Let’s be honest, it’s tough to be green while planning a wedding. From getting all of your loved ones to the same place at the same time to all those gorgeous paper products, there are a lot of details that go into a wedding that just aren’t so envrionmentally friendly. But, thank goodnes! There are little things that you (and your vendors!) can do that make a big impact.
Here with us today with tips for greening your wedding flowers is one of Our Favorite Vendors, Lyndsey Loring of Lyndsey Loring Design.
A few things for Brides to consider when designing their weddings, and actions she takes in her studio to make wedding flowers just a little more green:
Ask your florist to suggest seasonal, locally grown flowers which reduce the amount of energy expended in the transport.
Be open to using other elements in the designs which are grown during the wedding season, i.e. fruit, vegetables & the foliage from the flowers, as well as twigs & branches.
Use rental items when possible, especially when the item probably won’t get reused by you, but would be great in another wedding. i.e. columns for large arrangements, tall glass vases to raise up centerpieces, archways, etc.
Ask family members for heirloom pins to decorate bouquet wrap instead of buying new, sentimental & environmentally friendly.
Extra fabric from wedding & bridesmaid dress alterations? Give the extra to your florist to wrap the stems of your bouquets with. You’ll get a perfect match & reuse beautiful fabric!
Ask your florist about incorporating plants into the design, that can then be planted in your garden for a lasting keepsake.
Here at the studio, we…
Use foliage from the flowers to line vases to cover exposed stems.
Compost all of our waste foliage/flowers.
Reuse the boxes our flowers are delivered in for wedding day deliveries and line them with unbleached craft paper.
Use local vendors & growers first for all of our floral & supply needs.
When enhancing flower color we use vegetable based dyes, instead of aerosol sprays.
Thanks, Lyndsey! Lot’s of great tips that we should all keep in mind!
Visit Lyndsey Loring’s website to see more of her work!
Are you planning a green wedding? Who has some more tips to share for having an envrionmentally friendly wedding in Boston?
XOBHW
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