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While the Lange Farm has very little to do with its namesake anymore (it’s primarily used for weddings and events), they do offer horse-boarding services. That means we can’t toss something the horses could get sick from, such as over-sized confetti.

Image via Dolci Odille / Photo by Our Labor of Love

OK, no problem. On to Plan B: a sparkler send-off at the end of the night.

Photo by Paul Johnson

When I called to confirm, I was told the owners recently banned them, too.

So that left us with the following options:

• Bubbles—not a fan
• Dried lavender—smells and looks pretty, but the tiny pieces could get stuck in my hair and down my dress
• Ribbon wands—while cute and fun, I really wanted something thrown at us, call me crazy

I started losing hope. That is, until I saw this:

Image via StyleMePretty / Photo by Sarah Yates

OMG are those yarn balls? What a great idea! Cute, fun pops of color, and while they’re not biodegradable they’re easy enough to pick up. So I started right away, figuring I’d need at least 300 of the little fuzzies.

I’ll never forget Mr. Macs’s expression when he came home from work to find me sitting on the floor working away with a pile of squashed-looking yarn discs in front of me.

Our conversation went something like this:

Him: “What are you doing?”

Me: “Aren’t they great? I’m making foofers. Don’t they remind you of that plant in my drink at the Hemmingway Bar?” The plant I was referring to is green sweet william, which at the time I didn’t know what it was and declared it soft and “foofy.” I was teased and the term “foofers” stuck.

Him: “You’re making what?”

Me: “Little yarn balls for our guests to throw at us as we leave as husband and wife.”

Him: “And you want them thrown at us? What about bubbles?”

Me: “I don’t want them. I’ll get soap in my eyes”

Him: “Rice?”

Me: “We can’t do that, hurts the birds.”

Him: “What about birdseed?”

Me: “Hurts the horses. Another bride did it. I think it’s perfect.”

Him: “I love you, but you’re a little crazy.”

Maybe I am a little crazy, but since I started this little project over a year ago (which is a good thing, as I’ve lost some steam), I’ve seen many more brides join in.

Image via Green Wedding Shoes / Photo by Jill Thomas

Image via Style Me Pretty / Photo by Colin Wolf-Young / Event by onefourthree events

Image via Joel Elario Photography

Are you planning an unusual send-off?