Selecting a wedding dress is likely one of the most important decisions a bride will make during the course of planning. The dress needs to fit to a “t,”, it needs to communicate the bride’s personality and the emotions she might be feeling as she walks the aisle. The dress simply needs to be… perfect.
To stay green with your choices, opt for a handmade gown by an eco-friendly designer or scour the area’s consignment shops for a recycled gown. And don’t forget to look for a green dry cleaner!
Local Option: If you’d like your dress to be a custom-designed, one-of-a-kind, remember that keeping the work as local as possible means less pollution in shipping, overseas or otherwise. Besides, working directly with a designer means you can meet the person, get to know one another and perhaps have a truly unique story that matches the uniqueness of your dress.
When looking for an eco-friendly designer, ask what types of fabrics they use and look for answers to include organic cotton, silks, hemp, bamboo or even recycled fabrics. Some to try in the south East include Threadhead Creations (Tennessee), Morgan Boszilkov (Atlanta), and Deborah Lindquist (Florida).
Recycled Option: Vintage has a charming quality that is unmistakable and simply sings of classic beauty. Find a gently-used gown and restore or redesign it, give it new life and make it distinctively you. A good one to try in Central Florida is Classic Consignment (Winter Park, Casselberry, Altamonte Spring).
With all the effort, weeks of searching, numerous fittings and extra special care given to this one article of clothing, it’s no surprise that a bride wants to take special care of her dress following the big day. In comes the dry cleaner.
Look for a cleaner that uses an alternative to Perchloroethylene (PERC), a cleaning agent that works great for the purpose of dry cleaning but ,if not handled properly, PERC can cause harm to wildlife, our environment and humans. On the most minimal of levels, PERC is reported to cause dizziness and headaches. On a worse level, PERC is reported to be linked to infertility, damage to the central nervous system and is a carcinogen.
Dry Cleaning: Some dry cleaners in the area that use alternatives (such as GreenEarth Cleaning) include Martinizing Dry Cleaning (Orlando and Altamonte Springs), Executive Cleaners (Lakeland) and GreenEarth Natural Cleaners (Oveido).
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