Your Event, Your Confetti: A Guide to Material Choices

Choosing the right confetti material is crucial for your event's visual effect, environmental impact, and cleanup. Confetti comes in a variety of materials, each with unique characteristics that make them suitable for different scenarios.

The most common types of confetti materials include tissue, metallic, biodegradable, and rice paper.

Let's explore the key differences and best uses for each:

1. Tissue Confetti

• Description: Made from lightweight paper, similar to tissue paper.
• Characteristics:
  • Float Time: Excellent float time due to its light weight, creating a beautiful, slow-falling effect.
  • Colors: Available in a vast array of vibrant, matte colors.
  • Cleanup: Tissue confetti can be easily cleaned with a broom, shop vac, or by blowing it into piles for sweeping/raking.
  • Eco-Friendly: Tissue confetti is biodegradable.
• Best For: Indoor events, photo shoots, theatrical productions, gender reveals (for solid colors).

2. Metallic Confetti (Mylar)

• Description: Made from thin, reflective plastic (Mylar).
• Characteristics:
  • Float Time: Falls faster than tissue due to its heavier weight.
  • Visual Impact: Creates a dazzling, high-shine effect with incredible sparkle, especially under lights.
  • Colors: Available in sparkling, metallic finishes.
  • Cleanup: When cleaning metallic confetti, a shop vac or hand-picking is most effective.
  • Eco-Friendly: Not biodegradable. Should be collected and disposed of responsibly.
• Best For: Concerts, New Year's Eve parties, sporting events, dance floors, high-energy celebrations where maximum sparkle is desired.

3. Biodegradable Rice Paper Confetti (Water-Soluble)

• Description: Made from thin, biodegradable, edible rice paper.
• Characteristics:
  • Float Time: Moderate float time, similar to lighter tissue confetti.
  • Eco-Friendly: Fully biodegradable and water-soluble, dissolving quickly when it comes into contact with moisture (rain, dew, sprinklers).
  • Cleanup: Virtually no cleanup required if hosed down with water, rain or sprinklers.
  • Colors: Available in softer, pastel colors, multicolor and white.
• Best For: Outdoor weddings, garden parties, large-scale outdoor events where minimal environmental impact and zero cleanup are priorities.

Choosing the Right Confetti for Your Event

When selecting confetti, consider:

• Venue Type: Indoor vs. Outdoor
• Cleanup Requirements: How easy does it need to be?
• Desired Effect: Slow float, sparkle, quick burst?
• Environmental Impact: Is biodegradability a priority?
• Budget: Cost per pound/bag.

By understanding these different confetti materials, you can make an informed decision to ensure your celebration has the perfect, impactful, and responsible confetti moment.