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Throwing Rice
"Rice grows abundantly and quickly, therefore it is a symbol for
fertility. Guests would throw rice at the couple to ensure prosperity
and fertility." (From wedthemes.com)
Mr. Babe and I are really looking forward to having babies some day, but not until I'm in my 30s. Hopefully we won't run into any problems, but you never can tell. We know that fertility treatments are quite expensive, so this thrifty couple is going the superstitious route and getting little pellets of starch chucked at us! We've been told that it hurts and gets in your hair, dress, etc, which is why we'll have people throw it as we leave the reception- about ready to rip
our clothes off anyway. The alternatives (birdseed, flower petals, confetti, bubbles, etc.) are
nice too (and have less potential to leave welts) but they just don't
have the tradition rice does! Mr. Babe's parents got rice thrown at them and they had three boys- one when they were in their 40s!
I know, I know, you saw the Simpson's episode that said rice makes birds explode, but that's totally false.
Anyway, in order to make everything pretty on the most pretty day of my life, I wasn't going to have a bunch of boxes of Uncle Ben's sitting out- so I devised my plan. I purchased glassine bags from Michael's (with a 40% off coupon) for $6.42. See the picture on the bag with the candies? That was my inspiration for this project.
I had TONS of ribbon sent from one of the Bridesmaid's mom's who has hook-ups at a ribbon factory, so that was free. Throw in a little slave labor help from bridesmaid and future mother in law (while the men folk were watching the Tour):
And out comes these pretties (carefully guarded by our "best dog" who also appears to be watching the tour):
Each pouch contains 1/4 cup of rice. We filled the bag, folded the top down and taped with scotch tape. Then we wrapped the pouch with ribbon and tied a little bow-just like a little present. We did 100 of them, even though I'm positive they won't all get used. I can foresee someone (like Mr. Babe's mom who wants grandkids really bad) bringing their own 20lb sack of rice and just pouring it on us. That would be cool too.
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