Her husband Shamanth and his family were happy to agree, and their wedding was held at the picturesque farm in Shivamogga, Karnataka.
Abound with happiness and love, their wedding didn’t have plastic or any unnecessary waste.
Poorvi, a nutritionist and naturopath, grew up seeing her father run the organic farm, where sustainability was a way of life.
The wedding had a sugarcane mantapa (wedding pavilion) and decorations using locally available mango and coconut leaves.
Staying with the no-plastic theme, the family rented steel cutlery and served food on traditional banana leaves.
Water was served using big reusable water cans. For washing hands, they placed drums of water with mugs in a strategic location where the water would directly go to the mango trees. They refrained from installing taps to prevent excess water usage.
All the food that remained was packed and given to neighbours and farm workers in their own steel dabbas.
The garlands, too, were made using local flowers and a cotton thread, shares Poorvi. The flowers, along with the leaves used for decorations were also composted.
The return gifts were given in reusable jute bags. And the boxes, which carried the sarees and clothes bought for guests, were sent for recycling.
The bride did her own makeup, with her aunts draping the saree and friends doubling as hairstylists. Nearly 80 percent of her bridal trousseau consisted of old sarees and sarees from her family members.
She even wore a saree which her grandmother had gifted to her best friend 50 years ago.
“We just need to look back a few years ago and draw inspiration from our ancestors. We didn’t innovate, just followed what our parents have been doing!” she remarks.