We can't believe we're already down to our final guest of Season Five!
We've been truly blessed with so many amazing speakers, and our final guest is no exception. Welcome to the show, Michelle Miles!
Michelle is CEO at the 'Sustainable Wedding Alliance', and has made it her mission to integrate Sustainability into the heart of the Wedding industry.
With all their usual expense and excess, you might not typically associate weddings with the Sustainability movement. Perhaps even the opposite. But with nearly 100 wedding consultants signed up to Michelle's alliance, that is all about to change!
So join on us as we learned about Michelle's journey, from entering the Events industry at age 16, to specialising in weddings, and ultimately to founding the Sustainable Wedding Alliance and addressing the environmental impact weddings have.
Michelle chatted to James all about:
👰♀️ The potential positive impact of changing the wedding industry, with 300,000 weddings per year in the UK alone!
💭 Changing social trends and attitudes towards marriage.
🤝 The post-pandemic industry shift from competition to collaboration.
Michelle also shared her top-tips for a climate-conscious wedding, including:
✅ A venue powered by renewable energy
✅ Choosing no-waste caterers
✅ Fair working hours for staff
✅ Offering guests travel options by rail or coach where possible
✅ Using locally sourced flowers and seasonal food
It's amazing to see thought-leaders like Michelle driving huge change across an entire industry. We came away from the episode feeling super inspired and ready for action! We hope you enjoy the final guest of Season Five 💚
About Michelle Miles:
Founder & CEO of Sustainable Wedding Alliance, Michelle has been working in the events and wedding industry since leaving school at 16. Michelle founded her first company in 2009, an event agency that quickly became focused on working for sustainably led clients, running events and weddings with minimal footprint, aiming to have a positive impact on people and planet. Fast forward to pandemic… and SWA was formed during the ‘quiet’ time forced by pandemic. Michelle lives in rural Berkshire, and is obsessed with natural and growing flowers.
