Wedding invitations

Posted by admin on June 2, 2009

Here are just a few ways to reduce via your wedding invitations:

Go digital with your invitations! Send evite ones instead.

Use handmade paper invitations or tree free invitation/note cards

If you are snail mailing invitations, do it earlier than originally planned so you don’t have to send a “save the date” card in addition to the invitation.

Additionally if you snail mail invitations, include a “please recycle me” note on your invitations so guests will recycle and not trash your invitation.

Don’t invite everyone in the world to your wedding. Make a guest list and invite only those select people.

Eco Jewelry

Posted by admin on April 24, 2009

Be responsible when buying jewelry…be it the engagement ring, wedding bands or jewelry for the ceremony.

Find an alternative to diamond rings. Diamond miners are often times working in cramped, unsafe conditions and there’s also the problem of child labor in the mines too.

On average, the production of a single gold ring generates 20 tons of mine waste. That’s crazy!
But if you insist on a gold/diamond ring buy American, buy local, request a Certificate of Origin or better yet try to find a vintage or antique ring.

Green Karat offers eco jewelry, recycled gold jewelry.

Wooden Rings offers handcrafted wooden rings with silver or gold accent.

Leber Jeweler offers conflict free diamonds and ethically produced jewelry.

Brilliant Earth is another jeweler. They offer Canadian conflict free diamond rings and more.

Green Centerpieces

Posted by admin on March 27, 2009

Here are a few ideas for green, eco friendly centerpieces for your tables at the reception.

Edible Centerpiece:
Use locally grown fruits in a bowl on each table.
Make a fruit arrangement by cutting fruits into various shapes, flower shapes, etc.
Place organic mini cupcakes at each table, top them with edible flowers.

Floral Centerpiece:
Cut down on the amount of flowers used by simply putting a few blossoms floating in water.

Candles:
Use candles instead of flowers.
Use an soy based candle, preferably unscented.

Balloons:
Don’t use them!
There’s nothing at all green about them and they can be dangerous to animals, birds.
There’s actually a law in several states that it’s illegal to mass release balloons. (FL, CT, TN, CA, VA have already enacted that and MA, MD and NY are in the process).