Credit crunch: is it taking our minds off the environment?

There's nothing like a fast-shrinking bank balance to take people's minds off everything apart from survival, and to an extent that's perfectly understandable.

However what people don't realise is that a great many ways of saving money are actually much greener, and a great many green initiatives save money as well as the planet. Those of you who are planning a green wedding will probably have noticed this already ... a green wedding usually costs far less than an extravagant, wasteful one.

If you want some hints on general savings I've found a very useful site called The Dollar Stretcher. Not all their suggestions are eco-friendly but many are. And for some great green tips that are entertaining to read as well as useful to implement, try The Ideal Bite.

Here's to lower-cost, greener and utterly glamorous weddings in 2009!