A Green Wedding – Conserving Earth’s Resources On Your Wedding Day
If you are planning to have a green wedding then you have made a good choice for the future of your will-be children. It is the best way to quietly but forcefully tell the world about your hope that your children will grow up in a society that knows the value of the environment and will do its best to protect it. Besides that hint of idealism, a green wedding may be a little easier on the purse.
Part of the concept of ‘green’ is the fact that we have to spend within our means. Overspending is also an abuse of sorts. The only reason no issues have been brought up about it is that the only victim of overspending is our own self. A green wedding will be best done in your own yard on the condition that your front lawn or your back lawn will be big enough to accommodate a few guests
As much as possible the green wedding place itself and the location of the reception should be close to each other. This will minimize the amount of travel that your guests will need to undertake. This goes towards reducing their energy usage.
Encourage your friends to pick up one another on the way to the wedding. This is to minimize the need to use cars to go to the wedding. One reason you might want to give is that your driveway can only fit so many vehicles.
If anyone of your friends lives miles away, inform him of the wedding early on. He might be able to time your wedding with a trip he needs to make in the direction of your place. By doing this, you prevent his needing to create additional carbon footprints by driving all the way from his place just to attend your wedding.
The use of recycled paper for your invitation cards is also recommended for green wedding celebrations. There is recycled paper that is charmingly colored and enhanced with floral inclusions. These are especially appropriate for wedding invitation cards.
You will than have to have the invitations to your green wedding calligraphed by someone with very good penmanship. This is because you might not be able to run the recycled paper through the printer safely. This allows you to avoid using electricity for printing out the invitations and allows you, moreover, to help out a talented person.
A green wedding also implies that you should create your own wedding attire. Fixing up an old but elegant dress with the right accessories and lace should make it good enough to wear as a wedding gown. Simple attire is also a prerequisite of a green celebration, as is the use or organic rather than synthetic materials. If you can’t find anything wearable among your old dresses, you could purchase a second-hand wedding gown. Have it redone and redecorated by a seamstress if you want. After the wedding, donate it to organizations that accept such gifts. Your gown will be useful for another bride in the future.
When your prepare the food for you reception or when you order it from a restaurant, make sure you get only fish, vegetables and fruits. If it is possible, make sure the veggies you get haven’t been nourished by chemicals and pesticides. Along this line, it might be a good idea right now to plant your own vegetable patch in your back yard. Then you can be sure that the vegetables you eat are chemical-free. There are more things you can do to celebrate a green wedding. All of them have to do with respecting the environment and not patronizing products of people who violate the environment or are cruel to their fellow creatures.
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