Comments on: Peacock Feather Fans, the ultimate bouquet alternative

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:57:07 +0000

Beautiful, I love peacock feathers.

By: PandyBella

PandyBella — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:07:37 +0000

I really really REALLY want to have peacock feathers in my wedding, but my mom and a few other family members are terribly allergic to feathers of any kind, even the fake ones. Do any of you know if anyone makes fake, hypoallergenic decorative peacock feathers?

By: Martie

Martie — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:03:17 +0000

I have been looking everywhere for fans like these but I just don't have the budget to spend $50 on fans! Do you mind telling me where you found them?

By: Joyce

Joyce — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:29:42 +0000

Unfortunatly, Most places do not treat them well and they DO NOT have a good quality of life, they have thier feathers PLUCKED out several times before they kill them because they are not useful anymore, it would be more humane to just kill them first, please dont be naive and HOPE they treated thier animal well, look it up, do research first. If you think about it the only way they would be able to naturally shed thier feathers would be if someone WASNT selling them to make a profit, thier birds wouldnt be able to shed feathers that much fast enough to keep up with demand, its too bad too cause they do look really pretty.

By: Joyce

Joyce — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:25:04 +0000

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:01:37 +0000

I can understand, I love fans!!!!
Here is other alternatives instead of bouquets, I love the idea of a Muff for a winter wedding!!! though I would go bowless
http://offbeatbride.com/2009/03/wedding-bouquets

By: Resa Honnen

Resa Honnen — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:04:45 +0000

Pretty wild. I love peacock feathers. Is it too late now to change my theme for these lol?

By: Chandler

Chandler — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:14:07 +0000

What an awesome idea! These are so much nicer than flowers! Hopefully these are feathers that are naturally shed – I'd hate to think these were plucked off some poor bird!

By: Brad Crawford

Brad Crawford — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:42:36 +0000

Be cautious about this. Export of peacock feathers from India, where peacocks are native, is banned under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species: "The peacock sheds its feathers, but the peacock does not shed its feathers enough for a trade to continue. There is no doubt that the peacock is trapped, killed and then its feathers are plucked out and sent to the shops and trading centres. If it becomes difficult, then mass poisoning takes place."

http://www.indiatravelogue.com/envi/envi51.html

Since they're indigenous to India, locals might well be eager to scratch out a living by tapping into wild populations and not sustainably harvesting feathers from their private stock. I expect U.S. farms don't have that problem, but then you need to be certain of your source.

Everything's a tradeoff, but I'm not convinced that using fake, plastic peacock feathers isn't less damaging than the real thing. Probably better all around to opt for local, responsibly grown, in-season flowers, even if they aren't offbeat and "exotic."

By: Lacey

Lacey — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:33:16 +0000

I'm having my wedding on holloween with a masque ball theme. I love the idea of fans instead of flowers. I think it goes great with my theme. I just can see spending that much money on flowers when they only last for that day. Thanks for the great idea.