Vegan Weddings
What makes photographing a vegan wedding any different than photographing an omnivorous one? Well, I get to eat like a king! And that makes me happy…
As you can tell from this website, being a vegan is a big part of who I am. I am vegan mainly for ethical reasons, although the amazing health and spiritual uplift I get from the diet and lifestyle reinforce my belief that it is the right path for me and also for the human race as we evolve towards a more compassionate future. If you are having a vegan wedding I offer a 20 percent discount on my packages. I am interested in traveling to do vegan weddings. If you help me find places to stay and eat, keeping my travel expenses to a minimum, I can keep your package prices reasonable. I may even exchange my services for an expense paid vacation to a cool location!
I have been lucky to photograph the first weddings at both Farm Sanctuary and Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary, and have had my vegan wedding photos featured several times in the VegNews wedding issues.
Vegan Wedding Tips
If you are going to have a vegan wedding the main thing you want (besides me as your photographer) is really great food. Almost all vegan weddings will have omnivorous wedding guests, many of whom might be skeptical about vegan food. This is a great chance to show them that vegan meals can be every bit as delicious as ones with animal products in them. I think this is some of the best type of activism you can do for the animals. People are very emotionally connected to food, and weddings are very emotional times. What you serve will be remembered more than most wedding meals, because it is different. You want those memories to be good ones.
some kids enjoying Oh Sweet Mamas vegan wedding cupcakes
While we are on the subject of food, don’t forget the wedding cake. There is so much great vegan baking going on all over the place these days, thanks to great cookbook authors like Sarah Kramer, Isa Moskowitz and Hannah Kaminski. My good friend Megan Shackelford is the owner of Oh Sweet Mama’s Vegan Bakery in Northampton, MA, and makes amazing wedding cakes and wedding cupcakes. I have seen wedding guests go into a frenzy over them, elbowing their way into the line for seconds. That’s the reaction you are hoping for.
You can also think outside the box. Many couples are choosing to have alternate desserts at their weddings. Chocolate fountains, tables full of cupcakes, pies, cheesecakes, tarts, cookies and other delicacies. There are lots of great raw food desserts too, as uncookbooks by Ani Phyo and blogs like The Raw Dessert will attest.
Veganism is about more than food, of course. It is good to think about ways to reduce the waste that is typically involved in weddings. The wedding ceremony is at its heart a spiritual ritual and honoring the earth by being conscious of your consumption will enhance the good feelings had by all.
Some Vegan Weddings I Have Photographed
Vegan Wedding Links
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- Ethical Weddings
- Green Weddings
- Here comes the vegan bride
- Offbeat Bride Vegan Weddings (posts featuring vegan weddings)
- Planning a Vegan Wedding
- Rose Pedals Vegan Weddings (Wedding Vendor Directory)
- Vegan Honeymoons
- Vegan Wedding Cake Directory
- Vegan Wedding Cakes (Vegan Nutritionista)
- Vegetarianwedding.com
- VegNews – Vegan Vows
Vegan Wedding Vendors
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- Artist Made Albums crafty wedding albums made by a vegan
- Chocolate Inspirations vegan chocolates & cookies, including a wedding cake-shaped cookie
- Oh Sweet Mama’s Vegan Bakery Northampton, MA
- Vegan Treats in Bethlehem, PA and available all over NYC
- Vérité Catering Vegan catering in NYC
