Performance artist and sex guru Annie Sprinkle has taken loving the planet to a whole new level with her series of Green Weddings. In each one, rambunctious, passionate participants marry a different aspect of the planet, such as redwood trees in California or the sea in Venice, Italy. Talk about taking love of the planet [...]
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FCKH8!
Listen up, People! Because I am such a generous and giving soul, I am finally (albeit a little reluctantly) joining the fight to overturn Prop 8 in California. Don’t get me wrong. Of course I want this hideous little piece of hate crime to go down in a fiery ball of shame and utter annihilation. [...]
Carbon Freeeeee!
Here at Vermont Wedding Officiant, it’s all about The Love. And there’s no better way of showing the Most Important Love for the Most Important Beloved of all – our sweet, slightly feverish little blue ball called Home – than by doing our utmost to reduce our carbon emissions. Thanks to the good folks at [...]
The Clarity Project
For pretty much everyone getting married, rings are a beautiful, significant, and enduring part of the ritual – as well as something you’ll literally carry with you every day for the rest of your relationship, if not your life. However, as many folks know, the actual materials which comprise this symbol of love and commitment [...]
Tips To Green Up Your Wedding
1. Hold the wedding outside and/or during the day for natural lighting. 2. Use locally grown flowers or potted plants for decorations and bouquets. 3. Have the ceremony and the reception in the same place so people don’t have to do a lot of extra driving. 4. Use beeswax candles (conventional candles are made with [...]
Tips For Including Nature In Your Ceremony
1. Hold your ceremony outside, and acknowledge the beauty of the setting. 2. Use poems or readings from celebrated nature writers such Mary Oliver, Gary Snyder, or Wendell Berry 3. As the guests enter, have attendants ritually wash their hands in bowls filled with water and flower petals as they welcome your guests to the ceremony. Make sure [...]
