Maréa Janae is a “sustainable wedding planner” focused on “celebrating love and bringing a community together” in ways that are light on the planet. A young outdoorswoman in love with Colorado Springs, Maréa is busy finding ways to eliminate the 400 to 600 pounds of landfill waste resulting from the average wedding – while creating beautiful and unique events.

“I think that it is really cool to get to do business in a capitalistic society – in which profit is king – to try to flip that script and figure out how to make a successful and profitable business that is actually focused on making the world a better place.”

Also: We provide an update on February 11 city council action on E-Bikes policy for parks and trails in Colorado Springs, including a brief interview with John Weiss of Together for Colorado Springs.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Dream Catcher Weddings - https://www.dreamcatcherwed.com/

Venetucci Farm - https://www.venetuccifarm.org/

Gather Mountain Blooms- https://www.gathermountainblooms.com/

Pikes Peak Community Foundation - https://www.ppcf.org/

Growing Gurus - https://www.ghostprint.org/

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum - https://www.cspm.org/

The Story of Plastic - https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/the-story-of-plastic-documentary-film/

Epoch Moment - https://epochmoment.com/

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