Today the bride has more options than ever when it comes to choosing the confetti for his marriage. No more guests to bring their boxes of confetti, standard paper, ready to throw. Too many sites have restrictions on confetti, so it's become commonplace for the confetti to be planned as part of the whole wedding theme.

The origins of confetti wedding
The tradition of throwing confetti over the heads of the bride and groom as they emerge from the Church has its origins far into the past. Long ago the newlyweds were pelted with cereals, such as a superstitious ritual to ensure prosperity and fertility in their marriage. In some regions were thrown little buns, other grains, wheat or rice depending on the harvest of main crop in the area. In Italy, were thrown confetti or grains, known as confetti, weddings, carnivals and also a symbol of fertility and prosperity, and the name was transferred to what we know today as confetti.

Confetti paper
In the last century grains were replaced with coloured paper confetti, prettier and less expensive than throw the wheat, but the tradition continued to be popular, although superstitions associated with throwing confetti began to be forgotten and it was just seen as part of the traditional marriage ceremony. Confetti paper began to be frowned on by the sites, which have struggled to clean up the mounds of pieces of paper before the next marriage.

Biodegradable confetti
Eco-conscious brides choose biodegradable confetti, today both soluble paper or freeze-dried rose petals. Often these are presented in baskets brought by the bridesmaids, so all guests in turn can throw a bunch of petals for the bride and groom as they leave the ceremony.

Metallic Confetti
There is also a new breed of metal confetti pierced by glittering pvc. While this can be very prettily sparkling in the sunlight, is not biodegradable and most sites do not allow for the launch of confetti. It is often used instead to table confetti.

Table Confetti
Nowadays you can buy an endless variety of confetti for table decoration, weddings and other celebrations. These include all forms of metal shiny confetti confetti custom printed and also, where the names of the bride and groom or other words can be printed on every little piece of confetti. You can also get photo confetti and portraits of the bride and groom smiling up from miniature scattering confetti on the table! Other confetti shining crystals scattered table includes the table or freeze dried petals of flowers again for a more ecological and natural.

Seat restraints
When you plan to use the confetti your marriage is essential to check the rules of your wedding venue. Some rooms do not allow any at all, even the paper biodegradable which dissolves in water. Others will allow you to certain types of biodegradable, like flower petals. Some allow most types of confetti, but charged an extra cost of clean-up.

Other creative ideas for wedding confetti
Shredded coconut Beach Weddings is a novel natural biodegradable confetti.
Birdseed was used as a natural choice with little cleaning-cleaning done by the feathered residents of venue for free!
Bubbles allows you to replace the confetti as a fun and whimsical touch to a wedding.

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