In today's world there is a big emphasis on being Eco-friendly and an equally as big trend towards buying 'green' products. So when it comes to your wedding favors you should endeavor to adopt an environmentally friendly approach too.
For the wedding favors themselves there is much to choose from. Items such as seeds, seedlings and even mini trees are all widely available, whilst other items which come from sustainable sources and which are sold under the Fair Trade umbrella, include chocolates, tea, coffee and textiles.
Indeed it is wholly possible now to create wedding favors which are entirely Eco-friendly from contents to packaging. Take a look at the following for some inspiration:
* Chocolate wedding favors - purchase some luxury Fair-trade chocolates, and then divide them between your guests by presenting them in boxes made from recycled card stock. Add some natural fiber string or hemp ribbon and a recycled card thank you tag.
* Tins of Tea or Coffee - Once again purchase a quantity of Fair-trade gourmet coffee or loose leaf tea. Present it in small aluminum tins, which should be recyclable. Create some labels from recycled paper to stick on the top.
* Candle in a Bag - Look for natural beeswax candles which are less polluting to the atmosphere than those made from paraffin. Present them in a hemp or bamboo cloth bag, complete with a recycled card tag.
These are just a few ideas and you can see that as much emphasis should be put on the packaging and finishing touches as there should be on the wedding favors themselves. What your guests do with their favors is out of your hands, but you should at least make it possible to recycle every part of the favor.
Tins, boxes and glass bottles or jars are all recyclable. Plastic boxes may not be recyclable, so it is worth checking them out first to see if they are. Try to use recycled card and papers in your thank you tags and labels. Many gift & favor boxes are made from recycled card these days or at the very least are manufactured from papers made from a sustainable source.
Recycled paper and card has come along way since it was first introduced and today the quality matches that of any that is not made from recycled materials. Fair-trade products come from sustainable sources where the producer has been accepted in to the Fair-trade scheme. Under Fair-trade rules they must adopt good environmental practices, ethical working conditions and fair pay for workers. Since its inception the range of Fair-trade products has increased and you will find that you will be able to purchase Fair-trade products to make your wedding favors from scratch.
Other wedding favor ideas you could consider include tins of plant seeds, jars of candy, bags of mini soaps, boxes containing bulbs, recycled paper notepads and much more.
For the wedding favors themselves there is much to choose from. Items such as seeds, seedlings and even mini trees are all widely available, whilst other items which come from sustainable sources and which are sold under the Fair Trade umbrella, include chocolates, tea, coffee and textiles.
Indeed it is wholly possible now to create wedding favors which are entirely Eco-friendly from contents to packaging. Take a look at the following for some inspiration:
* Chocolate wedding favors - purchase some luxury Fair-trade chocolates, and then divide them between your guests by presenting them in boxes made from recycled card stock. Add some natural fiber string or hemp ribbon and a recycled card thank you tag.
* Tins of Tea or Coffee - Once again purchase a quantity of Fair-trade gourmet coffee or loose leaf tea. Present it in small aluminum tins, which should be recyclable. Create some labels from recycled paper to stick on the top.
* Candle in a Bag - Look for natural beeswax candles which are less polluting to the atmosphere than those made from paraffin. Present them in a hemp or bamboo cloth bag, complete with a recycled card tag.
These are just a few ideas and you can see that as much emphasis should be put on the packaging and finishing touches as there should be on the wedding favors themselves. What your guests do with their favors is out of your hands, but you should at least make it possible to recycle every part of the favor.
Tins, boxes and glass bottles or jars are all recyclable. Plastic boxes may not be recyclable, so it is worth checking them out first to see if they are. Try to use recycled card and papers in your thank you tags and labels. Many gift & favor boxes are made from recycled card these days or at the very least are manufactured from papers made from a sustainable source.
Recycled paper and card has come along way since it was first introduced and today the quality matches that of any that is not made from recycled materials. Fair-trade products come from sustainable sources where the producer has been accepted in to the Fair-trade scheme. Under Fair-trade rules they must adopt good environmental practices, ethical working conditions and fair pay for workers. Since its inception the range of Fair-trade products has increased and you will find that you will be able to purchase Fair-trade products to make your wedding favors from scratch.
Other wedding favor ideas you could consider include tins of plant seeds, jars of candy, bags of mini soaps, boxes containing bulbs, recycled paper notepads and much more.
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