No matter what other choices you make, the biggest factor in the ecological and financial impact of your wedding will be its size.
2: Source locally
Almost anything can be found locally, but some things are more important than others. Food anddrinks are a great place to start.
3: Source green
Everything you buy or rent for your wedding will have an environmental and social impact, so keep this notion high on the list when planning.
4: Pick your venue
Choosing a location that is as close to as many of your guests as possible will reduce your wedding's impact in a big way.
5: Greening transportation
So, you've picked the venue, now how will you and your guests get there? Try to provide as much information on transport options as possible.
6: Make it personal
Ask friends to grow and bring flowers. You'll end up with the most fabulous flower (un)arrangements ever seen, and your guests will appreciate being involved. Or create a scrapbook to which friends and relatives can add poems, drawings, pictures or anecdotes.
7: The perfect eco-invitations
There are an increasing number of suppliers of recycled, handmade, or tree-free invitations out there.
8: Gifts of conscience
There are lots of retailers of green gifts these days, and many offer registry services.
9: Offsetting the rest
Offsetting can be a means of taking responsibility for the impact of your wedding and channelling funds into some positive projects, as long as you pick your offset provider carefully.
10: Communicate
Whatever you do to green your wedding, make sure you tell people about it. If you can create a wonderful, magical celebration that treads a little lighter on the planet, then people will remember it.
