People talk a lot about the financial costs involved with planning a wedding, but few consider the environmental costs, which are exorbitant.
Some experts say that a single wedding in the United States can create more than 57 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. One of its most sinful suspects is the bridal gown, which on its own can generate between 20 and 30 kilograms of those emissions—a combination of textile production, packaging, quality control, transport of materials to the manufacturer and retailer, and all the water and energy involved in consumer usage for that one big day, and its end-of-life dry cleaning and preservation.
As local couples increasingly realize the ecological damage a big wedding can do, they’re turning to more sustainable alternatives … like the upcycled, unique bridal gowns that Sparks resident Ashlee Roberts creates. Roberts’ business, F by A Unique Bridal, began as a passion project and is now about to enjoy a major brand launch with the company’s first-ever bridal fair, “A Unique Night of Fashion,” on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 4th St. Brewery/Coffee Bar in Reno…