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For the energetic kidlets in your life, an Olympic-themed birthday party or block party is a match made in heaven. They get to play with their friends, win prizes & feel like a real  part of a bigger sporting tradition.

Photo Credit: Happy Hooligans - Olympic Ring Art Project for Kids

Sustainable Olympic Party – Medal-Worthy Decor

First step in giving any venue that “Olympic” touch is to use the blue, yellow, black, green, & red tissue fan decorations from Ecopartytime to make the iconic Olympic Rings over your dessert or buffet table.   It is an instantly recognizable

From drinks to desserts, every table needs a little flair. Check out our Olympic table layout for some creative inspiration and fun flag themed fanfare. 

About the Author

Melissa Wagner-Gens is Ecopartytime's Green Resident Expert. She is also a Green Event Educator, certified event planner & owner of Emerald Events and Weddings.
All images courtesy of Emerald Events & Weddings.

What fruit is hot pink & green and makes a wonderfully sweet & sustainable summer wedding theme?  The answer is the watermelon, of course!  There is just a feeling of nostalgia and childhood fun associated with this fruit. It brings to mind picnics, chasing fireflies and warm summer nights. 

Watermelon weddings are perfect for that eco-chic couple who want a relaxing country casual day filled with laughter, family & friends.  If this sounds like your kind of day, then read on as we discuss a variety of ways to bring in elements of this juicy fruit and its country casual mood to your eco-chic wedding attire, drinks, and décor.

Watermelon Wedding – Dreamy Details

Watermelon pink and green

In this month’s green wedding style blog, we’re going to talk about a fun, fruity and very eco-chic summer wedding theme – citrus fruit. If you are looking for a wedding theme that’s bright and lively, a sustainable citrus wedding could be just the ticket. Lemon yellow, orange & lime green can be used separately as a color palette or mixed and matched for a fun and outrageous color scheme.

Let’s talk the basic sustainability of citrus weddings really quickly. If you are lucky enough to live near orange, lime or lemon groves, you can look into renting them as your venue giving you live fruity wedding backdrops & saving money & producing absolutely no extra carbon emissions or the trash you would get from trucking in cut hothouse flowers. In the spring,

Pastels have been huge this year in the design world. Pantone’s 2016 colors of the year are even soft and muted – Rose Quartz & Serenity. A gorgeous dusky pink and a light periwinkle blue are perfect for a romantic rendezvous of a wedding.

Let’s explore some possible eco-friendly fashion, vendor & design choices for a sweet and sustainable wedding using these two colors of the year. The wonderful thing is they work well alone as well as together.

Sustainable Pastel Pantone Wedding – Think (Rose Quartz) Pink Oh, Rose Quartz!

This color of pink flatters all skin types which makes it a wonderful color for bridesmaid’s dresses. As for flowers, you have a wide array of choices…locally grown garden

Horse racing has long been called the sport of kings & the most famous horse race in America is the Kentucky Derby. Held the first weekend in May each year, this Louisville Kentucky race has developed a uniquely southern theme all its own over time. Mounds of roses, Kentucky traditions and everything equine are the epitome of this particular race.

Kentucky Derby details can be used to design a sustainable wedding that is sweet & southern as a mint julep. You can use traditional red & black colors or go with a lighter color scheme of pink & grass green for a softer, modern look.

We’ve all been at THAT wedding. Kids crying, running amuck or bored out of their mind; their parents frazzled beyond belief. What if I told you not all weddings with children are chaotic events filled with bored, fidgeting kids & distracted parents?

As an event planner with 20+years’ experience, I’ve lived by a simple but still overlooked truth when planning weddings – “Kids are not tiny adults”. And expecting them to act that way is a recipe for disaster. They don’t get excited over the same things adults do & even the best of kids need to move, talk and be entertained.

When planning with younger guests in mind, a wedding is a wonderfully exuberant festival of fun. When you aspire to leave

Hello Eco-party peeps!! What’s fuzzy, buzzy and plays a major part in keeping our food chain thriving? The answer, of course, is the honeybee. Not only do they cross-pollinate 1/3 of our food sources, but they also produce delicious honey, royal jelly, bee pollen and honeycomb which not only tastes amazing but is actually beneficial for many health reasons.

This wedding theme was designed for one of my eco-chica brides who was a beekeeper (or apiarist) herself. She was passionate about highlighting all of the “Bee Benefits” in the world in her wedding. She also loves Blake Shelton's song "Honeybee" which fit in perfectly in this Brilliantly Green™ vintage honeybee wedding design.

Hello me Irish lasses & ladies, with my degree in Medieval History and my Celtic heritage, this is a wedding theme I can really appreciate. I love to attend Scottish & Irish festivals and would be totally at home LARP-ing for months on end at Renaissance festivals. But this article isn’t about my love of the Emerald Isle, it’s about planning an amazing Celtic wedding that is sustainable and gorgeously green.

When you think of Ireland, what comes to mind? Usually it’s green hills, St. Patrick, clover, Claddagh, and leprechauns. Two really iconic Irish wedding color palettes are Emerald green and Gold or various shades of green. EcoPartyTime can provide your basic color palette before you layer in your unique Celtic accents.