The rise of the green bride

One in five brides take the environment into consideration when planning their wedding day, a new survey has revealed.

A study by website Wedding Chaos found that 21.2 per cent of brides are green-conscious.

The report said, however, that celebrity weddings such as Liz Hurley's recent marriage to Arun Nayer did little to reduce their carbon footprint, with the couple tying the knot twice - once in Gloucestershire and then in India.

Around one in ten brides said they would pay extra to ensure that their wedding day was environmentally friendly.

But just over half the respondents said they had not given the environment a second thought when planning their wedding.

However, Helen Molyneux of BoutiqueWeddings.co.uk said that the figures were encouraging.

She said: "More and more people are starting to think about their impact on the environment in every day life and this is now starting to be reflected in the amount of people who want to continue that ethos and respect on their special day.

"It's really wonderful to think that you've had the perfect celebration and in the process the choices you made have helped people receive a fair price for their service or product and the environment has been enhanced or unchanged by your celebrations. The perfect celebration in our eyes is when a couple is blissfully content with their day and in addition their impact on planet and people was positive."
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