Tips lead to a ecological wedding

Green weddings have become more and more  popular among some couples recently. Here are some tips for performing a ecologically sustainable wedding. The essential elements to an ecological and stylish wedding are simpleness and simplicity. The details and materials used should not only serve to save money but also save resources. Make good use of the the seasonal resources around us and your will really appreciate the efforts you made.

Choose Wedding Venue The first element to consider is the location for the wedding. There are many wonderful outdoor options such as a botanical garden, a beach, or even the yard to my house. Some indoor venues are also favorable. For example, a museum, a cultural association or an art gallery.

Use Local Resources If possible, use local resources for your wedding. Choose small local businesses as your suppliers. In addition to saving on transportation and less polluting, contribute to the growth of small local businesses.

Use Natural Lighting If possible, celebrate your wedding with natural light to reduce  electricity costs if  is feasible to opt for a celebration outdoors. If you choose to use lighting, use candles. Because it  is a cleaner energy which creates a more cozy and romantic atmosphere. Choose candles made from soy. As well as being more environmentally friendly, they last much longer than ordinary wax candles.

Bridal Gowns & Groom's Suits Use natural fabrics like cotton or silk. If you're going to choose the wedding dress or the groom's suit, pay attention to the  fabrics to avoid synthetic materials. Many couples choose to wear the dresses once worn by their parents which puts a bit of nostalgia to the wedding.

If you do not plan on keeping the bridal  gown or groom's suit, donate them to an institution after the wedding. You may even sell them and donate the money to a charity , and your wedding will be based in an implication of more love.

Invitations Choose invitations of recycled paper or alternative materials that are not harmful to the environment, such as bamboo.

In most cases it is very necessary to put additional information on the invitations, such as maps or local information. A viable option is choosing a wedding site on the internet, which provide all kinds of useful information to your guests without wasting paper.

Cards To make the escort cards, choose to write the guests name and table in fruit such as apples, oranges and pears, instead of using traditional paper. They can also choose to place the guest's name and the table in tissues that may serve as a wedding souvenir. An elegant alternative to a formal wedding, hire some "escorts" (people who escort your guests to their seats) - provided the layout of the room and tables. In addition to being a more elegant option will provide work to someone and not consuming too many resources.

Coffee and chocolate When you serve coffee and chocolates to your guests choose to buy them from a fair trade store, or products that have this designation on the packaging. This means that farmers who produce these products have received a fair price, and in most cases have been grown in an ecologically sustainable way. Coffee can also be from a socially responsible company, such as Delta's coffee brand in Portugal. This company is certified as being socially responsible, which implies that the trade of this company is responsible for community development

Catering When selecting your caterer, opt for one that specializes in organic ingredients. A caterer does not have to be exclusively vegan or vegetarian, you can simply use ingredients of organic origin. Talk to your caterer, possibility of creating an interesting and delicious menu with or without meat, bold, and no processed sugars. As an accompaniment choose organic wine, or come from vineyards that do not use pesticides or synthetic fertilizers or chemicals that harm the soil or water.

Wedding Cake Opt for a pastry that can make you a cake organic, natural ingredients and Fair Trade. Do not forget to serve free trade coffee too!

Wedding favors Offer "growing things" as flower pots such as hyacinths, tulips or flower seeds, or herbs. Present your guests with bags of organic tea, accompanied by cinnamon biscuits made by local bakery, personalizing the package of recycled paper, with the grooms name. You may also offer jam or organic honey from local producers. Make a donation to charity, to a museum, or even a natural park on behalf of your guests, asking the institution to sign cards in exchange for personal donations.

Makeup In the case of using makeup to choose cosmetics of natural origin such as cosmetics chain The Body Shop. These cosmetics are not tested on animals, are not even made of elements that are not of natural origin. In addition to the ingredients used in its composition are purchased from disadvantaged populations, aiding their sustainable growth.

Celebrate nature Plant a tree! On your wedding day or when you return from your honeymoon to plant a tree in your backyard, the neighbor's, or at your house. With this attitude, not only will you be helping the environment, as have the nature to celebrate with you every wedding anniversary. Maybe one day you can use this tree to make a swing for your children?

Flowers Fores without pesticides reveal a beauty that no other flower. Flowers with delicate aromas are always engaging and organic flowers because they grow naturally without pesticides or without genetic modification. Talk to your florist to use local and seasonal flowers. They can add aromatic herbs, fruits, all from local suppliers. The flowers of synthetic or plastic-based, are not good options because they cause hazardous waste. They can opt for flowers or small potted trees to offer to your guests as wedding favors.

Bouquets Go for bouquets made of organic flowers, jewelry, or even a beautiful range of Seville, silk flowers or organic cotton.

Jewelry When choosing engagement rings and wedding rings, make sure they are not used in its composition "blood diamonds" (diamonds whose trade generates profits for war). Opt for synthetic diamonds is a good way to avoid buying "blood diamonds". Opt for recycled jewelery, means that the gold was melted and used to make a new piece, this gold is the same quality of gold that has never been melted. Many gold mines are devastating to the environment, or responsible for great economic and social conflicts. Know that requires 30 tons of stone to make a wedding ring.