As the seemingly insurmountable amount of planning for my wedding is prominently in full gear, my dear friend Alex L. decided to help me out by giving an account of her beautiful Greek Orthodox Wedding, to which I attended in Washington DC. It was enchanting and, most importantly, inspiring with some rather thoughtful ethical elements which she was able to incorporate in more ways than one. What follows is an introduction to Alex L.'s wedding and her "ethical shortcuts"

Obviously I am not as cool as Stacy H. when it comes to planning an ethical wedding.  I will have to plead ignorance, since I only heard of all of Stacy H.’s incredible plans a month before my own nuptials.  However, I think it is important to note that there were many things I did manage to do under the guise of being _____ (fill in the blank here: cheap, creative, crafty, funky, etc.) that I believe many people can embrace and incorporate into their own wedding plans without having to agonize over details or feel like they have to let their wedding completely take over their life.  Because let’s be honest with ourselves, your wedding WILL take over your life no matter what your intentions are at the beginning. Therefore, what follows are my ethical shortcuts to my wedding, which are simple and easy to incorporate into your own special day.