Getting ready for Valentine's Day? Thinking about your wedding night and honeymoon? We have tons of eco-sexy suggestions, but first you have to decide: what kind of naughty are you?

If you're SWEET...

Lingerie made from vintage and sustainable materials, and fit for a blushing bride from Enamore

Lulu's Vanilla Rose fair trade organic heart opening chocolate, from Good Clean Love

If you're sassy...

Earthly Body Glow Oil from Earthly Erotics

Personal Lubricants and Cupid's Travel Kit from Good Clean Love

Boudoir Photos courtesy of JAGstudios

Lingerie from Enamore

Or if you're a little bit of a wild child...

Bedrock Lingerie from Enamore

Boudoir Photo courtesy of JAGstudios

Recycled Rubber Whip from Earthly Erotics

You Know You Love It: Lessons in Sexual Mischief available from Good Clean Love

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Wood accents are a beautiful, natural way to add to your décor. Whether you’ve planned an elegant affair or a casual rustic get-together, you can include branches or logs as inexpensive and eco-friendly additions.

A slice of wood, sanded smooth and embellished with a ribbon, makes a charming and easy-to-carry alternative to a ring pillow. Unlike a traditional ring pillow, which is typically made from synthetic material and purchased for one short use, this one can grace your home as a reminder of your special day, or be used as firewood after all.

Image: AJH Photography via Trekkies in Texas

At a more casual reception, showcase a simple cake decorated with seasonal flowers on small logs. Instead of the conventional stacked tier cake, cut the logs to differing heights to add dimension to your cake display.

Image: EB Cakes

Combine an unusual piece of wood with some seasonal flowers for an easy and striking accent to your guestbook table.

Image: Poppy's Petalworks

Often the type of wood used makes a difference in matching the style of a wedding. Birch, when cut and repurposed as a place card holder, makes a more elegant addition to your table décor.

 
Photo by Jonathan Canlas via Rocky Mountain Romance

Don’t limit your use of wood to just logs. Branches, easily collected from the ground during the winter, can be arranged with flowers or ribbon detail to create beautiful décor pieces.

Image: Heather Garland Photography via Tree Free in NC

Consider using these types of sprays to decorate a chuppah or canopy, as centerpieces, or at the end of ceremony seating rows.

It could be a meaningful piece of fabric--from the favorite dress of a beloved grandmother, perhaps--or just a print that caught your eye while you were hunting up some mason jars at the thrift store. However that gorgeous vintage fabric found its way into your heart, you can use it to add charm and beauty to your wedding decor.

If you're having a rustic farm-style wedding, use your vintage fabric to cover up hay bales for seating for your guests.

Image: W. Scott Chester Photography

Vintage fabric, suspended and then draped like a canopy, can make a dramatic backdrop for your cake or dessert table.

Image: Rebecca Thuss

The perfect pattern can be hung up on a clothesline, and used as a background for a fun photo station for all your guests. Have your photographer set up times for each set of guests to show up and have their pictures taken, so no one gets lost in the crowd!

Image: Real Green Weddings, Woodland Wedding, DIY Charm

Depending upon how much of the fabric you have and how well you (or a crafty friend or family member) can sew, the possibilities are endless: table linens, chair covers, and chuppahs are just a few ideas. You can even use fabric for gift wrapping to cut down on expensive and wasteful wrapping paper.

If you only have a bit of special fabric, consider using it to bind your bouquet in an elegant and meaningful way.

Image: April Joy Events

You can also cut out small pieces of your fabric to serve as backing for the flowers in the mens' boutonierres. No matter how you use that beautiful vintage fabric, it will add a lovely and personalized green touch to your decor.

...you don't have to buy it in white for your wedding day! Bridal shoes in a rainbow of colors are hot right now, and why shouldn't they be? They add style and a gorgeous pop of color that can coordinate nicely with your wedding colors, or be a striking contrast. What's even better about this trend is that even if the shoes themselves aren't green, the idea is an eco-friendly one. Let's face it: how many brides can find any other opportunities to wear stark white shoes again? Not many. But choose a pair in a color and style you love, and you'll be slipping your feet into those wedding day kicks again and again. Better yet, wear a pair that you already own and love!

Image: One Love Photo

Image: Jonathan Canlas Photography

Hedda, the bride from this week's Real Green Wedding, went with these casual sandals that matched her wedding perfectly.

Image: Orchard Cove Photography

Image: Chelsea Elizabeth Photography

Image: Carrie Patterson

Image: One Love Photo

With this many choices, the hardest part will be deciding what color to pick!

The chuppah, or wedding canopy, has been part of Jewish wedding ceremonies for generations, but you don't have to be Jewish to like the idea of getting married under a beautiful canopy! Couples from all backgrounds can incorporate this lovely wedding tradition. The chuppah symbolizes a couple's first "home" as husband and wife, and in today's eco-chic weddings, chuppahs are becoming more personalized, providing the perfect opportunity to express individual style and earth-friendly values.

Image: Personal Choices, Perfect Celebration

Since there are no rules for creating your chuppah-other than making sure the couple and officiant fit underneath-you're only limited by your imagination. There are practical concerns: you'll need to consider whether you can suspend the chuppah from an arbor or some existing structure at the ceremony site. If not, it's customary to have the chuppah attached to four poles, which can be held by helpers during the ceremony, or placed into sturdy anchors such as weighted flowerpots.

 Handmade chuppah poles can take on special significance, and even become heirlooms. The poles shown below, created by the groom's father, were made from branches gathered from his property. The bride and groom's name are etched onto the poles, which will be handed down at the next family wedding.

Image: Home Brewed Wedding Celebration

 Many couples look to their florist to create a chuppah, but this can get pricey. Instead of stretching your budget on a florist-made canopy, gather natural materials such as branches and vines to craft a beautiful and budget-friendly chuppah yourself.

Image: Tree Free in NC

If you would like to incorporate flowers, choose local, seasonal, and/or organic blooms.

Image: California Vineyard Wedding

You might also consider silk flowers that you can re-use, like this couple did.

Image: Green Wedding in Winter

There are just as many options for creating the chuppah itself. Some couples use a tallit, or prayer shawl, from a family member. The couple pictured below used an afghan made by the groom's grandmother.

Image: Trekkies in Texas

For this wedding, a talented bride and her mother collaborated on a chuppah.

Image: Perfect Picnic Wedding

If you're not that crafty, consider asking friends and family to embellish squares of fabric, and then have a local quilter combine them into a quilt. For a memorable touch, print out images of friends or family onto the fabric; this is a special way to feel the presence of family members who can't be with you on your wedding day.

 If you want something truly spectacular that can become a gorgeous and lasting family heirloom, consider a custom chuppah, handmade by a professional. This will last long after the food and flowers, and can be used again at other family celebrations.  Find a chuppah maker who can design the chuppah of your dreams, or take a look at the wealth of beautiful ready-made chuppahs online for inspiration.

Image: Simmy Haber

Whether they are purchased from a quilter or made by the bride herself, chuppahs can be crafted using eco-friendly techniques and materials such as organic cotton, fabric colored with safer dyes, hemp or "peace" silks, or vintage or repurposed fabrics. Quilted chuppahs can incorporate batting with organic cotton and/or bamboo, a more sustainable plant.

Image: A Weekend of Fun in North Carolina

Don't just tuck your beautiful canopy away after the ceremony! Chuppah fabrics can do double duty as reception decor, or can be worked into the decor of your new home as a reminder of your wedding day. One bride and groom hung their chuppah over their bed after the wedding. "Every morning when I wake up," the husband says, "it's like getting married all over again!"

Most importantly, remember to cherish those special moments standing under the chuppah during your ceremony, face to face with your soon-to-be spouse. In the swirl of activity on your wedding day, the chuppah, your first home together, is a place to soak in the joy of your love for each other.

Guest blogger Simmy Haber creates one-of-a-kind contemporary chuppahs from her studio in Boulder, CO. She works with silk and cotton, and can incorporate eco-friendly features.