We’re Pete and Andrea, and we are on a mission.  We’re attempting to pay for our wedding by recycling 400,000 aluminum cans. Want to help? In the Spokane area you can drop your cans off at one of the Drop-off locations in Spokane or Coeur d’ Alene or contact us and we’ll pick up your cans. Outside Spokane?   Find a local recycling center and recycle there. Here’s a poster to help get you started. Maybe kick a few bucks of the proceeds our way (PayPal link at the bottom of this page).

Ok, the whole “mission” thing sounds a bit dramatic, but it’s the truth. Our relationship has been a bit off kilter from the beginning, and why should our wedding be any different? We don’t want anything huge or extravagant… really, we’re planning a potluck, DIY decorations, and getting the help from friends and family for flowers, pictures, the sword-fighting battle, homebrew beer, even the cake.

But even simple weddings cost more than a few dollars. We don’t really have much extra cash sitting around, since we’re just starting out. Add that to the fact that environmental responsibility plays a big part in our lives, and we hatched the crazy plan. Pay for the wedding – with recycling. Aluminum recycling is one of the most sustainable and useful forms of recycling. We’re shooting for 400,000 aluminum cans – approximately 5 tons of empty cans. We would like to get married on July 31 – which gives us 7 months to hit the goal.

We’ve put the word out to everyone we know in and around Spokane… and if you’re in the Spokane, WA or surrounding area, contact us and we’ll pick up your recyclables. Not in the area? Please consider collecting the cans in your office, classroom, or kitchen. Find a local recycling center, and turn them in. Take the cash, take yourself out for a coffee or draft beer, and perhaps kick a bit of what’s left over our way.

We have also received an amazing offer from artist E. Moises Diaz – he will be donating 40% of the profit from the sale of his beautiful “Melodic Embrace” piece to our project. Get the whole rundown and photos of this beautiful piece on our blog or on his website.

Saving the environment and throwing a killer party… what could be better?