I love my green couples, their requests often kick my creativity and I go beyond bed and bath stores, find the impossible re-recyclables, the total re-use idea and recall whatever I have heard, seen, read or thought to manifest their unique ideas. Shelley and Jason above celebrated their spring wedding in the thriftiest venue in Sierra Madre: Nature Friends, a jump into the thirties, and got me into all things DIY.
With Blake and Stephen who partied with 500 guests at their summer county fair feast in Bel Air we did it all: from email invites and website RSVP's over green hotels to gorgeous veggie-sunflower baskets on wooden picnic tables. In lieu of gifts they offered their guests to donate to their favorite charity, online. (come back for their stories)
Today, Robin, one of my future green brides, asked me about eco cool registries, "You know, something more than just the typical Bed, Bath & Beyond stores." Of course that gets you into the massive waste of opulent gift wraps and their fun and funky alternatives like the fabulous ideas of traceable gift bags from
Wrap Sacks.
Instead of buying recycled wrapping paper it might be a fun project for guests to come up with their own creative ways to wrap gifts in posters, newspapers, wall paper etc and use interesting "ribbons" from rope to wire or recycle ribbon left overs.
And here is the registry list I put together for Robin and thought is nice to share:
Vivaterra
Branch Home
Green Depot
Gaiam
Re:Modern
3r Living
For couples who are packed with stuff, there is an elegant way to ask for money (mucho verde)
Wishing well
Go Gift
or to ask for a pitch in for the Honeymoon:
Honeymoon Wishes
Honey Fund
Philantropists:
Just give...
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