
Thank you Billy-Jo for your generosity !!!
Our next cocktail night will be fun with home brew on the table.
Also I'll have some available next month for the 💚💕💛💕💚
My First market stall will be running all summer on Saturday mornings under 💚💚💚

28/05/2022

One year old today !!!
I can't even believe it's been
One full year of The Sustainable Bride
So many of you have helped and supported me, it has given me such a love of my online community.
Thoes of you I don't even know are some of my biggest supporters which blows my mind.
I will meet some of you one day !!! That's a promise.
So many thanks yous to all the local suppliers and businesses that have helped along the way to make it all happen as it did.
My husband our little Billy and my family have been my biggest supporters, thanks for all the love and encouragement.
Here's to many more years of Vintage and Preloved wedding dresses and sustainable wedding information from The Sustainable Bride]
"Thank you all" love Sarah 🤍

09/05/2022

Meet "Margot" our demure Madame. 🤍She is a 1940' art silk hand made creation.
🤍With original covered buttons and a beautiful collar she is unique and different type of wedding dress.
She is part of our vintage collection and was a very special find indeed.
🤍 "Margot" and many other dresses of all styles, era's and sizes available from www.thesustainablebride.ie
Contact me via phone or email for more details. Dress details all on website !!!



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07/05/2022

"FiorSó" Jewellery 🤍🤍🤍
🌸The Sustainable Bride supplier of the month !!! 🌸
The wonderfully talented Sara Ross is the Founder and Creator at FiorSó Jewellery - an award winning, premium design-led jewellery brand, based in County Kerry. Pronounced "fee-er-so", the name is a modern fusion of the Irish words Fior meaning "real/true" and Só meaning “luxury". Pieces are designed and made by Sara in her Kerry studio.
Her bridal collection shown here is one of her beautiful collections and we are so lucky to have her as a collaborator and local small business here in Kerry.
Her pieces went heavenly with our Vintage and Preloved collections.
If you do one wonderful thing today go have a look and send information to a bride to be and her bridal party or even a groom to be !
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06/05/2022

It's the way to go.... !!!
Re-wear, Re-use, re-purpose, Rent, Borrow, Lend, Re-work, buy Vintage or Pre-loved..... 🤍
Well done Emma Stone 🤍

The most sustainable thing you can do is re-wear what you already have, right?

25/04/2022

"Sabhdh" is surely something ! 🤍🤍🤍
This dress has it all, a train that has a bustle , it's strapless but has a beautiful removable laceover lay with long sleeves, delightful button detail all the way down the back and has a times elegance that is absolutely desirable !!!
You decide how youd like to wear it or do both, lace on for ceremony and lace off for dancing !!!!!
🤍This dress and more are available to rent and return to all with an eco-friendly mind set !!! 🤍
🤍See www.thesustainablebride.or for details 🤍
Flowers were complements of Listowel Florist - Betty McGrath

11/04/2022

Confetti Controversy !!!
Warning, I'm about to ruffel some feathers !!!
One wedding tradition to leave well behind you !!!
This is MY opinion based on years of helping brides on there wedding day and from hospitality and conservation point of views.
I am very very very against Confetti, even the kind you spend a week punching love heart holes out of leaves.
DO NOT USE IT and don't let your guests either.
My main reasons being ..
🌱 NO bride wants to be picking tiny items out of her hair, dress and undergarments all day.
🌱 most confetti used is not environmentally friendly and contains plastics... Not everyone does the hole punching in leaves method.
-🌱 they make an awful mess, can ruin photos and stain dresses.
🌱 Lastly, please think of the venue and how difficult confetti is to clean up afterwards. I know many many venues now have it banned. Rightly so !!!
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27/03/2022

"Lord, thou art hard on mothers:
We suffer in their coming and their going;"
A quote from "The Mother" by Patrick Pearse.
I'm thinking of all the mother's, daughters, sisters, aunty's, niece's, grandma's, mamas to be and wanting to be and how hard motherhood can be especially now for our fellow women in Ukraine.
One day is not enough to celebrate motherhood and all its struggles and joys !
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11/03/2022

Preloved Perfection !!!
🤍"Faya" has a timeless elegance that no one could resist !!!
🤍She is the firsts of our Present Day Preloved collection.
🤍What's not to love ???
🤍With a detachable waist jeweled and bow piece, thin straps, a beautiful low back with button details and a delightful train to bustle feature she is dream dress.
🤍She could be style many ways and is available now to rent and return, see the website in bio for details or contact me ( Sarah ) directly via phone or email.

06/03/2022

Thoughts on a Sunday !!!
When we all think of a wedding the first images or thoughts we have is the dress and bride.
What will I wear ?
What will the bride look like ?
The dress dictates the style, the era, the decorations, the colour palette and the flowers you use !
When I chose all or the above I had an image of how I'd look and how the day would go.
My dress was the start of it all and in keeping of the style I wanted and how I wanted to look and feel.
My dress was not new and Your dress does not have to be new but New to You....
Vintage, Pre-loved and sustainable gowns can fill what you need but are often over looked.
Rent, borrow, buy Preloved or even reworking a dress can be the start of your sustainable wedding journey.
It's amazing how one idea or decision can make the whole day work!!

03/03/2022

When you know, you know !!!
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I saw the "Louise" dress and I knew I had to have it in the collection.
🌼It is fresh, light and all things 70's.
🌼Beautiful puffball sleeves, gorgeous lace and and over all look and feel of a Boho, Hippy Chic Summer wedding !!!
🌼If you'd like to know more check out the website, link in Bio.
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01/03/2022

🤍 1970's Lacy Boho "Louise" 🤍

🤍The newest dreamy addition to our Vintage collection.
🤍 A Candy Jones dress, a highly coveted a California designer !
See www.thesustainablebride.ie for more details of this dress and more
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16/02/2022

The Veil tale !!! 🤍
My mom tells a story of her Wedding veil 45 years ago.
It was the night before and she went to iron it !!!
She proceeded to keep the iron too hot and burn an iron shaped hole in it. Oh how she cried, my poor little mama crying about her veil on her wedding eve breaks my heart. 💧
She got married with the "Holy" veil and in her sisters wedding dress ...... 🤍🤍🤍
🤍Here at the Sustainable Bride I aim to supply Pre-loved bridal accessories without holes and tears !!!! 💧
🤍They will be available for purchase or hire.
🤍See www.thesustainablebride.ie
for more details or email or DM me( Sarah ).
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14/02/2022

"Surely Love is a wonderful thing.
It is more precious than emeralds, and dearer than fine opals.
Pearls and pomegranates cannot buy it, nor is it set forth in the marketplace.
It may not be purchased of the merchants, nor can it be weighed out in the balance for gold."
Oscar Wilde.

10/02/2022

Bow to the bow !!!
"Faya" our newest Pre-loved Queen 👑
A Justin Alexander dress with delicate straps, a delightful train and detachable bow and jewelled waist piece.
She is one of our new non Vintage collection but she packs a sustainable bridal punch 🤍
She is ready to rent and return...
See details of rental on the website or DM me an queries !
www.thesustainablebride.ie
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08/02/2022

Wedding Flowers Sustainability🌼🌼🌼
This is a tough one when it comes to Sustainable use !!!
🌼It can be a fine line between too much and too little. It can be very and is often a huge expense you didn't even know was possible. It can be and offen is a huge waste of money and flowers, if they are not repurposed.
🌼I for one struggled with this one for 3 reasons...
-I wanted everything to be super simple
- I want it to be sustainable
- I didn't want to spend too much on items that went in the waste after.
🌼 The pictures you see above are my centre pieces, simple elegant and didn't cost me a thing, except for the soya wax candles.
My mom did help though and scrubbed the labels off of 117 spirit and wine bottles. 👐 (Thanks Mom)
The bottles were all repurposed from the restaurant I worked in at the time and the wild flowers and greenery were all from my own and family's gardens and a few hedge rows along the way.
The wooden stand were supplies by the hotel !!!
🌼 I know it is not everyones idea of wedding centerpieces and flowers but was mine.
🌼Here's how you can be as sustainable as possible when flower shopping .....
- use local suppliers
- use wild native flowers
- use local growers and producers, there are so many wonderful wildflower growers now it's great.
- useing less is always a good bet
- if you do go big try and dry them after to keep or send with your thank you cards.
- ask the hotel what they include or if they have any dried alternatives ( they always do)
- be creative with them like adding them to a resin mould to preserve them or add to a photo frame
- be mindful of the waste they may produce and the milage they have traveled to be there.
🌼 Even if you do one of the above it will be a wonderful effort to a sustainable wedding.
P.S. I was not 100% myself but I tried, that's all anyone can ask....
I had bouquets for myself ( which I kept and dried) and my maids and one center piece that doubled for outdoor alter and top table.
Also very simple buttons holes for the men and mom's and a few left over flowers for my hair and cake 🍰

04/02/2022

1960's Linen and Lace all from the House of Murray Hamburger & Co 🤍🤍🤍🤍
🤍So beautiful, delicate and made to be worn by an eco-friendly bride !
🤍Rent and Return bridal details on website www.thesustainablebride.ie
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03/02/2022

The sea and me !

🤍The Ocean, Coast, Sea & Beach all have great significance in my life.
🤍We chose to get married by the sea, had our pictures taken by the sea, my blue eyed man even proposed to me by the sea in my favourite beach.
🤍The Ocean brings me peace, soothe my mind and rejuvenates my body. One of my favourite things to Is go for a dip no matter how cold.
I have swam every where I possibly could from the wildest coast of Australia to deep salt River cannions to lakes in Canada and local rivers when I was younger.
It brings me solice and peace and a sense of connection to the earth, a belonging we all crave.
🤍 It does sadden me to think how we as humans are really not helping our world and our seas in particular.
🤍 My aim for out wedding was to have it as sustainable as possible, we were not perfect but we put thought into all decisions.
🤍We had limited flowers, I had a vintage preloved dress, the groom's Party suits and shoes were all rented.
Our hotel used as much local produce as possible, our invitations were on recycled and recyclable paper, I purchased shoes I knew I would wear again ( and have ) and we didn't use any decorations, balloons or confetti and we had no favours which are one of the biggest wastes at a wedding believe it or not !!!
🤍 As a bride I was lucky I had an insight to the wedding world as I spent 26 years working in hotels and restaurants so I knew where to start and where the biggest waste was, so we started there.
🤍 My advice for a sustainable wedding is Keep it simple, make each decision with sustainability in mind and pair it back to see how you can make it kinder to the world. Most guests don't remember the little things that seem so important to you. They remember the fun they had, how you looked and how happy the couple were and maybe the food !!!!
🤍 Rent or buy preloved dressed, suits, shoes and decoration.
Cut out all plastics like balloons, confetti etc. If you have many flowers use local producers and suppliers.
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"Keep it simple and Green"
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In this picture Fungi the lone dolphin of Di**le came to say hello just as he did the day we went to see where we were to have out pictures taken.

20/01/2022

Did you ever have an idea or thought that you couldn't get out of your head once it niggled it's way in....???
I did... and now I have a business, a purpose and a passion !!!!
🤍Vintage, Preloved and sustainable bridal wear for thoes of you who dare to wear !!!
They have many memories made and are waiting to make more with you !!!
🤍 Rent and return dresses and accessories ready for a conscientious and eco-friendly bride to be !
🤍See www.thesustainablebride.ie for all details

17/01/2022

"Nova" the bright shining star in the collection.
🤍A mix and match vintage 1960's linen set of 3, the dress, the train and veil with pill box style head piece and original combs.
🤍I searched high and low for these pieces and eventually I came across them in Nova Scotia, Canada.
🤍They were made in New York by the house of Murray Hamburger a renowned bridal and dress designer.
🤍One of his dresses from 1955 is in the in New York.
🤍All dresses and accessories available to rent and return, see the website for details or email or DM me here.
www.thesustainablebride.ie
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