Nice Day for a Green Wedding

After a busy morning, Mr. DH and I headed to Vermont for the wedding of an old friend of Mr. DH's. Vermont's nickname is "The Green Mountain State," but it could also be considered "The Green State." And in keeping with the spirit of Vermont, our friends E and C had a "green" wedding.

In the restroom of the reception hall, a notice had been posted by the sink:

Interesting tidbits about our wedding

- The flowers and most of the food are from local farms.

- The candles are soy and hemp candles made in Vermont.

- The vases and candle holders are beer bottles. E helped drink the beer, and C and her parents cut the bottles. (I would bet that it was local beer.)

- The table runners are made from curtains given to us by E's great-aunt.

- E's wedding band is his grandfather's band.It still has the original initial and date engraved inside. The small portion of the band that was cut out to make the ring smaller was incorporated into C's ring which was made from an existing ring.

- The wedding invitations, thank you notes, table cards, tags, etc. are made from eco-friendly paper (recycled content and hemp fiber), and most were made by C.

- Trees help to reduce global warming by 'cleaning the air' via the absorption of carbon dioxide, a gas that contributes to global warming. A healthy tree stores about 13 pounds of carbon annually, so if all 96 of the trees we've given out tonight are planted, they will absorb 1,248 pounds of carbon every year.

- C's great-grandmother and grandmother were professional cake-makers, and C's mom made our wedding cake.

- C's sash and purse are made out of material from her grandmother's dress. She wore her mother's mantilla during the ceremony.



I loved that they put so much thought into their green wedding. The food was unbelievably fresh. The decorations were so elegant in their simplicity. The hemp candles smelled heavenly (but the only buzz I got was from the wine).