Going green

New brides and grooms are turning their nuptials green. The minister of the environment and his wife held an environmentally friendly wedding parties and reception. They sent emails to invite guests instead of sending letters in order to cut use of papers, gave soap made from organic ingredients as a thank you-gift, planted a peach tree on the balcony of their new house. The bride wore a dress made of organic cotton that she can wear after the ceremony. They even donated 60000 yen to offset the carbon dioxide emissions estimated to be produced by their nuptials and honeymoon.

Lately more and more people are getting aware the influences their activities will have on the planet and want to do something to decrease or offset it. It signifies this tendency that the guests of the green weddings understood their intention to save the environment.

It is not only effective to reduce green house gas emissions, but also to save money; if the new couple ask their guests how much food they want to have and adjust the food servings at the party, it is likely to be less expensive. Many wedding parties tend to have too much dishes and too much leftovers so it's good that they are going to waste much less food.

Reference: http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/brides-grooms-turn-weddings-into-green-initiatives