Well, Con-Grat-U-Freakin'-Lations! Too long to read in one setting, but yay to U 2 4 now!

Yeah!!  It's neat to have Lindsay back on your blog.  She's got such a cute blog & story.

This is such a beautiful post! Thank you for sharing! 

Very inspiring!

Wonderful post, Lindsay and Alicia! Having had a vegan wedding myself 2.5 years ago and faced resistance from family members and vendors, I can say your advice is fantastic. I am so thankful that my husband and I stuck to our convictions. Our parents threatened to pull their financial support for the wedding, but after we told them we'd pay for it ourselves just to avoid having animals killed on our behalf for what should be a perfect day...they changed their minds. (And my husband and I weren't rich, but we were willing to have a totally low-budget wedding we were happy with instead of a fancier one we'd have regrets about.)

The big surprise for me was how many vendors rudely dismissed this idea, criticized our intentions, or offered uninspired menu suggestions at the same price as their steak/lobster meals. I mean, we were offering these people our money! We eventually found a fantastic vegan chef who completed wowed my mother at the tasting appointment (our families live out of state, but she made a special trip attend that), and our guests still tell us how much they enjoyed everything.

We happily compromised on other elements of the day, much like Lindsay and her husband did, and that showed our families that we really did value their participation and input.

Thanks again to Lindsay and Alicia for this post; when I was planning, I would have loved to have had these tips, even though it all worked out in the end. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect day, and my husband agrees.

Lindsay, i would love to know the menu from your wedding! Awesome story.  Very inspiring!! 

This is beautiful and really brings hope to if/when i get married!
I wish you guys all the best.

AWESOME STORY!!.....A story to tell to children and grandchildren as you grow together......

I love it!! I read your blog the other day, it's wonderful. Best of luck in you marriage. 

Congratulations! What an inspiration! I was especially thrilled to read that your now-husband came to appreciate your lifestyle choice and is now a vegan, too. I'm struggling with a meat-eating husband who doesn't entirely understand my lifestyle choices... so it's encouraging to hear your story! Mazel tov!

Celebrations, historically, have often brought about carnage.  When I have people over and throw parties, they're always veg and my friends LOVE my stuff.  I believe with more of these vegan events that are being held we'll have more movement happening for our cause. 

And if they could be done sustainably, even if it means having guests bring plates and cups if you don't have enough serving material, and using cloth napkins, then there's less harm and more fun and frivolity.

Alicia, I read your book and became a vegan about 4 days ago. I have been met with a lot of backlash.  "It's not healthy, you won't get all the nutrients you need," etc.  I am not an encyclopedia of info about veganism.  I am not good at spouting off info in defense of my choice.  It would be great if you could post something with good responses to the top 5 comments people make against veganism in your experience.  Thanks for the book at website!  Looking forward to cooking some of those recipes, like that mushroom pizza!

This was a great read!  My fiance and I are planning our own vegan wedding right now, so I find it interesting to see how other vegans planned their weddings!

Me and my boyfriend have been together for 5 years this september and there has been some talk lately about when we get married. Now hes a meat eater still but i have been a vegetarian since before i met him and when i made the transition to veganism he was more than supportive. He even loves the vegan dinners and lunches i cook for him! In fact since dating me his meat consumption has decreased immensely. I would LOVE to have an all vegan menu at my wedding some day and I know that my boyfriend and family would support it, i would just need some good ideas for menus even meat eaters would love! also alicia i LOVED the article about you wedding I would love to walk down the aisle barefoot in the grass!

That was a great post! It inspired me to work harder at becoming completely vegan... not just vegan most of the time. And I love that her now hubby decided to come along for the whole ride. You lucky girls! ;)