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Back from the green wedding
It was awesome! Best wedding I have been to!
So, the stuff that was 'green'.. there was a lot so I may miss a bunch!! :
Plates were made from fallen leaves (http://www.verterra.com/)
Utensils were compostable
There were 3 bins: compost, landfill, recycle. The compost one had the most in it, and the landfill bin was tiny!
Everything was local and vegetarian: cider, wines, all the food (including cheese, fruit, veggies, mushrooms, etc). My aunt (bride's mom) did most of the food herself, like homemade lasagna. All in reusable pans.
The markers for the food (buffet style) were little ceramic placecards that you can write on with a marker and wipe clean/reuse
Save the dates were recycled paper bookmarks
Favors were large packets of native organic seeds
Invites/RSVPs were all done online. Registery was honeyfund, or requested recycled/vintage/etc type gifts.
There were GMO-free/organic fortune cookies
E-ring was conflict free diamond
Bride's mom bought her dress from a consignment shop (like an upscale one.. dress was gorgeous)
Overall, it wasn't an obviously "crunchy" wedding. Everything was really really nice and well done. A great experience!
Re: Back from the green wedding
Those plates are awesome!
That sounds nice! I don't mind 'crunchy' at all, but its nice to see examples that aren't so crunchy, so people realize that one doesn't have to be all hippiefied to just be less wasteful!
Absolutely! At least that's what I keep telling myself
The wedding sounds awesome, kudos to the bride and groom!
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