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May 22, 2009
The Write Stuff
As a person who values the environment AND beautiful stationery AND affordability, the Guru often finds herself in a moral quandary as she tries desperately to set priorities. So what a relief it was to hear that Yoko Chapman, eco-stationery designer and contributor to wedvert.com, a huge green-wedding website, was launching VERT, a green and carbon-neutral stationery line that’s designed to minimize paper consumption and reduce waste, while being stylish and affordable all at once! Eureka!
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Here are some of Yoko’s ethical, budget-savvy, aesthetically pleasing stationery tips.
- Choose single flat-panel invites with embossed details instead of designs with multiple layers of paper (overlay, invitation jacket, etc.). Embossing adds texture and interest without bulk. As for envelopes, an artful design printed on the inside flap is just as appealing as expensive envelope liners at a fraction of the cost.
- Keep the text of your invite simple and succinct enough to fit on a 5X7 card. Not only will you reduce the amount of paper you use, but you’ll also save a ton of money on the postage that you’d need to send oversized pieces.
- Consider an all-in-one invite with a tear-away RSVP postcard. The typical wedding invitation costs somewhere around $5 per piece; by scaling down just one sheet, you can shave a few bucks off that. Then you can print an RSVP e-mail address or phone number on the invitation and do away with another piece of paper altogether.
- Use vegetable-based, biodegradable inks, like soy, and ensure that your cards are easily recyclable; every ton of paper recycled saves 17 trees! Yes!
P.S. And it’s so easy to pretty up that eco-paper too—get creative with biodegradable ribbons, feathers or vintage jewelry pieces. This is actually fun.
P.P.S. Forgo the metallic foil, though, because it may contain ground metals that are hard to recycle.
Posted by Susan at 12:26 p.m.
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