Go green HOW TO MAKE YOUR WEDDING DAY ECO-FRIENDLY BY AMY BARTLETT
Google eco-friendly weddings (or green, sustainable, ethical, zero-waste), and the most common advice is one we know and love here in the Lowcountry: Keep it local. If you want to make the most (or least, footprintwise) of your big day, go green right out of the gate and carry it through every detail from the recycled paper invitations (or go paperless) to nearby (gas-free) honeymoon options (even these can be kept local). If the thing keeping you from going all in on reduce-reuserecycle is that you don’t know how, we’ve got you. 80 // H I LT O N H E A D M O N T H LY. C O M
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State your Position: Tell your wedding planner and vendors your goal. Loop in your guests with an eco-friendly registry or charity registry, turning consumerism into paying it forward. (It’s also feelgood way to exchange your gifts before you receive them). Go wedding themed with wishuponawedding.org or bless those in your own backyard by searching your area on greatnonprofits.org. Groups like Bluffton Self Help provide lists of current donation needs.
