Has anyone had butterfly releases at there wedding

[Kerri27]

I really like the idea of having the butterfly release after the cermony, but I unsure of when to release them. It will be a chapel cermony and I alway though that the bride and groom walk out first.
just need some ideas on when to release them.

[Lukesmum]

I've never thought of butterflies before but I would release then as you are walking out of the chapel door. Noone else will see them though because they will still be seated inside but you would get some lovely photos at the chapel door.

[Amelia]

My cousin got married at the beginning of Sept and they had this....They had a little box of them and once they walked out we all gathered behind them and they released them....The photo's look awesome from it as well!!

[KirstenFleur]

When are you getting married? If it's going to be in the middle of summer, make sure the butterflies are kept somewhere cool- I've read of a couple who opened the box, flung their arms up as instructed and had dead butterflies rain down on them. Not romantic at all.

That said, I like the idea of waiting till everyone's out of the chapel, and gathered round you in a big circle and watching as you release them. Maybe have somebody at the end of the ceremony instruct the guests in what's going to happen?

All the best and congratulations on your upcoming marriage!

[~Jo~]

It sounds like a wonderful idea and im sure sometimes it works out well. My Dh has seen the opposite in two butterfly releases so far (hes a dj) with butterflies being dead and squished on the floor.

Jo

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Mum had a butterfly release at her wedding recently but she didnt actually release the butterflies until after the reception.
She and my StepDad wrote poems, or tributes to each member of the family a butterfly was being released for, (in this case we had eight of them) with a photograph and they were in little frames near the vase that the butterflies were being held in.
That way, all of the family/friends could see the idea behind it, who they were for, etc.
Mum and S-D chose to release together after the ceremony

But i guess it all really depends what aspects of a release you're looking for..

[Willow]

My Dh has seen the opposite in two butterfly releases so far (hes a dj) with butterflies being dead and squished on the floor.

I'd heard awful stories about this too so we opted for something a bit different - we had live butterfly centrepieces on all our tables at the reception. They looked amazing and I didn't have to worry about them getting hurt or dying, this would have broken my poor little heart!

At the end of the night the company we hired them from came back to collect them and they were taken back to use as breeding stock, all safe and sound.

[glamgurl36]

i would release them when you walk out of the ceremony. you can get some fantastic pictures of you doing it together