Confetti Etiquette!?

I think it would look really pretty but, the petals might be too big and make it hard to see you guys if you were planning on doing pictures with people throwing them.

Maybe see if there is a way to efficiently cut flower petals up into more confetti-esk size?

I bought biodegradable floral confetti off of Amazon for my grandmas (my flower girls lol) to toss down the aisle. It is made from dried flowers and seeds. It's really pretty and natural.

We’re actually not allowed to have any kind of confetti or flower petal throws at our venue (it’s a barn, so indoor/outdoor), so be sure to ask when touring venues!

If you're set on it, I would definitely ask venues when touring because a lot of the ones we looked at didn't allow confetti, petals or glitter of any kind just because of the clean up.

Whatever you do, please do not use rice! For the sake of the birds that will eat it, just say no to rice!

Confetti does make for great photos, and yes, they do make biodegradable confetti, but absolutely check with your venue about what they will allow you to do. We got married in an old mansion with a really pretty front garden. They told us we were not allowed to sprinkle anything - no flower petals for the flower girl, no confetti, no glitter. It disturbs the balance, and as a conservatory - that's a no no. We ended up using bubbles and it was great!

So if your venue does allow for you to throw/sprinkle things, I do think biodegradable confetti would be the way to go. I think throwing petals may not give you the look you want. They're larger and don't have the same weight as confetti - it may just look a little strange.

Biodegradable Flower Confetti

Check out the amazon link above.

Bad options include

rice = bad for birds

rose petals = beautiful but expensive

fake flowers or real confetti = very messy and bad for environment

good options include

DIY hole punch leaf confetti

flower (wild local flower) seed confetti

dried flower petals

birdseed

bubbles (water based)

You should ask the venue, mine forbids throwing things of any sort, as well as glitter, because we're on the ocean. I know a lot of venues in natural areas mostly ban confetti type of things and glitter because it's so harzardous to nature.
Real flowers petals or leave hole punch might be okay but you'd have to check.

Thank you all so much for the responses!

Dried flowers are a great suggestion- I've found a lot of sites with a 'pick and mix' type thing which I imagine is great for matching with a colour palette/flower arrangements. I love the hole punch leaf confetti idea too- ecologically sound, unique and beautiful!

(And I will of course check with the venue before trying any of these!!)

I would suggest deciding on a venue first before thinking of confetti. Many places have different rules- some don't allow tossing items at all. Even alternatives such as bubbles or sparklers aren't welcomed.

One of my bridesmaids has confetti made from leaves saved on her Pinterest. Yes time consuming to hole bunch a bunch of leaves but you can stack them and do it while watching tv or something! This is a good option

Ecofetti dissolves in water so if you have a way to "wash" the area....

What about hole punching leaves? It’s all natural and if it’s fall you’re likely to have an abundance of pretty colors. Well unless you live in Florida like me cause our leaves don’t really change.

Real flower petals work just fine for tossing and are biodegradable. Also they don't hurt when thrown like rice and birdseed do.