I'm thinking of releasing butterflies at the end of my outdoor wedding ceremony. However, it'll just be ME and THE GROOM releasing about a dozen of them. Does anyone know whether it'll be "worth it" for me to buy them? For instance, will the butterflies fly away and disperse right away? Is a dozen too small of an amount for the guests to "enjoy" watching them?
Thanks.
2007-03-12 08:32:58 · 15 answers · asked by Princess K 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
that's a bad idea. Butterflies have a super short life expectancy and they might be dead by the time you release them.
Plus the other person was right...they won't all flutter away at once...they might not even fly away at all.
It has disaster written all over it
2007-03-12 08:42:22 · answer #1 · answered by duvalicious 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister and her hubby did this for her wedding and it was beautiful! They had a dozen butterflies and it went off without a hitch, they all fluttered away, one or two at a time, like it was a planned that way. The only thing I suggest is to have someone there when they are delivered. We were decorating all day the day before and so they were sitting on her doorstep for several hours in the August sun and they started "waking" up. They are sent to you with a cold pack which keeps them dormant. When my sister and I got to her house, we could hear them trying to get out so we rushed them into a cold room and they became dormant again. It was worth it though....the photographer got some pretty pics and it accentuated the moment they started the new life together.
2007-03-12 09:42:51 · answer #2 · answered by amethystjemma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think a dozen will be enough why not have a flower petals in an arch way that shower upon you at the end of the ceremony this was done by one of the best wedding planners and it looked beautiful. I saw it on Oprah. With Butterflies you also have to be careful with species and your location the temperature etc to ensure they are alive and don't cause a problem with the other species in the area. I also have been to the Calgary Zoo where they have a butterfly room and you don't really notice them when there are only a few unless they are the big ones that aren't native to North America.
2007-03-12 08:58:46 · answer #3 · answered by emmandal 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Friends of mine did this at their wedding a few years ago. Yes, a dozen is way too small an amount for anyone to enjoy the effect. Two dozen aren't enough, then you get into a cost that you may not want to incur. Maybe you could look into the cost of releasing a couple of doves instead?
2007-03-12 08:45:38 · answer #4 · answered by Dee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I attended a wedding where the guests were to open our little white boxes (and release the butterflies) as the bride and groom left the church. Unfortunately, most of the butterflies were dead or dying in their little death-boxes. It was a very hot day in northern California and people just ended up throwing dead bugs at the bride and groom. YUCK. So... if you and your groom intend on releasing the butterflies -- I recommend having enough back-ups in case some die and don't keep them in tiny little boxes (they'll need air and space for their wings to not hit the sides to remain healthy).
Another problem for the butterflies, at the wedding that I attended, was that... we were not told that they were LIVE butterflies. We were told: open the box for a surprise as the bride and groom leave the church! What a surprise. We shook our boxes and tried to listen to them -- and probably the shaking and heat and tiny box killed the butterflies! Poor things!
2007-03-12 08:52:59 · answer #5 · answered by Shibi 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's monarch butterflies and it's about $60 per dozen. It's kinda sad because they die pretty much right after which is why your allowed to release them- they don't bother the Eco system. I think it's cruel and I would much rather blow bubbles at the bride and groom for nice picture.
2007-03-12 08:50:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
that sounds beautiful but im not sure that it will work well. as i saw in other answers, you have to be careful that the butterflys aren't dying. I think it would be nice if you each had one and released it and had it represent something like the start of your new life together? i dont know, just a thought :)
2007-03-12 14:54:22 · answer #7 · answered by Baby J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wedding it in 6 days...it's outside in a garden in FL...I wish I could afford butterflies to release! We're not allowed rose petals real or silk...because of the gardens rules. We are doing bubbles. I might still look into butterflies...I wonder how soon I could get them if I ordered them today!
2007-03-12 09:14:39 · answer #8 · answered by A Person I am 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We did this at our wedding. We had our parents release the butterflies around us. Some lingered, but mostly they flew away pretty quickly. Also if you do it, you need to have your photographer really close. Ours wasnt and it looks like black specks in the pictures. The indian poem is really nice though.
2007-03-12 08:43:40 · answer #9 · answered by Brown Eyed Girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt whether you could (leaving the ethics aside for a moment). A butterfly lives for only a day or two, and Heaven knows where and how you could buy them ... and they would almost certainly be damaged during the process of keeping them caged, and then they'd be instant dinner for any passing predator. Stick to balloons ... tie a loving message to each of them, and hope that they land in someone's garden and give them a smile that comes from your happiness.
2007-03-12 08:47:24 · answer #10 · answered by mrsgavanrossem 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋