The Getaway After the Wedding
The
getaway
or Grand Exit from a wedding is the crowning touch on your celebration – as
important to captivating your guests as your
procession
down the aisle. How do you plan to mark the end of your
reception
as you leave to start your new lives together? Don’t let the party fizzle –
choose a
departure
worthy of your special day!
Long before American colonists
threw rice
at newlyweds to symbolize good luck and bountiful harvests, the toss was a
traditional part of most
weddings.
In ancient Greece and Rome guests
tossed
a variety of nuts, seeds and food items to symbolize good luck, fertility,
bountiful harvests and prosperity. Most cultures incorporate some kind of
wedding toss
between the end of the ceremony and the culmination of the wedding day.
Most venues no longer permit the
traditional
tossing
of rice as it is has been widely rumored to harm birds if ingested. Popular
substitutes have included birdseed, confetti in various shapes and colors,
lavender seed, fresh and freeze-dried flower petals, all of which can require
extensive clean up or disruption to gardens and landscaping.
Some venues which have banned those
tosses do allow bio-degradable “wedding
rice”
in their place. The rice can be distributed in pretty paper cones tied with
ribbon to complement the wedding colors, or small favor bags. You can have your
flower girls distribute the packets as guests
arrive, or, if you save the
toss
for the end of the night, as they leave to line up and watch you depart.
You might enjoy a
send off
with a “bang”. Celebratory
wedding poppers offer excitement and are
bio-degradable. Check your local
regulations if you are considering a pyrotechnic or “sparkler” send off, and
make sure to have plenty of personalized wedding matches on hand.
For minimal impact and no clean up,
choose bubbles in place of tossing rice, confetti or seeds.
Advantage Bridal
offers adorable individual bubble containers which come in several shapes and
colors including tiny champagne bottles and wedding cakes. Some varieties of
bubbles
can even be personalized.
You’ll want your friends to watch you
depart in style.
Advantage Bridal
carries several different personalized signs that can be easily and harmlessly
attached to your
getaway
car along with kits to make sure everyone who sees you will know that you’re “Just
Married”.
- For the Bride
- Bridal Brooches & Pins
- Bridal Garters
- Gloves
- Bride & Bachelorette Sashes
- Hair Accessories
- Handkerchiefs
- Headpieces and Tiaras
- Veils
- Slips and Body Shapers
- Wedding Socks
- Bustiers & Bras
- Bridal Lingerie
- CLEARANCE Ed Hardy
- Body Shapers
- I Do Shoe Stickers
- Jewelry
- Purses & Money Bags
- Bouquet Jewelry
- Something Blue
- Personalized Shoe Bags
- Emergency Kits
- Shawls, Furs & Pashminas
- Ceremony Accessories
- Will You Be My Cards
- DIY Invitations
- Flower Girl Baskets
- Ring Pillows
- Unity Sand Sets
- Unity Candles & Stands
- Wedding Signs
- Wedding Accessory Collections
- DIY T-Shirt Transfers
- Fun Wedding Stuff
- Cake Toppers
- Monogram Cake Toppers
- Bride and Groom Figurine Toppers
- Personalized Cake Tops
- Traditional Cake Toppers
- Anniversary Cake Toppers
- Cake Top Initials
- Birthday Cake Toppers
- Reception Accessories
- Personalized Hand Sanitizers
- Wedding Favors & Supplies
- Guest Signature Mats
- Toasting Flutes
- Cake Tops & Monograms
- Cake Servers
- Renaissance Pewter Accessories
- Placecards & Table Numbers
- Napkins & Matches
- Dance Floor Decals
- Groomsman Accessories
- Money Dance Bags
- Bow Ties for the Guys
- Bridal Shower