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Choosing an Eco-Friendly Green Wedding Planner / Coordinator / Consultant
When it comes to wedding planning, there are a lot of things you can do to make a wedding green, eco-friendly, ethical, responsible, and sustainable.
First, find a Wedding Planner, Consultant, or Coordinator who is eco-friendly and practiced in environmental sustainability.
A Certified Green Wedding Planner SM will be able to help you choose vendors that are professional and eco-friendly.
They can save you a lot of time and personal effort.
A Certified Green Wedding Planner SM has the knowledge and attention to detail that can help make your dream wedding not only environmentally friendly, but elegant and stylish.
They will help you decrease your carbon footprint and increase your environmental awareness by knowing and implementing the latest standards and environmental practices that will make your wedding as eco-friendly and eco-chic as possible.
Select an Eco-Friendly Green Wedding Planner who knows how to:
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Save you time and money;
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Provide you with a "green" summary that shows where you were able to reduce costs by being more eco-friendly;
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Help take the stress out of planning and coordinating your wedding;
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Find and help you select natural, organic, reusable, and recyclable products;
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Collaborate with local eco-friendly green vendors and work with you to select professionals with strong ethics and environmental values.
They will help you choose the ceremony and reception venues, caterer, florist, hair/makeup artist, photographer, videographer, DJ / Band / Musician, or any other services you may want to include on your special day;
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Provide suggestions for greening your transportation;
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Qualify wedding and reception locations that have green environmental practices in place, are pesticide-free, reduce energy usage and water consumption;
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Help you make your wedding as carbon neutral as possible and help you choose the best carbon offsets;
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"Walk the Talk" by greening their own business practices and showing others what it means to be green and eco-friendly;
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Ensure that all the legal technicalities are addressed, including permits, licensing, insurance, contracts, and Fire Marshall approval, if needed.
TIP: If you decide to plan your wedding yourself, be prepared to spend a lot of time and energy.
Don’t let the inevitable stress become an obsession that can turn you into a “bridezilla.”
If you really can’t afford a green wedding planner after investigating the cost, try to enlist a knowledgeable friend or family member who can help you keep a balance in your life and free you to focus on the things you most care about.
Here are some tips for planning your own green wedding:
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Since you value the idea of greening your wedding, communicate this to your bridal party.
They can help you come up with ideas;
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Use the Internet (e-mail, social networking site, etc) to communicate your green intentions to your guests so they can help you achieve your goal of being eco-conscious;
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Although mailing a formal invitation is usually a must, consider using the Internet for initial Save-The-Date invitations, photo sharing, and calendaring;
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Use online Internet-based gift registries;
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Only register for what you really need / want;
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Rent instead of purchase wherever possible.
Try borrowing or renting tables, chairs, tableware, linens and other furnishings.
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Choose items made of natural, organic materials instead of synthetics;
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Review the various sections of this website to get ideas;
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Use a search engine to find other websites that have ideas on greening your wedding.
New ideas on how to make eco-friendly wedding choices emerge regularly.
Please
Contact Us with your suggestions.
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