Planning a Green Wedding
Posted by michelle on February 14th, 2008 | 0 comments
Oh, I love the sustainability buzzword. But how do you relate that to a wedding? They say that (aside from a house and a car) a wedding is usually the single largest purchase a couple will make.
Anyhow, I feel fairly strongly about voting with your dollars and this is a wonderful opportunity to do so. Again, but how? Here are a few ways I’ve found suggested:
- Don’t wear a diamond on your finger
- Get married outside
- Spread the word online and not with printed materials
- Host your wedding at a location that’s already devoted to sustainability
- Serve fresh, locally grown and / or organic food at the reception, and label the food as such, to spread the message
- Serve at least one vegetarian option, and make sure it’s tasty!
- Try to buy organic flowers or wildflowers
- Have your bridesmaid’s / groom’smen wear something they can wear again (or donate your clothes to charity afterward
- Hire a van / bus to shuttle people around. (we were hoping to do this anyways because of the inherent drinking aspect of the location
- Purchase as many things as possible from small or independent businesses in the area
- Offset your guests’ travel costs with a donation to a renewable-energy project
- Oh, and who could forget: drink local wine!