When we began to plan our exit from the church we wanted something that was different from birdseed. Rice obviously used to be traditional but is not allowed most placed because of the danger to animals as well as the fact that it can be slippery to walk on. Another factor for us was the fact that St. Paul has a rule that you must pick up whatever you throw. Had we chosen birdseed we would have needed to have people who would be willing to stay after and sweep it all up. Other choices that were tossed out included flower petals, kind words, and my favorite: Scrabble pieces. We eventually decided to ask our photographer what would photograph the best. He told us bubbles. We decided to go with bubbles but we did not want to look like we just ordered something last minute, so we decided to do a little DIY. So here it is:
We ordered Heart Wedding Bubble Tubes- White from theknot.com (http://weddingshop.theknot.com/heart-wedding-bubble-tubes-white.aspx). If you want to order these make sure to give yourself enough time because they often go on sale. We purchased 5 packs of 48 bubble tubes at $4.99 a piece for a total of $24.95 with Shipping costing $11.77 for a grand total of $36.72 for 240 bubble tubes.
We then went to Michael Craft Store and purchased spools of ribbon in the colors: pink, orange, and yellow. We purchased "Spool O' Ribbon" spools which were 10 yards each which cost about 50 cents a piece. (Again, if you have enough time it is smart to wait for a sale and get them even cheaper.) Each ribbon tied around the top of the bubble tube was approximately 8 inches long. This means that you can get 45 ribbons out of each spool. You must remember though that each tube had all 3 colors though so that must be factored in. For each color 6 spools must be purchased in order to wrap all 240 bubble tubes.
For our 240 bubble tubes we purchased 18 (6 spools x 3 colors) spools for 50 cents a piece.
Coming to a total of $9.00.
Do not forget to consider what your bubbles will be held in to be given out to your guests. We found these orange baskets at Big Lots for only $2.00 Keep your eye out for deals.
The total cost of our 240 bubbles came to: $36.72 (bubbles) + $9.00 (ribbon) + $4.00 (baskets) = $49.72
E and I put the ribbons on the bubbles together and came up with a little bit of a system. He would take 3 spools (1 of each color) and cut them all at once so that all 3 were the same length, then hand me the ribbons, I would grab a tube and tie the ribbon. It felt like it flew by but we also chose not to do them all in one sitting. We split up our ribbon tying into 3 sessions. I would estimate that it took us close to 2 hours in all.
*Note: When you purchase your bubble tubes make sure to check that they are full when you tie the ribbon. Some of our bubble tubes came dried up and so we just purchased some cheap bubble solution and filled them back up. You do not want one of your guests to go to blow bubbles for you only to find they have been given an empty tube.
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