Plating your Wedding Dinner in Green Style
Palm Leaf Dinner Plates from MarxFoods.com are an Elegant,
Environmentally Friendly Option

The proposal has been made, a wedding date has been set and now it's time to get down to the party planning details.

If being environmentally conscious is important when planning wedding day details, consider serving guests dinner on biodegradable palm leaf dinnerware. These elegant plates will make a great presentation and once family and friends go home, instead of having stacks of dishes to deal with, each bio-degradable plate can be composted or thrown away.

"Palm Leaf plates are the best product for anyone who cares about being green, is stylish, or doesn't like doing the dishes... or the epitome of all three," said Katy Springer, General Manager of MarxFoods.com. "I'm planning on using the plates for my wedding this fall and am excited to not only have something that's unique, but I think the plates will make a great conversation piece as well."

Ranging from an elegant multi-course sit down dinner to a casual beach wedding, these plates are ideal for serving appetizers, the main course or wedding cake. When compared to the cost of renting china, palm leaf plates are more economical, are much more convenient and will make a beautiful, yet unique, place setting. Plus you don't have to stress over paying for broken plates or getting piles of plates returned or picked up.

"These plates are very convenient, without sacrificing elegance," said Justin Marx, CEO of Marx Foods. "I originally thought we'd get orders from individuals hosting small parties at home, but have been pleasantly surprised with the large number of custom requests we've received for weddings and corporate events."

MarxFoods.com is the exclusive Web retailer for Palm Leaf Dinnerware.

For eco-savvy brides and grooms who want to spread awareness, palm leaf dinnerware also makes a creative wedding favor, attendant gift, or would be an excellent way to present homemade favors or treats.

HOW ARE THE PLATES MADE?
The construction of Palm Leaf Dinnerware is a natural, renewable, and simple process:

1. Freshly fallen, naturally discarded sheaths of the leaves of the Adaka Palm tree are collected.
2. Each raw sheath is initially rinsed with water and then hand washed in a natural mixture of water and tumeric. The leaves are then rinsed a third time in pure water.
3. Once clean, the palm sheaths naturally air dry.
4. The leaves are then hand stretched and flattened. Various plate profiles, including round, square and hexagon-shaped dinner plates, are molded using a heated press.
5. One to three plates (or more, depending on size) can be created from each leaf. In order to maximize the surface area of each sheath, different dinnerware sizes or shapes may be cut from one leaf.
6. Once clean and cut, each plate is sun-dried and packaged in groups of 25.

If you're catering your own meal, MarxFoods.com is also the perfect place to purchase high-quality specialty food items in bulk. With options ranging from wild salmon, grass-fed beef and wild boar to Artisanal ravioli and wild produce, your guests will be extremely impressed with their extraordinary dinner. Fresh and frozen items are shipped overnight which will guarantee freshness and ensure the food doesn't need to be stored for weeks leading up to the big day.

MarxFoods.com, headquartered in Seattle, Wash. is an online specialty food company dedicated to bringing the highest quality epicurean products directly to the consumer's doorstep. For a decade, it has been selling to white tablecloth restaurants nationwide. Items now available to consumers include a variety of truffles, truffle products, game meat, grass-fed beef & veal, sausage, game birds, seafood, sea vegetables, wild produce, oils, grains, seeds and filled pastas. To ensure freshness, most products are shipped via Federal Express overnight.   

If you don't see what you're looking for, special requests are welcome by calling (866) 588-MARX. Restaurant, Catering or Foodservice customers please contact North American Import and Export at (888) 276-5955. For wholesale options, contact Marx Imports at (800) 459-7349.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: For more information, to obtain high-resolution photos, product samples or to set up an interview with Justin Marx, please contact Emily Adamson at (206) 447-1818.