Eco-Friendly Wedding Favours

5 ECO-FRIENDLY Wedd g favours

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nterested in making your big event a little easier on the planet? ead on for some fun ideas to impress your guests while reducing the carbon footprint of your wedding. here are many items that are sourced locally and sustainably and then there are items that leave zero waste. deally, we look for both of those qualities, but in a pinch, the main guideline would be to avoid plastic items as they take hundreds of years to decompose and create pollution all over the world.

S d Paper Gr t g Cards

hese have beautiful texture and a thick feel and can be custom-made to match your wedding theme and colours. ome spring, instead of collecting dust on a shelf, these cards will bring the beauty of flowers to your guests’ garden or balcony and create a lovely and natural reminder of your amazing wedding.

A Natur Soap Bars

any soaps contain micro-plastics, which are not only questionable for our health, but also go down our drain and ultimately contribute to plastics in our oceans. nstead, look for handmade, local soap with paper packaging. ll natural ingredients (ones that sound familiar and pronounceable) are your best bet. hey can be coloured with natural mica to create incredible hues and patterns.

Dried Bud Bouquets

ini bouquets made of dried flowers are very on-trend and create zero waste. pt for craft paper wrapping with raffia ribbon. hese make adorable keepsakes for decorating a shelf or putting in a bud vase. hen sourcing these, look for unbleached, unprocessed flowers like lavender and naturally beige bunny tails. leached dried florals, (like white or pink pampas grass and bunny tails) go through a harsh chemical process. ou can even dry your own by bundling them up and hanging them upside down, away from direct sunlight. lowers that dry well naturally include: straw flowers, baby’s breath, amaranth, eucalyptus, statice, blue thistle and hydrangea.