Green Wedding and paperless invitations?

I don't think its a good idea. I rarely check my email and honestly - I would no take an emailed invitation seriously and would probably ignore it or forget to RSVP.

I get wanting to be conscious of the environment but this is not the way to go about it. I would send Formal invites in the mail, and then request people to RSVP online through the website. Also cut out any unnecessary paper needs - like wedding programs, favor tags, paper signs ETC.

There are a lot of ways to make your wedding eco friendly - emailing invites is not one.

The problem with paperless, is they tend to get ignored or just not seen. You could go paperless with STDs and do a recycled paper invite with online rsvp. Don't do any extraneous info that require additional paper in the invite. No directions (we all have gps on our phones), no travel information or anything else that can easily be gotten from the website.

I also don't check my email often enough to find a wedding invitation. How would you let everyone know to check their emails? A Facebook group? Because that's super tacky. Cut out programs, placecards, STDs, RSVP cards, basically any paper product BUT invitations. I'm sure there's a company who does recycled paper invites, and if not you can absolutely get a hold of some recycled paper on your own and print them yourself. But they do need to be physical invitations.

There is too much of a change of people missing an emailed invitation. I understand your desire to be as green as possible, I'd suggest using recycled paper for you invitations. STDs could be emailed since they are optional anyway.

Yes, I'd use recycled/compostable material for your invitations - but definitely do mail them. Online RSVP, and you're done.

I know a lot of people who have used their website or online invitations and they've had great luck with it. There is the issue of people not checking their emails or it going to spam, but if you don't hear back, just send a follow up text or call.

I think paper invitations make more of an impression. I forget half the emails I look at, but I always save a wedding invitation and hang it on my fridge or somewhere in the house. You can definitely have people RSVP online and have information on the website. A paper invitation is more special to the recipient and feels more personal--they know you had to curate a list, address envelopes, etc.

I understand wanting to be aware of the impact on the environment, but it's not like you're sending the invitation in a plastic bottle and requesting guests RSVP by dumping it in the ocean. A few invites on recycled paper will be fine. You could even put a note on the back of the invite about recycling it.

Your wedding should highlight your personalities and your passions. If you feel most comfortable sharing your information through a paperless platform, the people who love and support you will acknowledge your resolution. If you are truly concerned with the response by other people, consider printing using vegetable-based inks on recycled paper.

How about these eco friendly invites?

https://www.botanicalpaperworks.com/

I really like the idea of going as paperless as possible but would still want to receive an invitation in the mail. I think recycled paper, eco friendly ink and an online RSVP would be wonderful. The reason I would never completely skip paper invitations is because I have held onto every wedding invite I've ever received. I usually prefer to have the invitation as a keepsake rather than a wedding favor.

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View Quoted Comment We honestly assumed they’d all end up in the trash! I’ll talk to FW tonight but I think we’ll do electronic STDs and RSVPs and eco friendly paper invites.

I'd do email STDs, then simple eco-friendly invitations. You don't need all the inserts, you can just have a single sheet, then send people to the website to RSVP. We're skipping paper RSVPs and just doing online because I hate having a ton of paper lying around.

I received a wedding invitation once that was made from recycled paper, and they asked for RSVPs through their website. This was to save on costs for invites and RSVP cards. I would look into at least a postcard invite, that would be your option for the least amount of paper, and look into recycled paper options! You can ask guests to RSVP online, and I would provide a point of contact too for those who aren’t computer savvy or would rather RSVP directly to you. This way your invitation will get to everyone invited and won’t be lost in anyone’s email, and you’re still saving on unnecessary paper. I don’t know about you, but my mom has like 4,000 unread emails in her ONE mailbox, so for someone like her I would never ever send anything important via email unless I specifically told her to check for it. And my grandmother doesn’t have a computer or a smartphone, so she couldn’t RSVP online, which is why I suggested an alternate way to RSVP too!

Vistaprint and Shutterfly have recycled paper invitations!

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A lot of people probably won't keep them, especially if most of your guests are younger, but hopefully they'll put them in the recycle instead of the trash. However, I know plenty older people still like to hang on to those types of things.

I think it depends on the crowd you are inviting. My father's side has a lot of older family members, and they are very traditional so this wouldn't work for them. I doubt they would end up sending a gift or even RSVPing or not, because they wouldn't think it's a real wedding. If it was all young people, that might be okay.

Eco friendly invites are a good idea. I agree that a physically one is better as a majority of people i know barely use email unless its for work or shopping coupons. When i send "electronically" i send invites by Text, which is super casual but the evite app does have templates for all occasions including wedding events. I know by text that each guest received it. However, for a wedding i believe its more personable to send a physical invite, if possible, and an online RSVP site.

I live in the Silicon Valley and the last 3 weddings I have been invited to were digital! It was actually really nice being able to pull up wedding details on my phone rather than having to keep track of the invitation- we are also leaning towards digital invites (it’s also a huge cost saver)

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I know you mean well but a postcard isn't a good idea as all OP's information (website address/date/location etc.) would be out in the open. Providing a phone number for those who don't use computers is a smart idea.