7 Simple ways to reduce Food Waste at your Wedding
Reducing food waste at your wedding
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If you dream of a beautiful outdoor wedding set in the English countryside. Sustainability is high on your list, but so is enjoying the planning process and not being stressed out! Then you are definitely in the right place.
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Samantha Withey
- Apr 14
- 4 min
7 Reasons why every Wedding Creative should plan their own Styled Shoot.
Here are my 7 reasons why as a wedding creative, planning your own styled shoot is a good idea
Samantha Withey
- Mar 8
- 3 min
Collaboration not Competition.
When I was younger I used to design and make wedding stationery on the side, I used to go to wedding fairs, set up my stand and then feel...
Samantha Withey
- Feb 15
- 5 min
7 Simple Money Saving Tips for your Wedding
There's no getting away from it, weddings are expensive and more now than ever we need to make sure we keep to budget and don't go beyond...
Samantha Withey
- Feb 1
- 3 min
5 Reasons why Garden Weddings are a great Sustainable option for your day.
Photo: EKR Pictures Garden weddings are becoming more and more popular with searches for “Garden Wedding” seeing a 284% rise in 2022....
Samantha Withey
- Jan 18
- 6 min
What to expect when booking me as your Wedding Stylist
Hi there, my name is Sam and I am the face behind Willow and Rust. As a stylist I get to work on all kinds of different weddings with...
Samantha Withey
- Jan 5
- 4 min
Top 7 wedding trends for 2023
The last few years have really set the traditional wedding axes on a tilt. We are seeing a big shift in how weddings are structured and...
Samantha Withey
- Oct 19, 2022
- 3 min
Unique and Personal Summer Garden Wedding
At home garden weddings are my favourite kind of wedding to plan, co-ordinate and style, and this one was a beauty. From the start the...
Samantha Withey
- Sep 16, 2021
- 5 min
10 Top tips to help you have a stress free Wedding.
You spend so long planning your wedding day, but so many couples forget to actually make the most of it when the day comes. They are so...
Samantha Withey
- Sep 3, 2021
- 3 min
How to have an Outdoor Winter Wedding in the UK.
An outdoor wedding in November in the UK?? You must be crazy right? Actually you're not! There are many people who choose to do this and...
Samantha Withey
- Aug 3, 2021
- 4 min
10 Things to consider before starting your Venue search.
Starting to plan a wedding can be a daunting task. Where do you start? What needs to be done first?
Samantha Withey
- Apr 26, 2021
- 3 min
Using sustainable ribbons and fabrics in your wedding decor - the how and why?
This week on the Blog we have a guest blog from Carole Tallontire from Laik Style. Carole creates beautiful sustainably produced ribbons...
Samantha Withey
- Apr 19, 2021
- 2 min
Giving new life to Vintage Beauty.
Here at Willow and Rust we love to champion other small sustainable businesses, we believe that more sustainable weddings has to be the...
Samantha Withey
- Apr 12, 2021
- 3 min
Sustainable Wedding Stationery - both beautiful and kind to the environment
This weeks guest blog has been written by Simone from Ellie and Liv, a sustainable wedding stationery company in Nottinghamshire. Ellie...
Samantha Withey
- Apr 5, 2021
- 5 min
Breaking the Chains - Why you should be buying sustainable jewellery
Today on the blog we have sustainable jeweller Emily Smith from ECO925 telling us all about the ethical jewellery business that she and...
Samantha Withey
- Mar 2, 2021
- 3 min
9 Reasons you should hire a Wedding Stylist
Have you considered a Wedding Stylist but are unsure? Here are my top 9 reasons you should hire a Wedding Stylist.
Samantha Withey
- Feb 18, 2021
- 4 min
Eco-friendly wedding favour ideas.
If you're trying to have a sustainable wedding then items such as favours can be a nightmare. Quite often they contain plastic of one...
Samantha Withey
- Feb 16, 2021
- 3 min
7 wedding trend predictions for 2021 and beyond
The last year has been a strange one and at the moment we still don't know what's going to happen and when. So rather than dwelling on...
Samantha Withey
- Jan 18, 2021
- 5 min
Samantha and Stuart's Postponement Story
This time next year I will be a Mrs and I will be dancing the night away with my husband under the stars and the twinkling fairy lights...
Samantha Withey
- Dec 8, 2020
- 3 min
7 Ways to make your Grazing Table more Sustainable.
Photo credit @ekrpictures Grazing tables are the new buffet. Gone are the sausage rolls, vol au vents and finger sandwiches to make way...
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