Planning a Green Wedding

There are so many types of weddings to plan, and so many choices to make, but these days one of the most popular choices that bridal couples make is to have an eco-friendly wedding.

Green weddings have become so popular that there are many terrific reference books to help you plan. And whatever you decide on how green to make your wedding, just knowing that there is support available is really helpful.

One of the best green wedding resources is The Green Bride Guide: How to Create an Earth-Friendly Wedding on Any Budget. This book has gotten really good reviews. It is easy to use, and can be read in any order which makes it handy for your planning. Whether you want to include just a few green elements in your decor or have a carbon-neutral wedding with local organic food and a peace silk dress, you'll find the resources you need to pull it off with panache. And you can plan a gorgeous green event on any budget - the author offers options in every price category.

Paired with a website and complete with vendor worksheets, The Green Bride Guide is an invaluable reference for anyone interested in planning an elegant, exciting, eco-friendly wedding.

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Lavender Wedding Rice Eco-Chic Wedding Favor


I have mentioned before how much I like the eco-friendly favors from Beaucoup. This is another of my favorites, Lavender Wedding Rice, meant to replace regular rice to throw at the bride and groom at the end of the wedding.

Throwing things at a newly wed couple is intended to symbolize good luck, fertility and abundance. This bag contains 100% pure lavender buds which are completely biodegradable. It won't harm birds or the environment. Guests can be given small packets of the lavender buds to throw at the bride and groom, and when everyone leaves the ceremony, they will be walking over the fragrant lavender. Another terrific eco-friendly idea from Beaucoup.

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Organic Weddings

Here is another valuable resource for anyone planning a green wedding this year.  Written by an actual green wedding consultant, it helps balance the wedding planning with green living issues.

Every year in the United States, over 2.4 million people get married, fueling a wedding industry estimated at seventy billion dollars per year. Until now, there had been no readily available help for those wanting their wedding celebrations to reflect their environmental and social awareness by balancing ecology, style and tradition.

Organic Weddings: Balancing Ecology, Style and Tradition fills this gap by providing alternatives to the excessive and synthetic wedding industry machine while still enabling couples to incorporate time-honored traditions, as well as meaningful details, that celebrate the bride and groom’s own style and values. The book presents new ideas and product information, interviews with eco-leaders, real wedding stories, and tips from eco-brides that can be readily shared with relatives and other wedding decision-makers.

Review:
Expertly written by Michelle Kozin (the founder and president of Organic Weddings Inc.), Organic Weddings: Balancing Ecology, Style and Tradition is a "user friendly" guide especially designed for those who want to celebrate their weddings in step with their values of and lifestyle, and with respect for balancing ecological and environmental needs against the demands of style and tradition. An extremely practical instructional guide covering everything from planning and budgeting to wedding attire of natural fibers, tree-free stationary and invitations, organic foods and beverages, eco-friendly gifts, honeymoons in green hotels, to sustainable living as newlyweds in natural homes, and so much more, Organic Weddings is an absolute "must-have" for the environmentally passionate bride and groom.