Weddingbee Blog

Now that you’ve seen all there is to see of our invitation suite, and you’re probably sick of it, there is one last thing I want to talk about.

(Just in case you needed a refresher - photo sent to me by Kristin at Twin Ravens Press)

We were pretty set on using certain paper, and I think you’ll be interested to hear about it. The booklet almost contained one final page that would have read the following:

About these booklets:

The interior pages of this wedding invitation booklet were letterpress printed on post-consumer recycled, cotton fiber blend paper that has been embedded with wildflower seeds that will grow almost anywhere. If you don’t wish to retain this wedding invitation, simply moisten its pages and plant just under the surface of some soil in a sunny spot. Water regularly until seeds germinate and watch them grow!

This cover of this booklet and lining of the envelopes are made from handmade lotka paper imported from Nepal. This paper is made using centuries-old traditions with fibrous bark from the daphne cannabina shrub, which grows at high altitudes in the Himalayas. Because these papers are handmade and hand-dyed in Nepal, they are subject to slight variation in color and thickness, making each and every piece unique.

Not only was it important to us that these invitations be unique, but we tried to be eco-conscious. I don’t think that everyone is going to plant our invitations, but if they throw them away, (they are not! they will save them forever!) they will at least be totally biodegradable. (I do realize, of course, how much paper this used, but we tried where we could!)

Speaking of plantable invitations, remember our save the dates? Some people have planted them and they are really beginning to sprout! So exciting!

So that concludes the invitations saga. I am so enjoying getting the RSVPs back - I especially love when people write little notes, or how a couple of people have actually used the drawing and colored it in or added their own flowers!

Did you try to make eco-friendly choices throughout your planning? Share your eco-conscious secrets!