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Trying to put a lid on over-the-top wedding celebrations, the Archdiocese arch·di·o·cese  
n.
The district under an archbishop's jurisdiction.



archdi·oc
 of Milan, Italy is promoting "solidaristic weddings' on its Web site.

Suggestions include renting a reception site from a social cooperative An Italian social cooperative is a particularly successful form of multi-stakeholder cooperative, of which some 7,000 exist. A "type A" social cooperative brings together providers and beneficiaries of a social service as members.  or having an agricultural cooperative An Agricultural cooperative is a cooperative where farmers pool their resources in certain areas. There are two primary types of agricultural cooperatives:
  • Agricultural supply cooperatives - purchase of supplies (seeds, fertilizers, etc.
 cater the meal. The site also offers the name of a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive.

Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law.
 community association that rents wedding dresses and recommends registering at stores that follow ethical business practices and contribute to aid projects in the Third World.

Even honeymoons can be socially conscious: recommended travel agencies in Milan conducy "responsible tourism."
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Title Annotation:Archdiocese of Milan promotes socially conscious weddings and honeymoons
Publication:U.S. Catholic
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Geographic Code:4EUIT
Date:Jun 1, 2003
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