Being that it’s Earth Week, this morning on the Today Show there was a clip about “Going Green” in your everyday life. But it really doesn’t stop there; many of today’s brides are “Going Green” for their wedding. But what does that really mean? Well here are three examples of what some of our clients are doing to make their wedding more environmentally friendly.
One of the most popular eco-friendly ideas is choosing flowers that we can purchase locally. The lovely bouquet above was designed by us last year for one of our June brides, Jan. It was a beautiful lush bouquet of peonies surrounded with variegated hosta leaves. And all these flowers were grown locally at Ponderosa Nursery located in Hamilton Michigan. In the summer months, we utilize as many local growers as possible because we then are able to help support our local economy and help give our brides more blooms for their budget.
Another idea that my brides are doing is using is local stationary designer that use eco friendly paper lines such as Marsupial Paper Company. Again they are supporting a local business and but more importantly they are using paper that is safe for our landfills. My two favorite local designers are Sondra from Sondra Ink and Abbey from Syd Design. Both do an excellent job and understand today’s bride’s needs.
And finally some of my brides are forgoing buying a new wedding gown but instead buying used or even renting a gown. Companies such as Light in the Box provide brides choices of multiple styles and colors of both bridal and bridesmaids gowns. Another suggestion for a bride that is looking to purchase a previously worn gown is talking to other brides on forums that can be found on wedding planning sites such as The Knot and Wedding Wire.
The above are the most popular with our clients, but there are so many different ideas out there. Please share your ideas with us; we would love to hear them!