Green Wedding Gifts to Note

With more and more couples opting for an environmentally friendly wedding, guests are increasingly finding themselves faced with the difficult question of what to give as a suitably green gift. Even at the best of times, purchasing a welcome gift for a bridal couple isn’t the best task. Do they already have one? Will it match their color scheme? Can I afford it? These are all questions you’ll need to raise to find something usable. But when it’s predicted to be an environmentally friendly present, and you are not a ‘greenie’ yourself, the problem becomes far greater.

The following are ideas which will help, and hopefully get you on your way to thinking up some of your own.

Plain, White Cotton Bed Linen

This should match any color scheme, and organic bed linen is always welcome. The same goes for towels.

A Time Capsule

Create a time capsule containing items from each of their childhoods and tell them it’s to be opened on their 25th wedding anniversary.

An eco-friendly Gardening Kit

Seeds, hand tools and a 101 guide to organic gardening.

A Composter

Buy a tiny bin to be employed in the kitchen too. No-one likes to run out into the garden each time they peel a potato

A Rain Butt

Re-cycling water is critical for the environment and plants prefer it to tap water.

A Gift Certificate

While it can often appear rude to give money, a gift voucher still allows the couple to make their own choice. This is especially useful if you are uncertain of what they need or what their taste is.

A gift to Charity

If they already have the majority of what they need (and few couples haven’t already set up home when they marry, today ), make a contribution to their fave charity instead of buying something they’ll never use.

It’s also a nice idea to wrap gifts in something re-usable like a wicker basket, bath or kitchen towels or a canvas bag instead of the traditional wrapping paper. Not only will you be helping the couple keep their day green, they are going to be receiving an additional present, too!

For the sake of the world we live in, going green isn’t a bad thing. With just a little thought you’ll be in a position to find an appropriate gift for the couple and, who knows, perhaps you will find yourself purchasing green wedding gifts for non-green marriage, too.

You know what they say: every little thing helps.