Red Mango, Red Velvet

We had a great wedding this week at the Hotel on Rivington - (on the penthouse floor, with a great view of the fireworks for the Manhattan bridge!) And yummy wedding cupcakes from Red Mango - red velvet and double chocolate vegan, with cream cheese icing. Red Mango is located in Brooklyn, on Albany, but they are wholesale, and you can pick them up many places.

Locavoring in New York - Blue Hill and Greenapple

I was sad to have to turn down at wedding at Blue Hill Farms (sniff!)- as an organic farmer married to a chef, it sounds like heaven. But if you're in New York this weekend, go to the Green Apple Festival, and Blue Hill will be there, as well as on a panel at the Museum of the City of New York on Tuesday panel with the greenmarket director.

Update: So happy to hear the Obamas dined at Blue Hill!

Make your own wedding ring in 2 days

(cross-posted from elopenewyork) Why not make your OWN rings, from recycled gold and other metals?
"Spend a day in our fine jewelry studio learning to make your own wedding rings. Our professional jewelry workshops allow you to make meaningful custom wedding rings with your own hands while you enjoy the fun experience of being a goldsmith for a day. Create your own wedding rings with 100% recycled: gold, platinum, palladium, or mokume gane... Most of the custom wedding rings (on this site) were hand made in one session by a client with no prior metal-arts knowledge". This studio is downtown in NYC on Maiden Lane. They now have a sister site in San Francisco.

Beautiful Recycled Lace Dresses

JanaStarr makes dresses (and headpieces) out of antique lace. Here is a dress made of Belgian lace from the 20s.
"These magnificent, one-of-a-kind wedding dresses have been redesigned from one hundred year-old, handmade European lace from Victorian and Edwardian periods. They are the perfect choice for the discriminating bride. Most of the laces and embroideries had been created by women and children a hundred years ago. Jana Starr considers it a privilege to give this remarkable craft another “go around” as the centerpiece of a woman’s most special day. Her creations are unique and deserve to be passed on to future generations". Location: New York City, by appointment.

Green caterers

, Cleaver and Co. My husband used to cook for these people in Chelsea Market - he recommends them highly, as they do a lot of local sourcing, they are professional, efficient, very CLEAN, very tasty menus, and offer vegetarian menus.

Got any of favourite caterers to recommend?