One way to truly make a positive impression with your wedding is to hold a green wedding. More and more couples are making this decision as a way to honour the planet on their wedding day. Increasingly, companies that supply items for weddings are switching over to offering green alternatives. As a result, you can hold a green wedding these days without increasing your budget. There are many amazing and varied choices as far as catering, invitations, flowers and decorations go.
There is no better time to make this statement than on your wedding day. Because of the fact that more and more companies are supporting eco-friendly practices, it is increasingly easy to make your wedding a green one.
If you can plan out the details ahead of time, it really is very easy to make all the planning stages of your wedding eco-friendly from start to finish. Take the wedding ring, for example. In 2004, Oxfam and EARTHWORKS launched The No Dirty Gold campaign. This campaign seeks to end irresponsible mining products. Already 25 different jewellery retailers have agreed to and endorsed the Golden Rules, which are a set of conditions for responsible mining. It is now also possible to buy conflict-free diamonds. Selecting an eco-friendly wedding ring is a huge step in the right direction. When you and your spouse look at this ring for years to come, you will know you made a decision that did not harm the planet.
Here is another question to ask yourself. Do you really want your wedding invitations to contribute to trees getting cut down? An alternative to traditional wedding invitations is to use recycled paper invitations. These are easy to find through a quick search online. Eco-friendly wedding invitations also use earth friendly printing methods. You can now find beautiful paper that is from a source other than trees, for example, invitations made from bamboo or hemp.
Invitations are an easy way to go eco-friendly as well. There are now so many beautiful invitations are made of 100% recycled paper. Some couples have also found paper that contains wildflower seeds. This paper can actually be planted in a garden. This is a great way to give your invitations a secondary way to be useful as opposed to just being thrown away.
Most people assume flowers are eco-friendly, but in actuality they usually aren't. Even though flowers look natural, they are commonly sprayed with pesticides. The fertilizers used to grow flowers pollute the groundwater. The best way to get eco-friendly flowers at your wedding is to use locally grown flowers. It is also possible to have potted plants at a wedding, which are replanted after the festivities. There are now a wide variety of caterers who specialize in organic, local catering. By providing organic food to your guests, you are giving your guests food free of pesticides and chemicals. A vegan or vegetarian meal is also a good choice for an eco-friendly wedding.
Couples who have thrown green weddings have found the experience to be extremely rewarding. Not only are you saying 'I Do' to one another, you are also saying 'I Do' to the planet. Keeping your carbon footprint light on your wedding day will contribute to you and your spouse having a healthy planet in which to live together.
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