Having a Green Event part 2- Location

Submitted By: Lara Molettiere, Cameo Event, LLC

Location, location, location! When planning your Green Wedding or Event, you should consider a few points before you decide upon a location. How many guests will you be having? Remember the fewer the guests, the lower the carbon footprint! What time of year is your wedding? Do you want an indoor event or a garden wedding? Casual or formal, or perhaps somewhere funky like a hip nightclub? Narrowing down what you want in a venue will alleviate a lot of unnecessary stress when you begin looking at venues.

One thing to consider is that if you have both your ceremony and reception at the same location, you will alleviate the need for your guests to travel to two different places. Look for locations that offer recycling of the empty liquor bottles. Look for locations that include table, chair, and linen rental, as this eliminates quite a bit of shipping and carbon production. One beautiful hidden gem (that is also very reasonable) located near Atlanta is Dolce Atlanta-Peachtree in Peachtree City. You won't believe the beautiful retreat settings are only 25 minutes from the airport! Be sure to tell John that Cameo Event recommended you!

Look for a garden setting if you choose an outdoor event. Look for one with either an inside option or a permanent tent. Look for one that already has tables and chairs for you to rent from the facility to prevent having to rent and truck everything in. One such treasure most Atlantans do not know too much about is buried in Coweta County. Dunaway Gardens is a beautiful historical landscape known for it's beauty and also the place where Sarah Cannon developed her famous character, Minnie Pearl. Dunaway is the largest natural rock and floral garden in Georgia. Try to find a location that incorporates at least a few Green practices into their operations. If you can look for a facility that is Green, such as The Garden at Kennesaw Mountain. They grow their own herbs and some of thier veggies, they run the ballroom off of solar panels, and the even compost! How great is that!

If you do happen to have your heart set on a destination wedding, keep your guest count to a bare minimum and look for a place that offers green wedding packages. To find great eco-friendly hotels and accomodations check out EC3. Also check out the domestic destination Naples Grande Beach Resort, which is a One Palm certified Florida location.

Most of all, have fun and enjoy planning your Green wedding.

Happy Planning!

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