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Walk Down the Green Aisle With Hitched.co.uk
CAMBERLEY, England, October 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Choosing the colours to go with the theme of your wedding might be a tough decision at first, but one colour that will complement any colour scheme is green. Over the past 12 months, the attitude towards carbon emissions has drastically increased, and not only can we now calculate, reduce and off set our carbon footprint, but bride and grooms-to-be can also take several steps into hosting an environmentally friendly wedding. How can this be done? Hitched.co.uk has come up with some ideas and steps on how to stay green when you are planning the big day. - Opting for a horse and carriage over a stretched limo, or have your guests walk to your venue from the church could be a good start. Another alternative, is to car share to the church and reception. - Selecting a venue that specialises in organic weddings, including the food and drink would also cut down on your emissions. - Dress your wedding party in hemp, or beautiful vintage clothing. - Purchase antique wedding rings, because these also use a vast amount of energy when being created. - Wedding flowers can be bought and created at home from local nurseries or farmers markets. - Recycled paper is a great alternative for invitations, order of service, table decorations and thank you cards, to continue the theme throughout the whole celebration. - If a deserted island in the middle of the Maldives or a trip half way across the world to New Zealand is what you had always envisioned for your honeymoon then you may want to consider the amount of gas emissions your hours of travel will release. If that has changed your mind then why not consider traveling around Europe or even our very own Great Britain. So, hosting an environmentally friendly wedding really can help reduce carbon emissions, help our environment, and will probably even save you pennies at the end of the day. About Hitched.co.uk Receiving in excess of 14 million page impressions and visited by 317,000 unique users a month, hitched.co.uk is the UK's most popular online wedding website. Established in 1997 as a 'hobby' when Managing Director Dean Yardley began planning his own wedding; hitched.co.uk is now a successful flourishing business driven by visitors and advertisers from across the UK.
