Following last week’s wedding wish lanterns blog detailing some of the wedding customs that have been, and still are, observed across Britain, we travel towards Eastern Europe/Asia, to a country that lies across two continents, to discover some of their own marriage traditions. Turkey, being a mix of many cultures, has some fascinating ceremonial events, [...]

Wedding lanterns from Wish Lantern are a wedding accessory fast sweeping the nation, as a safe and more peaceful alternative to fireworks, which create an amazing visual effect. They are similar to a mini hot air balloons, which are lit, and float into the sky, with a bright glow as they disappear from sight.
Wedding wish lanterns are traditionally used in Asia at celebrations throughout the year. Their release at a wedding reception symoblises hopes and wishes of good luck for the future, and the floating away of worries and problems.
Wedding wish lanterns are also known as Sky Lanterns, Chinese Lanterns, Flying Lanterns and Khoom Fay.
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Something that we feel should be celebrated more often is the diversity and joy that comes from the range of wedding traditions from all around the world. Each nation has different customs, and here at wedding wish lanterns, in our new blog series, we’ll be exploring and finding out about some of them, and sharing [...]
There’s nothing like getting a rave review for our products- it’s why we do what we do, and definitely makes us get into the office of a morning. We particularly love it when a super wedding blog gets excited about using our wedding wish lanterns, and then raves about what a hit they were with [...]
In all our years of selling and distributing wedding wish lanterns, we’ve seen a whole host of different wedding scenarios in which the happy couple choose to spend their big day, how they plan and execute their reception, how they entertain their guests, and, of course, the variety of locations that all the celebrations take [...]
Let’s face it, anyone who’s anyone these days is on Facebook, getting connected with their friends, as well as people they haven’t seen in about twenty million years, looking after their farm or building up a mafia gang…and of course, we must not forget about showing the world how cool we are by adding our [...]
When planning your wedding, it’s easy for costs to add up very quickly and tensions to be mounting with them. If you’re looking for ways to save money before your big day, then look no further than here, the wedding wish lanterns blog, and the only place to find out really nifty ways to save [...]
Following the huge increase of proposal rates since last week’s blog was published (N.B. We have no evidence to support this statement, we are simply assuming…), we thought we’d continue to offer our words of wisdom to you, beloved blog reader, and share some more proposal ideas. This time round, we talk you through keeping [...]
Here at WWL HQ, there’s nothing we like more than finding out about other people’s weddings, seeing how their big day is panning out, and of course, if we can, help the reception finish with a grand finale of our very own wedding wish lanterns. However, we also don’t mind watching a bit of trashy TV [...]
It’s not very often we imagine going to the wedding of a close friend or relative and running around in a game of baseball, or wearing rugby or football strips as part of the dress code. If, however, you’re planning your special day and want to make an impact, why not choose something wacky and [...]
It seems that more often than ever, couples who are planning on getting hitched are doing so with a mind to make their big day as unique as possible, by incorporating a theme into their ceremony and reception, and asking guests to comply with their wishes to do so. This week, we’re exploring the possibility [...]

