Brides throughout the centuries have long been pelted with rice after their wedding ceremony. Modern brides have confetti or birdseed, and often times even balloons, when they emerge from the ceremony. You can do something really special at your wedding that will make a visual display that anyone who witnesses, won’t soon forget. You might decide that a butterfly release for your wedding is just the thing to make it a most unforgettable day.
What Kinds of Butterflies are Available?
There are a variety of butterflies to choose from when you want to do a butterfly release for your wedding. You can choose such species as the monarch butterfly, the painted lady or a mix of the two types. Monarchs have an average wing span of 4-5 inches. The painted lady’s wingspan averages 2-3 inches. Depending on the type of visual impact you want to make will help you decide what size butterfly to use.
You can only do a successful butterfly release in the warmer months so be sure that you check the lowest temperatures at which the butterflies can be released. Butterflies should be fully grown and ready to fly on your big day. Each butterfly is usually individually packaged or you can purchase a release box to let them all out at once.
Why do a Butterfly Release at Your Wedding?
Your wedding day is one of the most special in your life and you want it to be unique. Releasing butterflies is a way to give back to the environment and more importantly, it will be a magical experience for you and your guests. When it is time, the butterflies will be released from their boxes, or you can opt for release baskets that are handsomely decorated and related to the overall theme of the wedding. You can have a guest read a poem or the words of American Indian Legend. It is said that if you whisper your hearts desire to a brilliantly hued butterfly, that the wish will come true.
Your guests will long talk about the beautiful butterfly extravaganza they witnessed with butterflies softly drifting to the sky to live out their lives in the wild. It is an amazing sight that will bring sighs of exhilaration from all who are there to see. Your wedding will surely be unique when you plan to do a butterfly release on your most special of days.