When I first got engaged, I had ideas of a big wedding with all the trimmings to fit the image of what I’d always thought weddings should be (thanks Disney). But the more my fiancé and I discovered about our options and the more we stripped it back to our ideals and values as a couple, we realised that our wedding choices didn’t match our life choices. We are both very eco-conscious; we love the ocean and nature, we shop locally at our farmers market, avoid single-use plastic, always take our KeepCups everywhere and often do spontaneous beach cleans on our walks. So why wouldn’t we incorporate these values into our wedding day?
Planning a wedding is no simple feat and it can be easy to get swept up in the tidal wave of bridal industry trends, expectations and targeted advertising. As quickly as you become
