Go Green With Your Wedding

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If you are environmentally conscious and planning a wedding – you’ll certainly want to “go green” when it comes to your wedding. There are many ways that you can be kind to Mother Earth and our environment while planning your wedding. It is important to do some planning and creative thinking. There are always options to help you come up with a great “green” alternative.

One of the biggest places people create waste is with invitations. But it is important to both invite your guests and to capture their R.S.V.P.s. Consider using an online invitation service. There are several popular online invitation services, many that are free. The only challenge to using this type of service is that there are some people who for some reason might wind up missing the e-mail. We all know that sometimes various e-mails get designated as junk mails and they are not directly delivered. So follow-up with guests you don’t hear back from right away. This is a great way to be “green” while planning your wedding. You can also plan to save at least several hundred dollars between invitation printing and postage costs.

Another place that people create waste is when they register for gifts. Sometimes couples register for gifts without thinking clearly if they will truly use things. They register for gifts because they think they are supposed to register for these items for their wedding registry. So before you register for gifts think if you will truly use that item. At this point you can literally register with just about any store that you please – giving you so many options of types of gifts you could potentially receive. If you do receive gifts that you feel you will not use then either return them to the store for credit to use at a later date or donate them for charity. Donating them to charity allows someone in need to use what you don’t really want at this time.

You can also get “green” wedding favors that will please your guests. Many brides and grooms have chosen a tiny tree seedling as their wedding favor. Wedding guests can plant this tree in honor of the bride and groom to celebrate their wedding. Just think of how many trees and how much oxygen will be created. This is a wonderful gift to give someone. Another great gift – especially if the majority of your guests live in apartments or small homes – is a package of seeds. Your guests can plant flower or vegetable seeds and grow something in honor of the bride and groom. This is a lovely wedding favor idea that is very “green.”