 EnviroCitizen.org knows that wedding planning is a huge and sometimes stressful undertaking, especially if you have made the decision to take on the joy and responsibility of an eco-friendly wedding. A good place to start your green wedding is with green wedding invitations. Green invitations set the tone for a environmentally friendly wedding. There are a handful of options for green wedding invitations, including 100% recycled paper, partially recycled papers or even completely tree-free papers. These are produced by many different wedding invitation suppliers.
EnviroCitizen.org has found wonderful green alternatives for :
- Engagement announcements
- Save the date cards
- Shower invitations
- Shower thank you notes
- Wedding invitations
- Ceremony programs
- Place cards
- Menu cards
- Wedding announcements
- Thank you notes
Many wedding planners, professional and non-professional, choose to make their own invitations. If you have decided to make your own invitations, you may want to consider purchasing recycled paper and getting your bridesmaids together to give you a hand! Not only will you save time with so many extra hands, but your bridesmaids may have some fun and innovative ideas to make your invitations/announcements really pop! If you want to give your invitations a little something extra, reuse ribbon and lace for decoration. Make sure you use eco-friendly glue! If you have decided to send out physical invitations, you may want to consider having yourself, your husband and your bridesmaids hand deliver them to anyone on the guest list that they see on a regular basis (as opposed to mail them out). This will help keep your energy and fuel consumption down as you will not have to use a mail carrier for all of your invitations.
Ink is also another matter to consider when it comes to green wedding invitations. Keep your wedding environmentally friendly by using non-toxic, renewable inks such as soy ink. Soy ink is beautiful, easy to use and long lasting.
Other options include sending out electronic mail, announcements, etc. This immediately cuts down on the paper consumption for your wedding. Also popular, is creating a personal wedding website. There are many sites that allow for the easy setup of your own webpage. All communication can run through these pages, offering many customizable styles. Also, at the end of the wedding it is possible to put all of the information, including copies of everything you have designed and used, on a CD as a keepsake. Another positive aspect of using electronic mail instead of paper goods is that fuel and energy are saved as there is no need to send anything via physical mail carriers.
EnviroCitizen.org features some fabulous green wedding invitations, sure help your entire wedding process start out on the right, green foot ! |
