1. Gardens or orchards as wedding venue. Holding the wedding and/or the reception in a garden or an orchard can bring people closer to the nature with all the natural landscape surrounding them. Fresh air, lush greens, chirping of the birds, and the warmth of the sun touching their skin. Try to have a morning wedding or nearly dawn wedding time so that your guests will not suffer from heat stroke and sunburn.

Also, it is recommended that the wedding ceremony and the reception be held in one place to save money for the couple and their guests. Venue rentals for the couple and gas expense for the guests. Plus less carbon footprints for Mother Earth.

2. Opt for invites made of recycled papers and other materials. This would not only help the couples promote their environmental advocacy but can also help them save money and an avenue to express their creativity. However, if the two of you tried but to no avail, you can still get eco-friendly invitations at cheap prices especially from online wedding stores.

3. Go for Eco-friendly wedding necesseties such as place cards, coasters, and favors. Place cards and coasters made of bamboo are great choices to be eco-friendly. Not only that they make great souvenirs too!! Another great favors to give and would surely be very inspiring are the seed packets. Encourage your guests to be one with nature as they plant and grow the seeds in their gardens or flower pots. An online wedding store, www.allforyourwedding.com offers these seed packet wedding favors and a lot more eco-friendly keepsakes.

4. Scout for locally-produced veggies and meat to serve to your guests. Ask your food caterer for more organic-based food menu or try orderning from restaurants that use locally-produced and organic farm products.

Wedding, big or small, serve as a channel for couples to share with their family and friends a new life and aspiration… to share their joy and hopes…why not also make it as a venue to share what we advocate for…

a) Measuring spoons, cookie cutters, ice cream scoops – I guess all ladies especially the moms and baking enthusiasts will surely adore and use these stylish kitchen tools!

b) Bottle stoppers, wine charms, cork screws, and bottle openers – Who needs a sommelier or a bartender if these are being given away?! Surely with these wine gadgets the party never stops.

c) Luggage tags, soaps, and shampoos in sachets – ideal for people on the go especially for those who are always on business trips abroad!

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However due to the financial and economic challenges being experienced globally, having an elegant and memorable wedding can be very costly since prices even for the basic commodities are periodically increasing. But this should not hinder couples who are planning to tie the knot to stop having their big day a special, unique, and memorable one.

One of the in things nowadays is having a theme for the wedding. Similar to other parties, having a theme for the wedding celebration makes one’s wedding extra special, unique, and exciting. For example, instead of going to Phuket or Bangkok for a Thai-style wedding, why not bring Thai culture and ambiance in your own garden? Decorate your garden with jars and clay elephants and accentuate it with bamboo lanterns. Wedding favors like bamboo coasters, guest book, and place cards are also great add-ons. With this, guests would experience a variety of things without
even getting out of their community.  

One of my friends love Japan so much, however because it is very expensive and difficult to have her wedding in Japan she opted for a Sakura-themed wedding. She said that in this way, she can share her fondness of the cherry blossom festivals in Japan with her friends and relatives without causing her a lot of money. How did she do it? She started with the invitations designed with sakura flowers so that people can immediately be informed of their wedding theme. Then the church isles and the reception venue where decorated with sakura flowers, bamboo plants, and paper lanterns to create the ambiance. And for souvenirs, guests were given sakura-designed bamboo fans.

Wedding themes can be limitless…what makes it truly unique and
special is that the celebration embodies the creativity, characters, joys, and lives of the bride and groom.. 

But weddings should be something to look forward to and be thrilled especially for the two people who would start to share their lives together as husband and wife. Through careful planning; creativity; and optimizing resources, a memorable dream wedding doesn’t need to be very expensive. How? Here are some tips:

a. Instead of buying expensive wedding invitations, place cards, and guest books ask your girlfriends for a sleepover and ask them bring their art and scrapbook materials for a night of creativity. Since customized and handmade products are very costly, doing it yourself and your friends would make it extra special and is also a nice bonding moment with friends. This can also be included as an activity  parties.

b. Have a karaoke party during the reception and ask friends to sing instead of hiring live bands or orchestra.

c. Explore the internet for cheap finds. Most of the time, online wedding stores have big sales and discounts plus buying online can also save you time and energy.

d. Scout for venue within the community such the park, churh courtyard or garden, community/multi-purpose hall, or your neighbor’s garden. These places are almost for free, you just need to pay little amount for utilities or cleaning. 

e. Consider having the ceremony and reception in one place to save travel time for the guests and money for the venue rentals.

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