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If 10,000 Biters get to choose bridesmaid dresses they'll wear more than once, we'll keep the weight of almost 60,000 ushers outta closets and landfills. |
| COCKTAIL FACTOID | |  In 2005, a Russian billionaire paid Christina Aguilera $2 million to sing just three songs at his wedding. |
| | Wanna give your bridesmaids a chance to chime in on what they're wearing? The Bite
Ring 'em up with a color scheme, and let them choose their own gowns so that they can get more than just one use out of them. All those once-worn dresses take a toll on closet space and the planet. The Benefits
- Reusing. Just wearing a dress once isn't exactly eco-friendly; typical bridesmaid dresses are made from acetate or polyester - both petroleum byproducts that require a lot of energy to produce.
- Not breaking their banks. Bridesmaid's dresses cost an average of $138 each, which adds up if you're like we are and everybody you freakin' know is getting married.
- A dress they'll actually wanna keep.
Personally Speaking
Jenifer lost two puffy-sleeved, Easter-egg-colored bridesmaid dresses with giant bow sashes in a fire, but thanks to insurance got to replace them with dresses that don't make her look like she's going to an 80s-era prom. Wanna Try? - Give your bridesmaids a color swatch, and let 'em at it.
- The Bridesmaid Party - send your dress to this org, and women in Afghanistan or Kenya will reuse it while you get $25 toward a $40 purchase from its online store.
- FabSugar - more bridesmaid-dress recycling resources.
- Portovert - green weddings megasite.
This tip submitted by Heidi Janson.
  
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