Comments on: My Green Wedding https://ecosalon.com/my-green-wedding/ Sun, 29 Nov 2015 15:51:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.25 By: The Niltiac Files » Blog Archive » London Still - but Orkney, Glasgow, Cardiff, Dublin, Amsterdam and San Francisco await https://ecosalon.com/my-green-wedding/#comment-3533 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:07:19 +0000 http://ecosalon.com/?p=17011#comment-3533 […] on EcoSalon about my wedding and how I made it as eco-friendly as I could. Part one and Part […]

]]> By: Luanne https://ecosalon.com/my-green-wedding/#comment-3530 Fri, 22 May 2009 21:14:12 +0000 http://ecosalon.com/?p=17011#comment-3530 I hear you about the venue. And what bride can’t carry flowers? Mine were very heavy cause my mother insisted on the biggest bouquet known to man. Of course, that was a while back.

I did, however, have them dried to last as long as possible. Dried flowers aren’t as popular now as they once were, but that is one idea for the after life.

]]> By: Caitlin Fitzsimmons https://ecosalon.com/my-green-wedding/#comment-3531 Fri, 22 May 2009 14:45:50 +0000 http://ecosalon.com/?p=17011#comment-3531 Thank you, Luanne. Those ideas are lovely – I especially love the sound of the recycled glass lanterns.

I can’t imagine foregoing wedding flowers altogether – I love them so much and they were a very special part of the day. I don’t think we went too overboard with them. I should probably have mentioned in the post that they were all Australian-grown, not imported (though some were from interstate).

Another thing to consider is that the more upmarket, or naturally beautiful, the venue, the less you need to decorate. We went for a sailing club, which although it had a beautiful setting, also had quite basic decor. We really needed a few trimmings to take the attention off the club carpets and trophy cabinets and make it look special for a wedding.

]]> By: Luanne https://ecosalon.com/my-green-wedding/#comment-3532 Fri, 22 May 2009 14:20:22 +0000 http://ecosalon.com/?p=17011#comment-3532 Thanks for sharing your beautiful day and creative ideas for not going over the top on wedding consumption. As you say, it can be hard to go 100% green, but at least you gave it some thought and effort and headed in the right direction. Perhaps some day it will be less costly to serve organic. Many people I know are forgoing the flowers, all together, at events and doing food baskets you can give to food pantries or centerpieces for guests that last a long time (recycled glass lanterns, etc.) I hope you have a long, happy life together!

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