Wedding Tea Towels! Original, Quirky, Fun & Friendly on the Environment :)

Just a little fun for a Friday morning. by way of a genius little gift idea that landed in my email inbox last week, when Ben, from The Original Wedding Tea Towel Company dropped me a note.

Wedding Tea Towels I tell you! I love it! :)

The Original Wedding Tea Towel Company was created by Husband and Wife team, Ben and Karen, following their 2009 wedding. Ben explains....

"So we decided to get married at the end of last year, and we wanted something special for our invitation - something different to create a buzz about the wedding, cheaper than standard paper options, good for the environment and something our guests could keep for ever, that’s how we came up with the idea for the Original Wedding Tea Towel.

When we’d finished the design and sent them out the response was so incredible that we knew we couldn’t keep the idea to ourselves and so the Original Wedding Tea Towel was born!"

Just think of all the possibilities - you could use them as an alternative 'Save the Date', or a 'thank you', or even as a Wedding Invitation in itself!

Love My Dress Wedding Blog - Images Copyright (c) 2010, The Original Wedding Tea Towel

"When it comes to wedding invitations there's so many options, everybody wants to do something different, but the bigger the idea, the bigger the price tag, and as your wedding budget spirals out of control, you could be tempted to make your invites the first sacrifice in your quest for the perfect wedding.

For people who want to create a special memento of their day, on a budget, while at the same time being kind on the environment,The Wedding Tea Towel is the answer.It's easy to produce, cheap to post out and it's guaranteed to give your guests an early taste of your special day that they'll never forget."

Pre-Designed or Bespoke...

"Use our bespoke design service to create something unique, or choose from our range of designs and edit the words and colour to make your invitation tone in with your day.

With the Tea Towel hanging around kitchens for years to come guests have no excuse for forgetting your wedding anniversary.

Create a buzz too - and expect the response to your tea-towels to be epic; everyone is going to have an opinion on your invite and they can’t wait to get in touch to tell you, this makes your RSVP’s so much easier!"

Cost?

The cost of the Wedding Tea Towel can fit almost any budget.  Print costs start from £2.75* each. Additional colour options are available at extra cost, call for details.  You can either use the Classic designs at a one off cost of £55, (artwork can be re-coloured free of charge to match your theme), or we can create you a personal, bespoke design at a cost of only £150. Delivery is not included.

In addition to your invitations, supporting wedding stationery can also be created including RSVP/Information Cards, Order of Service, Menus etc to carry your wedding theme throughout your day. Just ask for more details."

Well there you have it! A truly wonderful and original little idea that will no doubt bring a smile to every recipients face - and kind to the environment too! :)

For further information, please visit The Original Wedding Tea Towel Company website, email hello@weddingteatowels.co.uk, or telephone 07739 034 331.  Free samples are available via the post - simply email hello@weddingteatowels.co.uk to request one.

Just off to make myself a cuppa! :)

Much love,

Annabel xXx

♥

Comments

[Emma [The Honeymoon Project]]

I really love these - they're such a great idea and look so cute. If we weren't already married I'd definitely be considering them!

[Vicky Rowe]

Love these!!! Fab idea xxx

[Vici-Jane Kohring]

I want one! What a brilliant idea. XxX

[Hannah]

LOVE them. Idea of having something to keep rather than throw away really important. And designs are sweet.

Do wonder if, apart from the reuse ethos, they are actually more environmentally friendly than using recycled card or paper, though?

Cotton can be pretty high impact when it comes to generating CO2 (approx 5kg embedded in a cotton t-shirt, for instance), looks like more ink may be used and paper inserts are also sometimes included?

This is not to detract from the idea at all, which I think is original and memorable. But it would be good to see a full product life cycle approach when some people may be buying into these specifically because of what they consider to be environmental benefits. It may be that this has been done and I am just missing the details?

[2010 Wedding dresses]

i love the pink one, with a heart and 2 birds, very cute

[Karen]

Hi Hannah,

We like to think that the printing of the paper invites is a bigger strain on the environment as the invites just get thrown away, if the printing's got to be done anyway then it's better it's done on something that can be kept and used.

Also we feel that cotton harvests are preferable to paper (tree) harvests and have less of an impact environmentally.

Our printers also use recycled inks on 90% of the colours and nearly all our designs are one colour, so less ink is probably being used than most 2 colour invites.

And finally, it's optional for people to include paper inserts, but most people don't, we find you can get all the info you need on one towel

Hope this helps.

Kx

[Aine (Engagement Rings Ireland)]

Amazing idea, I love the last picture with thank you. Great way to say thanks to guests. Love original ideas like these.

[Gayle]

This is a fantastic idea - a great way to ensure that your guests won't lose the invitation and easy on the environment too.

[tea towels - Karen Phillips]

I love this idea. The tea towel designs are clever, bright and memorable.

[Wedding Creche in Kent]

This is a brilliant idea, Something memorable yet practical what more could you ask for!