Saturday Shopping: Olympic Size Balloons

For all your wedding shopping needs on this Olympic Saturday take a look at Pearl and Earl. The online shop is packed full of party accessories and ideas for DIY weddings. They’ve got a great selection of decorations from patriotic red, white and blue if you fancy supporting Team GB or paper hangers and pom poms galore for a gorgeous vintage tea party.

Last week we featured big balloons as an idea for a cheap and effective way to decorate your venue, it was a big hit so you’ll be pleased to know they’re available at Pearl and Earl too.

Image from Pearl and Earl

Inspirational Ideas: Lanterns and Poms

Decorating your wedding venue with your colour scheme adds a personal touch to your big day like nothing else. Lanterns and pom poms are a really simple way to achieve a big impact. The phrase ‘the more the better’ definitely applies and grouping them together can really make a statement backdrop. If you are decorating your own marquee, barn or similar type venue take a look at the rest of our board in Pinterest for more inspiration, but here is just a taster of what is possible.

A cheap way of doing mini lanterns so you can light paths and dark corners is to collect jam jars and fill them with long burning tea lights. If you want to have a go at making your own paper pom poms they are really easy – just follow the instructions here from Martha Stewart. To give you an idea of the time involved you can make around 5/6 per hour.

Or if you really don’t want to go to the effort of making your own you can buy them online.  Paper Poms UK are a specialist vendor who sell the poms on Etsy. Prices start from £2 for a 3″ or 4″ pom. Visit their website for more inspiration on how to use your paper poms.

Image Credits all via Pinterest:

1. The Knot

2.Rock my wedding

3.Brokeassbride

4. www.pottingshedpostcards.com

5. West Country Marquees

6. Before the Big Day

7. The Bridal District

8. Follow My Bliss

9. thebridallounge.ie

10. Hanging Lanterns

Theme Sunday: Lanterns & Poms

This week we have been looking at ways to use lanterns and pom poms to decorate a venue. The phrase ‘the more the better’ definitely seems to apply when using lanterns or pom poms and grouping them together can really make a statement backdrop. If you are decorating your own marquee, barn or similar type venue take a look at the rest of our board in Pinterest for more inspiration, but for now here is just a taster of what is possible.

A cheap way of doing mini lanterns so you can light paths and dark corners is to collect jam jars and fill them with long burning tea lights. If you want to have a go at making your own paper pom poms they are really easy – just follow the instructions here from Martha Stewart. To give you an idea of the time involved you can make around 5/6 per hour.

Or if you really don’t want to go to the effort of making your own you can buy them online.  Paper Poms UK are a specialist vendor who sell the poms on Etsy. Prices start from £2 for a 3″ or 4″ pom. Visit their website for more inspiration on how to use your paper poms.

Image Credits all via Pinterest:

1. The Knot

2.Rock my wedding

3.Brokeassbride

4. www.pottingshedpostcards.com

5. West Country Marquees

6. Before the Big Day

7. The Bridal District

8. Follow My Bliss

9. thebridallounge.ie

10. Hanging Lanterns

Chinese New Year Wedding Lanterns

For all you happy couples getting married this year, the Chinese New Year brings good news. We are now entering the Year of The Dragon which makes for happiness, success, good fortune and benevolent power.

And what better way of celebrating then adding a touch of the orient to your wedding with chinese lanterns. As always we love anything that can create a wow factor and lanterns (or more recently pom poms) can do this whatever style wedding you’re having.  Soft pastel shades create romantic lighting, whilst bright vibrant colours can create boldness and a really striking look to any wedding theme.  Lanterns can be hung inside or out, and are a great way to light up trees or walk-ways.

Or for a magical wedding moment you can get your guests to set free floating lanterns, in the traditional way, to bring good luck and prosperity.

And if you’re checking all your fortune cookies the one you’re hoping for should say Pak Nin Ho Hup (may our marriage be everlasting). 

All images above from www.hanginglanterns.co.uk

Above Image by Pomstyle from Etsy