Happy Earth Day!
TEN tips on how to have a eco-friendly wedding.
1. Use all local wedding vendors. {check out our LIST members, they are all LOCAL}
2. Purchase wedding shoes that you will wear again.
3. Give antique wedding bands to each other.
4. Decorate with branches or other the natural surroundings. {I used dried fall leaves scattered down the aisle and for decor}
5. Use beeswax candles or soy-based candles.
6.When printing for your wedding, use a printer that can use paper with a high percentage of post-consumer recycled content.
7. Buy a diamond mined from Canada or Australia for your engagement ring.
8. Wear a dress made of raw silk. Adele Wechsler is a great eco-friendly designer and her gowns are available at Anna Be {LISTmember}.
9. Use locally grown flowers for your arrangements. {check out our florist to help you with this}
10. Instead of giving away traditional wedding favors, you can donate to charitable institutions. Check out Changing the Present. They even have a easy to way for couples to register as well. Just another great idea to keeping your wedding green.
top left: stone crandall | bottom left: photo by james christianson {LISTmember} | middle: dress by adele wechsler | right top: jeanna walker photographers {LSITmember} | right bottom: chowen photogrpahy
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