Okay, let’s get down to business! Today I’m going to start passing on some information I got at A Soolip Wedding, an exclusive bridal show held at Social Hollywood. There sure was a lot of great information to be had but I’m going to focus on what I consider to be the most helpful to those of you currently planning your wedding. I will pick a different topic each day so check back in, save us as a favorite, etc…
I’m going to start off with what I think was the most important part of the whole show, a topic that extends beyond any individual bride or groom’s wedding planning needs. A Soolip Wedding had an entire room dedicated to “Green Wedding” or eco-friendly wedding vendors. Being eco-friendly may seem like the latest fad but in fact I believe it is quickly becoming a necessity. According to many scientists, if we as a world community don’t change the path we are currently on, we will have a world crisis in our lifetime…the polar icecaps will disappear by 2040, the seas will be devoid of fish by 2048, Miami and Manhattan will be flooded by 2050! Watch the trailer to “An Inconvenient Truth” for more details.
Before everyone gets too depressed…we can do something about this, you as a bride and groom can also play a big part. I’m going to pass on some ideas I picked up from A Soolip Wedding that can help make your wedding eco-friendly while also keeping it an elegant affair to remember!
These ideas are just a few from the program given out at A Soolip Wedding, you can find a lot more at the A Soolip Wedding website.
Donate to a wind-energy farm to offset the carbon dioxide emissions created by the energy used at your event. See http://www.renewablechoice.com/ for details.
My personal favorite: Re-use or donate the flower décor after your event to hospitals, convalescent homes, schools, and shelters to brighten someone else’s day.
Find an invitation vendor that offers paper comprised of post-consumer, or recycled waste.
Find an organization that will pick-up your left-over food and beverages and deliver it to homeless shelters.
Send an important message to your guests by giving gifts of tree starts or other plants as party favors.
These are just small things you can do that add up to a positive impact on our environment. Tomorrow I’m going to give you examples of specific wedding vendors that you can use to help you have an eco-friendly wedding.
See you tomorrow!
Rhonda
www.ourweddingplus.com
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Hi Rhonda,
Those are some great tips! I wanted to add that it’s also a great idea to set up a registry through the I Do Foundation (idofoundation.org), where you can have a percentage of your registry gift purchases at places like Target, Macy’s, Bloomingdales, and my favorite, GAIAM (organic linens!), go to a charity of your choice.
Also, some really simple things like just avoiding disposable items (like throw-away favors and monogramed napkins), having a wedding website with travel and accommodations info to save paper, and having the ceremony and reception at the same location can make a big difference. I’m really glad you made it a point to say that being eco-friendly doesn’t at all mean you have to sacrifice style. A wedding is the perfect answer to that big question “what can I, only one person, do to help?” but like you said, it doesn’t have to be all or nothing! Even if your wedding can’t be the perfect shade of green, it’s better to do something than nothing.
Thanks so much for sharing these tips and resources with us!!
Thanks for the comment Thryn,
Thryn provides alot of great eco-friendly wedding planning information on her blog:
Wedlog: A Magical Blog of Fun, Funky and Green Wedding Planning
She also blogs on:
Ethical Weddings
You can find the links to these sites under “Favorite Sites”
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