Green Weddings

By Valentina Valentini

Incorporating sustainability into your wedding should be at the top of your “I do’s” this season.

It doesn’t matter where the wedding is, how lavish or how intimate, there are so many options for a nuptial ceremony that celebrates not only your love for each other but love for our planet, too. From sustainable fashion to travel carbon offset, here is what you can do to make sure your environmental footprint is as small as possible on the big day.

Host Your Wedding at an Eco-Friendly Resort Choosing an eco-friendly hotel for your wedding isn’t as hard as you think. Whether you’re planning a sustainable beach wedding or an eco-conscious celebration in the city, there are venues out there that prioritize sustainable practices. Lots of popular hotel brands, such as Sandos and Barcelo, are taking measures to incorporate sustainability into their offerings. And how about this to top it all off: instead of giving wedding favours to your guests, make a small donation for each of them in their name to a local charity.

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Conscious Clothing For wedding dresses, there are online and boutique stores selling eco-conscious wedding and bridesmaids dresses – some even sell suits. Consider shopping secondhand and vintage for both or using a rental service to combat these non-sustainable practices.

The Plane Game With destination weddings, air travel for family and friends is usually inevitable. For this, carbon offset purchases are a wonderful way to give back to the environment. Our partner Cool Effect has many options with a simple click of the mouse, and either you can purchase these yourself and tell your guests about it, or you can give them the choice of how they’d like to gift you via a carbon offset.

Choose a Green Destination When it comes to green destinations, Costa Rica has emerged as one of the top eco-friendly destinations around the world, making it a top choice for planning a wedding with the environment in mind. The northern province of Guanacaste offers a range of locales for all types of budgets, including bohemian-rustic villas near Playa Conchal. There are incredible unique ultra-luxe properties in the exuberant nature near San Jose where you can say your vows on a terrace with sweeping views of romantic rainforests and waterfalls. Getting married in Costa Rica is a simple process that your destination wedding specialist will help you through.