Confetti - Help!

I was looking at confetti this weekend, much more expensive than I thought it would be! I found some on Amazon, it's £11.95 per litre, although I'm not sure how many litres would be needed. They have loads of colour combinations and they give 10% if you spend over £50. Here's the link http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00K86CT2S/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1442819538&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=Confetti&dpPl=1&dpID=418dGU6qzhL&ref=plSrch I think I'm going to get the gold and Ivory xxx

We're doing a confetti shot. We've got enough for just 20 people to throw and that's costing £50. I agree it is really expensive though! This is for real flower petal confetti.

We can have just recyclable so I have bought 24 packs from ebay for just over £10

At the birmingham wedding show we saw shropshire petals who are expensive, but good - think there are a few discounts to be had too if not worried too much about the colour of the confetti?

https://www.shropshirepetals.com/

PS. They have a confetti calculator online too which really helps work out what you need!

Just wondering if a couple of supermarket bouquets ripped up on the morning of the wedding would do?

I find it's best to have the confetti in a basket and then have an usher take it around so people can grab a handful. Ask your florist too. I remember Emma's confetti was supplied by her florist from the same flowers as her bouquet.

https://www.facebook.com/Ollievision/photos/a.10152482449269448.1073741864.178327269447/10152482450314448/?type=3&theater

I used Shropshire Petals for my confetti, it cost me £40 for 40 individual boxes. I agree that is expensive but I'm hoping it's worth it.

Paula - random but do you know what blue flowers Emma had please? Very interested!

Thanks

Diane

I'm experimenting with making and drying my own- using shop bought flowers and storing it until the wedding. Much cheaper and as natural as can be...depends when your wedding is though!

I've asked on facebook and someone says they are delphiniums.

Thanks again all

I think I'll go with what I found on ebay £40 for 4 litres which should be enough for around 80 handfuls and I'm getting delphiniums.

My florist suggested perdita petals which I have yet to look at. Shropshire Petals look like a great product but I was hoping to spend a little less than they charge.

B x

Some guests bring confetti anyway but I've bought a small bag of rose petals and a small bag of lavender to make up some just in case. I'm making the cones out of old maps which were free so including a basket to pop them in, I reckon I've got around 20 cones of confetti for less than £15.