Eco-Chic Weddings by Emily Elizabeth Anderson is the definitive guide for the green blushing bride and includes everything you need to know to plan a sustainable and stylish wedding. Weddings are an estimated $125 billion dollar industry and it is important brides recognize that some ‘wedding traditions’ are, in fact, the result of clever marketing campaigns.
Today, the average cost of an American wedding is $27,825; in 1990 it was $15,208. The traditional North American wedding costs a bundle, has an extremely steep carbon footprint and often hides a host of dirty secrets.
For example, did you know that those super white wedding dresses got that way from a toxic chemical process? Or that your stunning floral arrangements and bridal bouquet may hide a host of environmental and social problems? Much of the global flower trade is not sustainable. The flowers are full of pesticides and flower workers in South America are routinely exposed to extremely high levels of toxic chemicals. Or to produce your gold wedding band generates 20 tons of mine waste? Time for hip brides and grooms to start questioning the unsustainable ‘wedding traditions’ so many people take for granted.
Eco-Chic Weddings: Simple Tips to Plan an Environmentally Friendly, Socially Responsible, Affordable and Stylish Celebration doesn’t just advocate for doing things in a more eco-conscientious manner, but also advocates for simplifying things. Eco-Chic Weddings suggests the brides and grooms follow three simple steps when planning their green dream wedding: Simplify (figure out what you can do without); Be An Individual (opt out of the idea that you have to do anything other than what you want to do); and Prioritize (decide where you want to focus your resources). Following these simple green wedding guidelines, while sourcing sustainable products and wedding accoutrements, will significantly reduce your carbon footprint and save you money.
Eco-Chic Weddings is the perfect gift for any bride-to-be. Full of excellent, up-to-date resources to help you plan a sustainable and memorable wedding.
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Publisher: Hatherleigh Press
158 Pages
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