A very popular activity for today’s weddings is to have a butterfly release at your wedding. According to Native America legend, when a butterfly is caught and a wish is whispered to it, when released the Great Spirit will grant your wish. There are several farms that provide these exquisite creatures for release at your wedding.
With thousands of butterfly species how do you choose? One very popular type is the monarch, a beautiful variety. They are quite large and therefore easy to see. They are sociable and will delight and entertain guests as they flit gracefully about the venue.
The Painted Lady butterfly is another popular species. They have beautiful mauve,gold and black markings. The are also curious and friendly. Finally the Swallowtail is also a fashionable species for a bridal theme. They are stunning and as as elegant and as inquisitive as the other species.
Butterflies can be positioned on the bride’s bouquet or the wedding dress for photographs. Butterflies are cold-blooded so if put in a cooler for 15-20 minutes prior to the service their responses will slow and but they will become active again in less than a minute so take your pictures quickly.
There are several methods that the bridal couple can choose for releasing these creatures; one is the release cage which allows them to be freed quickly by separating the ribbons at the top to open the enclosure. This style of enclosure can hold 96 beautiful butterflies.
Another style is small, medium, and large boxes that hold one, two to three, or four dozen respectively. Once unfastened the butterflies are released simultaneously.
The last style is a larger basket covered with beautiful white netting that has delicate lace appliques throughout. These baskets come in three different sizes and can hold four, five, or eight dozen butterflies.
A butterfly release at your wedding will leave guests with a cherished, lasting memory of an amazing Butterfly Wedding.
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