The delicate lace on your wedding dress, the freshness of the flowers, the petals lining the aisle- perfection is in the details. While every moment of a wedding day is special, there are a few that leave a lasting memory. Your mother helping you into your wedding dress, when your loved one sees you walking down the aisle, your vows to love and cherish each other, holding your partner during the first dance, and your wedding send-off.

The wedding send-off is meant to “shower” the newlyweds in prosperity, fertility, and good fortune. For many years, rice was the popular send-off, but times change. As creativity sparks and awareness for our environment increases, eco-friendly wedding send-offs that are still delicate in nature have become popular. Whether you take your wedding send-off during the recession or as you leave for the night, these send-offs will leave you with a sweet memory throughout the years.

Lavender

Be showered in something that smells lovely and looks just as lovely falling around you. Bundle the dried lavender in glassine envelopes, small sheer bags, or paper cones to perfect the presentation. Perfection is in the details after all. Use every detail to make your special day memorable!

Lavender not only complements those it surrounds, it is also one of the most eco-friendly wedding send-offs. Be reassured that your wedding is not leaving a harmful impact on the beautiful venue you’re taking your vows at.

Sparklers

Make a statement with this “fiery” wedding send-off. A fun way for guests to wish you well as you set off for the next chapter. An added bonus, evening wedding photos are fantastic with the lights of sparklers in them! Trust us, moments with sparklers are moments you will want to capture. There are different colors of sparklers to choose from, gold and silver being the most popular. Make sure your venue allows them before buying a bundle though.

Paper Airplanes

Let’s bring in the old-school. Paper airplanes with love messages. There is no better wedding send-off for guests of all ages. Have guests write a message on them – well wishes, bible verses, humorous stories, love quotes – and send them flying as you make your exit. It is best to have a member of the wedding party or relative collect the airplanes after, so you can look back on the moment and what your guests have shared with you. This wedding send-off is a memorabilia that will last a lifetime.

Tinkling Bells

Ring in the newlyweds! The kissing bells can be used for moments throughout the special day. A ring of the bells for the I Do kiss, a tinkling for kisses throughout the reception, and a ring for the send-off. You can place the bells at the entrance to the ceremony seating, at the reception tables, or any place throughout the wedding venue for guests.

In many places across the world, it is believed that the ringing of bells on one’s wedding day brings good fortune. The ringing of the bells also reminds the newlyweds of their vows.

Bird Seed

Send off the “love birds”! You can bundle seeds in glassine envelopes, clear glass/plastic test tubes, confetti wands, or small burlap bags. Another eco-friendly wedding send-off that helps keep the venue lovely, as well as, making the cleanup much easier.

Dried Petals

Petals have been scattered across the centuries during weddings. There are some wedding traditions that remain strong, such as petals and wedding send-offs. At the entrance to the ceremony seating or in the seats themselves, place bundles of dried petals. These bundles can be rolled paper cones or boxes that guests can pass along and share. The best flowers to use for this are roses, rose buds, delphiniums, hydrangeas, and lavender, but do there is no limit to the type of dried flower petals you can use.

Make every detail of your special day count. A wedding send-off may seem small and troublesome to do, but we promise that moments like the send-off are still cherished as much as the first look and taking of vows. Capturing these moments of happiness will be a memorabilia you will not let go. And creating the wedding confetti will be just as memorable!

It is important to think about the timing of your wedding send-off. Consider your ceremony and reception venues. Think about the time of your wedding and when guests will start leaving for the night. You do not want a meager few guests sending you off.

We have found that the best time to do a wedding send-off is during the wedding recession. You have just taken your vows and are being presented as a married couple. This is the opportunity for those that witnessed your union to shower you in prosperity, fertility, and good fortune.

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