First of all - how can you not love confetti? Sparkly or colourful, exploding from canons or hand-thrown in the air, it adds a little bit of pizzazz to those grand moments of your wedding day. However, traditional forms of confetti can be disastrous on the environment (especially thanks to our wonderful windy weather, which promptly picks up stray plastic and sends it into the wild).

Want to bring in a bit of confetti-delight into your day, while keeping it safe for our beautiful environment? We’ve got a few alternatives listed below.

WILDFLOWER SEED CONFETTI

Not only is the paper biodegradable in this confetti, but each individual piece is lovingly embedded with a wildflower seed! This works best in a garden wedding, where the confetti will be tossed over grass (if you’re at a venue, you’ll need to check with them first). You’ll need to make sure you order seeds that are approved for New Zealand soil - here’s one option. You can also purposefully plant these as decoration, or as a reminder of your day. How sweet!

DIY LEAF CONFETTI

Grab a shaped hole punch and go crazy with leaves! This is a great activity for the kids, or for friends and family to help out with. Leaves might dry out depending on when you create them - but dried leaf confetti can look amazing too! Check out this tutorial by Mother Natured.

PETALS

This is a super easy option - you could purchase petals, or get the kids to go around and collect a bunch (great for a Spring wedding!) - either collect them the morning of, or dry them out ahead of time. You can also buy freeze-dried petals (see Church Confetti’s gorgeous creations!) which will keep without wilting.

RICE (or wheat)

Of course! Traditionally thrown to wish fertility upon newlyweds. The ancient romans originally used wheat. It’s inexpensive, and eco friendly.

SPARKLERS

Okay - not exactly the same as confetti, and we would not recommend throwing sparklers over people. But sparklers do provide the glitz and excitement of confetti, and gorgeous sparkly archways make for great photos, especially at night! (Note: would not advise giving sparklers to drunk guests!)

Brought to you by our wonderful blogger in chief, Deanna Walker.

Eco-friendly confetti alternatives