Get Married And Help The Natural Environment All At The Precise Same Time!
The world has gone green! Over the past few years with a greater awareness on saving the earth, green has become chic, even for weddings right along with getting those very cheap wedding favors!
Starting with your invitations, use only companies that adhere strictly to green rules. That means using recycled products for every part of your invitation. Also, instead of using a response card, you could have people call a phone number with their response or even email. Finally, you may decide to forego invitations completely. What is a great idea is to set up a website for people to respond to your online wedding invitation. Include on the site further information and photos of the happy couple. And stay green right down to the wedding favors.
Having a venue to align with this theme is easy. Nothing is better than Mother Nature herself, so plan a beautiful outdoor wedding. You can get a permit to be married on the beach or perhaps a park or lake front near your home. Plant some flowers if it’s allowed, and you will add to the area for the next event they have. And if it’s autumn, you can add even more color to your wedding by adding nature’s colors in autumn wedding favors.
If you are totally sold out to having a green wedding, then you have to consider what your attendants will wear. Cotton, linen and any other ‘natural’ fabric which do not have to be dry cleaned is optimal. For the bridal gown, follow the same rules or wear a vintage gown from your relative or friend.
Having a green wedding regarding flowers is very easy. Either plant your own the year before and use them for your day or purchase fresh flowers from your local florist. Remember they should be able to insure that the flowers are organically grown.
What is served for dinner at a green wedding? You must think about organic food and wine, first and foremost. Other options could be a vegetarian menu as well. Remember, the dishes must be washable and reusable.
What do you do for music? If you want to go all the way with your green wedding, then you do not want to use any electricity. There are many wonderful answers; a pianist, harpist, brass instruments, etc. This is a very unique and welcome change for most guests.
One of the most spectacular additions to your green wedding would be to arrive at your venue for the ceremony in a horse drawn carriage. If your ceremony is too far from your home, then car pool or at least hire the largest limo you can find so that most if not all of the wedding party can fit.
If you are set on making your entire day green, then you might want to include your honeymoon. To cut down on fuel, stay at a local destination. If you don’t want to do that, then use a form of transportation that uses the least amount of fuel and carries the most passengers.
If you decide that certain parts of your wedding can be green but other areas you cannot, that’s fine also. Anything that you can do to help with the environment is going green and Mother Nature will thank you.
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