Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Keeping the wedding green is a lovely goal! Instead of cut flowers for centerpieces you could use fruits and veggies that you can then donate. Skip printed programs and menus, and only print what is necessary on recycled paper, or use signs. You can skip favors too so there is no waste there, or have edible favors like cookies or pastries. And in addition to looking around craigslist there are local wedding swap FB groups, cancelledweddings.com, tradesy, and wedding-recycle.com.

Discuss this with your caterer. Mine is making sure things are properly recycled.

Check on the facebook marketplace! SO MUCH WEDDING STUFF!

Love this! I'm loving the fruit suggestion. I bet you could find a lot of stuff at thrift stores for your centerpieces!

- Order plantable invitations and paper goods (we loved the ones from Forever Fiances!)

- Use potted plants as centerpieces and decor so you can enjoy them before and after the wedding

- If you want confetti anywhere, make it with a hole punch and flowers or leaves!

- Use cloth napkins and don't serve straws (a major source of waterway pollution!)

- Talk to your caterer about composting half-eaten plates and food scraps

If you do decide to use fresh flowers there is a group out there called Repeat Roses that will come and take your center pieces and bouquets and repurpose them. They donate them to cancer centers, homeless shelters, and women's shelters.