For those of you looking for eco friendly ideas for your reception, you have to see this inspirational photo shoot from Huntington Beach, California, sent to us by Allison of Studio 28 Photo. Allison set out to create an elegant tablescape using only recycled materials, and the result is truly unique and beautiful. She started with a warm fall color palette to set the tone. The charming plates, silverware, glasses, jars, and napkins are all antique and thrift store finds, gathered over several months of hunting for the perfect items. Even the delectable pie is made from organic berries from the local farmer’s market.
The printed materials, created by Ashley Zwar, owner of the boutique paperie Beloved Indeed, were all made using recycled paper products. Ashley hand crafted every piece using only reused and re-purposed materials from around her home, such as brown paper bags from her recycling bin, magazine clippings, vintage photos, old books, and shredded ribbon from packaging in her mail. We especially love the the fabric flower made from an old shirt found in a Goodwill bag. By creating the pieces in this way, each is completely unique — no two are exactly the same, and the environmental impact is dramatically reduced.
We hope this charming sustainable photo shoot will inspire you to reuse and repurpose items for your own green wedding! Click here to view all of the photos from this shoot.
Photography: Studio 28 Photo
Invitations, menus and place cards: Beloved Indeed
Love the photography work. And that blueberry pie looks incredible. :) Nice job on the use of recycled materials. It looks very modern and clean.
those are the single coolest placecards ever. so unique, fresh, and creative.
I am a sucker for a good piece of pie. Forget the wedding cake. I love the table settings. Thanks. Great ideas here.
Wedding Chicks..! Thank you so much for featuring this shoot we did! It was so much fun to shoot and the setting was gorgeous.. Cheers! Thanks again.. Can’t wait to send you more of our work!
Great details.
How charming. I am crazy about the place settings. Such a lovely eco friendly reception.
Thank you for sharing these amazing eco-wedding ideas. So inspiring!
Love the personalization with the magazine clippings. I used to give gifts of wine or champagne bottles decorated in magazine clippings to create a personal collage message for my friends. They would then reuse the bottle as a candle stick holder.