Daisy and George's Sustainable Wedding as seen in Wed Mag
We are so pleased to have been a part of Daisy and George’s beautiful sustainable wedding, from homemade favours to locally soured blooms there were so many considerations that Daisy & Gorge made to their beautiful wedding day as recently featured in Cornwall’s Wed Mag. We thought you might like to get some tips from the full article here.
”Sustainability was one of the most important elements for our wedding day and one of the things we were most proud of,” says Daisy, who married George during an outdoor ceremony at Camel Studio. Utilising the venue’s natural spaces as both backdrop and décor, the couple also adopted a local and seasonal brief for the floristry and food, which was largely vegetarian but gave the option of meat dishes.
Sourcing a series of elements secondhand was another savvy and sustainable approach. “I always try to avoid fast fashion wherever possible and from the outset, I only wanted to get my dress secondhand,” says Daisy, who found her gown on Stillwhite. “I simply had my dress altered to fit me and would not have done it any other way. I will also resell it to continue the cycle!” Daisy helped her bridesmaids to choose their gowns with a view to them being worn again, while the groomsmen were asked to don a navy suit they already owned.
“We have a new home and are going on our honeymoon to Costa Rica so it was fantastic to receive contributions towards those rather than having gifts we may not necessarily need,” says Daisy of the gift list dilemma. “We chose Patchwork because 50% of the registration fees go directly to environmental charities such as Friends of the Earth.” As for favours, they lovingly propagated their own houseplants a year before the wedding, planting them in pots they made and painted.
Daisy and George didn’t compromise on the style factor either, selecting eco-friendly alternatives whenever possible that also looked stunning. “We rented a lot of the décor and garden games as we didn’t want to buy lots of things we might never use again.” explains Daisy, whose dried petals for compatible-only confetti and collected shells to scatter amongst the tabletops and use as place settings, “which added a natural touch to the décor”.
An often overlooked component, the couple put careful consideration into the environmental impact of travel to their wedding. “We encouraged friends and family to car share where possible and pooled the taxis to and from their accommodation,” says Daisy. “A few people flew in for our wedding too, which we were conscious about, so we started looking at ways to offset the emissions associated with our day. We calculated the mileage and modes of transport and used an offsetting tool to calculate the emissions and the cost to offset. We then chose to donate to reforestation schemes in the UK that we felt actively sequestered carbon while also promoting biodiversity, such as The Woodland Trust.”
“I think it’s really important to highlight the easy and fun things that can be done to reduce the impact in what can be a very wasteful industry,” concludes Daisy. I must stress that we were not perfect, nor able to be 100% sustainable, but we tried our very best and it ultimately made our day feel much more ‘us’ so we were happy!”
Featured in Cornwall’s WedMag
Photography: Wild Tide Weddings
Catering: AVO Catering
Flowers: Lafornia Flower Company
Dress: Stillwhite
Décor & games: Stargazey Décor Hire