Invite your guests to go green with you on your wedding day! Avoid excess waste from invitations, stuffing, envelopes and tissue by creating your own wedding invites! Green wedding invitations are beautiful, innovative and blooming with creativity.
Keepsake invitations reduce waste by encouraging guests to hold on to your unique wedding invite! Send found seashells or recycle glass jars from thrift shops with a “message in a bottle!” While antiquing, pick up some vintage skeleton keys and attach your invites on recycled paper.
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Springtime is all about embracing natural beauty. Capture the season’s eye-catching colors and natural elements with charming DIY tips for your spring wedding!
Photo Credit: Wedding Bee, Nina Mullins
Bouquets and table décor blooming with color are ideal at every wedding. Local flowers require less travel, so you are guaranteed the fullest and freshest blooms for your green wedding with less carbon emissions to boot! Ripe fruits add a pop of unexpected and vibrant color to any tablescape, as well. For a modern and elegant touch, consider handpicked twisting branches; intertwine them with flowers to create a uniquely beautiful floral arrangement! Read Full Article
Green Gifts that Give Back
With all of the waste produced by gifts and packaging, green registry alternatives are in full bloom! Every newlywed couple can use something to make their lives a little greener, so here are some ideas for great gifts that give back!
Make a donation to the couple’s charity of choice! Whether it’s ending world hunger, protecting wildlife or breast cancer awareness, donating to a good cause is the gift that keeps on giving! Make a donation in the couple’s name, or register them on the World Wildlife Fund, whose wedding registry service helps couples create their own webpage to be sent to guests, also encouraging them to donate!
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Making green choices for your wedding day can easily soften the environmental footprint that fashion leaves! Encourage your bridesmaids to browse local shops and purchase dresses that they will be sure to wear time and time again!
Photo Credit: Armour sans Anguish
Designers such as Tara Lynn and Armour Sans Anguish specialize in creating gorgeous gowns from recycled fabric scraps, embellished hemp and sustainable materials.
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A wedding celebration can fill hearts but also empty wallets. Everything adds up and in no time at all you are suddenly down to your last penny. While big ceremonies and receptions unite family and friends around a common love, destination weddings offer couples the perfect amount of excitement and relaxation. Destination weddings are a great escape from the ordinary and a chance to witness the extraordinary.
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With vintage decorations, less is more! Let the character of each vintage piece speak for itself, which will save you time and money. Some great vintage decoration ideas are antique bird cages that replace the traditional card box. Decorate your vintage bird cage with ribbon or flowers to incorporate colors from your wedding.
An antique candelabra makes a bold centerpiece that can then be used at home as an attention grabber. Vintage photos and picture frames help personalize tables and spark memorable conversations.
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A clutch is a simple, small and stunning way to enhance your wedding gown. Not only is this a great accessory for you, but clutches can also be handed out as favors or bought for your bridesmaids to match their dresses.
Yellow Clutch by Mar y Sol
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Once you have found the perfect dress, then you need the perfect eco-chic footwear! Shoes made of sustainable materials can be found in any style: high heels, stilettos, wedges or even flats!
White Heels, Eco-Beautiful Weddings
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You can easily extend your green wedding values to your dress!
Eco-Chic Samsara gown, Chrissy Wai Ching
There are many dress designers that specialize in bridal gowns made from sustainable materials such as organic cotton, peace silk, and recycled or repurposed materials!
Simple and feminine, Adele Wechsler
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Out of all the body care products, hair gels, shampoos, conditioners and dyes contain tons of chemicals. Not only do these harm the earth, but they wreak havoc on your long, lovely locks. You can go green while still taking simple steps to get there.
It’s all about the hair! Beauty Blitz
Here’s an easy way to get started: biodegradable shampoos and conditioners! Many green shampoos are 100% vegetable based with no animal byproducts, so there is less harmful residue going down the drain.
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