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A hot wedding trend this year is planning events that are eco-friendly, also known as "green". With many more environmentally friendly products available to consumers now, many couples are choosing to honor the earth by having wedding events that are less wasteful; more about giving something back to the earth.
Being environmentally conscious is a lifestyle choice and it's starting with their wedding day. If you and your future spouse care more about the environment and less about having a frilly, wasteful wedding, why not considering going green for your own wedding with these fantastic new eco-friendly wedding favor ideas?
Flowers in bloom. One of the greatest gifts an environmentally conscious couple can give to their wedding guests is seeds that can be planed in the earth to renew life. There are lots of wonderful eco-friendly wedding favors that incorporated this idea, such as wedding favor flower packs, wild flower seed packets and flower pots. One cute way to use these as favors are to set terra cotta flower pots on tables with some biodegradable foam and moss in the base, mount the seed packages onto bamboo sticks and make an "arrangement" with them in the pot.
Guests can then take them home and plant the flowers in their own gardens, in the park or in window planters to enjoy them as they bloom. The couple can even use this idea as part of their wedding celebration – instead of lighting a unity candle, they can place two seed packages into one pot and then convey that as the seeds germinate and grow, so too does their love grow and become something even more beautiful.
Go natural. There are many lovely natural products that can be used for wedding décor and favors at your green wedding event. Some lovely ideas include place card holders made out of bamboo shoots or sea shells. These items can be placed on tables for guests to enjoy during the wedding and reception, then later on, for displaying wedding photos, recycled paper wedding announcements and other little treasures from your wedding day. Be sure to donate any items to the recycling or resale stores after your wedding so that others can reuse them.
Biodegradable is better. The green products that are available today include many products that are totally biodegradable – such as paper products, beeswax and soy candles, and wedding décor made with 100% recycled material. It's easy to find just the right items that will not pollute the environment when you toss them or if they accidently end up on the ground. Some wonderful biodegradable items include burlap wedding favor coasters and butterfly seed baskets. Just think lots of natural fibers and you will find many excellent wedding favors that will not harm the environment once the party ends.
Forget the AC – use fans. What better way to reduce electricity waste by eliminating air conditioning at your green wedding? If you think ahead, you can plan your wedding on a nice warm spring or autumn day, but if it does happen to get a little warmer than usual, one excellent eco-friendly wedding favor idea for guests are foldable fans made out of sandalwood or silk. These fans can even be personalized if you like and used later on for other events as they fit neatly inside pockets and purses. Your guests will feel like they're in an old fashioned wedding when you present them with fans like this as it adds a nice touch of charm for your green wedding day.
The eco-friendly wedding is a thoughtful way for you to remind others that it's very important to take care of the earth so that we can all enjoy the fresh air, blue skies and all that nature provides for us to be happy.
