{"id":4410,"date":"2009-11-16T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T15:21:57","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"an-invitation-to-be-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/2009\/11\/16\/an-invitation-to-be-green\/","title":{"rendered":"An invitation to be green"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Samantha Holschbach<\/p>\n<p>Last week I received the first proof of my wedding invitations from Earthly Affairs, found at www.earthlyaffair.com. To put it plainly, I&#8217;m beyond elated with it. Simple yet elegant, the invitations, which depict a pair of bright blue birds, will aptly reflect the appreciation my fianc\u00e9 Dan and I have for our beloved avifauna.<\/p>\n<p>More than that, the invitations reflect our commitment to the environment, as all invitation collections on this Web site are created &#8220;with 100% recycled paper, earth-friendly printing methods, an eco equipped studio, and carbon free shipping.&#8221; If that seems like an environmental step above many other invitation vendors, Earthly Affairs makes a giant leap for greenkind in its all-around company ethics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Offsetting CO2 emissions resulting from shipments and business through carbonfund.org.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Donating a portion of profits to environmental projects<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>From paper to ink cartridges and even to their studio furniture, Earthly Affairs recycles or reuses everything they can<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Implementing energy saving practices, such as installing compact fluorescent light bulbs, turning off all equipment and lights when not in use, saving paper by utilizing electronic documents and purchasing energy-star rated electronics<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Composting and\/or recycling leftover paper scraps<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Reusing shipping supplies or materials<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The idea for this company&#8217;s eco-friendly premise originated when the founder, Jennifer Stambolsky, was planning her own wedding and noticed a void in invitations that were both stylish and green, according to the Earthly Affairs Web site. I&#8217;m so thankful she took the initiative to design enchanting invitations that are earth-friendly through-and-through.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re an eco-bride and don&#8217;t see something that piques your fancy on Earthly Affairs&#8217; site, a number of other companies offer invitations made from recycled paper. Here&#8217;s a sampling of my favorites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>www.oblationpapers.com\/wedding (notice the cute nest invites!)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>http:\/\/www.greenfieldpaper.com\/index.cfm (these can be embedded with seeds and planted in guests&#8217; gardens)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>http:\/\/www.minted.com\/eco-friendly (all sorts of chic designs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>http:\/\/www.hellolucky.com\/wedding-invitations.html (fun, modern motifs)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you fall in love with a design that can&#8217;t be printed on recycled paper, you can minimize your environmental impact in other ways. For one, you can post your directions and accommodations for guests on a wedding Web site. This way, you won&#8217;t have to print separate sheets for hotel information, maps, directions, etc. for guests who may not necessarily need them. You can also avoid &#8220;extras&#8221; like a thin sheet of blank tissue paper over the text or a purposeless extra envelope that is sometimes enclosed in invites (it had purpose in the Victorian era). Remember: Whatever you spare in invitation features, you gain in spare money.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays you can even send save-the-dates via Email \u2014 a Google search will yield prospects like www.theknot.com (in conjunction with a Knot wedding Web site) or even video save-the-date inspiration. The sky&#8217;s the limit with how creative and eco-friendly you desire to be \u2014 I hope you&#8217;ll aim high!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Samantha Holschbach Last week I received the first proof of my wedding invitations from Earthly Affairs, found at www.earthlyaffair.com. 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