It appears that every time you read a newspaper or watch TV, the environment is on everyone's mind at the moment. Brides can also incorporate their wedding plans into eco friendly weddings.

Try invitations for instance. They can easily be turned into eco friendly wedding invitations. The happy couple can make their own handmade paper wedding invites. Brides can also purchase Wildflower wedding invitations from botanical paperworks.

They can provide paper seed wedding envelopes which when planted in their garden will turn into flowers. You don't need to own a garden to enjoy the flowers.

The seeds can always be planted indoors by using a window box. You can pick up an old plant pot at a garage sale or car boot sale. A fantastic way from the newlyweds to spread a little happiness into their wedding guests lives each time they look at the plantable flower wedding invitations they have given.

Not forgetting the invitations can be sent by using recycled paper.

There are a number of growing websites which have sourced recycled paper to use for wedding stationery. Some of the companies will also donate a percentage of your sale to eco friendly environment groups.

In today's society when everyone if using mobiles and internet. A modern and hip way of sending out invitations could be by email. You can design your own on line. Ask the wedding guests to reply using email. This will cut down the cost of wedding stationery and postal stamps. Brides can send out their rehearsal dinner invite by email.

Couples can also use recycled paper when writing up their meal planner. Save on paper by only having a couple per table.

An alternative to the place card on the table could be names on a shell or stone picked up from the beach.

If you put your mind to thinking you will come up with several eco friendly ideas.