The “Grand Exit” or “Wedding Send-Off” is a picture-perfect moment to think about. All of your friends and family get together to send you off into your new life together. It’s quite sentimental when you really stop to think about it. Your Orlando photographer can snap a few pics of the moment for you to add to your wedding albums or social media pages. A super cute shot can be added to the end of your Orlando wedding video as well. We’ve seen all the grand exit ideas you can imagine! Some ideas require purchasing something, but others are free or extremely budget-friendly. Read on to see what just a few of our favorites send-off ideas are to help you start brainstorming.
The Tunnel
A tunnel is a great option for the budget-savvy bride and groom. You won’t need to purchase anything to make this photo-op happen. A cute send-off is for everyone to make two rows with space big enough for the two of you to run through. Then, everyone puts their hands together with someone across from them. This makes a fun tunnel for you the bride and groom to run through!
Bubbles
If you are having a lot of kids attend the wedding, this might be the right send-off for you. Bubbles are extremely easy and fairly cost-efficient as well. We have known some people to make their own bubbles for this to save on costs. People of all ages will love being able to blow bubbles for a cute effect on your Orlando wedding photos.
You can have large wands if you’d like the bubbles to be a bigger size, or choose some mini-sized bubbles if you want the bubbles to be smaller. However, bubbles may not be the best option to use if there isn’t good lighting outside of your venue and it’s at night. Therefore, you will want to make sure you confirm the time of your event and see what time the sun is likely to go down that day.
Balloons or Lanterns
This option might be a little extra work, however, it is such an adorable and unique idea to use for your own personal send-off. You can purchase lanterns or balloons of any color. We have mainly seen couples in the past choose colors that match their theme or wedding pallet, but really you can choose whatever color you think looks amazing.
We love the idea of using translucent materials. This material gives a similar vibe to that of bubbles, but they are able to stay one size and be in the same spot for your photos. This is something to think about when planning the send off!
Ribbons
Ribbons add a really cool look to your wedding photos. The movement of the ribbons can be seen, which makes the “celebration” feel of the send-off even more joyful. These are also a good kid-friendly option as well.
A little tip for you if you are going with ribbons: make sure you have assigned someone to hand them out to everyone or make sure that you have them in a place that is easily accessible for everyone to grab. This job might be best assigned to your Orlando day-of-coordinator.
Sparklers
This is the most common send-off, but for a good reason! Sparklers create such a perfect moment for both photos and your wedding video as well. They are easy to be done both during the day and night but would be a little tougher to do in the rain.
Make sure your Orlando wedding date doesn’t fall in the rainy season to avoid any issues with sparklers failing to light. Again, just make sure you have a couple of people there ready to help light the sparklers and fast. You don’t want them all going out before the Orlando wedding photographer is able to capture the magical moment.
Fireworks
This is definitely for the “extra” bride, but if you can make it happen you could have literal fireworks. If you are having your wedding near the 4th of July and your venue allows it, you may be able to make it happen. Just make sure to check with the venue manager before making this kind of decision.
Also, if you are having your Orlando wedding near Disney or Disney Springs, you can always time your grand exit to match the time that the fireworks go off at Magic Kingdom!
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