2010 Earth Day Wedding Giveaway

Who We Are The DC Green Wedding Consortium {DCGWC} consists of the leading green wedding professionals from the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Katie Martin, owner of Elegance & Simplicity, Inc., founded the DCGWC in 2008.

What We Do For the second year in a row, we will give away a $50,000 eco-friendly wedding to one lucky Washington, DC area couple. The wedding will take place on the 40th anniversary celebration of Earth Day on April 22, 2010.

Why We Do It We love helping brides and grooms on their big day. We love our planet. We know being green isn’t limited to hemp and granola. Couples can green their wedding in style and our DCGWC team can show them how.

www.greenweddingconsortium.com

2009 Earth Day Wedding

Dana and David were married on April 22, 2009 at the Decatur House.

Quick Facts

Number of participating vendors: 11 Number of couple entries: 125

Photographs Courtesy of Documentary Associates

2010 Earth Day Wedding Giveaway Package

Design Consulting Package | Elegance & Simplicity, Inc. | $7,500 Catering Package | Occasions Catering | up to $5,000

Floral Design & Décor Package | Elegance & Simplicity |up to $3,000 Venue Space | Decatur House | $6,500

Lighting, Fabric Draping, Furniture Rentals | up to $8,500 Linen Rentals | Table Manners | up to $1,000

Photography Services | Ralph Alswang Photography | $5,000 Photography Services | The Observatory | $5,000

DJ Services | Disc Jockeys On Call | $2,500 Bridal Styling | Polished Image & Style Consultants | $1,000

Cake | Cakes by Design | $500 Make-up Artistry | Carola Myers | $200

On-site Hair Services |Hair by Giselle | $250 Officiating Services | Jim Burch | $350

Partnerships Key Dates Entry Period: Oct. 1-20, 2009 Winner Announced: Dec. 9, 2009 Wedding Date: Apr. 22, 2010

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Media Coverage We received great coverage of the 2009 giveaway. 2010 looks to be even better.

Contact Us For more information on the 2010 DCGWC Earth Day Wedding contact

Michelle Slaughter at michelle@herpresign.com.