We mean having a positive social and environmental impact through choosing fair trade, organic and local products and services wherever possible; while trying to reduce any negative impacts by, for example, avoiding conflict diamonds, hothouse flowers saturated with chemicals, and dresses which could be the product of sweatshop labour. We trawled the Internet for organic and fair trade caterers, dressmakers using fair trade and organic fabrics, recycled stationery and fair trade wine. Once you begin to consider all the different elements that make up a wedding, the possibilities for going ethical are endless - and sometimes overwhelming. After many hours of searching we thought how great it would be to have everything in one place: articles on the issues, ideas and advice from those who have done it before, and a directory of all these suppliers and services. And this is why we have set up Ethical Weddings...