What is a Joyful Send-off?
In addition to being fun, memorable and picture perfect, Joyful Send-off activities engage your family and friends at the end of your services or reception. And they all have another great benefit: they don’t create harmful litter.
Paparazzi Guests
You’re the stars of the show! Have your guests take on the role of the Paparazzi. Candid wedding photos are truly a treasure in the years to come. Smart phones can imitate the flash of the camera, while your guests call out questions such as–“Where are you going on your honeymoon?”, “Love the dress! Who’s your designer!” Planting the questions sounds like a fun role for your bridesmaids.
Colorful Leaves!
Will your wedding be in the autumn? Fall leaves against a bright blue sky are an amazing backdrop to a send-off.
Glowing Lights
Light up your evening send-off with glow sticks and LED wands! They make beautiful patterns in photos. For night send-offs, sparklers are also amazing (where allowed).
Off on a Note
Invite your family and friends to serenade you with musical instruments as you embark on your marriage!
Have a Ball
Mini beach balls are fun and playful, and make a cute keepsake for your guests!
A Canopy of Love
Always liked the canopy effect of couples walking under military sabers? Go for canopy of crepe paper. It’s easy to make. Take long lengths of crepe paper–in your wedding colors–make cuts into the paper along each side, roll each end around a dowel, add a little twist in the paper, and your guests can create a canopy built for two. Makes for great pictures!
Bubbles of Joy
Walk through a curtain of bubbles! You can order custom bubble bottles with your names.
Champagne Bottle Bubbles (ask about ordering bottles personalized with your names) – https://www.ecomaniaccompany.com/wp/greencelebrations/
Waving Ribbons
Walk through waving ribbons on wands in your wedding colors! Add bells for a joyful noise.
Ribbon Wand Kits (personalized ribbons available!) - http://etsy.me/2xr6KQN
A Pathway Aglow
After they light your path, send your guests home with a personalized frosted Mason jar luminary. It’s super easy to create these yourself, and you can enlist your friends and family. You could collect or save fun-shaped jars in the months before your wedding.
Pom-Poms
Like ribbon wands, pom-poms (made of yarn or tissue-paper) are a great way for your guests to cheerfully wave you off to your honeymoon. Provide guests pom-poms in your wedding colors, or even in the colors of your favorite sports team. It’s easy to make your own.
Check out these step-by-step instructions –https://www.marthastewart.com/265163/pom-poms-and-luminarias-how-to
Floating Petals
In the spring, flower petals floating through the air and swirling around you offer a myriad of delightful color and naturally splendid images!
Plant Memories
A gift of a plant to each of your guests keeps the memories of your special day alive for years!
Lovely Scents!
For a lovely scent, have your guests fill the air with the aroma of lavender buds or sprigs.
Take Flight
Jet off into the future with paper airplanes. These can also be a keepsake. Have guests write their well wishes on the airplane wings to save in your wedding scrap-book.
Heartfelt Message
Getting married on the beach? Provide your guests with shells to form a heart in the sand, and write a message to one another inside before you depart. Be sure to take pictures first!
For more inspirational, colorful, litter-free ideas to celebrate without balloon release, visit: PreventBalloonLitter.org