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(Pic courtesy of huinita)
I love the look of Asian paper lanterns, and so I ordered a dozen red and white ones from Asianlanterns.com 5+ months ago. But the one thing that eluded me was how to light them. After some pondering/googling, a little ingenuity, and with my fingers crossed, I ordered LED glow sticks from Technomoves. Whaddya know, it actually works!!
Unlit paper lantern
Red LED glow stick, strung with some thread (there is an on/off switch)
A very poor picture of the lighted lantern, with the glow stick hanging from the internal frame. It actually has a nice glow! I will have all of these pre-strung and ready for my venue to hang. The rep I contacted at Technomoves said that the batteries should last at least 6-8 hours, which should be sufficient. At $1.79 each, these are a steal. Yay! Another thing off my checklist!
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Thank you! I was just trying to figure out how to light the lanterns without paying lots of money to a lighting company. Will your venue hang them for you or are you bringing in another vendor?
DUDE - you are my hero! THANK YOU FOR BEING A GENIUS!
nice! i am getting married at the same venue as huinita and my florist is taking care of all that. props to you DIY’ers!
totally cute! great way to not have to have actual electric lights going through the lanterns!
I’m doing the same thing except with lit floralytes. They shine really bright and hang off the middle lantern. They stay lit for a long time as well.
Natalie - my venue will hang them for free, since they don’t have to do anything fancy like attach electrical lighting (which is why I had to come up with this solution!)
ephemerella - I don’t think they get too hot, the casing of the glow sticks is made of plastic. Also, since it is so slim, it isn’t anywhere near touching the paper lantern.
Is 6-8 hours going to be enough? Because presumably the staff will turn them on when they hang them, which will probably be before they set up the tables if they have to move the ladder around - which means they will be lit for several hours before the reception starts.
Maybe you’ve already thought of this and it’ll work, but I’d thought I’d speak up just in case.
Dang, you are SO SMART!! Thank you so much for sharing the tip!
CS - Actually, I think it lasts longer than that and the customer service guy was being conservative w/his estimate. I bought an extra one, so maybe I will leave it on and see how many hours it lasts… I will follow up =)
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Another problem solved!
You are awesome, thanks so much!
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Mrs. Emerald, Chicago
Age and Occupation: 26, Wedding Planner
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Paralegal
Engagement Date: October 8, 2006
Wedding Date: September 2007
Blogging Since: November 29, 2006
Venue: Hyatt Lodge, Oak Brook IL
About Me: I have been dreaming about my wedding forever, and flipping through bridal magazines since high school, so I am in my element! I am calling our theme "Vintage Inspired French/Asian Fusion." Mr. Emerald is very involved in the planning process, but of course he generally defers to me cuz I have a strong opinion of how I want everything to be :-).
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