Unique Wedding Ideas Guests Will Never Forget

1. Flower Petal Confetti For the Send Off

Traditionally, wedding guests toss some kind of confetti at the bride and groom as they leave the reception, get in the car, and drive away to go on their honeymoon. In the past, people threw rice, but it has since become common knowledge that you should never do that. Birds will eat the dry grains of rice, and it can expand in their stomachs, leading to their death. So, over the years, people have tried to figure out alternative forms of confetti from glitter to blowing bubbles.

A beautiful idea is to use flower petals for the confetti. At first, you might assume that this could be an expensive undertaking. However, if you’re already paying to have flowers at your wedding, these centerpieces are eventually going to wilt, anyway. Ask your wedding planner or a friend to break apart the flowers at the end of the ceremony or reception and divide them up into baskets. Guests can each take some petals, and toss them as you leave. In a way, this is a form of recycling. And if this is done outdoors, it’s also fully biodegradable.