Comments on: 10 Ways To Go Green http://www.diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/ Clever, crafty do-it-yourself tips, resources, advice, and how-to projects for the hip bride & groom. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:44:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Christine http://www.diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/#comment-7627 Christine Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:51:06 +0000 http://diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/#comment-7627 In an attempt to "go-green" with our wedding, we sent our "save the date" cards electronically to everyone that had email. We also posted the std card on our wedding website (momentville.com). For those that did not have email, we printed the cards and mailed them. Our formal invitations are very streamline (1 invitation and 1 insert that has information about the reception, where to RSVP, and a map) and printed on recycled paper. We asked people to RSVP to our website or call us. By doing this, we eliminated using extra paper and postage. In an attempt to “go-green” with our wedding, we sent our “save the date” cards electronically to everyone that had email. We also posted the std card on our wedding website (momentville.com). For those that did not have email, we printed the cards and mailed them. Our formal invitations are very streamline (1 invitation and 1 insert that has information about the reception, where to RSVP, and a map) and printed on recycled paper. We asked people to RSVP to our website or call us. By doing this, we eliminated using extra paper and postage.

]]> By: LCI Paper http://www.diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/#comment-7167 LCI Paper Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:56:25 +0000 http://diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/#comment-7167 Just after I submitted my response to this post yesterday asking about people's opinions of on-line wedding invitations I had an interesting conversation with one of our customers that I thought I would share. She was considering going on-line for her invitations but quickly ran into problems. It would seem that many people (grand parents, older aunts and uncles) either do not have a PC or have very limited knowledge of surfing the web. When she realized that this audience was close to a quarter of her invitation list she went green with recycled invitations. She makes an interesting point. What wedding of any size does not have a large contingent of grandparents and older aunts and uncles? On-line may not be a good way to go with that dynamic to deal with... Just after I submitted my response to this post yesterday asking about people’s opinions of on-line wedding invitations I had an interesting conversation with one of our customers that I thought I would share. She was considering going on-line for her invitations but quickly ran into problems. It would seem that many people (grand parents, older aunts and uncles) either do not have a PC or have very limited knowledge of surfing the web. When she realized that this audience was close to a quarter of her invitation list she went green with recycled invitations.

She makes an interesting point. What wedding of any size does not have a large contingent of grandparents and older aunts and uncles? On-line may not be a good way to go with that dynamic to deal with…

]]> By: LCI Paper http://www.diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/#comment-7161 LCI Paper Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:45:57 +0000 http://diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/#comment-7161 How does everyone feel about using online e-mail invitation as a way of avoiding the use of paper invitations altogether? Personally I think it is a little impersonal and tacky. I think the way go go green for invitations is to use recycled paper invitations. We have a couple of posts in our blog about weddings going green that may be of interest: <a href="http://talk.lcipaper.com/b2evolution/index.php/2008/04/03/eco_friendly_wedding_invitation_ideas" rel="nofollow">Eco-Friendly Wedding Invitation Ideas</a> and <a href="http://talk.lcipaper.com/b2evolution/index.php/2007/10/04/planning_a_green_wedding" rel="nofollow">Planning a Green Wedding</a>. How does everyone feel about using online e-mail invitation as a way of avoiding the use of paper invitations altogether? Personally I think it is a little impersonal and tacky. I think the way go go green for invitations is to use recycled paper invitations. We have a couple of posts in our blog about weddings going green that may be of interest: Eco-Friendly Wedding Invitation Ideas and Planning a Green Wedding.

]]> By: Samantha Bowen http://www.diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/#comment-5845 Samantha Bowen Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:45:50 +0000 http://diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/#comment-5845 I thought a fun idea was to plant a tree during your ceremony to set the tone for the rest of the GO GREEN wedding. Have a plot already dug up, the tree rested into place and you and your husband place the first clot of dirt ontop of it, kind of like a unity candle except the tree will (hopefully) last for years. Also, try potting your favorite flowers ahead of time, letting them grow and having them as table centerpeices. At the end of your reception, allow guests like parents and in laws to take them home and plant as a souvenir from the big day. Other guests can get packs of seeds to plant and a instructional card (on recycled paper of course) on how to continue the GO GREEN project I thought a fun idea was to plant a tree during your ceremony to set the tone for the rest of the GO GREEN wedding. Have a plot already dug up, the tree rested into place and you and your husband place the first clot of dirt ontop of it, kind of like a unity candle except the tree will (hopefully) last for years.
Also, try potting your favorite flowers ahead of time, letting them grow and having them as table centerpeices. At the end of your reception, allow guests like parents and in laws to take them home and plant as a souvenir from the big day. Other guests can get packs of seeds to plant and a instructional card (on recycled paper of course) on how to continue the GO GREEN project

]]> By: Sarah Myers http://www.diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/#comment-3593 Sarah Myers Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:05:36 +0000 http://diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/#comment-3593 Friends of mine made a donation to their favorite charity in lieu of favors. They also registered on JustGive.org for us to make contributions to two of their favorite causes (ASPCA and Surfrider). I thought it was a great idea and really reflected who they are as a couple. I overheard one guest who mentioned they saw the charity registry and although they had already bought a wrapped physical gift (i.e. the mixer off my friend's Macy's registry), they made a nominal donation to ASPCA as well. Friends of mine made a donation to their favorite charity in lieu of favors. They also registered on JustGive.org for us to make contributions to two of their favorite causes (ASPCA and Surfrider). I thought it was a great idea and really reflected who they are as a couple. I overheard one guest who mentioned they saw the charity registry and although they had already bought a wrapped physical gift (i.e. the mixer off my friend’s Macy’s registry), they made a nominal donation to ASPCA as well.

]]> By: AML http://www.diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/#comment-1606 AML Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:05:19 +0000 http://diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/#comment-1606 Other green ideas-use recylced paper for invitations, table cards-favors: soy-based candles-I used hand made sarongs for my tablecloths at my wedding and at the end did a drwa and one guest at each table got to take it home, wash it and use it for the beach, if they chose too. I had bamboo dinnerware and used recycled glass for my centerpieces. You don;t have to go insane, but there are many ways you can incoroporate your green beliefs into any event. Other green ideas-use recylced paper for invitations, table cards-favors: soy-based candles-I used hand made sarongs for my tablecloths at my wedding and at the end did a drwa and one guest at each table got to take it home, wash it and use it for the beach, if they chose too. I had bamboo dinnerware and used recycled glass for my centerpieces. You don;t have to go insane, but there are many ways you can incoroporate your green beliefs into any event.

]]> By: becky http://www.diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/#comment-1601 becky Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:55:31 +0000 http://diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/#comment-1601 Julied, if it isn't too late for this suggestion, try evite.com. It's free, they have some cute templates, and everything is kept up-to-date as people RSVP. Julied, if it isn’t too late for this suggestion, try evite.com. It’s free, they have some cute templates, and everything is kept up-to-date as people RSVP.

]]> By: Julied http://www.diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/#comment-1179 Julied Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:30:11 +0000 http://diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/#comment-1179 Do you know any easy way to set up a website and send out email invites that people can reply to online and it all be kept upto date on a database - so that invites can be kept to a minimum - I guess I could get my own done - but it would be great if someones done it already! Do you know any easy way to set up a website and send out email invites that people can reply to online and it all be kept upto date on a database - so that invites can be kept to a minimum - I guess I could get my own done - but it would be great if someones done it already!

]]> By: Andrea http://www.diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/#comment-531 Andrea Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:51:33 +0000 http://diybride.com/2007/07/09/10-ways-to-go-green/#comment-531 We are giving our guests evergreen tree "sprigs' that they can take home and plant for the party favor! If we have any leftover, we will plant them at our new house and will always be reminded of our wedding day. You can get them here: http://www.greenworldproject.net/tree-seedlings.htm We are giving our guests evergreen tree “sprigs’ that they can take home and plant for the party favor! If we have any leftover, we will plant them at our new house and will always be reminded of our wedding day.

You can get them here: http://www.greenworldproject.net/tree-seedlings.htm

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