Green Wedding Showers

Everything is going green these days--even bridal showers. It is a little bit hard to believe how fast the world is changing, especially with traditions like weddings, and wedding showers. However, no one can say that going green is a bad idea.

The trick is to do it in a way that makes sense, and is practical. Just because you can recycle items, doesn't mean you should. You should recycle items into functional products that can actually be used, otherwise we are just making more trash.

The Green Book

The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time

by: Elizabeth Rogers, Thomas M. Kostigen

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This book is a terrific resource for all things green. It doesn't cost much and gives you lists, and more lists of places to search.

Release Date: 06/19/2007

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Bridal Shower Books

Here are some books to help get you started.

Bridal Showers: Special Touches and Unique Ideas for Throwing a Fabulous Shower (Clark, Beverly)

by: Beverly Clark

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Wedding Showers: Ideas and Recipes for the Perfect Party

by: Michele Adams, Gia Russo, Kimberly Huson

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Wedding Showers

by: Jennifer Adams

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Wedding Showers for Couples

by: Pamela Thomas

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The Wedding Shower Book; How to plan the perfect celebration-including creative ideas for invitations, games, themes, decorations, gifts, and more

by: Janet Anastasio

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Eco-Chic Wedding Favors

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Shower Invitations

Your shower 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. If you are interested in making your own invitations, the choices are unlimitied.
Another choice is not to use paper at all and send an evite.

Earth Friendly Shower Invitations

Baglady Designs: All eco friendly designs.
Earthy Affair: Earth Friendly Invitations
Of The Earth: Handmade invitations
festivale.net: Handcrafted wedding invitations
Green Field Paper Company: Earth friendly paper.
Twisted Limb Paperworks: 100% recycled paper products.
Positively Green Cards: Cards made with recycled paper.

Green Composting

Norpro Ceramic Compost Keeper

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This is such a great gift! Can be kept right in the kitchen and used in your green garden,

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Green Wedding Shower Gifts

Please add to this list if you find something that fits the theme.

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Brita Slim Pitcher

Slim design / Fits into your refrigerator door / Reduces chlorine taste / Includes pitcher and one filter0 points

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Energy Saving Smart Strip With Autoswitching Technology #SCG3

BITS LIMITED SCG3 7-OUTLET SMART STRIP 7 OUTLETS; 1225 JOULES; 3-WAY, 130V PROTECTION; 6-FT HEAVY-DUTY POWER CORD WITH 45deg ANGLED SPACE-SAVER PLUG; FEATURES 3 DIAGNOSTIC INDICATORS - POWER, SWITCHED OUTLETS and GROUND SURGE STATUS; BASIC MODEL0 points

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The Rumford Gardener Deluxe Indoor Garden Set with Mini Tote #HPC3007

The Rumford Gardener deluxe indoor garden set with mini tote makes a thoughtful gift to a gardener any time of year. The set is includes the perfect tools for tending indoor plants, organized in a sturdy, double-handled canvas tote -- making it easy and fun to make one, efficient round through the house to water, fertilize, trim, and transplant. The tools feature polished steel construction with durable wood handles. All tools come with a lifetime warranty.

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Spade, cultivator, t...

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Primula Flowering Tea Set with 40-Ounce Pot with Glass Lid

Experience the unusual beauty and gentle taste of flowering tea from Primula! This gift set contains a clear 40 oz borosilicate glass tea pot with a gift canister of flowering teas, containing 12 different green tea flowers with jasmine flavor. Each flower can be used 3 times within a 24 hour period and comes in sealed foil with a 2.5 year shelf life. The canister makes over 250 cups of tea.0 points

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AeroGarden Pro100 with Gourmet Herb Seed Kit

A fully automated self-watering, self-feeding farmer's market in your kitchen. NASA proven, aeroponic technology grows more than twice as fast as dirt, with no dirt, weeds or mess.The Pro 100 Stainless edition of the AeroGarden %uFFFD features stainless s0 points

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PotLifter

PotLifter is an incredibly versatile tool designed specifically to help do-it-yourselfers move heavy, awkward-to-lift objects, such as: large flowerpots, landscaping stones, tree root balls, firewood rounds, bags of mulch, feed, cement . . . etc. Due to their shape and weight, all of these objects can be challenging . . . even dangerous! . . . to attempt to pick up and move. PotLifter moves these objects easily and safely . . . even over uneven terrain, or up and down steps . . . places where wh...0 points

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Great Looking Ivy-Motif Metal Plant Stand With Six Shelves

Ivy-motif plant stand with six shelves. Holds 6-8" pots fine. If 8" pot the straight one would work better than the tapered ones. Green metal. 22 1/4" X 22 1/2" X 38 1/2" high.0 points

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Collapsible Watering Bag - 3-Qts

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18 bulb assortment Gift of nature basket

Welcome back life into the world with our exquisite18 assorted bulb 'Gift of Nature' Garden Basket. Crammed with 3 deliciously scented Oriental pink and 3 purple Hyacinths surrounded by a beautiful display of 4 white orange daffodils, 4 white tulips,5 pink tulips A stunning recreation of a spring garden bursting from a contemporary basket. Once the bulbs have finished for this year, they can be transplanted to the garden or containers ensuring this is one gift your loved one can enjoy for years....0 points

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Gardeners Gift Basket: Womens

A great gift for any occasion. The MasterGardening gift basket includes great gardening gifts all hand wrapped in a wicker gift basket. This beautiful gift basket includes: Gardeners Hand Therapy Kit; Wormie the Water Worm; Knee Cushion; Ratchet Action Pruners; Aluminum 3-Piece Garden Tool Set; Ladies Garden Gloves0 points

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Chocolate--Need I Say More?

Endangered Species Chocolate
This is one of my favorite favors. It can be used for showers, weddings and anything else.

This is a quote right off their site:
"Organic Chocolate Bar Party Favors
Endangered Species Chocolate premium organic milk and dark chocolate bars make elegant and tasteful party favors. Perfect for wedding favors, corporate events, fundraising events, birthday parties, graduation parties and other special occasions, Organic Chocolate Bar Party Favors come in sets of 96 milk or dark chocolate bars.
- Smooth Organic Dark Chocolate
- Organic Dark Chocolate with Blueberries
- Organic Milk Chocolate with Peanut Butter

Each bar features an at-risk animal with a range of colors sure to match your event. These ethically traded chocolate bars make perfect favors for themed parties, showing your guests that you support species and habitat conservation."

Help Planning a Green Wedding Shower

Hosting a Green Shower: Part of Green Living. A great article.
Green Wedding Shower: Tiny Choices Article.
Tips for a Green Bridal Shower: More green shower tips.
About.com: More how-to for a green bridal shower.
Eco-friendly Favors: Eco-friendly wedding favors.
Go Green Wedding Favors: Very cool site. These favors are green and growing.

The Shower is Only the Beginning

It is amazing to me how many companies are out there to support the move to becoming more earth friendly.
As we all know, it is the changing of habits that makes becoming more green so hard.
But if we can start with one step, it will make a difference.
If new couples start with their wedding shower, and wedding, then it will continue on to the next generation.

And when you are ready to look for dresses. . .

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