How To Have A Wedding That Gives Back

Do pricey weddings have you wondering how you can make your big day more meaningful? That's what one bride set out to do with her recent nuptials. She shared her easy tips on stretching the "Do Good" in her "I Do's" with the Charlotte Observer.

Top tips? Donate your post-party flowers to a place, like a hospital, that needs perking up and used gowns to a cause like cancer prevention. You can also send your reception leftovers to a nearby homeless shelter or find a volunteer service from a charitable cause to cater your meal so that all proceeds will go to those less blissful than you on your special day.

Check out more tips at the Charlotte Observer.

Comments

[csculver]

08:18 PM on 03/04/2010

So many ways to give back -- Unique, Memorable & Eco-Chic too @ www.idofoundation.org

Charitable Gift Registries (percent to charity with every guest gift)
Charity registries (in addition to or in lieu of gifts for donations to your favorite charity)
Shopping for honeymoon travel, rings, invitations, flowers and more (percent to charity)
Charitable favors in honor of your guests
Charity gift cards to thank wedding party and family (they choose the charity)

You can even designate your charitable gifts to aid Chile or help rebuild Haiti...

[somechick]

03:09 AM on 03/03/2010

On our wedding day, rather than allow people to clink their glasses so that we'd kiss, we had a giant collection box for City of Hope. If people wanted us to kiss, they had to put money in the box for cancer research. We raised $271!

[csculver]

08:21 PM on 03/04/2010

Very creative and clever way to give back! Nice.

[rtolmach]

10:31 PM on 03/02/2010

Another opportunity: you can create a charitable wedding registry at http://ChangingThePresent.org