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Monday, October 12, 2009

It's Not Easy Being Green. Or Is It?

Our mascot, Prince, believes it's easy to be green and so do we.  There are a lot of options to reducing waste and treading lightly on our earth, even when it involves the biggest party of your life.  Here are a few ideas:

  • Donate leftover food rather than throwing it out.  If you call your local shelter in advance, they often can make arrangements to have someone pick it up from your venue.
  • Register only for what you need then give your guests the name of your favorite charity they can donate to in your name.
  • Instead of favors, leave a card at each placesetting stating your donation to a charity in their name.
  • Select a green favor - saplings, seeds, bamboo stalk, etc.
  • Minimize the amount of driving your guests need to do by either hosting both ceremony and reception in one location, or by providing a shuttle.
  • Use recycled papers for your printed items or consider sending e-invites (Details has an exclusive discount with http://www.ourwedvite.com/)
  • Create a personal website (some are offered free) and allow guests to rsvp online rather than send response cards.
  • Go retro with your ring by purchasing an antique.  If you don't like the style, you can save the stone and have the metal melted down and redesigned to fit your personal style.
  • Purchase locally, organically grown flowers which trims transit and pesticides.
Share your own green ideas with us!

~Jami

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