The amount of paper used for weddings can add up. Not only are there the invitations:which often include several sheets of paper, there are also engagement announcements, save-the-date cards, shower invitations, thank-you cards, ceremony programs, place cards, menu cards, rehearsal dinner invitations. Multiply all those cards and envelopes by the number of guests, and that equals a lot of trees.
Some Eco-friendly options include sending electronic messages, using recycled or quicker bio-degrading paper, and creating a wedding website where guests can check information and updates. Place settings can be written on one large poster, painted on gourds for a fall wedding, painted on rocks, and menus can be distributed two per table, or on a large menu board instead of one for every person. (What ever happened to being surprised with what comes to the table?)
I think thank you cards that are personally written are still necessary. Your guests have come a distance and brought gifts, and your wedding party certainly has merited a thank you… don’t forget your immediate family. There are many Eco-friendly thank you cards available to use.
Instead of wedding favours which may or may not use paper.. a donation to a charity of your choice might be an Eco-friendly option.
Let’s save our planet one invitation and place card at a time.