The eco-friendly, ecology and economic friendly concept wedding party was successfully realized by the bridal couple Annisa Fauziah and Johan Aris Haiva who had their wedding in Bali, Sunday (27/2/2022). In a wedding with the implementation of strict health protocols which was held at Geo Open Space, Badung, Bali, Annisa wore a dress made from recycled upcycled sheets with a simple design made by conventional tailors. This aims to reduce the waste of cloth or textiles that are abundant. In addition, wedding souvenirs are in the form of glasses from used glass bottles and are written with lasers. There are no plastic flower decorations, all of them are native plants from nature, some of which are roses imported directly from local farmers.
The eco-friendly concept is also applied to the food menu in the form of traditional Balinese dishes with local ingredients and cutlery from natural materials, namely woven bamboo.
Annisa, who is a social entrepreneurship activist in Bali, said that in Bali, hotels always change bed sheets or sheets. If a 5-star hotel or luxury resort has a standard after 500 washings, it must be replaced. This creates waste as well as opportunities for social entrepreneurship.
"This is one of the things I am working on as an effort as well as educating the public about environmental care," said Annisa, Monday (28/2/2022).
Not only implementing an environmentally friendly wedding party during the event's reception, Annisa also collects organic waste left over from the wedding to be used as compost.
"We are very grateful that from the beginning our parents supported the concept of a simple marriage but had an impact on the environment," he said.
The Annisa-Johan couple was chosen as the winner of the #FlipSeliveSemati program as the winner of the #FlipSeliveSemati program initiated by Flip, a leading Indonesian financial technology company as a consumer payment platform.
This couple was chosen because of their unique wedding plans as well as their commitment to environmental preservation.
nnisa revealed that the idea of marriage with the concept of eco-friendly, ecology and economic friendly did not come suddenly. Annisa herself has been active as an activist in this field, especially in recycle and upcycle fashion in Bali, since six years ago.
"Long before the #FlipSeliveSemati program, I thought that weddings would be simple and use recycled or reusable items as much as possible," said Annisa.
Meanwhile, Annisa's husband, Johan, said that he initially knew about the #FlipSeliveSemati program while chatting with the wedding organizer.
“Those who suggested us to come along and we are very happy that Flip was chosen to execute a wedding concept like this. Thank you, Flip,” said Johan.
Flip's Corporate Communication Lead, Reza Marta Fawzy, said the #FlipSeliveSemati program provided a wedding fee of IDR 100 million for couples with interesting wedding party ideas.
Flip chose the Annisa-Johan wedding concept as the winner because it is relevant to current conditions, namely the increasing attention to the impact of climate change and environmental sustainability as well as environmentally friendly lifestyle choices that can be implemented by all levels of society, including in organizing wedding receptions.
“Flip really supports Annisa and Johan's concept of marriage because it is very relevant to environmental issues that need to be conveyed in creative ways.
Reza continued, the Annisa and Johan couple beat more than 400 brides from all over Indonesia who had submitted the video "Cerita Cinta" and the marriage proposal #FlipSeliveSemati.
This program is intended for couples who get married on 1-28 February 2022.
"Hopefully this couple's idea will be an inspiration for the bride and groom to raise important issues with packaging that is still fun, in accordance with the atmosphere of the joy of marriage, and most importantly there is a special impact on the surrounding environment," said Reza
