What to throw at wedding?

Question

I've been reading and bubbles stain the dress, confetti gets all in your hair, and rose petals get everywhere!!!

What is the lesser of two evils???

We want to do either petals or bubbles...depends on the price...Anyone know websites where it is cheap?

I also want it to look good in the photos!!!

Answer 1

My sister acutally used bird seeds in little sachets, it was alright those  petals are more my speed. Now my cousin used those sticks round sticks you get at craft stores. Wraped glitter ribbion around it and made alot of the ribbon flow off the end. And when the bride and groom walked  by they waved their wands. wish i could show a picture, it was really nice.

Answer 2

You can do fake rose petals, not the best solution, but the ones at Michael's look pretty real.

http://www.michaels.com/art/online/displ...

As another option, instead of throwing something, we're handing out bells for guests to ring at the end of the ceremony as we make our way down the aisle. They can also take these bells to the reception and maybe ring them (instead of banging on champagne glasses) when they want the bride and groom to kiss.

http://www.bridestuff.com/weddingbells-b...

Answer 3

Toasters? hehe just kidding.

Bubbles look great. They really don't stain too much. Petals look pretty too.  

Answer 4

I don't think you need to worry about bubbles staining your dress.  That really depends what fabric your dress is made from.  Maybe if you dress is pure, natural silk, but a bridal or duchess satin (the most popular wedding gown fabric) should be fine.  Bubbles will be way cheaper than petals, and many places charge to have to pick up confetti/things that get thrown at weddings.

Would you want to have to pick/sweep up a bunch of petals off your steps?

Answer 5

Before you decide on anything, check with your venue!  I have a girlfriend who knew her venue wouldn't allow anything to be thrown for cleanup reasons, so she bought personalized bubble containers (at $2 apiece!) only to find out that the venue wasn't going to allow those either!  She was devastated.

For my wedding we weren't allowed to throw anything outside at all, so instead we did our "escape" inside, and had everyone throw New Year's Eve streamers.  They looked great in the photos and it all cleaned up in about five minutes.  I've also seen the ribbon sticks done, which are very pretty and traditional (it's an old English custom) and don't require cleanup at all.

Answer 6

bubbles will be cheaper and you wont have clean up after.  And they don't stain after a wash!  and you need to get quite a bit on you to even notice.  

Answer 7

Go for the bubbles. If you buy the good kind, you can make sure it won't stain anything, and there's no cleanup after. Plus, it looks fabulous in photos!

Pretty much every wedding website (invitations by dawn is a good one), plus any craft store with a wedding section, offers cute teeny bottles of bubbles, usually really cheaply.

Answer 8

Rose petals look great in photos- but make sure that they are freeze-dried so that they don't stain. You can often buy bags of these very cheaply at rose farms (I got 1 bag that was big enough for 30 guests for $10 at a rose farm).

As for bubbles- just go for good quality ones, which will reduce the chance of staining your dress.

I'd avoid confetti. It's bad for the environment and very messy.

Answer 9

Most weddings I've been to lately use bubbles. I haven't decided for sure yet for my own wedding, but I'm really leaning towards bubbles.  Rose petals would be more expensive, and imagine how pretty the bubbles will look with the sunlight bouncing off of them.