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Carbon Offsetting
To further reduce the impact of the weekend, Suzanne and Michael sent guests a note about carbon offsetting. “We suggested that guests use a carbon footprint calculator to determine their carbon footprint for traveling to the wedding and then balance all or some of their emissions by buying carbon offsets. Some options include making a contribution to Green Communities Offset Fund, which raises funds to support the development of green, carbon-reducing (more energy efficient) homes for low income families, to Native Energy, an offset company that invests in renewable energy projects on Native American land, to Carbon Fund, which supports renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects, or to an environmental group that works on climate change issues such as Natural Resources Defense Council.”
Entertainment
The couple kept costs down and further decreased the footprint of their wedding by putting together a CD of their own music to play during the reception. "We also put together a slide show of photos of us growing up, as well as our families and other guests attending the reception. Tommy Joe's (the reception venue) played it on their TV screens throughout the restaurant during the reception."
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