Unfortunately, people have a misconception that wedding cards means some fancy paper, heavy embellishments, gold and silver motifs, etc. These fancy paper wedding invites look beautiful but end up in trash one day. The amount of waste generated in a wedding in the form of paper invites, envelopes to cover these cards, paper bags, plastic bottles, etc. are a threat to the environment. And, for anyone who loves the environment, paper wedding invites are a big NO.
The modern-age couples are becoming more aware of the catastrophic effect of waste generated by paper invites and its threat to the environment. Hence, they are coming up with unique wedding invitation ideas that are a safer and budget-friendly alternative to these paper cards.
Wedding Invites are generally printed on paper sheets. This also includes the save-the-dates, response-cards, and envelopes they all are kept in. Considering all the things, your wedding invitation suite could end up using a sizable chunk of trees. Scary, right?
Understanding the dearth of the situation, many couples have and are starting to come up with super unique wedding invitations.
To start with, the story of a Bhopal couple who decided to invite guests with potted plants went viral, last year.
The couple also requested their guests to avoid bringing ‘bouquets’ and ‘plastic bottles’ to the wedding. Surprisingly, the guests whole-heartedly welcomed their suggestions and even appreciated their idea of potted plants wedding invites.
A similar case was seen in Kancheepuram, wherein a special deputy collector decided to change the trend of paper invites at her son’s wedding. The collector got the invites printed on a handkerchief with washable ink. Everything at the wedding – from invitations to the return gifts was planned keeping the environment in mind. The creative wedding invitation concept was well received by the guests. Women especially loved the unique wedding card pouch in which all the handkerchief cards were kept. People can use the handkerchief as a normal piece of cloth after 2 to 3 washes.