Being eco-friendly is really important for some people, but can be challenging on your wedding day. With various decorations to style your wedding venue of choice, single-use products are everyday at weddings and can potentially generate a lot of unrecyclable waste, making it hard to know where to start. There are, however, some simple approaches to hosting an eco-friendly wedding that are easy to execute without incurring significant budgetary costs.
Sustainable Wedding DĂ©cor options
Using decorations and centrepieces that are sustainable is very important, as you donât want to have a significant environmental footprint on decorative items that will only be used once or are not sustainable. Better yet, using second-hand items or dĂ©cor that can be reused in the future will help make it more sustainable. At Markovina Estate, we make this very easy for you. We have an entire back room filled with decorations and items that all our couples are free to pick and choose for their wedding day. From centrepieces, logs, runners, candle holders, and endless other choices, our guests often spend a long time slowly choosing what they want their table setup and venue dĂ©cor to look like. By using this selection, couples can create a more eco-friendly wedding by opting for pre-existing decorations rather than purchasing new ones.
Florals & Greenery
Who doesnât love flowers, as they suit every style of wedding. Part of a sustainable wedding, however, is decreasing the amount of waste you have. For your florals and greenery, this means being aware of the potential wastage of your biodegradable decorations. One way to be more eco-friendly is to reuse flowers in another way, such as giving them to your guests to use in their own homes or donating them to your wedding venue to find a new purpose. This means their lifespan is maximised, potentially reducing the environmental impact.
Waste Reduction
Hosting an eco-friendly wedding means keeping details of waste management in the back of your mind. For example, a common source for waste is wedding favours. Edible favours are often wrapped in single-use plastics that need to be thrown away, and of course, have a sustainability impact. Opting for favours that donât have plastic, such as a cart of wedding favours in our reusable glass jars, will reduce waste.
Eco-friendly Transport Ideas for Weddings
The carbon footprint of your wedding doesnât just involve the activities at your wedding venue, but also the bigger picture of travel to the venue. If youâve got a large number of wedding guests coming from the CBD out to a Kumeu wedding venue, why not organise a bus for your guests for eco-friendly wedding transport. Transport is therefore sorted, meaning no need to stress about Ubers, cars, or sober drivers. Furthermore, there is a significant decrease in carbon emissions from cutting out a number of vehicles on the road.
Sustainable Wedding Venue Choice
One final consideration is the venue you choose for your wedding, so pick a venue that has taken steps to reduce its environmental footprint. At Markovina Estate, we have endless trees that have a positive impact on the natural environment, including native New Zealand trees. Furthermore, to offset the amount of electricity we use, we have numerous solar panels, which, particularly during the summer, reduce the amount of electricity we draw from the main grid, so we utilise a significant amount of green energy for the weddings we host.
Hosting an eco-friendly wedding in Auckland doesnât need to be a challenging task; we are fortunate in New Zealand to have easy access to sustainable alternatives, even in the wedding industry. At Markovina Estate, our Kumeu wedding venue does its bit to help you run your sustainable wedding. If you'd like to explore our garden wedding venue for yourself, please contact our team to schedule a private viewing and discover how we can bring your wedding dreams to life.
