What to do with your wedding flowers…
As you’re planning your wedding and wondering what to do with your wedding flowers once the reception is over, Darcy Miller, author of The Bride’s Guide Blog, has a couple great suggestions:
“At the end of every wedding I go to, I’m always left wondering, “What will happen to all of these flowers?” Beautiful floral centerpieces are a mainstay at most weddings, but they can be extremely wasteful. The solution? Use eco-friendly flowering potted plants instead. A cluster of 6 or 8 will make a lush table arrangement, not to mention a convenient take-home favor. Or call a local nursing home or hospital to see if they’ll accept the blooms—you’ll feel even better post-wedding knowing that you’ve brightened someone else’s day. (For brides in New York or LA, FlowerPowerFoundation.org will pick them up and deliver them to the sick and elderly.) For more green ideas to incorporate into your wedding, pick up a copy of the Winter issue of Martha Stewart Weddings, on newsstands Monday.”
Filed under: Green Wedding Ideas, Wedding Flowers, weddings on December 27th, 2007
Some nice ideas, in particular taking them as a gift for someone in hospital. It’s also a good idea to source your flowers locally to cut down on flower miles and especially to avoid any that have been freighted in by air.
Karen, Wiggly Wigglers