The Bite:
Ring 'em up with a color scheme, and let them choose their own gowns so that they can get more than just one use out of them. All those once-worn dresses take a toll on closet space and the planet.
Wanna give your bridesmaids a chance to chime in on what they're wearing?
05.23.2008
Submitted by tmeronek on Fri, 05/23/2008 - 12:26am.
The Benefits:
- Reusing. Just wearing a dress once isn't exactly eco-friendly; typical bridesmaid dresses are made from acetate or polyester - both petroleum byproducts that require a lot of energy to produce.
- Not breaking their banks. Bridesmaid's dresses cost an average of $138 each, which adds up if you're like we are and everybody you freakin' know is getting married.
- A dress they'll actually wanna keep.
Personally Speaking:
Jenifer lost two puffy-sleeved, Easter-egg-colored bridesmaid dresses with giant bow sashes in a fire, but thanks to insurance got to replace them with dresses that don't make her look like she's going to an 80s-era prom.
Wanna Try:
- Give your bridesmaids a color swatch, and let 'em at it.
- The Bridesmaid Party - send your dress to this org, and women in Afghanistan or Kenya will reuse it while you get $25 toward a $40 purchase from its online store.
- FabSugar - more bridesmaid-dress recycling resources.
- Portovert - green weddings megasite.
Heidi Janson
Cocktail Fact
In 2005, a Russian billionaire paid Christina Aguilera $2 million to sing just three songs at his wedding.
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 Biters get to choose bridesmaid dresses they'll wear more than once, we'll keep the weight of almost 60,000 ushers outta closets and landfills.
Tips Like This
02.13.2007
Sign Up
Sign up for free, bite-size ideas for healthy, light green living, delivered to your inbox each weekday.
Post new comment