Lanterns

Since we started in 2008, we've seen a lot of these paper lanterns at weddings. They add quite a bit of dimension to a room and are a relatively inexpensive way to "dress up" either the cocktail area or the reception room. Most of the brides who have used these have ordered them on the internet and brought them in for our engineering staff to hang them. Some brides have them hung just over the dance floor, but this bride had 200 covering the entire ceiling of the Harbor Ballroom. She had 3 different sizes and the smallest size had LED batteries in them, which we turned on just before we opened the doors.

With all the lights off and just the pink up-lights and small lanterns, the effect was REALLY striking! It was one of the most interesting weddings I've seen in the two years I've been here.

This next wedding was before my time, but I like how they hung the multi-colored lanterns just above the head table. It really added a festive touch to the whole room, don't you think?

You can also have these hung outside, in which case you would want to get the lighted ones. We've mostly seen white ones but they also have them in all colors so you can coordinate with your flowers and other decor.