How to Green Your Wedding
Some tips to green your wedding:
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Donate your unused food to a local shelter or charity
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Choose a caterer and a florist who use local and organic goods
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Pass along your flowers to a seniors home or local hospital
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Compost unused foods and Recycle everything you can
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Use outdoor space for natural light
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Request digital photo proofs
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Buy dresses, shoes, and glassware people will reuse after the ceremony or consign with a thrift store
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Offer a carpooling service/shuttle to transport guests from place to place
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Enjoy one of many luxurious eco-friendly resorts on your honeymoon
Whether or not you believe in global warming, the fact remains that over consumption damages the planet and we have limited resources.
Accrue good karma at your wedding by observing these simple principles: reduce, reuse, recycle! It makes wedding planning creative, fun, and sustainable.
Consciously greening your wedding will will lighten your impact the planet, at lease for one day, and influence others to act the same way. With enough deliberate action, through truly minor changes, we can replenish the earth.
