Paperless Stationary: A Sophisticated Alternative It takes a giant leap for some to go completely paperless.  At work, some may begin to scan all their colleagues’ buiness cards into their computer; others may invest in an electronic records retention system.  What about at home?  I am constantly battling the endless paper that accumulates.  Many of us now pay our bills electronically.  Even schools are joining the bandwagon and emailing families about upcoming events in lieu of constantly sending children home with flyers.  These are all great steps into the eco-friendly world.   What about  invitations?  Yes, there is the ubiquitous Evite that many of us have received for baby showers, Tupperware and jewelry party gatherings.   There are a slew of sites to e-send holiday cards.  When it comes to momentous events, though, what is the proper mode nowadays?  Is it considered less personal to receive an invitation via email?  Do these big life altering events excuse us from saving the trees?  There are numberous companies that offer recycled paper options; but that can be quite costly. PaperlessPost  offers the exquisiteness of well designed invitations without depleting our natural world.  The brother and sister team, Alexa and James Hirshfeld, created this membership-based site where you can design, send and track invitations. You don’t have to sacrifice style and beauty for convenience and being green.  Planning big events can be a huge expense and these beautiful invitations are a fraction of the cost, starting from $5 for forty invitations.  By purchasing virtual stamps (which are a fraction of the cost of real stamps which, by the way, are a whopping $.44), you can save lots of money.  Just do the math: imagine mailing out 200 wedding invitations?! Members have a chance to earn more stamps by inviting more people to join. For each person that enrolls from your invite, you earn 5 stamps.    Once you have personally designed your invitations, PaperlessPost then sends them to your guests who can “open”  the envelopes and actually witness the customized details.  You can even choose the inside liners on the envelopes.  Members can track who has received the invitation and manage their replies; all without the paper clutter! “At Paperless Post, we seek to redefine the tradition of paper stationery so that people can send custom, personalized invitations and announcements with the same thought and care as previous generations, but the way we communicate today: online. Paperless Post stationery is as tasteful as its tangible counterpart, but it also makes life simpler. In minutes, members can send out invitations for any occasion- dinner parties, anniversaries, save the dates – whenever they want to send something more personal than a simple email or awkward PDF. After sending, they can then monitor as guests receive and reply to their invitations.”       So, if you are planning a big shin-dig, or just want to send a sophisticated “save the date” be sure to go paperless and sign up for PaperlessPost.  Every new member will receive 25 free invites, so start designing! Tags: Alexa Hirschfeld, Bar mitzvah, carbon footprint, change, changes, climate change, conservation, earth promise, earthpromise, eco-friendly, energy, energy efficient, environment, environmental issues, environmental movement, event planning, evite, global warming, green, green changes, green economy, green future, green living, green practice, green practices, green revolution, green tips, invitations, James Hirschfeld, paper, paperless, paperless post, parties, stamps, stationary, weddings

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