(BPT) - You’re ready to say your “I do’s” in front of your family and friends. Planning a memorable celebration of your commitment to each other, however, doesn’t mean you have to compromise on your commitment to the environment. It’s possible to create the wedding of your dreams and stay “green,” even in the cold, white months of winter.
Environmentally correct weddings are a hot trend, according to TheKnot.com, a leading wedding-planning website. If your vision of the perfect wedding marries eco-friendly green with winter white, here are some tips and ideas to help you turn your vision into reality:
kAmuC:6?5=J 762DE:?8k^Am
kAmvC62E 7@@5 :D 2? 6DD6?E:2= A2CE @7 2?J H655:?8[ H96E96C J@F’C6 D6CG:?8 2 D:E\5@H? 5:??6C @C ;FDE 9@CD 5’@6FGC6D 2?5 4@4<E2:=D] (96? J@F’C6 A=2??:?8 J@FC >6?F[ 9@H6G6C[ <66A :? >:?5 9@H E96 7@@5D J@F 49@@D6 >2J :>A24E E96 6?G:C@?>6?E] u@C 6I2>A=6[ :D E92E 7:D9 6?EC66 ?6E 42F89E[ =:?6 42F89E @C 72C>65nk^Am
kAmp 5:D9’D 6?G:C@?>6?E2= :>A24E 56A6?5D @? D6G6C2= 724E@CD[ :?4=F5:?8 9@H E96 AC@5F4E H2D C2:D65 2?5 92CG6DE65[ 9@H :E H2D EC2?DA@CE65 2?5 9@H 72C :E 925 E@ EC2G6= 7C@> A@:?E @7 @C:8:? E@ A=2E6] qJ 49@@D:?8 =@42==J 8C@H? AC@5F4ED @C E9@D6 8C@H? 2?5 92CG6DE65 FD:?8 DFDE2:?23=6 AC24E:46D[ J@F 42? C65F46 J@FC H655:?8 762DE’D :>A24E @? E96 6?G:C@?>6?E]k^Am
kAm#6FD6[ C64J4=6 2?5 C6G6=k^Am
kAmqC:56D :? 3J8@?6 86?6C2E:@?D @?46 8=25=J H@C6 E96:C >@E96C’D H655:?8 5C6DD[ 3FE E96 AC24E:46 76== @FE @7 G@8F6 2D >@C6 3C:56D H2?E65 E96:C @H? F?:BF6 =@@< 7@C E96:C H655:?8 52J] qFE E96 8C66? >@G6>6?E 92D 3C62E965 ?6H =:76 :?E@ E96 AC24E:46[ D:?46 C6FD:?8 2?5 C64J4=:?8 6=:>:?2E6D E96 ?665 E@ 4@?DF>6 >2E6C:2=D 2?5 6?6C8J >2<:?8 D@>6E9:?8 ?6H] |@C6 3C:56D 2C6 7:?5:?8 E92E C64J4=:?8 2 H655:?8 5C6DD 92D @E96C 25G2?E286D E@@] xE’D A@DD:3=6 E@ 249:6G6 2 8C62E G:?E286 =@@< H:E9 2 FD65 H655:?8 5C6DD – H96E96C :E’D @?6 92?565 5@H? 7C@> J@FC >@E96C @C @?6 J@F 7@F?5 :? 2 D64@?5\92?5 DE@C6] p ?6H 8@H? 42? 4@DE E9@FD2?5D @7 5@==2CD[ H9:=6 2 C6AFCA@D65 5C6DD 42? 36 925 >F49 >@C6 4962A=J]k^Am
kAm(655:?8 72G@C H@?56CDk^Am
kAm$FC6 :E’D 2 4@@= :562 2?5 E96 8C@@>D>6? H:== =:<6=J FD6 E96:CD @7E6?[ 3FE ;FDE 9@H 6?G:C@?>6?E2==J 4@CC64E :D E92E 4FDE@>\:>AC:?E65 366C 4@KJn (655:?8 72G@CD 2C6 2 H2J @7 E92?<:?8 8F6DED 7@C D92C:?8 :? J@FC DA64:2= 52J[ 3FE >2?J A@AF=2C :E6>D 2C6 >256 7C@> =6DD\E92?\64@\7C:6?5=J >2E6C:2=D]k^Am
kAm%@ 8C66? J@FC H655:?8[ 4@?D:56C 72G@CD E92E 2C6 FD67F= 2?5 @C82?:4[ DF49 2D @C82?:4 32<:?8 >:I6D @C DA:46 >:I6D] *@F 42? 7:?5 2 A=6E9@C2 @7 E96D6 8C62E\E2DE:?8[ 8C66?\>:?565 @AE:@?D 7C@> AFCG6J@CD =:<6 $:>A=J ~C82?:4] %96J 6G6? 92G6 9@=:52J\2AAC@AC:2E6 G2C:6E:6D =:<6 rC2?36CCJ qC625 2?5 !F>A<:? r2<6 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]D:>A=J@C82?:4]4@>^AC@5=:DE]A9An4ElD@32<:?8U2>Aj:lAQmHHH]D:>A=J@C82?:4]4@>k^2m] sC6DD FA 72G@CD H:E9 564@C2E:G6 ?6EE:?8 2?5 C:33@?D[ 2?5 J@F 92G6 2 F?:BF6 72G@C E92E’D 8@@5 7@C 8F6DED 2?5 E96 6?G:C@?>6?E[ E@@]k^Am
kAmvC66?6C :?G:E2E:@?Dk^Am
kAm%96 :?G:E2E:@? :D @7E6? E96 7:CDE :>AC6DD:@? 8F6DED H:== 92G6 @7 J@FC H655:?8] (9:=6 6G6CJ 3C:56 H2?ED :?G:E2E:@?D E92E H:== H@H 8F6DED[ <66A :? >:?5 E96 4@DED – 3@E9 >@?6E2CJ 2?5 6?G:C@?>6?E2= – @7 2== E92E A2A6C] |2?J 64@\>:?565 3C:56D 2C6 DH:E49:?8 E@ :?G:E2E:@?D >256 H:E9 C64J4=65 A2A6C @C[ 36EE6C J6E[ 6=64EC@?:4 :?G:E2E:@?D]k^Am
kAm}@ C2H >2E6C:2=D 2C6 4@?DF>65 E@ 4C62E6 6\G:E6D[ 2?5 H92E’D >@C6[ J@F 42? 7:?5 @?=:?6 D6CG:46D E92E ?@E @?=J 96=A J@F 4C62E6 2? 6\G:E6[ 3FE D6?5 :E 2?5 >@?:E@C C6DA@?D6D 2== @?=:?6] &D:?8 DF49 2 D6CG:46 42? 96=A J@F <66A 36EE6C EC24< @7 #$'!D]k^Am
kAm%96C6 :D E96 @AE:@? @7 D6?5:?8 :?G:E2E:@?D AC:?E65 @? C64J4=65 A2A6C H:E9 7=@H6C D665D :>365565 :? E96 A2A6C] *@FC 8F6DED 42? A=2?E E96 :?G:E2E:@? :? E96:C 82C56?[ 2?5 C6>6>36C J@FC DA64:2= @442D:@? 6G6CJ E:>6 E96J D66 E96 362FE:7F= 7=@H6CD 8C@H:?8] ':D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]8C66?7:6=5A2A6C]4@>QmHHH]8C66?7:6=5A2A6C]4@>k^2m E@ =62C? >@C6]k^Am
kAm%96 =:EE=6 E9:?8D E92E >62? 2 =@Ek^Am
kAm$@>6 @E96C DE6AD E92E >2J D66> D>2== – =:<6 49@@D:?8 =@42==J 8C@H?[ :?\D62D@? 7=@H6CD C2E96C E92? @FE\@7\D62D@? @?6D E92E >FDE 36 :>A@CE65 – 42? 2=D@ >2<6 2 3:8 5:776C6?46 :? 9@H J@FC H655:?8 :>A24ED E96 6?G:C@?>6?E] (96E96C J@F @AE E@ C6A=246 4FE 3@FBF6ED 2?5 46?E6CA:646D H:E9 2CE:7:4:2= @?6D E92E 42? 36 C6FD65[ @C 49@@D6 24@FDE:4 >FD:4 E92E C6BF:C6D ?@ 6=64EC:4:EJ E@ <66A 8F6DED 52?4:?8[ :E’D A@DD:3=6 E@ 7:?5 8C66? @AE:@?D 7@C 2=>@DE 6G6CJ 2DA64E @7 J@FC H655:?8]k^Am
kAmk:>8 DC4lVk2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]2C24@?E6?E]4@>^AC:?ED:E6^x>286(C:E6C]2D9In2CE:4=6:5l`e_haU2>Aj>6>36C:5lfac`fQm9EEAi^^HHH]2C24@?E6?E]4@>^AC:?ED:E6^x>286(C:E6C]2D9In2CE:4=6:5l`e_haU2>Aj>6>36C:5lfac`fk^2mV 3@C56ClV_V H:5E9lV`V 96:89ElV`V ^mk^Am
