Weddingbee Blog

Sometime last week I made a ton of cones for the recessional petal toss, but didn’t get around to decorating them until now.

I think I’ll end up adding a paper tag with our wedding date or some other little central visual. The vintage paper is extremely old and somewhat delicate, so I had to reinforce the area where I attached the ribbon handle. I ended up using eyelets because I like the way they look, but I could have just used some invisible satin tape and punched the hole through that. Or I could have used paper that was less than 100 years old. I think that’s what normal people do.

The cones themselves take no time at all, and are extremely easy to make. Without the embellishment, I made 130 of them in about 3 hours. And that includes the time it took for the glue to dry, that is, after I ran out of double-sided tape and was too lazy to go to Staples to get some more.

If you’re really time crunched, you can make some out of white paper doilies, which are already round and have a decorative top. Doilies have the advantage of being greaseproof, so you can put really anything into them. (If anyone wants a full tutorial, just email me. I can send a template as well.)

For the actual petals, I’m torn between freeze-dried and fresh. The freeze-dried are easier to deal with, I can prepare the cones the night before AND leave them out in the hot sun before the ceremony starts and not have to worry about them wilting. But, will they fly as well? Will they smell weird? Anyone have any suggestions?