So this wedding plan is serious stuff! My mom, my assistant, a recently married bartender at my restaurant, and anyone else I can enlist to help have now become my team of wedding planners. A full time wedding planner is not in our budget, but I think everyone needs a "day of" person, so I recommend reserving that place in your own budget. Can you imagine me not having one? I would be running around in my wedding gown with my chef's knife, a true bridezilla! It will be hard to let go of the reins for the food aspect, but we will go on about that later. 

Image (above and below): William Hoiles

Tara and Michael wrote:
If anyone is considering having an eco-wedding, the most important suggestion I have is hiring an eco-event planner. An eco-event planner is there to serve you, but they are also there to protect and serve the environment. On Green Lily’s Events website, they sum it up very well when they say: “We believe that making responsible choices in the early stages of event planning can minimize waste and create a lighter footprint. Our mission is to create unique, eco-chic events that balance style with sustainability.” My wedding would not have been the same with the help of Green Lily Events.

Kate's comments:
Hiring a green wedding planer can take a lot of the pressure off you and can also expose you to new ideas and resources. Contact the Association of Bridal Consultants and ask for green event planners in your area.