Choosing Eco-Friendly Paper Products For Your Wedding
Your wedding will provide many opportunities for you to choose environmentally friendly products.
One of the most challenging choices you will face is the use of paper.
What types?
How many?
What font style?
What type and color ink to use?
The environmental choices you make here can set the tone for the entire wedding, as your guests will see your eco-conscious choices right from the start.
Here are some of the ways paper is used in weddings:
- Engagement Announcements
- Wedding Announcements
- Wedding Invitations
- Bridal Shower Invitations
- Save-The-Date cards
- Envelopes
- Reply Cards
- Thank You Notes
- Stationary
- Itineraries
- Programs
- Place Cards
- Menu Cards
Tips
- It should be easy to find tree-free, 100% recycled, or partially recycled paper for all your wedding needs
- For printing, use non-toxic soy or vegetable based inks, or hire a local calligrapher to write them for you
- Some envelopes are made from recycled paper fibers and have flower seeds embedded inside the paper.
Your guests can plant them and grow something special!
- Save an envelope, use a postcard for RSVPs instead of an envelope. It costs less in postage too!
- Hire a local calligrapher to do the printing by hand
- Instead of reply cards and envelopes, consider writing this on the invitations: "Save a tree, please call 123-456-7890 or e-mail ourwedding@myemail.com to RSVP"
- Instead of paper invitations, save-the-date cards, and announcements, consider communicating electronically using the Internet.
As more eco-conscious couples are getting married, it has become commonplace to include your green vision in your electronic announcement to ensure your guests are onboard with your vision. Using the Internet cuts down on a tremendous amount of paper.
There are various services available that can be used.
Evite is one that offers many wedding-themed invitations.
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