Rice/Birdseed, logistics

Re: Rice/Birdseed, logistics

• Riss91 member

  

  June 2012

  You could always walk out, and then around and back into the church, filtering behind the guests as they leave the church...
  
  

  
  

  Report0 Reply
• kgrawedding member

  

  June 2012

  What if you walked down the aisle and then ducked into the cry room or church hall or other handy "holding room" until the guests were in place, and then make your grand exit?

  We Do - Since November 3, 2012

  
  

  Report0 Reply
• Riss91 member

  

  June 2012

  side note - birdseed/rice actually kinda hurt when its thrown at you and they get stuck in your hair and on your clothes... I would recommend petals or something larger that is softer and easier to get off. My sisters spent 5 minutes trying to get rice out of my hair, and still didn't get it all.

  
  

  Report0 Reply
• lalaith50 member

  

  June 2012

  [QUOTE]side note - birdseed/rice actually kinda hurt when its thrown at you and they get stuck in your hair and on your clothes... I would recommend petals or something larger that is softer and easier to get off. My sisters spent 5 minutes trying to get rice out of my hair, and still didn't get it all.
  Posted by Riss91[/QUOTE]
  this. I've even heard (maybe it's an urban legend,) of people going deaf from it getting in their ears. I've seen weddings where everyone gets a little bubble container; I think that's probably a lot safer.

  

  Report0 Reply
• Riss91 member

  

  June 2012

  random note on bubbles - one of the weddings I went to, they did the bubbles and when they popped on people's clothing, they left a mark/stain. Not sure if she just had a bad brand of bubbles, but my husband's suit was a complete mess.

  
  

  Report0 Reply
• professorscience member

  

  June 2012

  I've only been to one wedding where the "send-off" was after the ceremony and not the reception, and I found it really odd.  The bride wanted it then because apparently she wouldn't have her photographer at the end of the night and she still wanted those pictures, but I just think it looks a little weird to have big send-off pictures halfway through the "sequence" of your wedding photos.

  
  

  But, if you do end up doing it after your ceremony, H and I were actually directed into the bride's room after we walked out for a few minutes together, so you could totally wait there while your guests filed out.

  
  

  You'll also have to make sure your guests know not to just immediately hop in their cars and head to the reception.  That was the other thing about the wedding where they did the send-off first: kind of mass confusion when half the guests knew what she wanted, and the other half was ready to party.

  
  

  Oh, and rose petals are so pretty in pictures.  We just used white ones and they caught the lights so beautifully.   

  

  
  

  
  

  Report0 Reply
• Tami87 member

  

  June 2012

  We have restrictions that include no bubbles or throwing things, so FMIL insisted that she wanted to make ribbon wands with little bells on them (her friend at work did them for her daughters wedding). So we are going with that, although I told her to make less than then number of guests we have because I figure not everyone will hang out for a send off.
  
  Our plan is to take pictures at the church immediately following the ceremony. So we will come down the middle aisle and then circle back to  the front of the church and take formal pictures while the guests exit. I don't expect everyone to stay and hang out while we take pictures, but in my experience (especially because we have a gap) people seem to kind of stop and mingle and not be in a rush to leave the church. We will then have the bridal party head out front right before we leave to make sure everyone who wants to participate gets a ribbon wand. FI's cousin did essentially the same thing but they had bubbles. It worked pretty well. Like I said there were some people who left right away, but there were enough people still hanging around the church that they had a nice send off.

  

  Report0 Reply
• christyhal

  

  June 2012

  We used silk rose petals, and swept them up after.  (This was the only thing we were allowed to toss, and only if we promised to clean up!)  We bargained with our priest to be able to toss *something* as the toss is a big tradition in both our families, LOL.

  
  

  We did do a receiving line at the back of the church, though, so we stopped in the entryway and greeted everyone as they walked out.  DH and I and our parents were in the entryway, and our bridal party lined up on the steps outside (they weren't part of the receiving line.)  My sister (MOH) held the basket of petals just outside the door so people could grab a handful and would know not to just jump in their cars.  

  
  

  After all guests had gone outside, DH and I exited the church and people tossed the petals.  We got some *awesome* pictures.  We then went around the church and in the side door for formal pictures, while the guests headed off to cocktail hour.  (Having the receiving line at the church also helped eat up 'gap' time, since it was only a 5-10 minute drive to the reception site.)

  
  
  Love 06/2005 | Marriage 05/28/2011 | Baby! Peanut born on his due date, 9/30/12

  Report0 Reply