In the past, wedding guests showered the just-married couple with grains of rice as they left the church.
Rice symbolizes prosperity and luck, but it's also hard to clean up.
Because of that, some wedding sites don't allow rice to be thrown on their grounds. Birdseed is made of weed seeds, which may damage landscaping, so, again, some venues don't allow it. Balloons are not environmentally friendly. The Butterfly Celebration sells kits of painted lady butterflies that you release on your wedding day. All rights reserved.