Hot or Not: the Send-Off

by Calder Clark on January 10th, 2011

There are first impressions, and there are last impressions.

WHAT’S HOT:

Come up with a clever send-off, like we did for Emily and Monty. Remember these poofs from kindergarten? Yeah, us too. If only I had images of me + a headlamp + a shop vac + drunken King Street revelers’ reactions. Y’all only ever see the pretty stuff!

{A Bryan Photo}

What a darling, dynamic picture to show your grandkids one day!

WHAT’S NOT:

Leaving your guests with what’s sure to be a future dry cleaning bill for their ensembles and burning contacts? Not cool. But at least you’ll still smell like soap on your Vegas honeymoon.

Chassity said,

Bahahahha. Love your idea.
charlotte said,

love the poofs! what a colorful idea!!!! perfect shot by ABP, natch!
Sarah Black said,

Love it!
Liz said,

What a fun idea! I am getting married at a place that has a ton of restrictions – no sparklers, rose petals, rice etc. Where did you find these?
Calder Clark Designs said,

Hey Liz! Well thanks!

Additional tips:
Definitely appoint a cleaner-upper.
Don’t try to color-coordinate to your wedding’s colors- you’ll spend a fortune buying enough just to have your 2 or 3 colors.
Mixing sizes could be fun and will eat up more space in your containers/satchels/sacks/baggies, which also is more cost-effective.
Approximately one handful per person x .75 of your guest count should be plenty to cover end-of-night revelers.

Sources:
1.) Clear boxes: http://www.papermart.com
2.) Stickers: http://www.foryourparty.com
3.) Poofs: http://www.craftsforless.com (they call them “pom poms”.

Hope that helps!
Liz said,

Thanks so much!
Stephanie said,

Emily & Monte’s little confetti puff balls were the most adorably amazing and fun wedding detail I’ve ever seen. I not only bookmarked the photo of their exit last year, but forwarded it to everyone I know with the subject line (!!#&!!!!!%!!!!)

Can you tell I’m stalking your blog today? XO
Calder Clark Designs said,

Well that’s choice, since i’m stalking your blog today too. Great minds . . . ?

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