Wedding Paper lanterns

[basil]

I''m terrible - I just keep adding to the things that I want! This week it was a bucket of flip flops (used up an old Old Navy gift card, so not too bad in terms of $$$). Now it''s paper lanterns for the tent where the cocktail hour will be.

I know Gypsy had a thread about it a while back. I don''t remember what she ended up deciding, though?

I emailed my venue and my florist and they both recommended the same "lighting designer", who is supposed to be "reasonably priced". So I''ve emailed her for a quote, but I seriously don''t know if I could feel good about hiring a "tent and lighting designer", even if she is cheap!

I basically just want a medium-sized cluster in the apex of the tent. Has anyone done this and can give me advice as to how many, what size, etc?

 

[LostSapphire]

Maybe you could e-mail Jenna Bush and ask her if that bit puffy thing she had hanging in the top of her tent is available?

 

[Gypsy]

I''m afraid I''m not going to be terribly helpful. I told MOH I''d rent her fiance a ladder and dropped the whole thing in her lap... there was talk of fishing wire though.

 

[matildawong]

I''m not much help but I do like to chime in sometimes.

We''re doing lanterns. It''s the only thing I wanted desperately. I found some sites with cute ones (I can pull them if you want) and I think we''re going to do the battery-operated led ones. They won''t shine as much light (we think) but we don''t want to get into power cords everywhere and the like.

I still have no idea how we''re going to do it. I picture myself with my dad doing it with a ladder the day before. That''s probably what will happen.

 

[Gypsy]

Oh yeah. We''re doing LED lights too! Good reminder Matilda!

 

[basil]

Hey Matilda and Gypsy!

How many lanterns are you planning to purchase and what sizes?

 

[matildawong]

hey basil,
I'm not sure how many yet. But I'm not a good one to go by, probably. We only have about 20-25 people total. I need to get the specs on the tent size from my folks, too.

I kind of like the nylon ones because they are durable and they have a neat sheen to them. And I want to do bright colors with maybe a bunch of round 14 inch ones and then a few rectangular ones. Of course, I am partial to the lanterns that hang over the Mad Tea Party area at Disneyland. (Dork! That's me!)

This pic isn't great but here's some nylon ones.