By: TM Lung
Submitted: 2008-11-27 20:46:50 | Word Count: 519
More people pay attention to the notion of environmental protection these days. In fact, couples should also consider how they can protect our earth when they are planning for the wedding. As a matter of fact, there are tons of ways to make your wedding greener. You can try to plan for a green wedding by considering various issues.
You will certainly need to prepare foods and drinks for your reception. To this end you can consider preparing some organic foods. Taking your wedding cake as an example, you may probably want to use some fresh fruits to decorate it. And of course your guests will be eating the fruits when you serve the cake to them. As a result, you may want to make sure that the fresh fruit are organic. You will need to discuss with your baker about this issue.
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In fact, there is usually a lot of waste after the reception. A lot of foods are just wasted. This is in fact wasting the resources of our earth. As a result, first of all you should try your best to make sure that the amount of foods are just enough for your guests so that they will not be wasted. If your guests cannot finish all the foods, you may consider donating the left over. As a matter of fact, a lot of couples will do this nowadays. On one hand, you can help to save the resources of our earth. On the other hand, you can also help the others. They may really need the foods you donate.
The invitation is certainly a must in your wedding. In order to protect our environment, you should try not to print unnecessary items. For example, you may not really need to print a save the date card. You can just send emails to your guests. When you are ordering your invitations, you should make sure that the paper you use is from sustainable sources. It will be even better if you can use recycled paper. You may also request to use soy ink to print your invitation.
You should consider renting a wedding dress if you would like to save the resources of the earth. In fact, it can also help you to save money. Purchasing a second hand dress can also help. Of course the best way will be wearing the wedding dress of your mother. This does not only help to save the environment but also make your wedding more meaningful. It is always suggested to pass the wedding dress from one generation to another.
You may need to arrange transportation for your guests. This will certainly consume some gas and energy. One of the ways to help to save energy is to arrange your wedding such that the location of your wedding ceremony and reception is the same. You should also encourage your guests to take public transport instead of driving themselves.
There are a lot of other ways to plan for your green wedding. You should be creative and you will make your wedding more meaningful since it is a green one!
