Comments on: wedding tosses: a must-have tradition or silly waste?

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:13:10 +0000

Can you tell me the name of the pop streamers or where you got them? That’s eactly what we want!!

By: Lizliterarius

Lizliterarius — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:33:52 +0000

We used pop streamers for the people on the aisles to shoot over our heads as we left…the pictures are AMAZING! Literally one of my two favs of the whole 762 shot that day. Best of all, the streamers stay attached to the canister they pop out of so we cut off the mylar streamer part, removed the metal spring from the plastic canister and recyled all parts! the mylar is padding gift baskets this Christmas. best of all, since it was just the people on the aisle and the first 3 aisles were family and friends, everyone had time to catch on that it was time to pop with the first aisles’ good example

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:26:36 +0000

Releasing farm-raised butterflies bought from a professional (see http://www.butterflybreeders.org) is a wonderful thing when done right with fresh butterflies. It is a moment of magic no one ever forgets and people stop and connect with nature. It is important to not bargain shop if you are buying butterflies – get them from someone that really knows what they are doing!
Linda

By: allyroo

allyroo — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:08:50 +0000

I thought about bells for my wedding_ and then my photographer friends reminded me that bells dont show up in photos- two of my favorite pictures are as my husband and i exited the church and are being lightly showered…
It is also my favorite pic from Mom & Dads wedding…so it looks good in B&W too…..

By: susan

susan — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:56:25 +0000

DON’T use sparklers. IF any of your timing is off, you walk through smoke!!! The pictures are just that…..dimly lite figures in smoke. The photographer was not positioned to catch the bride and groom emerging from the smoke….the pictures are just a cloudy mess!

By: amanda

amanda — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:49:03 +0000

we used lavander, it was fun, enviromentally friendly, and it didn’t cause weeds to grow in the nice lawn we got married on. plus, it made our car smell great!! and we threw it when we got into the car to drive off after the reception, not after to wedding.

By: At Home with kim vallee

At Home with kim vallee — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:50:37 +0000

I decided to have nothing throw at us for my wedding and I never regretted it. But I gladly participated when couples opted for bubbles or flower petals. My advice is to follow your heart not what others want.

By: Sol

Sol — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:55:07 +0000

We used bubbles and there was no mess, nothing ended on our gowns, and the children had a lot of fun afterwards.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 23:24:16 +0000

I just went to a wedding this weekend and the couple had us toss white rose petals which seemed nice… but then the photographer kept directing us to throw more so she could get better pictures. I felt like an extra on a movie set. For this reason, I think sparklers are a great idea – they can only spark so much, and they’ll make lovely pictures without being fake. :) But, I’m also a fan of simplicity, and I didn’t have anything at my wedding. I wanted sparklers, but I had my reception at a sculpture garden, and the sparklers posed a threat to the art and the nature… so be careful if you do go that way that it’s okay with the site.

By: pella

pella — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:47:35 +0000

personally, i’m partial to the bubbles. i know michael’s has this heart shaped rice stuff that’s supposed to be ok for birds. the florist our family uses will give you the rose petals free if you’re getting all your other flowers from them. um… yeah, that’s my rambling input