When it comes to wedding favors, brides and grooms these days are looking for earth-friendly choices that have meaning. If you’re searching for favor ideas that will be kind to the planet and your wallet, check these out.
Seedling Cards
A number of companies are now offering favors that you can plant. These seedling cards come in various shapes and designs and have seeds embedded in them. All your guests have to do is plant them when they get home. You can choose a uniquely shaped card in a color that matches your theme. The heart-shaped plantable seed packs to the right do double duty as favors and place card holders. Guest will love these eco-friendly wedding favors!
Plant a Tree
Why not invite your guests to reforest the area? The Arbor Day Foundation and other organizations offer small trees for your guests to plant. These little delicate branchlings come in a recyclable tube and you can place a ribbon and sticker on it to personalize your gift. Your guests can start their tree off inside and then move it outdoors after a few months. For very little money, you can give back to the earth.
Decorative Seed Packets
For a few pennies, you can find lovely seed packets to give to your guests. You can take a trip to the garden center of any store and come out with bundles of seeds of various types. Choose all flowers or all herbs. As a nice touch, you can provide a full grown plant as the centerpiece of the table to match the seeds. If you’re offering thyme seeds you might have a few thriving potted thyme plants as your centerpiece. Make each table different, or use all the same. It’s up to you.
Feed the Birds
Not only can you provide birdseed for your guests to throw after the ceremony, but you can also provide favors designed to feed the birds. Heart or other shaped favors can be found made entirely of birdseed. Dress them up with ribbon and they’ll look colorful and unique at each table. Pair them with a vintage birdcage centerpiece with Spanish moss in it for a wonderful look.
Bake Something
Guests will love it if you bake a scrumptious treat for them to take home. Have a favorite family cookie or brownie recipe? Love chocolate dipped pretzels? Did Grandma’s lemon bars steal the show when you were small? Bake a treat or two and place them in decorative bags or inexpensive plates. You won’t hear any complaints!
Make your own Candles
There’s nothing like a homemade gift to make guests feel welcomed. Make your own beeswax candles easily with sheet s of beeswax from a craft store. Pick up some wicks and instructions while you’re there. Tie up with some pretty grosgrain ribbon or jute twine for a natural look.
Try your Hand at Soap
Making soap favors isn’t hard at all. You can include flowers or lavender or other pretty natural elements in the soap before it cools. Craft stores have a wide array of molds to choose from, or make bar soap that you cut into guest-sized pieces. Tie up with a special hand-written label and you’ve got yourself a gift guests will use.
Butterfly Gardens
Everyone loves the magic of butterflies. Instead of plastic or silk butterflies, why not give out the seeds for a butterfly garden? Many seed companies offer the mix already pre-packaged. All your guests have to do is sprinkle it into soil when they get home. You might cut out recyclable paper butterfly shapes and tie it all up into a pretty bundle.
Chocolate Choices
Many companies today are making eco-friendly chocolate bars made with fair trade ingredients. Check online for specialty bars. You can personalize the wrappers with your own message or your names and dates. Guests will love knowing they’re snacking on planet-friendly treats.
Organically Grown
If you live near a farmer’s market or if you grow your own garden, why not fill a nice gift basket for each couple with organically grown produce? The look will be colorful and natural. And everyone gets to take home a delicious sampling. Include local tomatoes and fruits that are in season.
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