It is hard to have a non-traditional wedding. Not so hard to have it I guess, but to get any help planning it. Everything leads you to the age old traditions that are much overdone and many outdated. We had a fabulous time at our wedding. We held the ceremony at a lighthouse near our home, which was owned by BLM. Our ceremony was short and held on the bluffs (in the morning). We followed this with some short tours of lighthouse, and trips to the top =) Then off to the cove about 4 miles down the road for kayaking and a BBQ. Everyone hung out at the beach or did their own thing in the afternoon, and then reconvened for pizza for dinner. It was a fabulous day, and relatively low impact. In addition, one of the things we put on our registry was a donation to Sierra Club, for which we had a few takers.
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it is so hard to live a truely green life these days. i am always aware of my actions and try to make the best decisions, but i find myself struggling at times to live up to the standards i have set for myself. i know there are so many more things i can do to help the environment, but it is so hard to always make the right choice when i live such a crazy busy lifestyle. i have made the commitment to have a green wedding to try an emphasize the important of living green to my friends and family. i want to show them that do the right thing by the environment doesn’t take huge sacrafice, just a little creative thinking and ingenuity. i hope that we can pull off all of the beautiful plabns we have made and that the day will be as special to everyone sharing it with us as it will be for us.
I am most excited about my invitations from twisted limb (www.twistedlimbpaper.com) which are all recycled and contain wildflower seeds that people can plant after they get them (plant the whole invite – so cool). Also, we made a honeymoon registry, in which people can contribute to our honeymoon experience, rather than getting us more stuff. That way we can register for things we actually want, not things we feel obligated to register for. Overall, looking forward to the whole event!
I proposed to Jason (last year, actually), and now we’ve set a date! It’ll probably be in Seattle, which will hopefully make the green thing a little easier. Local catering, reception and ceremony in the same place for less transportation, low waste, conscientious registry…any one have any tips?
There are some great articles online about green weddings, starting with this one from the sierra club:
http://sierraclub.typepad.com/greenlife/2007/03/10_steps_to_a_g.html
I fell in love with the idea of wedding invitations that have seeds embedded that you can plant. So you take the entire invitation and stick it in the ground and it grows plants! Genius! Here’s one company I found that does seeded paper and invitations.:
http://www.greenfieldpaper.com/index.cfm
