Paper Light
These days many bridal couples are lighting their way to fantastic wedding decors through the use of paper luminaries and lanterns. A low-tech and easy decorative approach, paper lighting has the added benefit of being relatively inexpensive for the dramatic effects they create.
Luminaries are an outdoor wedding light source made of simple plain paper bags weighted with sand and filled with votives. To up their decor possibilities choose bags that match your wedding colors or bags that have elegant designs cut out of them which cast a unique shadow effect. Placed on outdoor tables or as the light that lines a walkway, luminaries can be purchased pre-cut or can be made as an easy DIY project that you tackle with your wedding attendants. The bags can also serve double duty as favor bags, to give your wedding a unified look.
Another paper light effect lighting up the wedding skies and gaining in popularity is the traditional Chinese Paper Lantern. Created in a variety of shapes, from circles to ovals, stars to cylinders, there are many different decorative looks that can be achieved with this simple accessory.
Whether you choose a single shape in a variety of sizes, an assortment of shapes combined together, or many different colors of lanterns to match your wedding theme, the options for design with paper lanterns are endless.
Hung at varying heights from the ceiling, these decorative items can take your wedding from plain to fabulous, while providing the sort of ambient lighting your wedding needs.
Whether you choose to design a space on your own, or hire a lighting designer well versed in hanging paper lanterns, ideas for design are endless. Some ideas include lining one wall with lanterns of differing heights, creating a center of attraction in the middle of your reception room that draws peoples interest and attention to the dance floor, or evenly filling your reception space with lanterns strung across the room from one side to the next.
Traditionally made of bamboo and rice paper, paper lanterns can now be purchased in a wide variety of materials that include wire and silk.
While they were once a tradition in Asian households, where lanterns were hung by children on the 15th of every month, Chinese paper lanterns are now widely used to celebrate a variety of occasions, most notably weddings.
If you are looking for a bright idea to light your wedding, look to paper as your easy lightweight answer.
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