My number 1 tip for getting an awesome confetti photo

Get a LOT of confetti. If you think you need a certain amount, double it! Medium and larger sized petal confetti, like roses or hydrangeas, stand out more and look better on the photos than the little delicate ones – tiny confetti. Small seeds confetti can easily blend in with the sky or background and won’t give the same effect as large confetti petals. Colourful paper confetti are one of my absolute favourites and they come in various sizes and shapes like circles or hearts. All of these are biodegradable.

Consider the background of your photo location. Whites and creams look beautiful and stand out nicely against the church walls, in cities or darker coloured buildings. Richer, dark colours are best for when the confetti is thrown in gardens or with very light or plain background where there is more sky.

Delegate a member of the bridal party to organise the shot by getting them to ask guests to stand close to each other and throw as high as they can, which will create a perfect flutter – you don’t want confetti thrown directly in your faces. The higher they are thrown the nicer they will “rain” on you.

Confetti won’t hurt you so don’t try to hide or duck away from them and keep your eyes open. You can always try a fun pose or a kiss in the middle and then carry on walking. Do you have spare confetti? Do it again!

Where to buy confetti for your wedding

Below are the tried and tested confetti shops that I always recommend to all my couples. They are all slightly different so I recommend you to have a look at all of them and choose the one that you like the best

Your Confetti by far the best confetti out there, get 10% off with code “YCDITABOWEN”

Petals and Roses beautiful large rose or hydreanga petals

Shropshire Petals small dried flowers and flower confetti cannons

Top tips on getting the perfect confetti photos by Warwickshire and Cotswolds Wedding Photographer Dita Bowen Photography.

Lastly, have fun and enjoy the moment

Planning tip: Do you have a wedding website/invites? Include a note for guests to help them understand that confetti shot is important to you and let them know how they can help make it the perfect one. Throw it high and not in the couples faces.

I hope my tips were insightful and will help you on your wedding planning journey

Dita xx