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Sustainable Swaps for Your South Farm Wedding

If you would like to include some green, sustainable swaps for your wedding day, our friendly team is here to help. At South Farm, there are so many simple, meaningful choices couples can make to keep their celebration beautiful and planet-friendly. From our home-grown petal confetti, to eco-friendly favours such as seed packets or local artisan treats, to decorating with locally grown, seasonal flowers, every thoughtful detail helps create a stunning wedding that treads a little lighter on the planet.

Beautiful pastel pink, blue and cream wildflowers wedding bouquet with a blush pink bow

Beautiful,sustainable table settings

Local Flowers 

Seasonal, locally grown flowers for your bouquet and table centre pieces is kinder to the planet reduce the carbon footprint associated with shipping and supporting local growers who use sustainable practices. Whats more your freshly picked flowers will look stunning and naturally reflect the time of year. 

Delicious plated wedding main course at sustainable wedding venue plated on white plate is a Filo Parcel with carrots and chard

Our dried rose petals for your guests

Field to Fork 

Embrace our sustainable ethos by choosing our seasonal produce homegrown just steps from our catering kitchen. Every item is fresh, flavourful, and low-impact. By using what’s in season, we can reduce food miles, packaging and refrigeration and your guests will enjoy a wedding feast that’s as eco-friendly as it is delicious! 

Garden wedding ceremony set up with white chairs on the lawn in a beautiful backdrop

Our dried rose petals for your guests

Outdoor Setting

Say your vows immersed in nature in our idyllic garden setting where nature and love harmoniously entwine. A garden wedding reduces the need for artificial lighting, heating and air conditioning, lowering your wedding’s environmental footprint.

Dried flowers, macrame and ribbons making a sustainable reusable backdrop for an eco friendly wedding

Dried flowers, soft textiles and fabrics 

Venue Decor 

Style your wedding with stunning, sustainable, reusable backdrops of fabrics and dried flowers, or macramé to add a boho touch.  Soft linens, runners, cloth backdrops and dried flowers last long after the big day and are perfect accent pieces which tread lightly on the planet.

Home made rose petal Confetti - supplied for free

Our dried rose petals for your guests

Confetti

Our beautiful Dublin Bay roses are lovingly grown on the farm, hand-picked and carefully dried to create natural, biodegradable confetti. It’s a sweetly-scented,  sustainable way for your guests to shower the just-wed happy couple! 

Chalkboard order of the day signage at garden wedding venue

Reclaimed signage looks stunning!

Signage

Choose natural, reusable materials for your wedding signage — reclaimed wood, chalkboards, mirrors and pallets  look stylish, add character, reduce waste and can be enjoyed long after the big day! 

Beautiful,sustainable table settings

Favours 

Your guests will love eco-friendly wedding favours such as wildflower seed, homemade jams, or charity donations.  Potted plants and seeds are extra special as your guests can plant a living reminder of your day and handmade favours are beautiful, natural keepsakes of your day that everyone will love! 

Sustainable wedding stationary on recycled paper with handdrawn picture of South Farm wedding venue

Beautiful,sustainable wedding invitations

Stationery 

Get creative with sustainable wedding stationery by using recycled or seed paper for invitations, menus, and place cards – some are even plantable as a keepsake. Choose digital RSVPs and a wedding website to reduce paper use even further, keeping your planning efficient, modern, and kind to the planet.

Stunning dried flowers in ceramic vases, candles and photo frames make a sustainable wedding table setting

Beautiful,sustainable table settings

Table Decor 

Sustainable table décor can be both beautiful and in keeping with your wedding theme. Dried flowers in glass vases, herbs in reusable ceramic pots, books, picture frames and candles all add charm while keeping your wedding eco-friendly.

Beautiful,sustainable table settings

Low Travel 

Hosting your ceremony and wedding celebrations in one beautiful setting is better for the environment, reducing the need for transport between venues and lowering overall emissions. Guests can use our EV chargers, onsite accommodation and we encourage lift-sharing. All ways to ensure your wedding day will have a smaller carbon footprint,

We use glass for all our guest drinks

Less Waste

Hosting your ceremony and wedding celebrations in one beautiful setting is better for the environment, reducing the need for transport between venues and lowering overall emissions. Guests can use our EV chargers, onsite accommodation and we encourage lift-sharing. All ways to ensure your wedding day will have a smaller carbon footprint,

Gilt Frame mirror table plan with card table settings

Our dried rose petals for your guests

Table Plans

Using potted plants and herbs, vintage mirrors, wooden frames and ladders are brilliant, sustainable ways to create a memorable and unique table plan, adding style and charm to your day. What’s more they can be reused or gifted afterward meaning zero waste!

 

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