There are some wedding photographs I will never get bored of taking! A really good confetti shot is definitely one of them. You’ve just got married, you’re surrounded by all your favourite people, everyone is ridiculously happy and then, for some reason we encourage them all to throw things at you!
It’s joyful, slightly chaotic and almost impossible not to smile through — which is exactly why confetti photographs tend to be some of my favourites from a wedding day.
But when you start planning your wedding, you suddenly discover that even confetti comes with decisions.
Do you choose dried flower petals or biodegradable paper?
Does one photograph better than the other?
And how much do you actually need?
The good news is that both can look absolutely gorgeous. They just create slightly different results.
Paper or Petal Confetti?
If your dream is a huge confetti photograph where you’re surrounded by a cloud of colour, biodegradable paper confetti is very difficult to beat.
Paper is incredibly lightweight, so when your guests throw it into the air, it tends to float down around you. Those extra few seconds in the air give us a brilliant opportunity to capture photographs absolutely filled with confetti.
You also have loads of choice when it comes to colour. You can keep it classic with white or ivory, match your wedding colours or go for a bright mixture that really stands out in photographs.
Natural dried flower petals create a softer look. They’re romantic, beautiful and particularly lovely for barn, countryside and outdoor weddings.
You can choose different flowers and colours to complement your wedding styling too.
Petals are generally heavier than paper, though, so they fall more quickly. That doesn’t mean they don’t photograph beautifully, they absolutely do, but if you’re choosing petals, having plenty of them is especially important.
If you love something natural and romantic, I’d go for petals.
If you want that big CONFETTI EVERYWHERE photograph, paper probably has the edge.
Whatever You Choose,
Buy Plenty!
This is probably my biggest confetti tip.
More is more!
If you’ve saved one of those incredible confetti photographs on Pinterest where the couple is completely surrounded by it, you need enough confetti to actually create that effect.
Giving 50 guests three petals each and hoping for a confetti explosion is going to leave us somewhat disappointed!
Ideally, everyone lining your confetti aisle should have a really decent handful. And then we need them to throw it UP, rather than directly at your face.
Throwing it above you gives the confetti time to fall around you as you walk underneath it.
Don’t worry about briefing your guests yourselves, though.
I’ll get everyone into position and explain exactly what they need to do.
