Letterpress has environmental benefits over other printing types. As each print is hand-fed, and can be checked for colour and impression without having to keep the machine running, the wastage is very low. The process also uses very little (almost no) water, and clean-up is done using vegetable oils.

Visit Delphine, one of many San Diego letterpress specialists, for great ideas and designs.

Other Letterpress and Eco-Friendly Specialists:

· 9spotmonk
· Bellafigura

Donate Leftover Food...
A great way to give back to the community and to make sure that any food is not left to waste, is to contact your local food bank or other charities to set up the donation of leftover food from your wedding.

Visit the San Diego Food Bank or Feeding America for more information.

Going Vintage...
Give your reception tables a bit of character (and be eco-friendly at the same time) by using vintage containers for your centerpieces. You can pick up a variety of vintage containers at your local thrift store, flea market, swap meet, or antique store. Your vintage containers don’t even need to be the same or match – you can dress them up with ribbons, paint them, or stylize them in another way to match your wedding colors and theme. Be creative with how you fill your containers as well – you don’t have to only use flowers. If you obtain a shallow container, consider adding floating candles in or river rocks with tea lights nested in with the rocks.

Visit Artfool for a perfect sample.

Other places to look for vintage containers would be online in such places as Esty.com or eBay.com.