The Ultimate Green Wedding
Weddings are costly. Not just financially, but environmentally as well. Creating an eco-friendly wedding has become a hot topic during the planning process for many couples. From recycled wedding gowns, finding LEED certified venues, to using sustainable and local food for the reception, couples are looking everywhere to reduce their carbon footprint without compromising the beauty and elegance of their special day. Not many have been as creative as the following couple, however.
Pete Geyer and Andrea Parrish have funded their eco-friendly wedding by recycling. The couple collected 400,000 aluminum cans that will fetch around $4,000 to pay for dresses, a DJ, food, and flowers.
The couple collected 280,000 cans themselves in 197 days; the remaining cans were donated by Alcoa and United Recycling Services. Pete Geyer and Andrea Parrish have reached the target for their July 31, 2010 wedding.
40% of their proceeds will go towards their marriage and honeymoon; the remaining 60% will be donated to Doctors Without Borders and the Rim Country Land Institute
However you choose to celebrate your love for one another, don’t let it come at the expense of our great planet!
