A Butterfly Affaire

Releasing live butterflies will inspire
a truly memorable and unique experience
to be cherished for a lifetime.

From time immemorial, the butterfly has been celebrated by poets, studied by biologists, painted by artists and prized by collectors.

The new trend for the last few years has been to release live butterflies at weddings, anniversaries and other special events. Their release is environmentally safe and helps in the restoration of the butterfly population.

It's more ecologically sound than releasing balloons into the atmosphere or throwing rice at weddings.
But more important than its environmental aspects, perhaps, is that it is a very spiritual experience.

Shipped overnight in an insulated container with a cold pack, the butterflies are individually packed in boxes designed to keep them calm and healthy until they're released.

Pauline Dinkel-Manietta released butterflies for her June wedding in Idyllwild, California.
"At the end of the song 'Wind Beneath My Sails' when it says 'fly, fly, fly,' we released them all at once," Dinkel-Manietta said. "People were absolutely awe-struck, and they're still talking about it almost a year later."

In honor of their 50th wedding anniversary, Liz and Tom Respess released 50 monarch butterflies. Each couple or individual was given a triangle-shaped box and asked to open it at the same moment. When they did, 50 butterflies exploded into the air, lingering on bushes and flowers at the base of the olive trees.

"It was marvelous," said Tom Respess, choking up at the memory of the September event. "The butterflies were beautiful. They were a good representation of the beauty we've had together for 50 years."

"Both of us are very sensitive to the environment," Liz Respess said. "We both love butterflies and encourage them in our back yard, so it was sort of natural for us."

The love and appreciation for butterflies will initiate interest in butterfly gardening (growing plants specifically to attract butterflies), encourage the decreased use of insecticides by property owners and help in efforts to preserve butterfly habitats.
It's the only business that breeds living creatures specifically to set them free.

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