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what did you do or are you planning to do for the send off from the reception? We found this water-soluble faux snow that looks very pretty and floats very well when tossed, but are considering doing sparklers instead as it will be dark when we leave.  May do both just to mix it up... what did/will you do? 
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    KytchynWitcheKytchynWitche member
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    We were planning to have our guests ring bells as we leave, but budget constraints might put the bells out of reach. We probably won't do anything if we can't get the bells.
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    emmyg65emmyg65 member
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    We didn't have a sendoff after our reception, but we gave Yay flags (LINK) to people to wave. I didn't know if people would like them, but they were a huge hit.
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    misshart00misshart00 member
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    We couldn't have sparklers so we had glow sticks.
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    OliveOilsMomOliveOilsMom member
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    Check with your venue first to see if there are any requirements that you must follow.

    We didn't do a send off, our reception ended at midnight and most people were gone by then.  But we didn't plan to have one anyway.

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    misssunshine17misssunshine17 member
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    We didn't have one, we were the last to leave! There's something about it that really rubs me the wrong way about big exits, like you guests have to roll out the red carpet for you to leave. 

    OP, I would check and make sure that the fake snow isn't flammable next to sparklers.
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    ElcaBElcaB member
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    We aren't planning on a dramatic send-off. Instead, we are taking a party bus to the bars to keep the party going. 
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    Couggal12Couggal12 member
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    I don't believe we will be doing any sort of send off.  Since we are staying at a hotel right down the street (literally a block from our venue) we plan on staying until clean up time and hanging out with our family and guests until as long as possible.
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    WinstonsGirlWinstonsGirl member
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    We didn't have one, other than the announcement that we were losing amplified music and to head on down to the restaurant below for karaoke.  From there, we just left when we were getting tired.  

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    jdluvr06jdluvr06 member
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    We're not planning on having one.
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    LizM61409LizM61409 member
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    I've heard too many horror stories about sparkler injuries to be on board with that.
    My venue says we can't throw stuff (unless it's confetti that dissolves in the rain)... I'm leaning towards bubbles at the moment.
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    lyndausvilyndausvi mod
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    Did have one.  We were on the last shuttle back to the hotel.






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    ElcaB said:
    We aren't planning on a dramatic send-off. Instead, we are taking a party bus to the bars to keep the party going. 

    Heck yeah! Thats what we are doing too!!
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    HisGirlFriday13HisGirlFriday13 member
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    We had bubbles as we left the church, but nothing as we left the reception.
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    I'm gonna go with 'not my circus, not my monkeys.'
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    kerbohlkerbohl member
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    I'm not doing one either - I figure I'll be needed to help clean up.  Besides, I don't want to limit myself.  If the party is going well, I don't want to leave too early. 

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    Ven&RadioVen&Radio member
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    We invited our guests outside to wave as we departed in our get-away car, but they weren't given anything to toss/wave (other than their hands) -- tossing of things was forbidden by my venue, anyhow.
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    CaliMel11CaliMel11 member
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    Our reception ends at 10, so we'll have one. Pretty much she said she has everyone make a tunnel and blow bubbles and we get into the car at the winery and they drive us down to our place we are staying.
    I think it'll be fun to have a receiving line and get to say goodbye to everyone!
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    JoanE2012JoanE2012 member
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    GrrArgh said:
    what did you do or are you planning to do for the send off from the reception? We found this water-soluble faux snow that looks very pretty and floats very well when tossed, but are considering doing sparklers instead as it will be dark when we leave.  May do both just to mix it up... what did/will you do? 
    We didn't have a send off.  We stayed till the very end and loaded up the car.  We liked being able to have a few more moments with all the guests as they came up to say goodbye when they were leaving.
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    GrrArghGrrArgh member
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    We're actually considering using the snow indoors, the ceremony and reception are in the same place, so we may have the snow throw as we come back down the aisle at the end of the exchange. Would make for some pretty pictures if nothing else and a much less complicated departure later. 
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    lovesclimbinglovesclimbing member
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    The people outside threw birdseed, and the people inside blew bubbles.

    I hate sparklers, especially if there are children at the wedding (and I'm a big proponent of kids at weddings).  My cousin had sparklers.  There was tons and tons of smoke from the sparklers, and it smelled horrible.  And then there were these certain kids who ran around and grabbed all the extras and lit them off other people's sparklers and waved them around.  I was afraid they were going to catch somebody on fire.  (I judge the parents, they should have been controlling their kids.)

    Also, it's really hard to get the sparklers all lit.  They had three or four people with lighters at my cousin's wedding and it still wasn't enough.  Some people's had burned most of the way down while others still weren't lit yet. 
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    melbelleupmelbelleup member
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    We're not having one at the reception. We're having bubbles after the receiving line though.
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    tigersgirlgvtigersgirlgv member
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    If you're going to do sparklers, make sure you think through how you're going to have people light them. At my sister's wedding, we had the DJ announce that everyone should take the tea lights off of their tables outside to light the sparklers, but that was a spur of the moment, crap, how are we going to light all of these? idea from the groom's mom.
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    mmm4763mmm4763 member
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    We didn't do a send off, mostly because we had such a small group (20 guests). In the end I'm glad we didn't do one because our reception ended more than an hour later than planned (the party was still going) and it was *extremely* cold and drizzly and an exit would have been forced and uncomfortable for our guests at that point.
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