[image courtesy of Southampton Cycling Campain]
Transportation is one of those crucial items that can really add to the carbon footprint of a wedding. You may not even realize how much transportation is required for your wedding until you consider some to the following items:
- How many guests do you have coming from out-of-town?
- Will your guests have to travel far between to get to the ceremony and then again between the ceremony and the reception (and of course, to get home again)?
- Think about where various items are coming from. Your dress, your food, your wine, your shoes, your jewellery, your invitations, your rings, your decor, and so forth. Are you choosing items that were made locally?
- Do you require rental items that are not already on-site? Such as chairs, tents, tables, linens, tableware, etc?
Those are just a few things that will add to the overall travel total of your wedding.
Cutting back just a little on travel time can be very easy. Choose a one-site wedding where you can have your ceremony, your photo session, and your reception all in one place. If you must travel between locations consider using bicycles, row-boats, or a horse and carriage.
Select as many locally grown/produced products as you can.
Cut your guest list down and/or ask guests to carpool.
Reducing the overall transportation requirements for your wedding can be very simple. Give it some thought.
Cheers!
Sophie
No comments:
Post a Comment