An Indian bride who was getting married on Apr. 22, or Earth Day, decided to have a green wedding to celebrate the true spirit of the day. She asked her groom and his family for a unique wedding gift — to plant 10,000 saplings around her home in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Priyanka Bhadoria said that her request came from a deep concern about the environment.

The 22-year-old science graduate revealed that she has seen her father, a farmer, face several difficulties and low crop yields due to droughts caused by the region's shrinking green cover over the years. The groom was only to happy to agree.

After Bhadoriya and her husband Ravi Chauhan got married, they began the plantation drive with a few mango trees near her home. The couple plan to plant saplings on their wedding anniversaries, and also distribute them among farmers to encourage forestation.

Bhadoriya's decision is especially relevant, because India is currently facing one of its worst-ever droughts in a decade, with several states affected by a severe water scarcity and heat wave.