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Going Green

I know, we all feel beat up by the push for “going green.” To be honest, our experience shows that it’s sometimes more expensive. Yet, we do have a few ideas that may work with your plans as well as your budget.

How to add shades of green to your wedding day:

• Limit guest travel. Have the wedding in the town where most guests live; help arrange car pools.
• Have a daytime wedding, outdoors when possible.
• Choose recycled paper for invitations and place cards.
• Serve locally grown food.
• Decorate with locally grown flowers, herbs, fruits and veggies. Create smaller centerpieces. Choose potted plants rather than cut flowers. Use mason jars if it’s an informal setting.
• Seek out caterers who recycle materials and use linen and china instead of disposables.
• Wear vintage clothes and jewelry, or choose “green” fibers like silk or organic cotton.
• Use candles.
• Go acoustic.
• Pick digital over film (most photographers are in today’s world, but just in case…).
• Check out businesses that claim to provide green services and see if they really do; many new companies have entered the rapidly growing market.

One Comment on “Going Green”

• Carrie March 26th, 2009 1:09 pm

  Although, Green is in-Brides still love a lot of color and I am seeing that a lot this Spring. Bright, bright colors thrown in i.e., purples and really hot Pinks.

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