Flowergirl flowers??

Im looking for a type of flower or petal (fresh or dried) that will not just flop onto the aisle, but will catch the wind and spin, twirl, or flutter lightly down to the ground. Any ideas?? I heard bougainvillea dried petals float a bit...are there any others?

Flowergirl flowers??
I have a few ideas...





If the flower girl is old enough (and coordinated enough) why not do a twist on the going away bubbles - instead have her (and guests on the edge of the aisle) blow tiny bubbles down the aisle?





Find some pretty origami paper or even pretty scrapbook paper or whatever (could even be foil on one side) and make lots of origami "helicopters"


http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~jwmills/EDUCA...





I don't know if you could buy real "helicopters" (maple seeds) but if so you might be able to very lightly hit them with metallic spray paint so they glitter to the ground





How about feathers???





Also, I think flower petals will float better if she tosses them up into the air instead of just dropping them.





I'll keep thinking!





EDIT: another idea - confetti - the kind made out of tissue floats - the smaller the piece the better. This website even has a kind that will disintigrate as soon as water hits it, so you won't even have to clean up the beach after!!!


http://www.aerotechnic.com/confetti/
Reply:ooooooooo check with the venue first! If they have carpet, you may need to put a runner down if you hadn't planned to already...some don't even allow flower petals to be thrown, but instead request that your flower girls just hold boquets.





my sister did rose petals, and they STAINED their carpet - she got charged a ton of money for the cleanup...





as far as petals, if it is a go - stop in at your local florist - they can show you samples of different kinds.
Reply:What about Cherry Blossoms or Apple Blossoms?


White Oleander?


Crocus?


Whole Pansies?
Reply:fresh is always better.
Reply:Instead of fresh, or dried we opted for the fake satin rose petals, they look very nice, and they seem to be thin , and flowy. Also, I won't have a big mess afterward. Wal-mart sells them by the box for pretty cheap.