Attention on
planning a “green wedding”—an eco-friendly wedding where the couple tries to
decrease the impact of their event on the planet—has been part of wedding
planning consciousness for years now. But the stakes have never higher to raise our awareness even more, putting this concern at the front of wedding planning!
The Knot,
the popular wedding magazine and website, has had many articles through the
years encouraging brides and grooms to tread lightly; like Tia Albright’s “Your
Eco-Friendly Wedding Guide.” And there was a run of guide books a decade or so ago that are still informative:
Emily Elizabeth Anderson’s Eco-Chic
Weddings from 2007; Wenona Napolitano‘s The
Everything Green Wedding Book and Kate Harrison’s The
Green Bride Guide, both from 2008; and Mireya Navarro’s
Green Wedding: Planning Your Eco-Friendly Celebration from 2009.
Current
articles to read: Kenzie Bryant wrote for Vanity Fair, “Are
Carbon Offsets the Wedding Registry Gift of the Future?”; from Green Wedding Shoes, a “Sustainable
Gift Guide” looking to the holidays; and another way to be more “sustainable”
is to wear a dress that is truly re-wearable
like a “cool, nonchalant and real” one from designer Karen Walker, as shown in
Vogue; and “The Ultimate Guide to Ethical Wedding Dresses” is full of creative ideas!
However, with the current climate crisis, it becomes the
responsibility of all of us—whether it’s everyday life or special occasions—to raise
our consciousness, educate ourselves, and be aware of what we can do to do no
damage!
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