Reception Design 2

Reception Design 2: Paper Wait


Here's three cheers to your first year together and a glimpse ahead to your first anniversary, traditionally celebrated by exchanging gifts made of paper.

Your guests will enjoy the soft glow that small paper lanterns bring to the ceremony as dusk settles in over the courtyard. Using paper lanters made of either white, red, or a pattern and a cylinder vase hidden inside of each, large bursts of dogwood or cherry branches soar out the top of each. The view of your guests will not be obscured because of the light, airy quality of the branches. Spirits will be lifted as the eyes raise upward to take in the natural splendor of branches that have signified fertility and new beginnings in Japan for thousands of years.

alternations might include: Using a low arrangement on 1/2 the tables and tall arrangements on the other 1/2, still using the same flowers and style.

Another alternative would be to use a pave of white spider mums and black and white pussy willow streaming out of the top of each.

pairs well with:

Origami paper escort cards, small paper lanterns that can double as party favors, and a bucket of flip flops in the colors of the bride and groom so that the party can kick-off the formality and step-into a relaxed celebration.

We would love to see matching over-head strings of lantern lights and a few parasols clustered against the back wall of camphouse to create an inclusive feel.


Another alternative would be to use a pave of white spider mums and black and white pussy willow streaming out of the top of each.