Milk bottles for wedding presents
Posted by The Wares Team on 16th Dec 2022
Our customers are always looking for ways to be more eco-conscious in their buying decisions, particularly when it comes to weddings. The sustainability of weddings is now a hot topic, as these big days can be potentially quite environmentally heavy. Consider flowers that arrive by air from abroad, single-use plastics, balloons, confetti, out-of-season dishes and so forth.
In fact, research shows that the average US wedding generates up to 600 pounds of rubbish and an incredible 62 tonnes of CO2 - and there are 2.5 million of them in the USA alone each year! [1]
However, there are plenty of ways to make your wedding more eco-friendly. For example:
- Use dried rose petals or coloured rice instead of plastic confetti
- Choose a beautiful vintage or preloved dress rather than buying new - or subsequently dye your wedding dress and reuse it as a ballgown
- Choose locally-sourced, seasonal foods and flowers
- Forget balloon arches and streamers and opt for paper umbrellas, pom poms and garlands.
- Use glassware rather than single-use plastic drinks cups and make use of beautiful, everyday glassware for your wedding displays and favours, using a little creativity to make beautiful, thoughtful gifts and favours that don't damage the planet.
Why we love glass milk bottles
Milk bottles are such clever multi-taskers and the little glass bottles that you might remember from children's drinks of old are now used by smart wedding planners everywhere to create wedding posies, decorations, favours, drinks glasses and presents. Choose glass milk bottles and you get to enjoy various benefits. For example:
- Glass is infinitely more recyclable than plastic and it doesn't degrade with multiple recycling cycles, as plastic does.
- Glass is free from damaging chemicals, which means it's a great storage medium for food and drinks. This contrasts with plastic which can be filled with industrial chemicals and endocrine disruptors that lead to long-term health concerns.
- Glass is beautiful and long-lasting - surprisingly so in fact if you care for it. It can also be quite robust - milk bottles are designed to be on the stronger side! It's hard to make plastic look stylish and beautiful, although it does have its place in our homes when it's reused (like Tupperware).
- Glass milk bottles are also incredibly cost-effective, which is important for most brides and grooms this year, who are trying to manage their budgets tightly.
5 Ideas for using milk bottles for wedding presents
With a little creativity, you can make glass milk bottles look absolutely beautiful, especially if you're planning a winter wedding. For example:
1. Hot chocolate mix
Layer up chocolate chips and a sprinkle of cinnamon in your milk bottles and use ribbon to tie a little jute bag of marshmallows to each. A tag with hot chocolate instructions will explain how to add the chocolate to warm milk for an indulgent and easy treat.
2. Colourful sweeties
It may be simple, but a glass bottle filled with brightly coloured sweets and finished with a bright ribbon looks absolutely beautiful.
3. Sweet seasonal posies
Even approaching winter, small glass bottles are perfect for showcasing evergreens, violas, orchids and white roses.
4. Pot-pourri
Decorate the glass milk bottles with vintage-themed decoupage paper and fill them with scented seasonal potpourri for beautiful fragrance around the home. A fabric topper and ribbon will complete the look.
5. Morning after frappucino
Why not chill your milk bottles and drop them off to overnight guests in the morning as a welcome gift... filled with luxury frappuccino? You can make this delicious chilled coffee recipe even more indulgent by using sweetened condensed milk. Here's a great recipe: https://coffeeaffection.com/how-to-make-a-frappuccino/ You could serve these to guests with fresh croissants for the ultimate morning-after breakfast!
Stock up on what you need
We've bought in lots of glass milk bottles to meet demand, and we can't wait to see what our customers do with them! Whether you're planning to experiment with gold spray, ombre paint effects, seasonal decoupage or lace wraps, you'll find our milk bottles incredibly versatile. Stock up with larger volume orders and you'll also save more on the unit cost. We even sell pallets for our small business customers and for those holding events. See the full range here: https://www.waresofknutsford.co.uk/bottles/glass-milk-bottles/
We've also got a wide range of wedding packaging, ribbon, string and decorations for your creative wedding present projects: https://www.waresofknutsford.co.uk/wedding-favours/wedding-packaging/ribbon-and-string/.
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Resources:
[1] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/eco-friendly-wedding_n_5187751