Spring and summer is the perfect time to have a wedding, which is one of the reasons so many people plan their big day for this time of year. If you have wedding plans for this spring or summer take a minute to look over them. Are you going green with your wedding arrangements? Weddings can have a huge impact on the environment but there are many ways to reduce the carbon footprint that you leave behind on this special day.

Below are some tips on how to incorporate green living into your wedding plans:

• Consider having a small wedding with close family members only. The larger the wedding the more resources will be used up.
• Plan an outdoor wedding where you can enjoy the gentle breeze and the sunshine.
• Try to pick a location that is close to the entire guest list. If everyone lives in different directions, then consider a place that is in the center of everyone.
• Keep in mind that everything you use for your wedding will have an impact on the environment from the foods that you serve to the flower arrangements. Look for ways to cut down on the environmental impact you make when choosing these items.
• Send out the invitations by e-mail or give the guest a call and personally invite them to your wedding.
• When you sign up for your registry, make it a green registry. This way, the gifts that you receive will be eco friendly as well. What a great way to start your life together.
• Announce that you’re having a green wedding so all of your friends and family will know that protecting the environment is important to you.

Your wedding is one of the most important and most memorably days in your life. Make it even better by intergrading a green way of living into your plans. This doesn’t mean that you have to sacrifice and do without many of the things you always dreamed of, it simply means that you may need to change your way of thinking just a little.