Let’s start with an easy one!
I will preface this by saying; we have been engaged since 2023, and we agreed initially to not act on the engagement and spend sometime saving, but that didn’t stop me from forward planning!
With throwing rice no longer in favour and paper confetti often considered wasteful, I opted for the most eco-friendly, and lets face it-free option. Dried flower petals! As soon as things in my garden started to bloom, I was out collecting fallen petals and begging past-it bouquets from confused neighbours and friends.
He loves me…he loves me not…
After pulling all the petals off the stems, lay them out in a warm dry room to dry. This monopolised my dining table for a few weeks.
Throw some leaves in for extra colour
I opted for all colours, but you can colour co-ordinate it according to your theme colours as well. I recommend throwing in some dried lavender and maybe some jasmine flowers too to make it smell nice! One thing I learned though, is that white petals rarely stay white and often go a brownish yellow, especially rose petals. Flowers like bluebells and gypsopila (Baby’s Breath) dry brilliantly and are a good size for confetti.
If you’re on a tighter schedule than me, you can absolutely dry petals in the oven on a low heat (around 80°C (100°F) Make sure the fan assist isn’t on or they’ll all fly about!
Finally store them in an airtight container with a couple of sillica packets if you have them, to avoid moisture making them go mouldy.
Yankee Candle jars make great containers
Et voila! Free, biodegradable confetti.
Now for packaging it. I ordered Glassine bags from eBay, which are a kind of semi transluscent paper, and are biodegradable, along with some stickers. I did the artwork for these, but you can make up something easily on Canva.
Featuring our cats, of course
Grab yourself a drink and a movie to watch!
100+ confetti bags!
Price breakdown
Bags- £9.95- eBay
Stickers- £6.50- eBay
Petals- Free!
Total: £16.45