eco-underwear

An interesting post on Grist discusses organic underwear, including bras and soy panties!  Yes!  The soy pantie brand is - Uranus Apparel (amazing) "Our soyshorts are colored with 100% natural vegetable dye and packaged in burlap drawstring sacks that are 100% biodegradable. We encourage you to compost your burlap bag or reuse it as a pouch to hold your most valuable treasures".  The problem with the bras is that most need to be fitted, and UMBRA suggests you learn to make your own underwear  - or, of course browse Etsy.  So for all you spring brides, here's a good winter research project:  eco bra sewing....

Candles and aspirin and face cream, oh my

Candles - a ubiquitous wedding item. Are made from petroleum, of course. Unless they're made from beeswax or soywax. Here is a helpful (though distressing) website from PlanetGreen helping you to free yourself from oil dependency.
and then there's hairspray, body lotion, and even aspirin - who knew? Don't obsess, but consider alternatives to some items for your green wedding.