Throwing a wedding is a challenge for every couple. The outfits, decorations, menu, attractions have kept many people awake at night. What if additionally, each of these concepts had to pass the cruelty-free criteria?
How to handle vegan food?
Menu – one of the most important aspects of a good wedding. You can give options to your guests which in UK is pretty common anyway. You can also go a step further and offer at least 1 vegan dish for everybody. Plant based snacks are always welcome too!
Wedding cake and hidden gelatine
It seems obvious for a cake to be vegetarian. Traditionally it should be mostly dairy and eggs.
Not everybody knows however, that gelatine is a pretty common ingredient used in cakes. It helps in setting the cream frosting or is used in fruit jellies.
Vegan cakes can be delicious too, but if you’re sticking to a non vegan one – make sure that it’s at least vegetarian. You don’t want no bones in your cake, do ya?
Wedding cakes are often multi tiered. If you have vegan guests or one of you is vegan, make one tier plant based.
Stationary is not just paper
One of the latest trends in wedding stationery is parchment paper. A thin, semi-transparent layer of paper which looks nice, but unfortunately can have animal origin.
Originally, parchment paper was made of leather.
Currently, even if it is not made of skin, it gains its shine and texture thanks to greasing, often with animal fat. Avoid parchment when choosing invitations.
Cashmere, silk, wool and a dilemma
On search for a wedding dress and a suit, we often think about looking phenomenal, we are looking for THIS one and only dress. It probably does not occur to anyone to check the materials from which the dress was made. If you hear the words natural silk or cashmere, stay away.
But don’t worry, that doesn’t mean you won’t get your dream dress. A seamstress will sew whatever you want from the materials you choose. An ethical wedding will be a big step closer.