White and gold wedding dresses

Char­lotte and Matt’s Wilt­shire wed­ding, fea­tured here on Sun­day, was a classy and tra­di­tional occa­sion. The wed­ding colours were white with a touch of cof­fee — the brides­maids’ dresses looked lovely in dif­fer­ent styles but the same colour.

Green Union fair trade wed­ding dresses

Wed­ding dresses from Green Union are designed in Lon­don and hand­made in India under fair trade conditions.

I wanted to show you these wed­ding dresses from the won­der­ful Green Union online bou­tique — the colours are sim­i­lar to Charlotte’s brides­maids with touches of soft gold rather than cof­fee (ok per­haps the link is a lit­tle ten­u­ous, but it’s worth it to show you these!)

How much is a fair trade wed­ding dress?

The prices of these dresses are just right: high enough that you know you’re get­ting a beau­ti­fully made, qual­ity wed­ding gown, but start­ing at £450 for the dress in the cen­tre, there’s an afford­able option for every eco-chic UK bride. The pea­cock wed­ding dress is £1,600 — every dress in this style is hand made to order. The Abbie wed­ding dress with the silk sash is £450, avail­able within 6 weeks of order­ing online. My favourite for its dis­tinc­tive and unusual style is the wed­ding coat dress… sadly only avail­able in a size 12. But it is gorgeous.

There’s a cheaper alter­na­tive… Green Union sell the beau­ti­ful cot­ton, satin and silk organic wed­ding dress fab­rics they use for their wed­ding dresses. A gor­geous oppor­tu­nity for wed­ding dress mak­ers in the UK, but take it easy if you’re just a keen crafter. Might be a tad ambi­tious for a DIY wed­ding project!