The Send Off

We've all seen this, right? At the end of the night, the wedding couple leaves the place with things thrown at them...for good luck? I dunno. Anyways, most of the time it's things like, bird friendly rice (which taste like cake sprinkles), birdseed, bubbles, confetti, rose petals...shall I continue? I could find a whole list for you!

Anyways, since Spencer and I's wedding theme is already so out of the box (come on, it's a video game), we decided we'd do the send off in style. Before I tell you what it is...Let me give you a little...background on how we came about this. It won't take long, I promise! :)

So, the other night we were laying on the couch watching "Tangled". Yes, we watch Disney movies together and are not ashamed of it! Anyways...in the movie the main goal for Repunzel is to go and see the "floating lights". Which ends up being the floating paper laterns.

Once this scene came up, I looked up at Spencer (I was laying in his lap) and asked him what his thoughs on this was as a wedding send off. He rather liked it. Every time I watch this part in the movie (which is only twice now) it gives me goose bumps and I kinda tear up. I think it's magical, romantic, and just plain beautiful.

Being a huge romantic and great saver of money, I started looking up ways to build these things. Let me tell you...it's actually cheaper to buy these things prebuilt then it is to make it.

So, as I'm looking for good sites, I keep seeing the same thing over and over again. And to me, it seems perfect for the wedding!

Apparently in Northern Thailand, they use them for celebrations all year long. One of the big ones is for the 2nd month of a traditional Thai calendar (that's all the information I've found out) and it is said to look like sky jellyfish floating away. However, it is said that the floating laterns are a symbol of good luck and of problems or worries floating away. That's kinda cool!

Needless to say, I'm really excited about it. And where we'll be right by the lake....SO PRETTY! What we're going to need to do is have a latern for every two people. Mainly because it takes one person to hold the hoop at the bottom and one to hold the top.

Just make sure you bring your own lighters! :) I do plan on having the bridal party going around helping everyone light their laterns. It'll be so neat and I just can't wait to see them floating away!