12 Bridal Guide 2009
Something old, something new, something
borrowed, something ... green?
Metro Newspaper Service 21st century, and there is much potential locally grown menu items. It pays to ask
for the wedding industry. He offers that about availability.
I
f you have a hybrid car parked in
your garage, recycle rain water to
wedding vendors that are not going green
Go to your guests: Figure out where the
irrigate backyard plants and have
will be at a competitive disadvantage to
greatest number of your guests reside
replaced just about every bulb in your
those who do.
and then hold the wedding nearby. For
home with compact fluorescents, there’s a Going green for your wedding day doesn’t example, a couple from the Northeast
good chance that you’re environmentally mean you have to compromise on the who has relocated to the West coast, but
conscious. But what if you’ve just gotten elements that will make the day special. has all of their family still in the east, may
engaged and want to impart some of these It just means you can take a look at the want to hold their wedding in the east. It is
green ways of thinking to the wedding? details and the bigger picture and develop less expensive and more environmentally
What can you do to be earth-friendly strategies that will minimize the impact friendly for the couple to simply fly to the
when tying the knot? on the planet. wedding, rather than having hundreds of
Wedding industry insiders say that the Go local: From food to flowers, choose
guests drive or fly west.
trend of going green with weddings vendors that use locally grown and raised Be mindful of wardrobe choices: Choose
is growing exponentially. David products. This reduces the amount of items that really can be worn again. Skip
Cooperrider, a business professor at smog generated and fuel consumed to the rented tuxes and ask groomsmen to
Case Western Reserve University in bring items in for your wedding. Many wear a similar styled suit that they can
Cleveland, says that going green is one caterers are now collaborating with local add to their work wardrobe. Bridesmaids
of the great business opportunities of the farms and other vendors to offer organic, can wear a simple black cocktail dress so
Creating natural
images, memorable and
treasured for a lifetime.
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