Wedding Toss Ideas
Birdseed: For animal lovers, birdseed is a simple alternative to tossing rice at the end of your wedding. Provide guests with small paper cones or pouches filled with birdseed to shower over you and your spouse as you take your leave.
Bubbles: Provide small containers of bubbles for all your guests to blow while you exit your wedding. Bubbles are whimsical and especially fun for the little ones in attendance. An added benefit is no clean-up.
Bells: If you aren’t interested in guests throwing things all over you, let them make a little music instead. Give guests a homemade bell shaker to ring as you exit. This will create cheerful jingle during your send off and eliminate any mess from littering the ground.
Confetti Poppers: Choose confetti to coordinate with your wedding colors or opt for a rainbow of hues. Crafty brides can create their own DIY confetti poppers, while busy brides can purchase premade ones. Either way, with confetti-filled skies, your send off photos will be stunning.
Sparklers: If you’ll be leaving your wedding in the dark, sparklers are a beautiful way to illuminate a path. Guests can make a tunnel outside the venue for the bride and groom to run through as they leave.
Streamers: Just like New Year’s Eve celebrations, have friends throw streamers to send off the newlyweds in high spirits. These can be sparkling metallics or bright colors. Streamers are slightly easier to clean-up than confetti, but will offer equally stunning photo opportunities.
Ribbon Wands: With some dowels and ribbon from your local craft store, you can DIY ribbon wands for your guests to wave. Coordinate the ribbon with your wedding colors or opt for a sea of beautiful white.
Walnuts: If you and your partner are history buffs, chances are you're familiar with the ancient Roman wedding traditions. As the newlyweds would enter their new home, wedding guests would throw walnuts, signifying the couple leaving childish games behind (games using nuts were popular with youngsters). Pay homage to history and fills small packets with walnuts for your guests to toss at your feet.
Flower petals: Soft and ethereal, flower petals make a beautiful wedding toss as they shower the bride and groom. Rose petals are a timeless choice, but you can also consider coordinating the petals to match the bride’s bouquet. Provide guests with dainty cones made from rolled doilies and offer baskets of petals to fill the cones.
Lavender: Transport your guests to the south of France with the soothing scent of lavender. Provide each guest with a small sachet of lavender to toss for the wedding send off. Everyone is sure to enjoy to smell, and the plants are naturally eco-friendly. Lavender is especially fitting for a spring or summer wedding.
Leaves: For a rustic fall wedding, what could be more appropriate than throwing leaves over the newlyweds. Prepare simple packets filled with about a handful of leaves. This option is also budget-conscious for brides who are trying not to break the bank. Gather the leaves from your backyard or a local park.
Remember to always check with your wedding venue before deciding on your send off toss. Some venues will not allow messier tosses, such as birdseed or confetti.
Wedding Transportation Ideas
After you’ve run through the wedding toss, you and your spouse will need to hop in a vehicle to head for your honeymoon. You can tailor your transportation to make a fun statement about your personalities and add some charm to your wedding send off.
Bikes: If you’re eco-friendly and love to bike, consider getting a tandem bike with a basket full of flowers to ride away together.
Horse-Drawn Carriage: For classically romantic couples, there is no better way to leave a ceremony than in a horse-drawn carriage.
Motorcycle: For couples who like to live on the wild side, a motorcycle exit is the way to go.
Vintage Car: Maybe an old VW Bug or a retro taxi suits your style with classic flair.
A Hot Air Balloon: After all the hype of the wedding, escape together to have some peace and quiet with a hot air balloon ride. Enjoy a celebratory glass of champagne with a view.
Other options based on your venue and style include a tractor, trolley, boat, school bus, limo or even a helicopter.
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