Help save the environment with a green wedding!Climate Care, an organisation that offsets harmful carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) has reported that the average wedding emits 14.5 tons of CO2. Now that doesn't mean a great deal until you compare it to the CO2 emissions from an average person in a year is 12 tons. Now the 14.5 tons sounds like a lot! Eco-Friendly Wedding DressAs with all brides to be the first thought is probably the dress, there is quite a variety of green wedding dresses.Your green dress could come from a number of places. You will need to think about the material that it is made of, organic cotton or a silk hemp blend would be best and try to avoid cheap synthetic materials as these could be petroleum based. Have a thought for the people that have made your dress and the conditions that they are working in. A new cheap wedding dress made by cheap labour is not going to be the best choice ethically. All sounds a bit confusing? Click Here To Have Your Green Wedding Questions Answered!
The easiest way to find green dresses is to buy vintage or second hand. There are a number of places to find these gems. Have a look at my cheap wedding dress section for ideas. Or for a double wammy on a green and ethical dress take a look at
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