With all the trends appearing, disappearing and reappearing, one that seems to be growing steadily over the last couple of years is the eco-friendly wedding. Each Friday will now be dedicated to providing you with eco-friendly tips to make your wedding not only special to you but special to the environment as well. So sit back, brew some tea, and enjoy.
One eco-friendly trend I noticed even ten years ago when I was planning my wedding was recycled paper products. Everything from invitations to thank you cards and even customized napkins were available in recycled paper products. The problem was the cost. Ten years ago, these items were so scarce that cost was a problem as well as design. I was unwilling to pay $1000 for 100 very plain vanilla invitations, even handmade paper ones.
However, now with companies such as Naturally Ever After, Earthly Affair, and InvitationBoxGreen offering items with at least 30% post consumer fibers, Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI) certified, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified, and Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) certified these choices are now more affordable as well as readily available in simple and more extravagant designs. Some companies even donate portions of their profits to certain environmental charities. A simple Google search for “eco-friendly wedding invitations” yielded dozens of companies to from which to choose. An inquiry at your local stationary store can also yield great results as more and more companies offer items containing post consumer fibers as well as cotton fiber papers as well which cuts down on deforeststation.
Another option for eco-friendly invites is handmade paper with embedded flower seeds. While a smidge more expensive than the traditional invite, these invitations do double duty. The recipient is treated not only to a lovely invite to your day but then has a lasting reminder of flowers. If the invites do make it to the landfill, they decompose into a beautiful spot in the middle of something not so beautiful.
If only everything disposable were embedded with flower seeds.
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