Feathers, flowers, fun... There's always something not so eco at every "green" wedding. It's the nature of the beasty beauty: when we invite 500 guests or must have the dress from designer X or can't live without the cake from that famous bakery, our DIY or organic or redefined luxury wedding will be always just green-ish.
And then there are couples like Daralyn and Joe, who got married yesterday, on July 10, in their own home. They love the planet but they are not labeled green. They hired me as their "day of" wedding planner not because they are so eco but because they naturally vibe with fair and good stuff.
Meaning, Daralyn wanted it all super beautiful but economic and her decisions were in several areas simply naturally eco-friendly: flowers were bought locally and arranged by her bridesmaids: no extra gasoline wasted, no formaldehyde floral foam used and the vases will be re-used for years to come. The local rental company, Smart Party, doesn't care much about recycling so we took care of it ourselves.
Not everybody has the luxury to fit 100 guests into their back yard but them using their own home as the wedding venue gave them another green point: no stoves or kitchen equipment needed to be rented, house decor could be integrated into the design and the DJ didn't need the bio diesel generator.
Their sweet and creative caterer Julie Coomes from just around the corner, provided local goodies in her amazingly tasty buffet, where the huge veggie display was passionately frequented by non-vegetarians and vegetarians alike. I helped serving it, as Daralyn saved on servers, so I know. No red meat, more of an economic decision, totally fit the green bill.
There were barely any left overs, kudos to that!
The marshmallow frosted cake was cute but unfortunately neither tasty not eco, how much do you need to hug a bride whose baker disappoints her? But Daralyn also had sweet bites, there were so yummy that they were gone in 10 seconds, so she took the cake disaster the way she is: with a brave smile. (Honestly, I wouldn't have)
My I phone photos will be followed by Cari Hollis professional wedding pics, but then don't these photographers always take sooo long?
Daralyn and Joe are now on their flight to some far away romantic island - I bet they'll find many new ways to be accidentally green.
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