Are you planning a “Green Wedding?” Many couples today seeking simple weddings that protect and preserve our environment. The Live Green, Live Smart Institute has tips on their website for “greening” your wedding.
Here are a few of their suggestions:
- Use a wedding planner who specializes in green weddings
- Use recycled paper with soy inks or email for announcements and invitations
- Wear borrowed or vintage wedding attire
- Use locally grown, organic flowers
- Select a location that is within 40 miles of your home and that of the majority of your guests
- Take advantage of natural light and hold your wedding during daylight hours
- Use venues that are certified green or that reduce water and electric consumption, recycle, and do not use poisonous pesticides and fertilizers on their grounds
The website also allows you to complete a green wedding certification program which earns you the right to use the International Green Wedding logo on anything related to your wedding. Then all of your family and friends will know about your commitment to the environment.