Tag: sustainability
Are wedding favours still a thing?
There’s no compulsion to provide favours at all. More and more couples are opting to ditch them entirely, with some opting to donate to a charity instead. However, if you’d like to offer favours, try to make them something that…
Biodegradable stationery
Nowadays, it’s easier than ever to find stationery that’s printed on recycled paper or uses alternative materials, such as vegetable inks. Seed paper is a biodegradable material that sprouts into flowers when planted in a pot of soil. You could…
Choosing a more eco-friendly venue
Perhaps the easiest way to make your special occasion more eco-friendly is to choose your venue wisely, particularly giving consideration to the location. For example, minimising travel there and back, ensuring it is accessible by public transport, or putting on…
DIY decor
No matter how beautiful your venue is, you might want to decorate it to set the backdrop for your ceremony and reception. The most commonly used elements (besides flowers) are signs, centrepieces, mirrors, picture frames, and candles. Some venues might…
Fair food and drink
Ask your venue or your outside catering company to consider seasonal, local, organic and fairtrade ingredients. Also source any wine, beer and other drinks from suppliers that are as local to your venue as possible. The more local, the smaller…
How to buy sustainable flowers
Commercial flowers are less sustainable than you might first think. They are often airlifted in from around the world, contributing to air pollution, and vast amounts of pesticides are used in their cultivation. So why not consider getting back to…
Sustainable ceremonies
Thinking about how you can make your ceremony and celebration more sustainable and eco-friendly? As humanists, we believe that we have just this one life. We have a responsibility not only to our fellow human beings but also to other…
Sustainable photography
Most photographers nowadays use digital technology to capture your special day, so you will avoid the damaging chemicals used in the development of conventional photographs. Ask yourself whether you need all or any of your photographs in a physical album….
Wedding outfits – buy, hire or reuse
You could of course wear something you already have in your wardrobe. Or you could wear a family heirloom, borrow something or rework a vintage creation. There’s also a wide choice of men’s and women’s formal wear hire shops which…
Wedding rings and other jewellery
When it comes to wedding jewellery, could you use something old? or borrowed? – a family heirloom perhaps, or a second hand piece from an antique or second hand shop? Nowadays they call it ‘retro’ or ‘vintage’. You could get…