Eco Friendly Elopement Planning To Say Yes in a Sustainable Way

In recent years a lot of couples have decided to elope and who can blame them! A nice way to get around the usual wedding fares, so that a couple can immerse themselves in each other, without a pandemonium of people. An elopement is by far one of the most environmentally friendly options, but having a green wedding can make it more appealing for those eco-conscious couples looking to celebrate.

This guide is about how to choose a green site, reduce waste, and use local craftspeople. But when it comes to planning an eco-conscious elopement, there are certain steps we need to consider and take (or not take). Here is a complete checklist for your elopement planning.

1. How to Pick an Eco-Friendly Elopement Spot

One of the most pivotal moves you will make in planning your eco-friendly elopement is finding a place that embodies it. Opt for places that are more environmentally responsible such as conservation based, minimal environmental impact, and accessible to lessen your carbon footprint.

Key Considerations:

National Parks and Nature Reserves: Ideal locations due to their unbelievable settings, as the infrastructure is minimal. Obey local laws and leave nothing behind.

KeepItClose: Eloping Locally Not halfway around the world, choose a destination near home. This cuts down emissions created by travel and lets you discover hidden treasures of your backyard.

Eco-Friendly Resorts or Venues: Some Eco-friendly resorts take a pledge to help in conservation and preservation of nature around the space along with generating its own renewable energy. Choose remarkable eco-tourism certified venues.

Example Destinations:

Yosemite National Park, USA: Enjoy the dramatic granite cliffs and sequoias that made Yosemite famous while giving back to conservation.

Isle of Skye (Scotland): A sublime, remote location with minimal human influence; perfect for reclusive couples.

2. Sustainable Travel Options

If the couple needs to fly (and potentially any guests) driven partly by air, transportation can be one of the biggest environmental effects of elopement. For less CO2 emission:

Tips for Eco-Friendly Travel:

Stay Local: if you can avoid flying by aeroplane to your destination, opt for close proximity drive or train travel Choose an Airbnb. This not just decreases the outflows yet additionally can be a considerably more loosening up approach to travel.

Carbon Offsetting: And if you have to fly, what about choosing a company that offers carbon offset. With these programs you can pay for the emissions generated with your flight to be “offset” by funding projects that remove carbon from the air.

Carpooling: One of the best ways to limit the number of vehicles in attendance is carpooling.

3. Eco-Friendly Attire

As well, your wedding day attire is another place where sustainability can really come to the fore. As we all know, most wedding dresses + suits are going to be worn only once and then stored away, which is not good for the environment! So, here are ways to make a more mindful decision:

Sustainable Attire Tips:

Dresses: Purchase secondhand or vintage (so instead of buying a new gown, think about buying one that has already been loved) At Cohearts we are also saving waste and producing a look that you cannot find in any other store.

Rent: Another environmentally friendly choice is to rent a dress or suit for the day. For that reason, many companies offer rental services, which allow the consumers to wear a gorgeous outfit made of high-quality materials at a fraction of the environmental cost.

Designers Sustainable: Did you want a new dress? Find designers that work with materials such as organic cotton, hemp or recycled. So, too can ethical practices consistent with fair labour wages and working conditions common among the latest crop of sustainable fashion brands.

4. Eco-Conscious Rings

Wedding rings represent the eternal love that couples have for each other, yet their production comes with a massive environmental and ethical cost. Extracting gold and precious gems through traditional mines has ravaged ecosystems and workers alike. Thankfully, sustainable options exist:

Ethical Ring Choices:

Conflict Free Gemstones: This means the diamond or gemstone has been certified as not financing human rights abuses, conflict or unethical labour.

Recycled Metals: Choosing rings made from recycled gold or silver is going to prevent further damage to the environment and decrease mining for fresh metals.

Lab-Grown Diamonds: Same as natural diamonds, but have far less of an environmental impact and are much more affordable.

5. Keep minimalistic and zero waste decor.

Eloping does usually mean that you will have less to decorate than if you were having a traditional wedding but think about the types of personal touches you want to add and how can they be wastefree? One of the biggest reasons is that traditional wedding decorations made with only single-use materials end up becoming landfill waste after the event.

Eco-Friendly Decor Tips:

Sustainable Decor: Using organic materials like flowers, wood and fibre based decorations is a responsible choice as these can either be re-used or composted. Try to stay away from using plastic or synthetic products.

Use Local and Seasonal Flowers: Curb your appetite for exotic flowers, instead opt for blooms that are seasonal and sourced locally. This is both good for the environment, and your local economy (win/win).

Do it yourself upcycled elopement ideas recycled items in your decor From turning old glass bottles into vases, to making candle holders from the wood pulls from discarded drawers.

6. Eco-Friendly Elopement Meals

There are many eco-friendly options available for couples planning an elopement with a meal or small reception as part of the day. There are several ways in which catering can harm our environment whether it be how much food is thrown away, to all the carbon emissions generated by transport.

Sustainable Catering Options:

Plant: BasedIf you want to keep your meal as vegetal as possible, this should be top of your list. picking from a mainly plant-based menu will massively lower the carbon footprint of what you eat, probably by an order of magnitude. I am not saying don't eat meat and by no means do you have to be a vegan by next week but eating more plant-based foods is worth it.

Use Local and Organic Produce: When you are researching caterers be sure to only consider companies that use local produce and will also integrate organic groceries in their creations. This reduces the transport, as well as supporting local farmers.

Prevent Food wastage: One needs to plan and think well while preparing a meal, so that you don't end up wasting your food. Tell people to bring leftovers home with them or donate the food in a surplus to charity.

7. Eco-Friendly Photography

By working with a photographer who also thinks ecologically, you can help limit the environmental footprint of your elopement. Find people who shoot digitally to save on film, and also work with caterers/car service companies that use sustainable business practices, such as energy-efficient equipment or carbon offsets.

Sustainable Photography Tips:

Support local photographers: hire one from your community instead of travelling to have one.Extension of the Take it From a Local™ Digital Tourism Initiative.

Digital Photo Albums: Choose digital photo albums rather than printed paper albums, or photographers that use green materials such as recycled paper or eco-friendly inks.

8. Leave No Trace

First thing first: no matter where you choose to elope, key to having an eco-friendly elopement is committing yourself to in the very least — Leave No Trace. Whether you do it in a forest, beach or mountain you better leave the location exactly as clean and beautiful as possible.

Leave No Trace Principles:

Pack It All Out: Leave No Trace is based on the belief that all garbage, including apple cores and packaging should be carried out from wherever it was left.

Respect Wildlife: Stay far away from wildlife and do not interfere with their habitats.

Leave No Trace: Follow existing trails and campsites, avoid creating new ones.

Final Thoughts

Eloping planned as environmentally friendly is a way to celebrate your love while also celebrating the planet. The information below will be available from 6am on Monday 13 July by going to Adventures consistent with the concept of sustainable tourism, support for locally-owned businesses and responsible travel that minimises any negative social, economic or environmental impact. Taking a mindful approach doesn't just help to make your elopement more beautiful and intimate; it also sets the stage for shared responsibility and care from the beginning of your life together.

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