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A Green wedding with Eco Wedding Wish Lanterns

author — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:41:07 +0000

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 place. One thing we do know, however is that most couples want to keep their day environmentally friendly, making the impact that their event has on the surrounding area (and countryside, if applicable) as small as possible. With this in mind, we’re proud to announce the arrival of our new eco wedding wish lanterns, a new design that means that any remains of the lanterns will biodegrade very quickly, meaning a happy planet. Made with a thin bamboo frame covered in rice paper, along with a fireproof wool fuel cell holder, these wedding wish lanterns are made from completely natural materials.

So why not go green during your big day, and make sure any happy reminders disappear from the ground after a few days, leaving no impact on Mother Earth? Get in touch, and one of our team will arrange for some of these innovative and exciting new wedding wish lanterns. We look forward to hearing from you!

Our Rob and Helen tie the Knot

author — Fri, 28 May 2010 10:50:59 +0000

It’s a special time at Wedding Wish lanterns HQ; we’re planning gifts, anticipating dresses, flowers and colour schemes, and, of course, looking forward to seeing two families come together. Yes, that’s right beloved blog readers- our Rob is getting hitched.
Rob met Helen whilst studying at University, and after a period of chasing her around and trying to persuade her to go out with him, she decided she’d give him a go. Five years later, here they are, counting down to the big day. Having got engaged whilst on holiday in Vietnam over a year ago, it seems the date has really crept up, and time has flown as both Rob and Helen have been making preparations.
Rob said, “It’s two weeks, six days, and about an hour and a half until we’re married…I cant believe it. It feels like only yesterday that we’d just got together, and here we are behaving like real grown-ups! I can’t wait for Helen to be my wife”.
Naturally, their big day will be rounded off with guests being presented with wedding wish lanterns to release, with pens to write their own personal message for the bride and groom. From everyone here, we wish you, Rob and Helen, every happiness for the future.

Wedding Ideas: Making an Entrance

author — Fri, 21 May 2010 10:40:22 +0000

With the unrivalled success of the last two blogs in our “Unique Wedding Ideas” series, we round off this chapter with ways in which any good celebration should begin: with the hosts, or in this case the bride and groom, making an entrance. We all know that first impressions count for everything, which is why we at Wedding Wish lanterns think that making a grand entrance on your special day is nothing less than essential. We’re thinking horse-drawn carriages, maybe a go-kart, or indeed a soft top car painted in your favourite (even the wedding scheme) colours. If you’re feeling creative- and have some time on your hands in between the rest of the wedding planning- and build your own transport? Maybe you and your fiancé are avid sailors, so how about constructing a huge ship, complete with crow’s nest and sails. It would certainly help save on petrol costs. Or, if you’re the bride, perhaps you’d prefer to roller skate into the church, pulling your bridesmaids along behind you?
Whatever your plans to make the beginning of your big day extra memorable, don’t let your guests leave without sending good will with wedding wish lanterns. There is nothing quite like rounding off the night by watching the stunning display of a collection on lanterns released en masse.

Wedding Ideas: His and Hers Rock

author — Fri, 14 May 2010 10:31:48 +0000

One thing that’s for sure on your special day, apart from you and your spouse being the centre of attention and being spoiled rotten, is that you want to make sure your guests are left with lasting memories of a spectacular event. Of course, many times have we helped the happy couple make their wedding end with a bang (not literally, mind), as our wedding wish lanterns have gone down a storm with a mass release at the end of the night, as friends and relatives gather to wish for joy and happiness for the rest of the newlyweds’ lives.
Not wanting the fun to only begin once it gets dark, we’ve got our own suggestions of how you can make an impact at your reception, by paying attention to the little details…such as wedding favours. Traditionally sugared almonds, wedding favours are placed at the dining table in front of each guest, as a thank you from the bridal party for attending and helping make the celebration so special. Why not mix it up and try something different, such as personalised rock. There are many confectionary companies all over the country who can masterfully mould the names of the bride and groom into a stick of rock, which can then be divvied up to your guests. Your friends and family will be delighted with the originality, and will certainly take their favours away with happy memories.
If you’ve brought something completely unique to your wedding, let us know about it- we always love to hear your stories and see your photos.

Wedding Ideas: Table centrepieces

author — Fri, 07 May 2010 10:23:41 +0000

As we know, weddings come in all shapes and sizes- huge parties to intimate gatherings, wedlock in the setting of rolling countryside hills, or in the local town church. Throughout the years, we’ve been helping the bride and groom feel special with wedding wish lanterns to release at the end of the end of the night, allowing guests to make wishes for the happy couple and watch them float away in the dark. Of course, wedding wish lanterns are not the only way you can make your special day extra memorable; in our new blog series, we look at ways in which you can make your guests’ jaws drop with envy and surprise.
The table centrepieces at your reception can be a bone on contention; do you choose flowers or an ornament, colourful, in line with your wedding scheme, or neutral so that it doesn’t dominate the space? One way to eliviate this dilemma is to ask your guests to provide a centre piece for their table. Who knows what they’ll come up with (a marble run? A vase of flowers? A model of the Tower of Pisa), and they will feel instantly more involved with your day.
If you’ve had a better special idea for your wedding day, or indeed had extraordinary centrepieces on your tables, please do get in touch- we love to hear your stories and see your photos.

Unique Wedding Ideas Part 10- Celestial wedding

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:28:36 +0000

While there's moonlight and music and love and romance...

This is definitely a unique wedding idea for those of a romantic temperament, and the best part about it is that this is one where wedding lanterns can be (literally) the star attraction.

This is a very different genre of wedding, mostly because in order for it to be a truly celestial theme, it will need to happen outdoors, under the blanket of a starry night sky. If this sounds like your cup of tea, then i’d probably advise having a smaller, more intimate wedding. So, keep that guest list to a minimum. It would also be a good idea to have a summer wedding, so that you aren’t forced into wearing bulky coats to stave off the cold. In the summer it also gets darker later so you will be able to add a sunset into the mix. Beautiful.

Alternatively, if you want a bigger wedding, you could celebrate in a celestial-themed room, such as the foyer of the Planetarium, or you could hire a marquis and deck it out in midnight blue furnishings and twinkling stars. I once went to a wedding where the whole interior of the tent was covered in dark, unctuous fabric, and it was simply stunning. Use crystal glassware, and as many candles and tealights as you can lay your hands on. A celestial theme is really about the lighting effects.

And speaking of lighting effects, the utimate star piece at a celestial wedding is the gorgeous wedding lantern. Release a good twenty or so- you can hire a team to do this so that they all go off at the same time, or get your guests involved- and gaze in wonder as they float off into the abyss.

Wedding Wish Lanterns is a specialist in unique wedding and reception ideas.To contact us either email sales@weddingwishlanterns.co.uk or call 0845 500 1215

Unique Wedding Ideas Part 8- Musicals

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:33:11 +0000

Make out like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers!

The more I search for Ideas for unique wedding receptions, the more I realise just what an array of original themes there are out there. This musical themed wedding- inspired by the film ‘Confetti‘ (Martin Freeman comedy) is definitely one of my favourites. Glamourous, glitzy, an all out jazz hands extravaganza.

The film Confetti is a fly on the wall spoof documentary about three couples who enter a most original wedding competition. There’s a tennis theme, a naturist theme (see blog post below) and a musical-theme. The latter, not surprisingly, wins. I love the idea of setting your wedding to the medium of song. Instead of saying your vows, sing a duet together. Instead of walking up the aisle, tap dance, and get your bridesmaids to do the whole chorus line-Ziegfield follies-esque- thing. The finale of a big number could also include the releasing of multiple wedding lanterns, like giant bulbs of confetti rising instead of falling into a scattered heap on the floor. This is definitely a crowd pleaser.

The other alternative, is not to have the full on musical-number-intercepted wedding, but just to have a musical theme as part of the back drop. Instruct guests to turn up dressed in clothes from their favourite musical, and have broadway numbers blasting out at the reception. You could fashion your invites and table decor around your favourite musical- napkins with ‘Broadway Musical of 1940′, ‘Swing Time’, or ‘Chicago’ emblazoned on them for instance. Your first dance as a newly married couple could be just that bit more rehearsed. Study the choreography of your favourite dance number, and mimic it to perfection. Better still, don’t tell anyone about it, when you get up together and launch into an impressive set of twirls and leaps and tap to the beautiful and much-loved ‘Cheek to cheek’ from Top Hat, they’re guaranteed to be stunned.

Yes… I can definitely think of worse ways to celebrate the union of two lovers… (again, see blog post below!)

Wedding Wish Lanterns is a specialist in unique wedding and reception ideas.To contact us either email sales@weddingwishlanterns.co.uk or call 0845 500 1215

Unique Wedding Ideas Part 7- A Nudist Wedding

admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:46:27 +0000

It seems it's only their heads that have been censored!

We’re nearing the end of our unique wedding ideas series, but there are still a few more bubbling to the surface in wedding wish lanterns‘ cauldron of weird and wonderful, beautiful and bonkers, opulent and just plain outrageous wedding scenarios.

This- a nudist weddding- is one of the best examples of the latter. Those with a weak constitution would have been advised to have looked away a few minutes ago… Nudist or Naturist weddings are actually very much in tune with current environmental concerns and society’s new found distaste for all things material and disposable (brought on by the recession). In this post, I’m not going to propose how you might go about having a nudist wedding (simply adopt the traditional model bar the clothes- oh, and warn people in advance), but rather open up the floor to debate on the subject of naturism.

Are you a naturist at heart? If you despise people who slap on the make-up full wack and shop ’til they drop, hell, if you’re happy with your body and don’t use clothes to flatter, enhance, or hide it, then you’re probably more of a naturist than you think. Naturists are all about the back-to-basics, stress-free, simple approach to living. They see clothes as an unnecessary obstacle. Bodies are, after all, beautiful.

The naturist cause has been championed in the news recently, as Harriet Harman is reported to be supporting claims that nauturists are suffering the sort of prejudice customarily reserved for ethnic minorities, homosexuals and the elderly. It would appear that admitting to naturist tendencies is also harmful for career prospects, with those aspiring to work in care and needing to be CRB checked, being particularly vulnerable to discrimination. So, we British more than most seem to have an inherant fear of the naked form. We simply cannot cope with it. As Andrew Welch of British Naturism says, Nudity is not an offence. So why do we find it offensive?

If you see yourself as a naturist, then don’t hide away. Embrace it. Nurture it. But do for god’s sake put some clothes on in the colder months! If you’re planning a nudist wedding reception- best make it a summer one.

Wedding Wish Lanterns is a specialist in unique wedding and reception ideas.To contact us either email sales@weddingwishlanterns.co.uk or call 0845 500 1215

Unique Wedding ideas Part 6- A Zombie Wedding

admin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:07:08 +0000

Hmm...Does the word 'taste-less' spring to mind?

This Unique Wedding Idea is a bit of an odd one, and it certainly won’t be to everyone’s taste, but if you are one of those people who take halloween very seriously, and want the focus of your wedding to be on the fun rather than the vows, then this could be right up your street.

If you are really and truly considering having a zombie-themed wedding than you’re probbly a bit of an off-beat couple- you should check out offbeatbride.com to get some inspiration and share your thoughts with like-minded newlyweds (or pre-weds). This blog is not here to judge anyone on their personal choices (though personally I believe a wedding should be a little more than a fancy dress party), the important thing is that your wedding should be everything that you and your partner want. It should be a joint exercise, a shared decision, a couple’s coupled wishes.

So…If it’s gothic you want, then gothic it is. You can really have fun here. Don’t hold back on the stage make-up. You could opt (like the pictured couple) to be carried down the aisle in coffins. I’m sure there are more than a few brides and grooms who have felt like they’re marching towards a death of sorts on their wedding day- these are the people who are now divorced of course.

For the wedding feast, go banquet style. Have an enormous long table with blood-red cloth, laden with fruits piled high, drinking goblets and other gothicky treats. The menu could be styled around halloween theme- think green jellies with spiders (not real ones) encased inside, Perhaps for the main course, you could serve bloody steaks with beetroot, or a huge suckling pig (though this is more suited to a medieval-theme) You could adorn the reception area with cobwebs, huge (cracked if possible) mirrors, and candles aplenty.

Wedding lanterns might be just the thing for the end of the reception. On the stroke of midnight, release a handful to the chords of the Adams Family soundtrack playing in the background. With any luck, a hooting owl might chip in…spooky.

Wedding Wish Lanterns is a specialist in unique wedding and reception ideas.To contact us either email sales@weddingwishlanterns.co.uk or call 0845 500 1215

More Unique Wedding Ideas- A 1920s Wedding

admin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:14:39 +0000

1920s weddings? I say, what a scream!

Enter part 5 of Wedding Wish Lanterns‘ Unique Wedding Ideas series, and here’s one for those with a penchant for all things vintage.

If you count Some Like it Hot amongst your favourite films, or think of Chicago as more than just a place to visit, then look no further than this fabulous flapper wedding theme that embraces all the glitz and glamour of the roaring twenties. Here are a few ideas to get you started on your 1920s wedding:

- You’ll need to consider your bridal wear very carefully. Instead of tights or bare legs, go for stockings with a back-leg seam. The twenties were known for the figure skimming, dropped waistline dresses for women, so go for a relatively shapeless gown cut just on the knee. Add a string of pearls, and beaded head band to complete the look.

- The Groom could be done up gangster style. Think pinstripe suit, or white tie and tails (Fred Astaire-esque) with spats- you know those shiny black round-toed shoes with white foot-bib.

- For the invitations, you could either go for simple white square cards with added 1920s emblems (champagne glasses, gramaphones, Charlie Chaplin), or you could alternatively shape your invites accordingly. Cut round discs to look like records (an idea courtesy of wedthemes.com), or style your invites to look like tabloid broadsheets perhaps.

- With the music, you can really go to town. No 1920s wedding would be complete without a bit of Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Noel Coward numbers. You could also get hold of soundtracks to films like Chicago, Bright Young Things, or Singin’ in the Rain.

- Serve classic 1920s fare- Waldorf salad was all the rage. If you can afford it, get in some caviar. For pudding offer up fruit cocktail and classic New York cheesecake, or Ice cream- Ice cream was a relatively new invention in the 1920s.

Darling, the 1920s were so terribly, frightfully divine you know. Don’t be a bore, have a 1920s wedding and have a simply spiffing time!

Wedding Wish Lanterns is a specialist in unique wedding and reception ideas.To contact us either email sales@weddingwishlanterns.co.uk or call 0845 500 1215