Four Seasons Offers "Sustainable Nuptials" In Hawaii

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Oct 31st 2008 at 4:02PM

Green weddings are all the rage and the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai has jumped on the eco bandwagaon with their Sustainable Nuptials Package. What does sustainable mean to the Four Seasons? The Sustainable Nuptials Package costs $10,050 and includes a wedding planner's "eco-expertise," choice of outdoor wedding location , carbon credit to offset the wedding's carbon footprint, teak chair set-up, marriage license appointment (within walking distance), an officiant, solo acoustic musician, the bridal bouquet, groom's boutenniere, floral leis for 25 guests, a bamboo wedding arch, photography, wedding cake, Champagne and a couples massage. If you are having a hard time finding the green in this one you are not alone, especially since the list of amenities includes 2,000 dendrobium orchids sprinkled at the wedding site. Beautiful? I'm sure. Green? I don't think so. While I applaud the Four Seasons for its other eco-friendly efforts, trying to sell a destination wedding as a green event seems a bit of a stretch.

Tags: four seasons, FourSeasons, hawaii, sustainable

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Green

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Suzan St Maur Nov 1st 2008 2:27PM

You may be interested to know about my blog:

http://www.HowToGetMarriedInGreen.blogspot.com

… where readers can post questions about how to make their weddings and other celebrations more eco-friendly, or they can email them to me, and I respond with the answers.

The blog is based on my latest book, “How To Get Married In Green: have an eco-friendly wedding without compromising on style,” which was published recently.

You can read more about the book here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Get-Married-Green-Eco-friendly/dp/1845282701/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195123385&sr=1-1

…although of course it’s available on all Amazons, not just the UK version, and is in most good book stores worldwide.

With all good wishes

SUZAN ST MAUR

Brad Nov 1st 2008 2:07PM

A bit of a stretch maybe, but sprinkling flowers is not necessarily environmentally damaging. It would be nice to know if the plants are grown organically however..