Getting married, or rather planning the wedding, is an incredibly stressful process, or so I’m reliably informed by my recently married friends. The whole thing of planning, organising, invites, flowers, church, reception, dress…the list goes on, can be a bit of a nightmare. One thing that can be much less of a problem thanks to Bhive, is the gift list. They have an organic and fairtrade wedding gift service that lets your fiends select from a wonderful range of products for the bedroom, the bathroom and the kitchen. The range is perhaps not as extensive as some of the bigger department stores, but the range is organic and in many cases fairtrade too. You can help the environment, poor communities and your own health, what a perfect way to start your married life.

From: BEST OF 2008: Eco-friendy and sustainable shoes