Welcome

Welcome to For Conscious Couples, your guide to planning a wedding that celebrates your love for each other and our planet. Here you’ll find inspiration and resources to help you create a day that’s not only unforgettable but also responsible and kind to the environment.

Explore our curated directory of amazing sustainable wedding businesses, all members of the Sustainable Wedding Alliance, and dive into our planning blog, packed with helpful articles and guides to navigate your journey towards a truly positive impact wedding.

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What is the Sustainable Wedding Alliance?

Experience of working with couples, like you, directly means that we know that you wish you had a greater choice when it comes to sustainable, and ethical wedding venues and suppliers. As responsible business owners, the members of the Sustainable Wedding Alliance are focussed on making both their businesses and the events and weddings they are involved in, more sustainable.

Did you know that the average carbon footprint of a wedding in the UK is more than the average annual household footprint?

Each year, there are approx. 278,599 weddings in UK. We know that the average wedding emits 14,500 kgCO2eq* (or 14.5 tons CO2e), at least half of which could be reduced by making sensible, considered choices.

Imagine, if we could reduce all wedding emissions by half… that’s a potential saving of over 2 million tons of CO2e that’s the equivalent to taking 2,666,460 medium sized cars off the road for a year! Remaining emissions could then be offset, which, based on the average wedding, and the type of offset chosen, would be in the region of £500-£700. Have you thought about how you could make your wedding more environmentally friendly?

*based on data collected by the Less Stuff More Meaning Wedding Calculator

Looking for sustainable venues & suppliers?

If you’re looking for ethical, sustainable wedding venues and suppliers then you’ve come to the right place! All our members are committed to making your wedding as environmentally friend as it can be. They all adhere to our strict code of conduct and are assessed annually on their sustainable practices.

All accredited businesses have undergone a sustainability assessment, created long term sustainable strategies and put in place the polices and procedures needed to ensure their business, and the good or services they provide have a positive environmental and social impact. All accredited businesses are reassessed annually.

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Planning Blog for Conscious Couples

Blooming Dreams: A Guide to Elegant & Sustainable Wedding Flowers

Sustainability in floristry isn’t about compromise. It’s about creativity, connection, and kindness, embracing nature’s rhythms and making mindful choices. Sustainable Florist, Jacqui O shares her 10 thoughtful ways to craft stunning wedding flowers that honour your vision and nurture the environment.

Planting Memories: The Charm of Hydroponic Muscari for Your Wedding

Seeking unique and meaningful touches for your sustainable Spring wedding that blend natural beauty with personal significance? Look no further!

Redefining Wedding Trends With A Commitment To Sustainability

Discover the enchanting world of sustainable wedding design. This editorial showcases innovative cake creations crafted with repurposed materials and locally-sourced British flowers, inspiring couples to celebrate love and the planet.

Celebrating British Flowers for a Stunning, Sustainable Wedding

Planning your wedding? Celebrate love & the planet with stunning, seasonal blooms. Discover the beauty & benefits of British flowers & how to get the most out of them. Read the full article for insider tips & a call to action!

What is a Wedding Carbon Footprint and How Do I Measure It?

Planning a low-carbon wedding? Use the Sustainable Wedding Alliance's calculator to minimise your footprint & discover eco-friendly tips for a beautiful, sustainable celebration.

But First, Love the Planet: Why Sustainable Weddings Are the New “Something Borrowed”

Ditch the waste and embrace eco-chic! This article explores why sustainable weddings are the new "something borrowed" and offers tips for a stylish, planet-friendly celebration.

Featured Member: The Orchard at Munsley

The Orchard at Munsley is an exclusive hire tipi wedding venue set in a cider apple orchard in the heart of rural Herefordshire.

Featured Member: Bespoke Live

Bespoke Live is a SWA Accredited Music & Entertainment Agency that provides amazing musicians and bands for celebrations, parties and weddings across the UK and beyond.

Featured Member: SpinKreative

SpinKreative is a SWA Accredited Wedding Photographer based in Hertfordshire in the East of England whose style is a mix of relaxed, candid and reportage.

Featured Member: The Green Aisle

The Green Aisle is a family run business offering pre-loved and ex sample wedding, bridesmaid and prom dresses and bridal accessories located in Yorkshire and the North East.

Featured Member: Greenfox Bakery

Claudia at Greenfox Bakery is a wedding cake designer based in South London that specialises in buttercream wedding cakes. Claudia is also the first cake maker in the whole of the UK to gain the Sustainable Wedding Alliance Accreditation.

5 sustainable wedding gifts for conscious couples

If you want to give a wedding gift that will mean more than just ticking something off of a list, then these 5 sustainable wedding gifts for conscious couples will give you some great inspiration.

Featured Member: Ashmolean Museum

Set amongst Oxford’s dreaming spires, the Ashmolean Museum is a magnificent venue for a wedding, civil partnership or celebration. The neo-classical architecture, iconic entrance, grand sweeping staircases and opulent galleries offer stunning and romantic backdrops.

Featured Member: Jacqui O

Jacqui O is an awarding winning luxury wedding and event floral brand, with beautiful flowers at its heart, pleasuring the senses with the sweetest fragrances, tantalising textures and mesmerising arrangements.

Featured Member: Oxford Fine Dining

Oxford Fine Dining are extremely proud of the trusted reputation they have gained over the past decade and are very privileged to have been given the opportunity to cater at some of Oxford’s most esteemed and prestigious venues and have an extensive and impressive portfolio of weddings.

Featured Member: Libby Clark Photography

Libby Clark has been a Wiltshire Family & Wedding Photographer since 2010 and runs her business from her home in a little village near Salisbury, Wiltshire. Very aware of the environmental impact her business creates, Libby takes steps to be as sustainable as possible.

Worried about the impact on the planet with your wedding flowers? Here are some sustainable alternatives…

Are you worried about the impact on the planet your wedding flowers may have? Want to understand what you can do to have a positive impact or what alternatives are available?

Featured Member: Lilac & Lace Floral Design

Rebecca creates natural, effortless wedding flowers across Kent and the South East.

Edible, eco-friendly wedding favours your guests won’t leave behind

Favours aren’t a must have at a wedding, but are a great way to say a little thank you to your guests for joining you on your big day. Making them edible means they’re practical and can eco-friendly too. We know from experience, edible goodies rarely get left behind! Whether it’s s quick treat for now or to take home, they tend to go down a storm.

Featured Member: 4YaParty Weddings & Events

Mercedes, a qualified venue stylist and founder of 4YaParty prides herself on having great customer service and high attention to detail. Based in Bexley on the South London and Kent border, 4YaParty is a venue styling and prop hire company with sustainability at the core of everything they do.

Eco Friendly Confetti – Buy It or Grow It?

For many years natural, biodegradable confetti has been the only type of confetti allowed at many wedding venues. As with much of the wedding planning process we know that it's probably something you've never typed into a search directory before... and probably wont again.

Featured Member: Sheepdrove Wedding Venue

Less than 2 hours from London and set in beautiful West Berkshire countryside with stunning views and spectacular scenery, Sheepdrove is a venue like no other and exclusive to anyone that has a wedding there.

Sustainable Wedding Planning: Getting rid of the unnecessaries

When we say unnecessaries, we're talking about all those little things, all the elements that are nice to have, but when you look at the waste and cost (both financially and to the planet) aren't truly necessary.

Congratulations to Hayne House our 1st Accredited Venue

Congratulations to Hayne House Wedding Venue, our first accredited member. Hayne House have been working hard to make the venue more sustainable. Reviewing their waste, removing single use plastic and joining the Race to Zero campaign.

How important is sustainability to you and your wedding?

We’ve launched a survey to find out how important sustainability is to couples, like you, across the UK, that are in the process of planning their wedding.

Planning your big day is no doubt buzzing with decisions, and sustainability might be one buzzing around your minds. Is a sustainable wedding something you’re dreaming of, or are you unsure where to start?

We’re here to listen! In just 3 quick minutes, this anonymous survey will help us understand how couples like you think about sustainability when planning their weddings. We’ll unveil the results here, on our website, in May.

Whether you’re a full-on eco-warrior or just dipping your toes into the green scene, your voice matters. By sharing your thoughts, you’ll help us: Uncover what sustainable wedding elements are most important to couples, craft resources and tips to make those eco-dreams a reality and help the wedding industry become more mindful of the planet.

Let us know what's important to you