It’s Easy Being Green
A list of fun and fabulous ideas to keep your wedding environmentally friendly! By Brittany Curran
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When planning for your big day, keep an ecological angel on your shoulder and incorporate as many conservational ideas as possible. With the help of Jess Ehlers, from the Winnipeg-based green company With a Flourish (withaflourish.ca), Weddingbells has you covered from flowers to food!
Reception
Instead of ordering 150 trinkets, consider using the money you’ve set aside for favours to donate funds to a charity on behalf of your guests. Determined to give tangible treats? Enlist the help of family and friends to create crafty goodies like mini jars of homemade salsa. Another cheap and unique idea is to log onto chapters.indigo.ca and order pocket-sized poetry books in bulk (over $39 nixes shipping costs!); and then wrap them up in simple, pretty bows.
Expert Tips: Hold the reception and the location at the same venue to cut down on travelling costs. If you’re hosting at a hotel, visit Green Key (greenkeyglobal.com) online to choose an accommodation that’s ranked high for environmental performance.
Check out “Save Money with Style” for more ideas and information.
Photography courtesy With a Flourish.
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Thank you for the mention of Greenfeet.com for eco-friendly wedding registries! Our brides and grooms start their marriage with affordable, qualilty green goods. We work with companies who, like us, give back generously all the while ensuring safe labor and environmental standards are being met for the production of their products. We do all the research and vetting so you don't have to!
— Valerie Reddemann (March 15, 2010 at 1:45 p.m.)