"Green" the New White Wedding

Your wedding announcement or invitation can set the tone for your environmentally friendly wedding. There are many options today for 100% recycled, partially recycled or completely tree free papers from wedding invitation suppliers. The most obvious products carry the recycled logo, but you can also look for Hemp, Bamboo and Chemical Free printing options.


Consider all these places for paper on your wedding day:



•engagement announcements
•save the date cards
•shower invitations
•shower thank you notes
•wedding invitaitons
•ceremony programs
•place cards
•menu cards
•wedding announcements
•thank you notes

Many brides today are communicating electronically to cut down on paper and waste. You may be interested in creating your own unique personal wedding website at The Knot. www.theknot.com You can keep guests updated, post pictures and even add music. You can also send invitations for casual showers and luncheons using www.evite.com



Next time eco-friendly rings and dresses

Selecting Wedding Color Palette

" Not to sink under being man and wife,
But get some color and music out of life?"

Robert Frost
[American poet, 1874-1963]


As you start your new life together will it be bold in splashes of red, or this year's trendy turquoise? Will it be earth tones for peace and tranquility or will it sophisticated metallics that sets your wedding reception mood?

Selecting your color palette is not necessarily about picking your favorite color and it is also not necessary to select just one color. The beauty of color is that it is fun to play with just like when you were a child and had your big box of 64 Crayolas. Your wedding palette needs to blend, not match.

Here is are a couple of really fun sites to help you see how your color palette might work.

http://labs.ideeinc.com/multicolr/#

http://colorschemedesigner.com

Some of this spring's newest color trends are as follows:

Turquoise
Jewell toned and vibrant or tropical and breezy...your choice.




Deep Red
Warm and Sensual...the color of love.





Violet
In its deepest hues it hints at roaylty and it looks great on almost everybody!











Beige
Not just for the mother of the groom. Beige can be anything but boring.




Yellow
Bright and cheery... perfect for an outside wedding in the spring...


Next time Planning Your Green Wedding