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    Earth Day is tomorrow, and it's the perfect reason to explore some earth-friendly alternatives in planning your wedding. One of the best ways to take the planet into consideration when planning your big day is through your invitations. When you use that much paper, you're bound to leave a footprint behind. But there are ways around such a pesky little problem. The writers at AisleDash have offered traditional invitation alternatives over the last few months, and today we'll offer a one-stop place for the creative ideas from past posts.

    So, if you're interested in doing your part, skip the regular wedding invitation and, instead, opt for one of the following:

    • Tree-free invitations -- If you can't imagine doing away with a physical wedding invitation, choose a tree-free or recycled one instead. They are offered at a handful of online stores and they look just as beautiful as their original counterpart. (Some of our top picks: Invite Site, Seal & Send and Custom Paper.)
    • E-mail your invite -- Through sites such as Evite, My Punch Bowl and BWedd you can design a beautiful and personalized e-mail to circulate among all your friends and family. In addition to saving a few trees, you'll also save an incredible amount of money (the average wedding invitations cost $327).
    • Utilize your wedding Web site -- You want your friends and family to know all the details of -- not only your wedding day -- your proposal, pre-wedding parties and honeymoon, so set up a wedding Web site where you can add all the important information and pictures, too! Some top picks: ewedding.com, theknot.com and ourwedding.com. An added perk: all of your guests can RSVP directly on the site, to the actual wedding and to all other wedding events.




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