Be Thrifty, Be Green, Be Married
Guest Blog Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 10:59AM I've recently found one solution to several problems and it fits in nicely with our recent topics of finding things on the cheap and being "green." It's recycleyourwedding.com!
What do you do when the wedding is over and now you're left with the dozen or so copper colored table linens you had to buy instead of rent?
Or
You splurged on your wedding dress, so you will have to save on your escort cards?
Or
You're left with 4 never used guest books that various family members gave you?
Buy or sell it all at Recycle Your Wedding! It's an eBay like site, specifically geared for wedding accoutrements. With categories like Clothing, Crafts, Candles, Relaxation Services and Travel you are bound to find anything you might need at a fraction of the regular cost.
I love this idea because I find so much wedding day gear is disposed of, while not necessarily being disposable. There are several amazing dresses (some worn once, some not at all) up for sale on the site. I have no problem buying a designer gown that is outrageously priced knowing that I can sell it later. Living in NYC, storing a wedding dress indefinitely is not always practical anyway.
How do you feel about re-selling your wedding day? Would you be comfortable buying someone else's wedding?
Reader Comments (9)
What a great website! Green, budget friendly- I wish I had known about it when I got married!
[...] “I love this idea because I find so much wedding day gear is disposed of, while not necessarily being disposable. There are several amazing dresses (some worn once, some not at all) up for sale on the site. I have no problem buying a designer gown that is outrageously priced knowing that I can sell it later. Living in NYC, storing a wedding dress indefinitely is not always practical anyway.” You can check out the entire article here. [...]
I'd like to share a new website that is also promoting 'sharing the love' by selling pre-owned wedding accesories and apparel. It's a brand new site so not much on there yet but with all the interest in being more Eco-Friendly, that will change soon!!
Have a fantastic day!
OOPS - I didn't mention the website in the last comment. It's www.SheJustGotMarried.com :-)
Love the idea! For your bridesmaids, you can also go green by getting a bridesmaid dress made out of bamboo from Luxebridal by Tranquilt. They can also use it again and again as it can be worn 100 different ways, so it makes sense financially and environmentally :-).
when I went to school in NYC, I barely had enough space for my books, let alone for a wedding dress! This is a great concept, thanks for sharing.
We are looking to list a number of second hand vintage wedding dresses on our site in the near future, so I think that this is going to be the trend.
This is a great idea I think I will write about it on my blog and see if I can get brides and future brides to recycle as much as possible from their weddings.
Certainly beats the carbon footprint which is left by dresses which are made in the far east and then shipped to Europe or America. We need a sea change of attitude from brides though. Perhaps the recent economic difficulties will get more of the thinking.