While people have long been concerned about the cost of a wedding to their personal finances, nowadays more and more engaged couples are also considering the cost of their wedding to the environment. Here are seven simple ways to reduce the impact that your wedding has on the world around us.

Cut the size of your wedding. Invariably, one of the best ways to go green at your wedding is to reduce the guest list. The fewer guests present, the less transportation needed, and the less waste there is.

Buy as many items for your wedding as you can from local suppliers. This will reduce the cost to the environment from having to ship items to you, often by airplane.

Similarly, try to buy flowers that are in season. Seasonal flowers will not only save you money as the cost of importing the flowers from abroad will be waived, but also the impact on the environment will be reduced. The flowers will not have to be flown in from abroad and the use of harsh pesticides and preservatives will be minimized as the flowers can be cut locally reducing the time they have to be stored for.

Use as many recycled items as possible. This can run throughout your wedding and you can really get creative. Why not used recycled paper for your wedding invitations? As well as using recycled items, you can try to use second hand items wherever possible. Attire is one area where this springs to mind. Do you have a veil that is a family heirloom? Can your groomsmen wear suits they already own? Why not look for a great vintage wedding dress at a local boutique?

Make a donation to an eco-friendly charity for your wedding favors. Charitable favors are becoming more and more popular and can also save you money. More often than not wedding guests do not keep favors for very long after the wedding itself. In light of this, why not donate to a charity like Greenpeace or the WWF? This way, instead of being wasteful your wedding favors can contribute to helping to protect the environment and nature.

Try to reduce the amount of plastics you use at your wedding as possible. These tend to be non-biodegradable, which begs the question of how to dispose of them when your wedding is over. Instead, use as many biodegradable items as possible. Have you considered biodegradable flatware?

One great way to seriously trim down the effect of your wedding on the environment is to do away with any unnecessary wedding items. Not only will you reduce the amount of waste you create but you will also save yourself a great deal of money in the process.

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