Organizers at this year's Wonderful Wedding Show want couples to keep the environment in mind when planning their big day.
It part of a trend they're calling eco-chic.
From dinner, to dresses, to decorations, there are a wide variety of ways that weddings can go green.
Bride to be Lee Gooding says she plans to use recycled paper flowers done-up in origami for table settings.
She is also looking for dresses made from environmentally friendly material.
Winnipeg entrepreneur Bonny Fraser is opening up a shop to cater to brides like Gooding.
My Secret Gardenwill open up next week.
Fraser says her dresses are made from organic hemp and cotton, and fair trade silks.
"We also carry rental items which have less of an impact on the environment than buying things and throwing them away," she told CTV News.
Another alternative to buying a new dress is redesigning a vintage one.
There are also Winnipeg designers who reset older jewellery; they call it eco-bling.
Event co-ordinator Jessica Ehlers bases her business, With a Flourish, on eco-friendly alternatives.
For instance she suggests her clients hold their entire wedding in one location.
"It cuts down on the fuel that people are using to get to the reception from the ceremony," she said.
Eco-friendly businesses say you can also send out 'green-vites,' invitations written on 100 per cent recycled wedding invitations with vegetable based ink.
With a report from CTV's Shaneen Robinson
