renewable-energy projects, offers a green wedding calculator on its Website (www.nativeenergy.com) that allows you to determine the global warming impact of your event. Couples can then neutralize the impact of their wedding by buying carbon offsets on Websites such as MyClimate.org and TerraPass.com.
In the end, one of the most notorious examples of waste in American culture is the oft-derided, one-time-only bridesmaid’s dress. Perhaps, on the smallest scale, a bride can start by making an appropriate wardrobe selection.