Green Bridal Shower Invitations
When trying to remain eco-friendly while still planning a beautiful bridal shower, it can be difficult to know how to go about inviting guests to join the festivities without wasting excess amounts of paper. If you are looking for some ideas to help you to send beautiful invitations to your guests while still staying as green as possible, here are a few suggestions to get you started:
-Go digital-The easiest solution to the paper problem is by eliminating it altogether. While some may feel that digital invitations are not formal enough, there are plenty of ways to make them unique and fun, which can make up for the lower formality. Many websites offer e-vites that are suitable for a bridal shower. Another idea is to take a series of digital pictures of yourself or others holding up signs detailing the information about the bridal shower, creating a sort of storyboard form of invitation. Finally, an easy way to invite guests is to create a video that includes all the information about the shower that they need.
-Use the phone-These days, just about everyone has a cell phone and access to text messaging. Take advantage of this and simply call up the guests or send them a text message with the information. It will require a little extra effort on your part to keep track of everything – since you will not be receiving written RSVPs and will have to write it down yourself – but it is a good way to ensure that everyone knows about the shower without having to use any paper.
-Recycle the paper-There are many places, such as craft stores, that sell recycled paper. If you absolutely need to have paper invitations, this is a good way to make sure that at least the paper is not new. If you do not have access to recycled paper for sale, it is fairly easy to make it on your own, as long as you allow the time to do so. Find instructions online or purchase a kit in order to make your own recycled paper.
-Plantable invitations-A trendy choice right now is to use plantable invitations! This paper is actually filled with seeds for things like herbs or flowers, and they can be planted – paper and all – right into the soil after use. Guests will love not only the uniqueness of these invitations, but the beautiful little garden they will be able to begin!
