A wedding where glamour meets green sounds like a dream. This can become a reality by planning a grand but sustainable Indian wedding!
Indian weddings are magical, no doubt. The glitter of the lehenga and the tunes of the shehnai—everything here feels like a joyous chaos of traditions. But have you ever wondered what happens after all these celebrations come to their poetic culmination? The environment suffers the most from all the wastage of food, decor, and carbon-heavy travel.
But we can minimise it by planning a grand but sustainable Indian wedding that is meaningful and earth-conscious. For that reason, our team at Wedding Affair has brought to you the list of tips you can follow to plan a grand, exquisite Indian wedding.
Mindful Venue, Magical Vibes
The first, most crucial step of wedding planning is selecting the wedding venue. Opt for a location that is easily accessible and convenient to reduce travelling carbon emissions. Opt for palatial hotels with green certifications, or going for ancestral homes with open courtyards is also a wise plan.
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Invitations That Don’t Cost a Forest
In this digital era, why make nature bleed for your happy wedding invites? Go paperless and send out beautifully animated invitations to your guests. This is mindful, modern and efficient. This small step, while planning your grand yet sustainable Indian wedding, is saving trees and fuel.
Decor with Conscience
Indian weddings are famous for going overboard with the decor. But who says eco-friendly decor means dull and boring? It could easily become fun if you opt for traditional reusable elements like brass lamps, glass jars, and fabric drapes instead of thermacol and plastic embellishments.
For this, you can choose wedding facilitators who work with vendors specialised in sustainable designs for decor. Collaborate with them and explain your vision. We can assure you won’t regret it, not even a little bit!
A Couture Celebration, Sustainably
Wedding fashion is taken quite seriously here. How about you break the trend of one-time-use bridal outfits and go for a meaningful choice instead? Brides opting for heirloom jewellery and attire are all the rage these days. It’s not only sustainable but also sentimental. You will carry the legacy of generations towards your future.
Feast Without Waste
Food is love in Indian weddings. It’s almost like the defining element that decides the success of a wedding here. If your guests are content with the food, you literally feel like you have reached some kind of nirvana. That is the reason why families don’t leave any stone unturned while planning their wedding menu. However, this can lead to tons of waste.
To avoid that, what you can do is partner with caterers who work with seasonal and local produce. There are many organisations in India that work for food waste reduction. You can collaborate with them and donate the leftovers after the celebration, catering to the better of humanity.
Gifting Made Green
Curate thoughtful gifts that reflect your values, like seed kits, artisanal honey jars, handmade soaps, jute bags, and sustainable kitchenware. You can personalise it through handwritten quotes and notes, reflecting your unique love story.
Zero Waste is the New Royal
There are a few steps you can implement for your grand yet sustainable Indian wedding:
- Set up recycling and composting stations.
- Use digital checklists instead of printed ones.
- Hire waste management companies to take care of post-wedding segregation.
- Talk about your choices through signage to spread your message and encourage your guests to do the same in future.
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By following these few steps, you can make sure to host a grand yet sustainable Indian wedding, infused with thoughtful choices!
