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A green wedding is a wedding that is environmentally conscious.

Green Wedding Tips

• Look for post-consumer or recycled paper for wedding invitations
• Purchase vintage eco-friendly, or conflict-free wedding rings.
• Serve organic, locally grown food.
• Use organic, locally grown flowers.
• Donate your food and flowers.
• Offset what you can't reduce. [1]
• Choose a venue that minimizes travel for guests.
• Take an eco-honeymoon.
• Buy a vintage wedding dress.
• Have bridesmaids wear a dress they already own.
• Donate the wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses to charity.
• Instead of flower petals or rice, throw ecofetti. It dissolves when sprayed with water.
• Use potted plants and herbs for centerpieces, they can be taken home by guests or you to enjoy for long after the day is done.
• If you are having your wedding in an area where you can take public transit (you'll probably get some unique pictures from that adventure).
• Reduce paper usage by having a wedding website (eliminating the need for direction inserts and RSVP cards and envelopes).
• Reduce the size of your guest list.
• Reserve hotel rooms for your guests at an eco-friendly hotel [2]
• Consider serving a vegetarian menu and/or eliminating as much dairy as possible from the menu.
• Serve organic, shade-grown coffee if possible.
• Skip personalized napkins and just stick to cloth napkins on the tables.
• Hold your ceremony and your reception in the same location.
• Donate your centerpieces to a local hospice or hospital to reuse them.
• Choose other zero-waste vendors (florist, hotel, etc.)
• Collect digital photos instead of providing disposable cameras for guests.

Weddingbee Posts

• The Greenness by Miss Meatball
• On the Road Again... by Miss Pinot Noir
• The OOT Totes by Miss Pinot Noir
• Choosing a Green Event Space by Miss Pinot Noir
• Making a Destination Wedding Green by Miss Pinot Noir
• In Search of a "Green" Wedding Invitation by Miss Pinot Noir
• My Five Favorite Green Wedding Resource: Books by Mrs. Radish
• Green Is The New White by Miss Radish
• Eco-Friendly Weddings Board Post
• Green Wedding Ideas and Inspiration by Miss Cherry Pie
• Re-purposed Flower Containers by Mrs. Violet
• Small Steps to a Greener Wedding by Mrs. Radish

External Links

• Portovert
• Green Elegance Weddings
• Great Green Wedding
• Eco-Chic Weddings
• The Green Bride Guide