5 Beautiful Petal-Toss Bars For Your Wedding
The petal toss is one of the most elegant and cheerful parts of a wedding. While traditionally the toss has involved rice or confetti, couples are choosing petals for the toss for the romantic (and eco-friendly) feel — and they're finding increasingly beautiful ways to display the petals pretoss.
In Pinterest's top wedding trends for 2016, it named the petal-toss bar one of the biggest wedding trends for this year. Couples can choose any number of flower petals, arranging them in bowls and dishes on a stylishly decorated table. It's just one more way couples are showing their personalities at their weddings!
Setting up a petal bar is a fantastic way to make your guests feel like they're even more involved in the wedding, and letting them put together their own selection of petals is a nice personal touch. Keep reading to see how couples have incorporated beautiful petal-toss bars into their weddings.
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Herbs
This couple beautifully incorporated this simple yet stunning petal-toss bar into their Virginia vineyard wedding. The bar featured white petals and a selection of herbs including sage, oregano, and thyme for a charming aromatic touch.
Be sure to provide your guests with something to hold the petals. Here, they used paper cones, which are easy to put together and take up very little room on the table.
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Ombré
Petal-toss bars can be a great project for the DIY couple. This petal-toss bar is quick to put together, and it's easy to make your own mark on it for your special day.
To make your own petal-toss bar, first you'll want to select your petals. Decide whether you'd like to incorporate your wedding colors into the petal-toss bar or simply select white flowers for a classic look.
You'll also need a beautiful dish or a basket to hold the petals, something for your guests to fill when it comes time for the toss, and any other decorative elements you want to incorporate.
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Elegant
This elegant petal-toss bar is perfect for a formal wedding! This couple chose to have the petals presorted into simple brown paper bags for their Maryland wedding. The floral arrangements and calligraphy are absolutely stunning.
To get this look, you'll need plenty of space — the two tables this couple used are a great use of space while also adding an extra dimension to the toss bar.
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Earthy
Another beautiful petal-toss bar that incorporates herbs, this one had a special touch. On each of the cards was written the name of the herb and what the herb represents, letting guests express their love and well wishes for the couple.
To do this yourself, look into the different meanings associated with herbs, and choose whichever ones resonate with you.
This petal-toss bar also used small planters of herbs to fill in the space while keeping the herb theme central.
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Vintage
If your wedding has a delicate vintage feel, this petal-toss bar might be exactly what you're looking for. The antique furniture paired perfectly with the white and bright pink blossoms, and the contrasting framed chalkboard was the flawless finishing touch.
Try scouring flea markets and antique stores for a table like this, keeping in mind that you can paint and distress it as much as you like to achieve the look you want. This couple used a double-tiered basket for some added depth, but cake stands would work just as well.