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GREEN WEDDINGS  The world is becoming more and more environmentally aware as we realise that we cannot go on living the way we did in the past. Huge gas guzzling cars, waste that ends up in a landfill site somewhere may soon be a distant memory. So how can we go about helping the environment when planning, what is to be, the best day of your life – your Wedding. Here are some thoughts and ideas that may help you along the way and at the same time go a little way towards helping the planet too. The Suppliers Everything you buy for your wedding has an impact on the environment. Asking questions when you choose your suppliers about how they source their products could make a difference. For example: Do your caterers use organic produce. Invitations Send an E-invitation, E-save the date, E-gift list to your guests, where possible. Hire items for the wedding breakfast, at least these things get used again and again, and don’t sit gathering dust in a cupboard, or thrown away into a landfill site. If some guests are not yet in the cyber world, you can make your own wedding stationery – there are plenty of craft shops that sell recycled paper and embellishments. Favours Wedding favours are very popular and come in all shapes and size these days. Originally they were 5 almonds offered to symbolise health, wealth, happiness, fertility and long life. Why not drop the wacky ideas and go back to tradition. These are edible and do not effect the environment – only naturally! Transport Hire a coach or bus to take your guests to the wedding reception. Saves on all those other modes of transport all going to the same place. In the same theme, source your suppliers locally – save on those miles. The Dress Get a pre-loved dress by hiring or buying a nearly new wedding gown. There are some beautiful wedding dresses and bridal gowns that are either sample dresses, or nearly new. The Ring The ring could be a family heirloom or remodelled from other gold jewellery you no longer wear. A friend I know, had a tattoo on her wedding finger as the ring! Ask your guests not to throw paper confetti – dried roses are look beautiful and smell fab too! Floral Wedding flowers can be made of silk – to be kept forever – and table decorations could be pots of flowers that guests can take home with them and plant out. Depending on time of year – spring weddings could include pots of hyacinths, daffodils, crocuses, and summer weddings pots of lavender – heavenly smell too. The Gifts If you are second-timers, or you don’t have any firm ideas on gifts for your wedding – have you thought about setting up a Just Giving site for your favourite charity? Your guests log on and donate a sum of money. Visit www.justgiving.com Your Honeymoon if you are jetting off somewhere, or your guests need to fly in from somewhere, think about carbon offsetting. Some facts for you to consider:
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