5 Things to Know about the ECO I DO Green Wedding Expo

Have an interest in reducing your wedding’s environmental impact? Then you’ve got to check out the ECO I DO Green Wedding Expo happening on Sunday March 10, 2024!

The average wedding contributes 63 tons of CO2 (13 cars for a year) and generates 400 pounds of garbage (about the weight of a grand piano)! Fortunately there are many things you can do to make your wedding more environmentally friendly.

Attending ECO I DO will give you the big and little tips to host a more green event, connections with eco-friendly wedding vendors, green wedding workshops, recycled decor sale, along with great questions to take back to your vendors of choice.

Read on to for why you should attend this unique, intimate and educational wedding show.

1. Eco-Friendly Wedding Vendors

The fine folks at the Urban Ecology Center have worked hard to curate a selection of wedding business who provide green, eco-friendly products and services for weddings and events. This includes caterers like Tall Guy and a Grill (the first green certified caterer in Wisconsin), vintage rental companies, beverage service companies who offer non disposable drinkware options, and many more. Check out the full vendor list here.

2. Workshops on How to Host a Green Wedding

Education is a key tenant of the Urban Ecology Center, and they continue this mission at their ECO I DO Green Wedding Expo for 2024. We LOVED the Green Weddings 101 session when we attended ECO I DO in 2020, and we can attest you will definitely leave with actionable tips to make your wedding more sustainable. This year, three workshops will be offered and include the following:

• 12pm: Green Weddings 101 by MaryBeth Kressin — Urban Ecology Center Rentals & Events Manager
• 1pm: Catering with a Conscience: Nurturing Sustainability by Dan Nowak — owner of Tall Guy and a Grill / Brazen Standard
• 2pm: Low Waste Weddings by Meenal Atre — CoFounder of Plastic Free MKE

3. Recycled Wedding Sale

Leveraging a pay-what-you-can model, the ECO I DO Green Wedding Expo will have gently used items like vases, centerpieces, tablecloths, and decor available to peruse and purchase. Best thing is all sale proceeds go back to supporting the mission of the Urban Ecology Center!

4. Music, Drinks & Food Samples

As with most weddings shows, there will absolutely be some delicious samples, but this time it will be from eco-friendly caterers, desserts & beverage providers. Some of our fave MIM Family Member vendors to check out include:

• Feisty Flowers
• Bay View Printing Co.
• Tall Guy and a Grill
• Brazen Standard Hospitality
• Over The Moon Bartending
• Two Birds Event Group
• Flour Girl & Flame
• Everyone’s Ice Cream
• Urban Ecology Center Venues

5. Eco-Friendly Location — Urban Ecology Center

The Urban Ecology Center buildings & all three locations are committed to eco-friendly practices. Their location composts, limits disposable items, is powered by solar power, and they even conserve water by using rainwater to flush their toilets!

Be sure to ask them all about it when you attend ECO I DO — they love talking about all things related to sustainability.

ECO I DO Green Wedding Expo – Details

The ECO I DO Green Wedding Expo is $5 in advance & $8 at the door. Bonus is your admission goes towards the lovely host of this event — The Urban Ecology Center — and its mission of connecting city dwellers to nature. Pre-registration is always helpful to the organizers so please consider getting your tickets in advance.

• Date: Sunday March 10, 2024 from 11am – 3pm
• Location: The Urban Ecology Center — Riverside Park
• Cost: $5 in advance; $8 at the door; Register Here
• Vendor List: Eco Friendly Wedding Vendors
• Fun Stuff: Eco-Friendly Wedding Vendors; Green Wedding Workshops; Recycled Wedding Sale; Food & Drink Samples

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Related:

• ECO I DO Green Wedding Expo Tickets
• Urban Ecology Center Webiste
• 14 Easy Ways to Have a Green Wedding