Invitations I
nvites set the mood and tone of your big day and let the guests know what they’re in for. Include your loved ones in your world and let them feel good about helping the planet. When you send out your eco-friendly invites, include some handmade growable paper which your guests can plant to
produce a range of wild flowers. The Exotic Paper Company have a huge range of recycled paper to choose from, everything from handmade silk paper to seeded paper. They offer large sheets of plain paper so you can make the invites yourself from home. If you want to have them professionally printed, a fantastic website, based in
the UK, is Lovegreen which uses 100% recycled paper and soy inks to create intricate, eco-friendly invites. You can even create your very own wedding mood board on their site to help generate ideas and inspiration for all your little wedding details.
The cake W
ales based company Eat My Flowers is popular with green brides because of their ethical values. Eat my flowers produce hand crystallised
edible flowers which are grown without the use of pesticides, and hand processed and dried, before decorating wedding cakes. There are plenty of bakeries all over the UK
which use organically sourced ingredients in their desserts. Our pick would be Tricky Treats, where all products and ingredients are free from artificial colourings and only use organic preservatives. If you’re designing a cake yourself you can include organic flowers or fresh flowers, edible herbs or leaves and even pretty branches to make the perfect natural cake. If you’re choosing a key ingredient such as chocolate or berries, make sure you go fair-trade. If you’re catering for a small wedding party, you might consider having small cupcakes instead of a big cake, and these can be wrapped in recycled paper.
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Photo from Eat My Flowers
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