Send-off: a wedding guide

Your wishlist

Answer these before you meet anyone.

• What kind of send-off are you picturing?

  The venue's rules can shape what's possible.

• When would you like it to happen?

What to ask each one

• Cold-spark machines: how many, and what power do they draw?

  Machine count, placement, and draw. Operator is included — these are vendor-operated, not a rental.

• Does the operator carry insurance the venue can be named on?

How it’s usually priced

Usually priced as one flat amount.

Possible extras: Send-off supplies, Cold-spark machines & operator, Venue cleanup fee.

What you settle once booked

• What kind of send-off?

• When does the send-off happen?

• Supplies and handling

  36-inch sparklers burn about 3 minutes — long enough for a full tunnel walk; short ones die before the couple reaches the end.

• Who stages the send-off?

• Cleanup after the toss

What to look over

Correct these details as needed.

• How many guests take part?

  Sets the sparkler / bubble / wand order quantity, with a margin for duds.

The day-of sheet

Confirm arrival, finish, who to call, access, a meal, and what is due.

Across the whole day

Choose which moments to include.

• Send-off staging (hand out supplies, line up guests)
• Send-off