Opting for a sustainable wedding has a very deep meaning. It implies a very clear desire to act in an environmentally friendly way and to meet criteria of eco-sustainability, ecology, and respect for our planet. With a few small steps, it is possible to celebrate an ethical wedding without giving up any details.
After informing your guests about the big day, you can choose to make your wedding invitations out of recycled paper and vegetable ink, or, if you are a true environmentalist, you can take advantage of the web’s great potential and send them by email or Whatsapp, better if linked to a link on your site created specifically for your wedding event.
Another essential step is to choose the wedding dresses for the bride and groom. There are now many bridal collections designed and created with respect for the earth. What makes the difference in the dresses is the choice to use only fabrics created with materials from certified organic cultivation, with natural fibers extracted without chemical processes, such as hemp, organic cotton, la, and linen.
Not to be forgotten is that with a nice makeover, the wedding dress can be modified and colored for an important evening. Of course, all the accessories and details can be eco-friendly. And among the must-have “details” on the wedding day, the bouquet, wedding rings, and favors definitely stand out. The bouquet can be created with wildflowers or, in any case, always with out-of-season local crops and therefore zero mile. As for the wedding rings, on the other hand, you can consider solutions such as recycled cast gold or certified ethical gold, preferring a ring made by artisans such as local master goldsmiths. As for wedding favors, there are several solutions for a truly solidarity choice, such as supporting cancer research associations, supporting children in Africa, helping animals, or supporting local cooperatives in the area.
When it comes to sustainability, the focus also goes inescapably to the table and the food, i.e., catering. The dishes to be proposed for your green wedding are those that favor vendors and local products (km 0), with a special eye to the seasonality and territoriality of the chosen products. For those who want to be 100 percent green, cutlery and tableware made of biodegradable materials, such as sugar cane, can be preferred, saving even more water for washing dishes and tableware. Eco-friendly items can also be used as placeholders to offer as gifts to your guests at the end of your eco wedding. A bottle of oil, a jam, a good wine, or an oil made from local raw materials will be much-welcomed gifts for your guests. You may choose to go for a beauty and relaxation alternative, selecting organic soaps, essential oils, or candles, or opt for a totally green idea with flower and herb seeds or evergreen succulent seedlings to symbolize the durability of your union.
The ideal combination, for a truly green wedding, would be to celebrate the wedding during daylight hours and to set up the banquet in the same location where the ceremony was held. This choice, in addition to greatly reducing electricity consumption, would allow for a reduction in exhaust emissions.
Even the choice of flowers can be very important and sustainable by preferring plants to cut flowers as much as possible.
Furthermore, for a truly green wedding, it is best to hold the ceremony during the day and hold the banquet in the same location as the ceremony.This option, in addition to significantly reducing electricity consumption, would allow for a reduction in exhaust gas emissions.
There is no right or wrong formula for being green, but there are certainly more or less ethical choices because we know that even a small ethical choice made by each of us contributes to taking care of and safeguarding our wonderful planet.
