Your Green Wedding Gift Registry – Where to Register
May 5, 2008 by Jennifer
You could go a few ways with greener wedding gifts. One, you could forgo gifts and instead ask guests to make a contribution to a favorite green charity. Two, you could ask guests to bring you a nice reuse item that they no longer need. Three, you can register for only earth friendly gifts.
If you need home items then obviously gift registry is the way to go. There are very few whole green stores in most cities. There are actually very few comprehensive green registry places online. That said, you could compile a list of items you’re looking for to give to friends and family, or you might consider registering online at a few of the following places.
By far the absolute best option I’ve seen for green wedding registry is the Alternative Gift Registry from New American Dream. This registry service is awesome. You can search the entire web, and post links to green items you adore, but keep them all together in one handy spot. Bonus, you can ask for help or other things vs. gifts. Such as this example from their sample wedding registry:
“John and I want to know your favorite recipes. We’re especially looking for quick or crock-pot dinners, since we’ll both be working full time and will be hungry and out of energy when it’s time to cook, but we’re also really eager for holiday and dessert recipes that are worth a little extra effort.”
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“John and I don’t get too excited about cake, and since this is our wedding we thought we’d have a dessert we both absolutely love: pie. We’re looking for people to make and bring their favorite kind of pie, whatever that may be, to serve for dessert in place of a wedding cake at our reception. Don’t worry, we’ll still make a big deal about cutting one up.”
Seriously, what a great idea – and no worries you can also say things like, “I just love these organic sheets from…link.” The registry is just like a regular registry and keeps track of all gifts sent or bought. I’d go with this option if I was planning a green wedding.
Coming up, good green gift ideas for those of you attending a green wedding, plus more green wedding goodness all month long.
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ON http://www.JustGive.org couples can create a wedding registry from over 1 million charities. JustGive enables couples to send an announcement to friends and family, and emails when contributions are made. After the wedding they can log into their account and see what was contributed (guests do have the option to leave the amount they donated anonymous).
This is a good list. I always get invitations telling me people are registered at Bed Bath & Beyond, Target and Macy’s. Never any of those you mentioned.
At FreshandGreen.com, we have Green Baby and Wedding Registry. Fresh & Green are members of 1% for the planet, and have listed eco-standards so you know exactly why the products are listed in the store.
Have used cool tableware (plates and bowls) from http://www.recycledglassworks.com – made from windows and traffic lights.