Eco-Friendly Gowns and Beauty for Your Wedding
You want to have a picture-perfect wedding. But you're also environmentally conscious and you don't want your wedding to harm the earth. Thanks to amazing new organic and eco-friendly products and materials, you can fulfill your wedding dreams without sacrificing your commitment to the environment.
Eco-Friendly Wedding Dresses
There are countless ways to choose an eco-friendly wedding dress without sacrificing style. You have three options: choose an off-the-rack eco-friendly wedding dress, design your own, or you can have a custom eco-friendly wedding dress made. When you visit your local David's Bridal, ask to try on dresses that are made of sustainable, natural fabrics like cotton.
Eco-Friendly Wedding Jewelry
Accessorize with vintage jewelry. Avoid paying for newly manufactured precious metals, gemstones or plastic, which have environmental repercussions associated with their creation. Here are a couple terms that will help you in your search for the perfect wedding jewelry and accessories:
"Estate jewelry" is any piece that has been previously owned, no matter the date of production.
"Antique jewelry" was produced before 1900.
"Vintage jewelry" includes Edwardian, Art Deco, and Retro.
Jewelry produced from 1945 onwards is considered "Modern."
Eco-Friendly Makeup
Ask your make-up artist to use mineral makeup because it’s made from ingredients that come straight from the earth, not a chemist’s lab. Mineral makeup is known for being light and powdery and less sticky and messy. It contains built-in protection against the sun’s harmful UVA and UVB rays, so your face will look stunning and you’ll be protected from the sun. Also, since mineral makeup is in powder form, there's less chance of it running onto wedding dresses than liquid makeup, giving you more freedom to enjoy your special day instead of running to the ladies' room for a makeup check.
Eco-Friendly Hair Salon
There’s nothing like sipping champagne with your bridesmaids in an eco-friendly hair salon—you feel great inside and out because you know you're doing your part to help the environment. "Green" hair salons use chemical-free shampoos, conditioners and color treatments and they often practice waste, energy and water conservation. Here are a few questions to ask local salons to be sure they're really eco-friendly:
Do you use and carry eco-friendly products?
Do you employ water-saving practices, such as reusing rinse water?
Do you use energy-efficient equipment?
Do you recycle?
Don’t let environmental concerns stop you from having the wedding of your dreams, because as it turns out, you can have your wedding cake and eat it too!
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