Weddingbee Blog

Alright ladies, I am here to continue to provide some eco-friendly options for your wedding. I have to start off by saying that the green world is confusing, at best. And I am well aware that the Peeps’ wedding will have an impact on the environment. My goal here is just to throw out a few options that the Mr. and I have tried to incorporate to reduce that impact. (And yes, we could always be better, do more, use less, but we are modern people living in a consumerist world just trying to put one foot in front of the other). And just to give myself a bit of street cred—I do have a Master’s in Environmental Policy and I did spend a year working on myfootprint.org. But, there will be more on that later.

Oh, and Mr. Peeps—stop reading now, or no surprises for you!

Now that that is out of the way, let’s talk about spiffing up the Mister’s outfit on the big day. The mister is cufflink-less, so I thought that a memorable and lasting gift to give him on his big day would be the ever important—drum roll—pair of cuff links. This is not an entirely new idea, but I am hoping my options are a bit out of the ordinary, and a bit more eco-chic.

Before I start, here are two great websites to find some fabulously fun and cool eco-gifts: green with envy and eco-artware.

First up, we have recycled Wine Barrel Cuff links. Have I mentioned to the hive yet that Mr. Peeps has left the deliciously tasting olive oil world to go back to the wine industry? That’s right—our wine ’closet’ is again filling up quickly!

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Obviously these are pertinent to Mr. Peep’s profession, and even one of our wedding colors, so they’re a good all-around choice.

Option #2: A bit of SF memorabilia. And the great part about these is that the Muni line runs next to the hotel we’re getting married at, so they’re very fitting, if I do say so myself. But they’re not all that attractive. Note to the hive—these are also available for other major cities!!

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Option #3: These aren’t necessarily eco, but these cuff links are on Etsy, in our wedding colors, and are at a fabulous price. And don’t you think they match our invites??

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And finally, the option that is the most expensive, but oh-so-cool. They’re Dodger Stadium cuff links!!! Have I mentioned that I am HUGE Dodger fan, and over the years I have converted Mr. PT to one as well. He’s even going down to LA-LA Land to go to a Dodger game for his bachelor party!!! Unfortunately, the Dodger ones are blue, so they don’t actually match our wedding colors. But my FMIL thought they’d be an awesome gift and conversation starter.

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And finally, Did anyone get their Dad a gift on their big day!?? Papa Peep’s b-day is a week before the wedding, so I am thinking of gifting him this at the rehearsal—he’s the reason I am a Dodger fan, and being an accountant, he loves a good pen:

What do you think? What are you gifting your Mister? Do you have any other eco-friendly options to share with the hive?