Creative and Eco-Friendly Ideas For Your Wedding Toss Exit

Walking out of your wedding reception venue into a waiting car that has “just married” plastered on the back – a time-honored tradition that makes for fun wedding photos.

While the traditional notion of tossing rice at newlyweds as they make their exit has evolved into confetti and streamers, both options aren’t necessarily eco-friendly. Most confetti is not biodegradable and is often too small to be able to clean up every last piece of it at the end of the night. But, that doesn’t mean you can’t have a wedding exit that is still fun and festive. As we’ve talked about before you can still have a stylish wedding while making little eco-friendly changes, so why not bring that into your exit toss as well. If you’re looking for some creative and eco-friendly exit toss ideas, we’ve made a list of our six favorite options!

Biodegradable Confetti

You can easily purchase biodegradable confetti from websites like Etsy or The Confetti Bar. Select confetti that matches your wedding color scheme and place it in personalized paper treat bags. Task your wedding planner or someone in your bridal party with placing these bags on the seat of every guest before the ceremony or on the tables at your reception for a festive and colorful exit!

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Dried Flowers

Flip the flower girl tradition for a romantic wedding exit toss idea instead! Whether you decide on rose petals, baby’s breath, or whole flowers, make the process an interactive experience. You can set up a flower bar near the entrance of your venue where guests can fill paper cones with their choice of flowers to shower you with post-nuptials.

Fresh Leaves or Herbs

With this option, you’re simply putting elements of nature back in their natural habitat and they can be easily adaptable to your wedding aesthetic. If you’re going for an elegant outdoor celebration use olive leaves or maple leaves if you’re having a fall wedding. Herbs can also carry meaning for your marriage, lavender represents devotion, while rosemary represents loyalty and fidelity – plus a bonus is they smell great!

Paper Airplanes

Whether you were at one point a long-distance couple or simply want your marriage to go the distance, paper airplanes are a fun and whimsical exit toss idea. Of course, using biodegradable paper, you can create paper airplane programs that guests will send flying as you make your exit as newlyweds. Even if you choose to simply include paper airplanes on guests’ seats, they are large enough to easily pick up post-ceremony or reception.

Ribbon Wands

Who says that you have to toss items at the newly married couple? Doubling as a wedding favor, you can include buckets of ribbon wands for guests to pick up on their way into the ceremony venue. You can have them personalized with your initials and wedding date, instructing guests to wave them, creating a tunnel for you and your partner to walk through after you say “I do.”

Bubbles

If you want an exit toss that requires no cleanup, then opt for providing guests with bubbles. You can personalize the bottles or simply buy them in stock at your local party supply store. The company Bubble Tree is also a sustainable company that offers refillable bottles that your guests can use for the exit toss and take home with them to use later! Either way, they are perfect for an outdoor, spring, or summer wedding that is also a nod to your former adolescence.

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