ShareThisQ: What are some eco-friendly wedding-favor ideas?A: As "green" weddings gain in popularity, eco-friendly favor options have become much more prevalent. Perfect for a winter wedding, soy wax candles in your wedding-day hues burn longer and cooler than petroleum-based paraffin candles. For a springtime fete, hand out seed packets so guests can start their own gardens. Even better, encourage every guest to plant a tree by offering live tree saplings. You can even make donations to your favorite nature centers, botanical gardens or conservation groups in each guest's name.(Carley Roney, co-founder and editor in chief of The Knot, the nation's leading wedding resource, advises millions of brides on modern wedding etiquette at www.theknot.com.)(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, http://www.scrippsnews.com)
'Green' wedding favors
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