Monday, November 19, 2007

Your wedding can save the planet!

With Al Gore preaching daily about the dangers of global warming, you have to admit that environmental awareness isn't just for Hippies anymore. Now there's something you can do:

3 WAYS TO PLAN A GREEN WEDDING

1. Plant a tree. Request that each guest, as a wedding gift, donate to charity or plant a tree in your honor. Not ready to give up that ceramic knife set or Uncle Mike's savings bond? Then take the initiative to plant a tree or donate $1 toward a charity of your choice for every guest that attends. The Arbor Day Foundation is one of many groups you can use to plant much-needed trees around the country.

2. Save the birds. While it's a myth that rice will explode in a bird's stomach, rice is still unhealthy for some North American birds, and wedding guests can easily slip on the grains littering the floor as you and your groom take off into the sunset.

  • Native (local) wildflower seeds or freeze dried petals
  • Ecofetti (biodegradable confetti)
  • Blow bubbles from recycled containers
  • Waving ribbon streamers can provide a festive send-off

Ecostudio warns that birdseed is a good alternative to rice "ONLY if you are having a city wedding, or will be tossing birdseed in a landscaped yard. Most birdseed mixes contain non-native plants and throwing these seeds in a natural location such as a nature preserve or state park can cause damage to the ecosystem."

3. Use recycled paper. Whether you're ordering invitations, setting out place cards, or putting together a wedding scrapbook, be sure to order products created from recycled paper. SealandSend, for example, produces eloquent economical invitations on 100 percent recycled paper.

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