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Green Weddings - Part 1
Bring A Green Revolution To Weddings
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In South Asia, a wedding is synonymous with extravagance and luxuries. The idea of a modest, low-key affair is not only a no-no but practically unheard of. However, with global warming becoming a serious threat, its time for us all to go green. Are you ready for a Green Wedding?
What is your dream wedding? In all probability it includes hundreds of guests in a huge air-conditioned venue, glossy wedding invites, the most expensive diamonds and gold ornaments and bouquets of flowers and expensive gifts. In other words - your dream is a complete nightmare for the environment.
Environmentalist and Founder-Director of SPROUTS Anand Pendharkhar explains, "In Indian weddings people generally try to show off how much they have, leading to an overuse and misuse of resources. For instance great quantities of unconsumed food may be tossed into the dustbin and figuratively tens and thousands of rupees may be burnt up in the form of fire crackers within a fraction of a second, seriously polluting the environment."
How 'green' is your wedding?
A loud wedding band may be music to the ears of the guests but just noise to the neighbours in the vicinity- especially the ailing, elderly and students preparing for exams. Why should one man's joy be another man's sorrow?
Instead can't we plan a sweet and simple wedding under the greenwood tree with birds chirping?
- Crisp fresh outdoor settings instead of a smoky indoor wedding venue?
- Handmade or recyclable paper used as wedding cards and email invites to save trees?
- A wedding with vegetarian and organic food that is not only healthy but also doesn't involve killing animals to prepare our feast?
- Natural and organic fabrics for wedding attire?
- Unconsumed food if any distributed to the poor.
Our nuptial joy will multiply manifold if we harm no living being and also share our pure joy with the world around us. To sum up, won't it be better if we opted for a 'Green Wedding'?
What is a Green Wedding?
Green Weddings are environmentally friendly weddings. They are also known as 'ethical weddings'. You need to be very organized during the wedding planning process to ensure that there's optimum use of resources with no wastage. You may need to opt for a moderate rather than extravagant wedding to ensure that. Excess gifts may be donated to charity.Anand says, "May be Japanese weddings are what one may traditionally call Green Weddings. The couple is supposed to plant a sapling to mark their wedding and in the process they give a gift of beauty to the world. The tree grows with the memory of their marriage."
Author and nature lover Ruskin Bond feels, "Weddings in proximity with nature naturally happen in villages where there are mountains, forests and streams. In cities on the contrary you may need to make an effort to make the wedding close to nature."
Origin of Green Weddings
Though Green Weddings have taken place since ancient times, often in the form of pastoral weddings, the technical term came into being after professional event manager Ruth Culver had her own Green Wedding in 2005 which generated considerable interest.
The growing popularity of charity weddings also made Ruth realize that there were many like-minded couples who wanted to ensure that their wedding celebration wasn't totally self-centred so she spread the word around. She set up UK's first Green Wedding consultation and planning service.
People all over the world have started following Ruth's green footsteps while planning their wedding. Now, it is up to you and me to bring about a Green Revolution to the entire wedding scenario in South Asia.
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