A popular trend still going strong in weddings is "going green". Everyone is doing their part in keeping things environmentally friendly, especially now. They want to make the world a better place to live. Brides are no exception is doing their part. "Green" weddings are a huge trend and are help saving our environment through all the wedding details. Wedding and Party Network is here to give you some helpful pointers to throwing a "go green" wedding. You'll have an environmentally chic wedding.
Wedding Venue: So you've picked a time and date, now you must pick your wedding venue. When you think of a venue, you may imagine a ballroom, hotel or banquet hall. However, these can eat up electricity and gas. So, choose something that is more environmentally friendly. You can go with an outside setting or a rustic barn.
These places would be ideal and absolutely breathtaking. Imagine getting married on the hilltops, beautiful botanical gardens or even in your backyard. These sound so amazing and there are so many things that you can do to make them truly stand out for your wedding.
Eco-Friendly Wedding Invitations: Trees are cut down everyday to offer paper for you and everyone else. If you're really big on throwing a "green" wedding, choose online invitations. Most everyone are tech savvy during this time, so sending a wedding invitation to their email or setting up a website would be ideal.
You can get really creative with this by creating a personalized wedding video. How fun would that be? This way, you get to show off your personalities and guests will think it's a treat to watch this. However, if this isn't your style or you still want a formal invitation, use recyclable wedding invitations. That way you are using recyclable paper and your guests can do the same with your invitation.
The Wedding Flowers:Are you thinking, how can flowers be "green"? Well, they can. Many flowers have harmful chemicals that in turn can harm the environment and insects. Why would we want that? Some florists buy from their local farmers market who like to grow theirs naturally or who are certified that they don't drench their flowers in chemicals, therefore, you can check with your local florist to make sure they do so. Stick to in season blooms so you'll be able to get them locally and they won't have to be ordered. You can also use potted flowers that can serve as centerpieces and favors; the flowers won't just be thrown away.
Another tip you can try is to create your own from recyclable paper or brooches. Some brides are creating their bridal bouquets out of something personal, family brooches. While others are sticking with recyclable paper to create their boutonnieres or even bouquets. Again, lots of ideas on how you can stay environmentally friendly with your wedding flowers.
Environmentally Friendly Food: Simple, stick with organic grown food. Just like flowers, vegetables and fruits can be drenched with chemicals. Like paper, trees have to be cut down to help process and house animals for meat. Stick with an organic meal and a vegan cake. Or go all vegan and stay away from dairy, meats and eggs.
If that doesn't suit you or your budget, find a wedding caterer who uses locally grown fruit, vegetables and meats. Make sure that these items aren't exposed to any harmful chemicals. Think about it, if you choose locally, you'll be saving on gas and electricity for shipping and storage. Serve what's in season, that way you won't have to find it elsewhere and have it shipped. Plus, in season is always better.
Wedding Favors: Stick with anything recyclable or organic. A great favor for this type of wedding would be flowering seeds or plants. A favor that your guests can take home and reuse again. Choose organic coffee, honey or chocolate that they'll be able to use at home. Donate an amount in their name to a local charity. There are all sorts of things that you can do for Eco-friendly wedding favors.
A Lovely Wedding Dress: Finding an environmentally friendly wedding dress maybe hard, but have you been eying your mother's wedding gown? Reuse it. It would make your mother wonderfully happy and you'll get to wear a personal wedding gown. If you're not crazy about the style, you can always redesign it to fit you and your style.
Find old wedding dresses where you can mix and match the styles and create a unique piece of your own. You will be saving on fabrics, since wedding dresses take a lot of fabric and has a lot of leftover fabrics as well. So finding one that has been worn will help save on this and will leave you with a truly unique bridal gown.
When planning your Eco, chic wedding; you'll find lots of ideas that will help save the environment. Let your wedding be amazingly beautiful, while saving the environment one wedding at a time. Starting with yours.
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I love the idea of people having eco friendly weddings. Most of the couples around here are not into the environment unfortunately. Also, I'm usually one of the last vendors to be hired, so I can't recommend anything. We do have alot of outdoor weddings, but they're not doing it for environmental reasons. Thanks, Karen