95 Ideas To Make Your Wedding More Environmentally-Friendly

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Keep the ceremony small - limit the number of guests
Choose a venue that uses environmentally responsible practices - pesticide-free lawns, clean energy, etc. Look for a LEED-certified location
Keep the location natural
Choose an indoor venue that has lots of natural light
Keep it local - less travel, and support your local economy
Have the ceremony and reception in the same place or within walking distance of each other

Use 100% post-consumer recycled paper
Choose a printer that uses organic soy inks
Postcard RSVP: save on envelopes
Post information like directions on your wedding web page
Choose alternative papers made from bamboo or hemp
Keep guests in the loop by blogging about your wedding plans
Use paper with embedded seeds - the paper can be planted after the wedding
Provide a recycling bin at the end of the ceremony so that guests can recycle their programs
Use "self mailers" - cut down on the paper use
Use notecards from a charitable organization
Use e-thank yous - an email or a e-card
Start a wedding web site
Hire a calligrapher
Use fewer programs, menus, placecards, etc. - 1 program per couple, etc.

Hire a bus to transport guests from location to location
Choose venues on public transportation lines
Choose venues within walking distance
Use environmentally-responsible transportation like hybrid cars
Use a horse-drawn carriage, rickshaw or other no-emission transportation (a canoe?)
Encourage guests to rent hybrid cars
Purchase carbon credits to offset transportation costs like air travel

Choose ethical diamonds - Kimberly Process Certification Scheme or Canadian diamonds
Use ethically mined and fair trade metals
Use recycled gold
Choose metals other than gold or platinum
Choose stones other than diamonds that have been ethically mined and have a paper trail
Reuse an old family ring
Buy a piece of used jewelry and take it to a jeweler for reworking

Use digital photography to cut down on chemical processing
Put all the pictures on a web site or blog and encourage users to only download and print a minimum of pictures
Rent digital cameras for your guests instead of buying disposable cameras

Use bubbles made from biodegradable soap
Use flower petals
Use a biodegradable dissolving paper (not recommended if it's not going to rain)
Don't throw birdseed - the seeds can contain non-native invasive plants

Encourage guests to wrap gifts in sustainable/recyclable paper, if wrapping is absolutely necessary
Use gift bags that can be reused later for birthdays or other events
Don't register for gifts you don't need
Offer the option of donations to environmental or charitable organizations
Choose eco-conscious retailers
Choose items that minimize environmental impact like Energy Star certified appliances
Choose experience gifts for your attendants like a spa treatment or a fun day course
Choose practical gifts like fair-trade coffee, wine or soaps

Donate to a cause or charity on behalf of your guests
Provide a seedling for your guests to plant in their garden
Keep the favours simple - five sugar-coated almonds is very traditional
Hand-make the favours from environmentally-friendly or sustainable materials
Give each of your guests a compact fluorescent light bulb
Support local artisans by choosing favours made locally, like organic honey or jams
A sampler of organic tea or fair-trade coffee
Each table's favour is a carbon credit
Notecards from a charitable organization
Make a donation in lieu of providing wedding favours
Combine your place cards and favours with an edible place card cookie

Keep it local to cut down on travel waste
Choose locations where your tourist dollar can make a significant impact on the local economy and initiatives
Choose an eco-tour
Choose environmentally-friendly transportation - taking a train is a better choice than flying
Work with a travel agent to make your trip as green as possible
Purchase carbon offset credits to mitigate the impact of your travel