When planning your wedding gift, or any gift for that matter, it’s always wise to consider the individuals’ lifestyle. These days, many people are very conscious of where their things come from and how they are produced.
Whether you are trying to find ideas for your eco friendly wedding gifts registry or looking for insights on what to get the environmentally aware couple, we are here.
These 12 gifts are eco friendly, highly useful, and built to last.
Bride Box
The best wedding gifts today are bridal box subscriptions. Bridal box subscriptions from MissToMrs allow you to give the bride apparel, party items, and planning resources throughout the months leading up to the walk down the aisle.
All of these big ideas packed into a small box is highly efficient, and can be customized to meet the needs of the bride. For example, if the couple is super anxious to say “I do” and there is only a small amount of time between now and the wedding, there are accelerated delivery options. Alternatively, if the couple has given you more than a year’s notice you can space out your delivery to create a consistent experience.
Beyond bride subscription boxes, Miss To Mrs also offers exclusive discounts, vendor resources, and name change guidance. Although this won’t necessarily save the planet, it saves time, money, effort, and delivers high quality items, which are all steps in the right direction.
Photo credit: Liza Litvinovich
Toronto Wedding Photographer Liza Litvinovich
Zero Waste Cleaning Supplies
Standard cleaning supplies are hazardous to manufacture, contain harmful chemicals, and consume a significant amount of single-use materials. It’s not extremely well known, but there are eco friendly wedding gift alternatives. Eco friendly kits include refillable containers, organic materials, and environmentally friendly manufacturing.
Pantry Kit
Part of living an eco friendly life is not only the materials you consume, but what you put in your body. This pantry kit offers pre-filled organic spices, which are good for your body, in refillable glass jars, which are good for your zero-waste kitchen.
Anniversary Photo Shoot
Digital photos produce no waste whatsoever. This romantic gesture ensures that the happy couple will have professional-grade memories of their first year. It’s also a great way to support local business as opposed to environmentally harmful multinational corporations.
Recycled Glasses Set
Producing less waste is a great contribution to the environment. Removing existing waste is even better. These recycled glasses are sturdy, aesthetically pleasing, and keep waste out of the landfills.
Stoneware dinner plate set
Carthage.Co has created a unique system which educates Tunisian artisans and provides them with economic opportunity. Using generations-old practices, these minimalist dinner plate sets rely on traditional, non-harmful methods and enhances our global society.
Copper Sauce Pot
Hand-hammered copper pots are light, 100% recycled material, and made to last beyond a lifetime. Rather than replacing your cookware every few years, this one-time purchase reduces manufacturing pollution and removes waste from the landfill system.
Upcycled Serving Tray
In many cases, eco-friendliness isn’t just a mindset. It’s a lifestyle. For couples who work their morals into their aesthetic, consider adding these translucent serving trays to the minimalist wedding registry. Constructed of 100% recycled acrylic and gentle adhesives, these are gorgeous additions to any couple’s kitchen.
Bamboo Storage Jars
Bamboo is a great vegan wedding gifts alternative to leather and other animal-based products. These cute jars are an excellent replacement for individually packaged snacks. Just head to the bulk food store and fill these jars up. What a delicious way to reduce waste!
Eucalyptus Duvet Cover
Eucalyptus production is far less stressful to the environment compared to silk and cotton. This sustainable product is free of chemical dyes and are fair trade certified. This gives you plenty of reasons to sleep soundly.
Air Purifier
While we work towards a cleaner tomorrow, we have to manage today’s pollution. For those that can afford luxury eco gifts, you can’t go wrong with this air purifier which removes 99.99% of allergens and fibres from the air you breathe.
Author: Kate Motina
Kate heads the Wedding Forward content department. She’s an expert on wedding showers, honeymoon plans, destination weddings, photography, videos, and themes. Give her a wedding vision and she will give you a perfect wedding plan from her fingertips. She also has her unique articles on the site. She is a health and fitness enthusiast, and she’s crazy about photography!
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