Weddingbee Blog

There are so many ways to make the grand exit from your wedding. Mr. Dolphin and I have gone over several different ideas. This past summer I had to research our best budget-friendly options and report back to Mr. Dolphin (yes… we actually sat down and I presented my ideas and the prices for each). But before I reveal what we decided to go with, I thought I’d show off the grand exits of two of my very sweet bridesmaids at their weddings. Check them out:

A feather toss getaway? This would be Seminole Bridesmaid’s wedding (yes she went to FSU… but I still love her).

photography by Cannon Fire Photography

She had feathers in her bouquet, in the table centerpieces, and finished off the wedding with feathers being thrown at her and her groom as they hurried to their getaway car. Later she told me that she never told her reception location that they would be tossing feathers for fear they would tell her she wasn’t allowed to. They had quite the mess to clean up later! But well worth it for this shot. Can you spot Miss Dolphin in this picture?

And Gator Bridesmaid’s wedding? A bubble getaway with her FSU Groom. They had their reception in the hotel where they would spend their honeymoon night in.
source: Gator Bridesmaid’s Facebook

Since they wouldn’t be having their grand exit to the car, why not have a grand exit to the elevator? So, Happy Bridesmaid (who you will meet soon!) and I were in charge of keeping the elevator open so Gator Bridesmaid and her FSU hubby could have their grand exit to the elevator and up to their honeymoon suite. I love how this turned out!

Now for the inspiration for Mr. Dolphin’s and my Grand Exit:

I just love bubbles… soo light and airy and fun for the kiddos! (Plus, no cleanup!)
source: Ashley McCormick Photography

I loveeeee Mrs. Lemonade’s golf cart getaway! Since we are getting married on a golf course and having our reception at a country club this would be the perfect getaway. I even found the same Martha Stewart “Just Married” banner on sale at Walmart on clearance. Score!
source: Jenna Cole

And our final decision on the send off? Bubbles. They were the cheapest, didn’t have a time constraint (like sparklers do) and are safe for the kiddies. We purchased bubbles at Michaels using a 40% coupon for each container (yes, I’m the coupon queen!).

Michaels bubble wands came out to $15.33 for 108 wands (it took me a few weeks to collect them… I kept having to wait until my 40% coupons were valid, but it was well worth the wait).

As much I would have LOVED to do sparklers, they were just too expensive (around $50-70 for 100 that would last for 1-3 minutes). So, bubbles it is! I’m super excited about it and will be purchasing ribbon to tie at the ends of the bubbles. I also received a cute little basket at the Solutions Bridal Expo that I will be using to place the wands in.

Another thought I had was to use the bubbles as we walk back down the aisle as man and wife… what do y’all think?

source: Sakura Photography

Either way, there will be bubbles at our wedding for sure.

What are your getaway plans?