Today is Earth Day, and while we’re all doing our small part today to preserve our home planet, it’s always good to keep in mind the impact of our personal actions every other day as well. I got into this business for a lot of reasons, but the foremost being that I really wanted to help people be a little bit more mindful about their wedding, especially when it came to planning and purchasing.

There are many ways to offset the impact of such a grand event, and you need not look any further than some older posts of min. For greening your flowers, read up here, and for 6 easy tips on how to green your wedding overall, go here.

And here’s a few more tips:

• Rent as many things as possible such as stemware, plates, linens tables and chairs
• Ask your preferred florist and caterer if they can use organic, local or pesticide-free
• Donate wedding flowers to a nursing home or hospital
• Scour Craigslist, eBay and Etsy for vintage finds and then sell it right back when you no longer have use for your items
• Ask your caterer if they’ll compost and sort recycling if it’s available onsite
• Have guests carpool
• In lieu of gifts, choose an organization important to the both of you to which guests can donate