An Eco-Friendly Wedding Salon
by Stacy Failing, CSEP
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At Good Gracious! we are always looking for new ideas for our brides and we have been focusing on eco-friendly trends over the last few years. Last month we were a presenter at the Soi-Meme eco-bridal salon held at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center. This unique bridal salon showcased resources to brides that were creative, inspiring, beautiful and of course, eco-friendly.
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As a presenter, we provided the catering for the attendees with our tray passed hors d�oeuvres of pearl couscous salad, blonde gazpacho sips, heart shaped apple chevre tartlets, petite chicken pesto panini and Caprese salad skewers.
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Our food is focused on seasonal, local and sustainable ingredients where our chefs� recipes always have a flare for style and taste.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiphADHp5u-2JeSjpoI6BCMDhZ2CRxlnrZ5PIH0P4MqLqykBtlWpTW5mnI5VbxTqr9pFDYSqFhjRMkO1t22IQUiQfJKHp-eQrDTlnz_75nuoy_ZpIXOrbweO8gGxniqdxSBLwtlnH5j1gl/s320/3875353362_6af06fed15.jpg)
We decided to set up a visiting lounge where we chatted with brides, talked about their ideas and how we could provide that green element to their day. Our quaint lounge featured re-purposed furnishings from our featured partner, Rrivre Works Design Studio and a variety of wedding story books form BrilliantStudios.LA, our newest team member. As a nice touch we served a refreshing cucumber water from a pretty glass urn. It was a very inviting space, perfect for any wedding reception.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2HfIjxyMwu76_UhEXr8MCGNQRPw8zndgz9t9zuYBmfOu2IVdsI7NJWWpGxr-b15r0RFEPtYudKqAdw5ba6SLyKGjoFYwjkQsAtwy6LAsItuO5xYfCn8MpEe6_0bbgycTN67PwfMe8G9U/s320/3875361148_38916b7b5d.jpg)
Throughout the day we met new vendors and enjoyed some educational ideas from some of LA�s top eco-conscious gals including Jen Boulden of Idealbite, Tracy Helper of YourDailyThread and Dana LaRue of TheBrokeAssBride. It was a day of making new friends, getting new ideas and best of all a day of new beginnings.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVT3cAXX_Kjw1PIdt22_QiposK3Cfw6EhaC6YMUnyu-OWvLDeVxc2lA15mokddR0gLA7-_D77FjDJdI7R-Nzrn_UNnLfNSF3bWztbMpTkipHmLpmKWYJVCdFEwxvglx43w0gPcewQ9kkP0/s640/3874624123_f66c912766.jpg)
At Good Gracious! we are always looking for new ideas for our brides and we have been focusing on eco-friendly trends over the last few years. Last month we were a presenter at the Soi-Meme eco-bridal salon held at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center. This unique bridal salon showcased resources to brides that were creative, inspiring, beautiful and of course, eco-friendly.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cduITNJdvmBkIUydegyaE_iqME9ppub0E5fEpk5dsZyJl_Qjba_-4nFgKtmXysxyF4O3U3qhNGS-ThYS1F6MzW_4G_8qzZ5Quqlq2NL5u3yGiSFHv2OTGnbLuceRvfs0RFJBIdAXATjh/s320/3874564639_ac34be59ba.jpg)
As a presenter, we provided the catering for the attendees with our tray passed hors d�oeuvres of pearl couscous salad, blonde gazpacho sips, heart shaped apple chevre tartlets, petite chicken pesto panini and Caprese salad skewers.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6BCaJOrlLmlUzy4oCKnOyC2qnHK8zL5ulugqi8wSmOSr2P9Kfklgx4H7Fk0qe0-rB5oV-Mor6WnzDkoK8U1xWmkRD1YoiQxF8tWph_3Rqak6JXCf3ikb6Zo4dL1iKOnarXkX5Kbbuuys/s320/3874609127_3a272b5b06.jpg)
Our food is focused on seasonal, local and sustainable ingredients where our chefs� recipes always have a flare for style and taste.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiphADHp5u-2JeSjpoI6BCMDhZ2CRxlnrZ5PIH0P4MqLqykBtlWpTW5mnI5VbxTqr9pFDYSqFhjRMkO1t22IQUiQfJKHp-eQrDTlnz_75nuoy_ZpIXOrbweO8gGxniqdxSBLwtlnH5j1gl/s320/3875353362_6af06fed15.jpg)
We decided to set up a visiting lounge where we chatted with brides, talked about their ideas and how we could provide that green element to their day. Our quaint lounge featured re-purposed furnishings from our featured partner, Rrivre Works Design Studio and a variety of wedding story books form BrilliantStudios.LA, our newest team member. As a nice touch we served a refreshing cucumber water from a pretty glass urn. It was a very inviting space, perfect for any wedding reception.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2HfIjxyMwu76_UhEXr8MCGNQRPw8zndgz9t9zuYBmfOu2IVdsI7NJWWpGxr-b15r0RFEPtYudKqAdw5ba6SLyKGjoFYwjkQsAtwy6LAsItuO5xYfCn8MpEe6_0bbgycTN67PwfMe8G9U/s320/3875361148_38916b7b5d.jpg)
Throughout the day we met new vendors and enjoyed some educational ideas from some of LA�s top eco-conscious gals including Jen Boulden of Idealbite, Tracy Helper of YourDailyThread and Dana LaRue of TheBrokeAssBride. It was a day of making new friends, getting new ideas and best of all a day of new beginnings.
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