The Watering Can Planting Kit Favors are perfect for the bride and groom wanting to Go Green. These adorable watering cans make the perfect favor for an outdoor garden theme or Spring theme wedding. Each kit has everything you need to start growing a miniature garden of White Alyssum. This useful favor will be appreciated by all your guests, especially as they watch it grow after the wedding. Simply attach the customized self-stick labels to the watering cans and you have yourself an eco-friendly favor that will look adorable on your reception tables.

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"Love is grand, just like the earth we live on! So let's not take either for granted. Instead, let's do all that we can on a daily basis to preserve our precious gifts in life!" — Leslie

So happy to have Leslie of WeddingGiftsCompany.com joining us today with great ideas to help you plan an eco-friendly and stylish wedding.

As a bride, one of the most celebrated moments in life is giving your hand in marriage to your soul mate and to your best friend. And in doing so, as a bride, why not reflect the things that matter most to you on your special day. After all, your wedding day is a day that reflects your individuality! So make sure to enhance the day with the things that matter most to you.

Eco-friendly weddings have become a growing trend amongst brides. And for a good reason. And because the wedding industry is taking note of this growing awareness, manufacturers are producing ideas and products that contend to those who ware environmentally conscious.

It's easy to incorporate the eco-friendly theme into every aspect of your wedding. Here are just a few ideas:

eco-friendly wedding venues : country wedding, destination wedding, botanical wedding, mountain wedding

Venues: When choosing a venue, you may want to celebrate the beauty of nature by having the wedding outdoors. You may consider a country wedding on a farm, a destination wedding on a tropical beach, a botanical wedding in a beautiful garden, or a mountain wedding in a picturesque valley.

eco-friendly wedding stationery: vintage plantable wildflower invitations, tree of love plantable wedding invitation, seed paper thank you card, floral wreath seasons invitation

Stationery: One of the biggest trends right now in the stationery industry is invitations that are created with plant-able paper that grows. That's right. Guests will be able to recycle the invitation by planting the card which is made out of garden seeds. With a little bit of sunshine and a few drops of rain, they will be able to see a beautiful garden grow. This plant-able paper, which is made out of seeds, can also be used for the thank you cards, table cards, wedding favors and more.

potted succulent wedding favors

Favors & Gifts: Shopping for eco-friendly favors is easy with so many manufacturers aware of the growing trend. And if you are a DIY bride, the ideas are endless. Just think green. You may go to a local nursery and purchase mini terra cotta pots. Simply fill them with soil, plants and lots of love. You may use wooden sticks to personalize the favors and write a special message of thanks. Gifts and favors that are made out of bamboo are also a great idea for eco-friendly weddings, as bamboo is a renewable resource.

paper bag menu

Menus: Food is an essential part to every wedding reception. Once the venue is chosen, it's time to configure the menu. Depending on the venue of the reception, you will either use the chef on premise, or outsource the food to a local catering company. Either way, you want to make sure to sit down with the chef and discuss your eco-friendly theme. You will find that it is easy to create menu items that are organic, colorful and full of flavor. Consider seasonal ingredients that are locally-grown without pesticides.

So as you can see, with an eco-friendly wedding, you are able to celebrate your love and celebrate the earth at the same time. After all, what could be more beautiful than saying 'I DO' in an atmosphere that embraces your love for the things that matter most in life.

the above article is courtesy of Leslie, owner and passionate blogger of www.WeddingGiftsCompany.com

This has to be one of the best ideas . . . eco-friendly wooden cutlery that's actually a DIY. Now you can customize your bridal shower or wedding with cutlery from Favor Days that not only matches your theme's colors, but you can select a coordinating pattern too. Each kit includes either 50 forks, spoons or knives depending on which kit you purchase, along with stamping tools and easy-to-follow instructions. With this kit, you will be able to get "crafty" as you will be stamping on the design. Pattern choices include the ever popular chevron, hearts, filigree, polka dots, stripes, and more in your choice of 25 bold and vibrant colors.

This has to be one of the most brilliant ideas for a wedding favor. Surprise your guests with these muslin bags that come filled with three seed bombs from Daisy Days and they can grow either wildflowers or herbs. The seed bombs are made with eco-friendly, compostable paper and packed with either wildflower or edible herb {basil, parsley and oregano} seeds. Planting is super easy as your guest will just need to toss them into soil and watch them grow.

above: wildflower seed bomb favors

above: herb seed bomb favors

For the bag printing - you can choose from among 11 color choices and the inside card is personalized with the couples name and wedding date. There's also instructions for the recipient on planting the seed bombs.

Daisy Days makes it easy to Go Green and Save some Green. They offer a wonderful selection of eco-friendly favors and wedding products, like these plantable matchstick garden favors. These garden within a matchbook favors declare that the two of you are a "perfect match". The sticks of seed paper will simply need to be planted by your guests and they will grow a garden of colorful wildflowers or yummy edible herbs in remembrance of your special day. There are 20 sticks of wildflower or herb seed paper in each pack and they can be planted in a pot inside or outside in a garden. You can select your color choice for the favors and they can even be personalized with the couples first names {or initials on herb favors} and wedding date.

By making the choice to "go green" - Daisy Days is letting you save $10 on your order of $100 or more with the coupon code GOGREEN. Your order must include at least one environmentally-friendly favor for this discount offer to be applied.