High quality recycled paper and eco-inks are available at many local
printers for traditional, yet eco-friendly, invitations.
rings or find antique rings at Pave Fine
Family owned and operated in St. Helena, Woodhouse Chocolates offer
hand-crafted confections made from quality local ingredients.
Green Gifts and Favors
of Kollar Chocolates, Woodhouse Choco-
Edible favors are a favorite with both
lates, pots of organic honey from Marshall
ley, or Brilliant Earth (brilliantearth.
Twomey and Donaldson. Donaldson rec-
Farms, biodynamic wines or local artisanal
com) or Lang Antiques (langantiques.
ommends Sacred Chocolate, a Novato firm
products such as Napa Valley Soap.
com) in San Francisco, for example.
that specializes in local artisan chocolates
Jewelry (pavefinejewelry.com) in Berke-
Online sites, such as Blue Nile (bluenile.com) Leber Jeweler (leberjeweler.
com), greenKarat (greenkarat.com),
or Laurelton Diamonds (laureltondia-
But, she adds, many green couples are
and offers custom labels. She also likes the
opting to give – and get - gifts that support
idea of handing out vintage handkerchiefs
favorite charities and it's not at all uncom-
at the ceremony for a thoughtful green
mon to request "no gift wrapping".
gesture.
Still others request no gifts. After all, the
Twomey suggests wine country gifts
best present is the presence of guests.
monds.com), are other choices for green
or antique rings.
Sustainable Stationary
"Etsy is a great place to look for af-
You'll never make a bigger impact.
(Or have a smaller chair.)
fordable custom design work on recycled paper," Donaldson suggests.
"Minted (minted.com) also offers an
eco-friendly line or design your own
and have them printed locally at Greener Printer (greenerprinter.com). Bella
Figura is another stylish and eco-friendly choice bridal favorite.
Twomey likes the idea of avoiding
paper altogether, sending out "Save The
Date" notices by Email, and creating
wedding websites. "Couples are able to
post directions to the wedding venue,
links to their bridal registry, and all the
other pertinent information." Website
templates can be found at weddingwire.
com, ewedding.com, or mywedding.
com.
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