Green Wedding Ideas

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Plasticless

Some people probably won’t like my green wedding ideas. They mostly involve not doing things and not buying things.

My second wedding was a beach wedding with only our children, an officiant, a photographer and a photographer’s assistant present.

  • No flowers.
  • No wedding cake.
  • No presents for the guests.

We weren’t trying to be green. Frugality and practicality were the dominant motivations. As it turned out, the day was romantic and meaningful and it didn’t rain.

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2 Responses to Green Wedding Ideas

  1. cristele says:
    July 20, 2009 at 6:17 am

    Hi,
    I came on your website by chance for the glue stuff (why do you need sugar?) but I saw your green wedding ideas and I thought I would share mine. Although yours was apparently very cheap, mine was below $3000, it includes tips like wild flowers, thrift store wedding dress, help from friends and great community! http://www.altglobe.com/blog/our-green-happy-wedding

  2. Martin says:
    July 20, 2009 at 7:25 am

    Thanks cristele :)

    I didn’t say this in the blog post, but the social cost of an absolutely minimalist wedding can be pretty high. Your strategies of meeting the social requirements (and making it special for you as well) without spending too much are great.