Your Guide To Confetti

Dried rose petals, glittering metallic stars, bubbles or traditional paper, there’s all kind of lovely stuff they can throw over you!

Where does confetti come from?

Confetti is a word derived from the Italian word for confectionary and was used to describe the sweetmeats - sugar-coated grain and nuts. Although, in present-day Italy confetti means sugared almonds and dragees (almond-shaped but filled with chocolate). The throwing of rice or grains over couples as a symbol of fertility also dates back to pagan times. Something that has been replaced by tiny pieces of coloured paper.

So what confetti do I choose?

Metallic confetti

Metallic confetti is die-cut and available in a variety of shapes, including stars, hearts and just married messages. This is perfect when you want to follow a theme -- you’ll be able to find some for a birthday party, a graduation, or general congratulations.

The most popular, unsurprisingly, are the classics: stars, hearts and bells in gold, translucent and silver. However, its poor aerodynamics and sharp corners means that metallic confetti isn't great for throwing. Instead, it looks fabulous sprinkled lightly across tables or spilling out of invitations, but we would advise you to avoid using outdoors. It can give a glamorous edge to tables, for any colour theme and is ideal for using as an accent colour.

Bear in mind that you’ll only be able to pick it up with a vacuum cleaner, so avoid using it outdoors.

Paper confetti

If you’re thinking about traditional paper confetti, choose between delicate tissue hearts or traditional wedding shapes in pretty pastels. The modern, shaped stuff can be disappointing, often including rather crumpled horseshoes and unidentifiable objects, and proving tricky to throw.

The traditional wedding confetti looks great, with pretty pastel shades and classic wedding shapes – an old favourite that is always popular!

Bear in mind that many venues do not encourage the throwing of confetti outdoors, as it then has to be swept up later. So ensure you check with your venue first.

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