Earth Friendly Wedding Favors
Traditional wedding favors can be fairly wasteful - printed cards or little trinkets that people throw away shortly after the wedding reception.
With all the current concern over the state of the environment, a lot of people are asking themselves how to give wedding favors that are more ecologically friendly.
The most important things to remember when you're trying to find wedding favors that will please your guests without harming the earth are the three R's - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Choose favors that reduce the amount of packaging that will be thrown away, that can be reused, or if reuse isn't possible, recycled.
Here are a few ideas for green wedding favors to get you started.
Of course, you'll want to try to find recycled paper to print your wedding invitations and place cards on.
However, one option that's growing more popular is having these printed in non-toxic ink on paper impregnated with wildflower seeds.
That way, your guests can take their wedding favors home, plant them, and enjoy beautiful flowers.
This is a great way to get a little more mileage out of something that would otherwise be thrown out.
If you want to give out themed candles as wedding favors, but are uncomfortable with paraffin, consider soy candles.
They burn cooler and longer, and aren't derived from petroleum.
They can be bought in many locations.
If you're crafty, you can even easily pour your own soy candles.
Consider picking up containers from the thrift or second hand store to put your candles in, instead of purchasing new candle holders.
Growing things are also a great idea - not just seeds, but bulbs wrapped in stenciled fabric or bags, small potted plants, and bamboo have turned up at weddings.
Your guests can plant and enjoy them after the nuptials.
Potpourri or scented floral confetti (made from flower petals, not from paper) are another good wedding favor idea.
You can fill small reusable bags with the confetti and add a tag with your wedding information.
Sachets are also popular, as are small bags of tea.
There's a whole world of wonderful, earth-conscious wedding favors out there waiting to be discovered.
All you have to do is put a little thought into what favors you're going to give out after the wedding ceremony or reception, instead of just going with the old standards.
Green wedding favors have the additional bonus of making your wedding unique and memorable, because none of them are ever quite the same.
You can still make your wedding reception and ceremony the kind of production you'd like to, without having to feel guilty about your ecological impact.
With all the current concern over the state of the environment, a lot of people are asking themselves how to give wedding favors that are more ecologically friendly.
The most important things to remember when you're trying to find wedding favors that will please your guests without harming the earth are the three R's - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Choose favors that reduce the amount of packaging that will be thrown away, that can be reused, or if reuse isn't possible, recycled.
Here are a few ideas for green wedding favors to get you started.
Of course, you'll want to try to find recycled paper to print your wedding invitations and place cards on.
However, one option that's growing more popular is having these printed in non-toxic ink on paper impregnated with wildflower seeds.
That way, your guests can take their wedding favors home, plant them, and enjoy beautiful flowers.
This is a great way to get a little more mileage out of something that would otherwise be thrown out.
If you want to give out themed candles as wedding favors, but are uncomfortable with paraffin, consider soy candles.
They burn cooler and longer, and aren't derived from petroleum.
They can be bought in many locations.
If you're crafty, you can even easily pour your own soy candles.
Consider picking up containers from the thrift or second hand store to put your candles in, instead of purchasing new candle holders.
Growing things are also a great idea - not just seeds, but bulbs wrapped in stenciled fabric or bags, small potted plants, and bamboo have turned up at weddings.
Your guests can plant and enjoy them after the nuptials.
Potpourri or scented floral confetti (made from flower petals, not from paper) are another good wedding favor idea.
You can fill small reusable bags with the confetti and add a tag with your wedding information.
Sachets are also popular, as are small bags of tea.
There's a whole world of wonderful, earth-conscious wedding favors out there waiting to be discovered.
All you have to do is put a little thought into what favors you're going to give out after the wedding ceremony or reception, instead of just going with the old standards.
Green wedding favors have the additional bonus of making your wedding unique and memorable, because none of them are ever quite the same.
You can still make your wedding reception and ceremony the kind of production you'd like to, without having to feel guilty about your ecological impact.