Top Tips to Make Your Wedding Styling More Sustainable
As wedding stylists, we’ve seen a growing number of couples choosing to tread a little lighter with their celebrations. A sustainable wedding doesn’t mean sacrificing style or sentiment — it simply means making conscious choices that reduce waste and support local. From floristry to decor, your wedding can be both stunning and environmentally friendly.
At Sparkle Event Styling, we’re passionate about creating stylish, thoughtful weddings that don’t cost the earth. So here are a few of our favourite ways to style your day with sustainability in mind.
Amanda Forman Photography
Repurpose Ceremony Decor for the Reception
One of the easiest and most impactful ways to create a green wedding is by reusing decor across the day. Flowers used in your ceremony can be relocated to your reception — aisle arrangements become centrepieces, and floral arches or backdrops make beautiful frames behind your top table or cake.
The same goes for candlelight and styling props. What looks dreamy lining the aisle can be repurposed for table runners or accent decor later in the day. It’s clever, cost-effective, and kinder to the planet.
Amanda Forman Photography
Hire Instead of Buying New
We always recommend hiring styling items instead of buying them new — it reduces waste, storage stress, and your overall spend. Our packages are designed with sustainability in mind, offering a curated collection of hire items that look beautiful, work cohesively, and can be reused without compromising on style.
From lanterns and candlesticks to table runners and signage, our hire range allows you to create a full, layered look without adding to landfill.
Amanda Forman Photography
Support Local Suppliers
Another key step toward a more eco wedding is working with suppliers who are local to your venue. This helps cut down on travel emissions and supports independent businesses in the area. When we’re styling weddings, we always try to partner with nearby florists, hire companies and creatives who share our values.
Choosing a sustainable venue that shares this ethos — such as those with green energy, recycling practices or a farm-to-table approach — can also help reduce your wedding’s carbon footprint.
Amanda Forman Photography
Choose British-Grown, Seasonal Flowers
When it comes to florals, we love working with talented florists who use British-grown, in-season flowers. Not only are they more sustainable (no long-haul flights or refrigerated shipping), but they also feel more natural and appropriate for the time of year.
Seasonal florals often inspire our eco wedding styling ideas too — from meadow-style arrangements to loose, unstructured bouquets that reflect what’s blooming locally.
Amanda Forman Photography
Making Green Gorgeous
A sustainable wedding doesn’t mean stripped back or plain — it means making intentional, mindful choices that are beautiful and responsible. We’d love to help you create a day that looks incredible, feels authentic, and does a little bit of good too.
If you’re dreaming of an eco wedding that blends style with sustainability, get in touch.
Credits
Venue - Irnham Hall
Photographer - Amanda Forman Photography
Styling - Sparkle Event Styling
Florist - Pickleberry Flowers
Cake - The Elegant Rose Cake Studio
Stationery - Inviting Writing
