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Wedding traditions range from the sweet (think kissing the new bride anytime her husband leaves the room, like they do in Sweden) to the savage (as in the feet whipping that occurs in Korea).

While they’re not entirely wrong, a successful confetti photo does require a little extra effort. It’s part art, part science and you really need both to prevent your picture from coming out blurry or sloppy looking.

Excited to carry on the tradition? Start by checking with your venue to see their protocol on wedding tosses and clean-up. Most have policies about what can be thrown and where. Some also charge an extra fee for disposing of any confetti or wedding toss items left on venue grounds, even if it’s eco-friendly like the wedding confetti offered by Ultimate Confetti.

There are many ways to celebrate Pride Month, from attending public festivals—which are opening up again in some areas—to hosting private parties with close family and friends. Ultimate Confetti can add the right splashes of color to your celebrations with pride-themed confetti and streamers. Check out what we have to offer here!

Handheld confetti blasters and full-fledged confetti cannons are the easiest way to make your next event pop (pun intended). Knowing how to safely use a confetti cannon will help make it a blast instead of a bust.

Confetti eggs, or “cascarones” as they’re known in Spanish, are a custom associated with certain holidays in Mexican and Hispanic-American culture. In their most basic form, a cascarón is a whole, hollowed-out chicken egg that’s been decorated on the outside and filled with brightly-colored confetti on the inside. In accordance with tradition, to crack a cascarón and sprinkle the confetti over someone’s head—either by crushing the cascarón in your hand above them or (gently!) smashing it against their scalp—is to wish that person good luck.

Most people associate the sight of confetti with the knowledge that a party’s afoot, but not everyone knows where this tradition comes from. In its modern form, confetti has been used for almost 150 years at celebrations, parades, and festivals. However, the true history of confetti starts much earlier than that. And while confetti may seem simple at first glance, there’s definitely more to it than meets the eye! Here are eight cool facts about confetti, from its origins to its role in modern-day celebrations: 

For party décor enthusiasts, the question of what to do with leftover confetti when a special event is over can be quite the conundrum. After all, if you’ve made an effort to obtain high-quality, vibrantly-colored confetti, then it seems like an awful waste to let the stuff gather dust in a storage closet. Fortunately, confetti actually lends itself well to various craft projects. With a little creativity, you can very easily re-purpose your confetti to make something truly unique!

When you’re throwing a party or hosting a celebration, confetti balloons are a neat, quirky way to decorate. They can also be a fun way to reveal a secret or a surprise. Here’s our guide to creating confetti balloons for your next special occasion! Click here to watch a quick tutorial video for more help.