Those of us who stalk within the wedding world are pretty familiar with the latest trends. I love how so many couples are choosing to do a fun exit with sparklers – it makes for great photos and it’s relatively inexpensive (cha-ching).
I did some digging to see what other fun options might be out there. We might also be required by our venue to exclude sparklers. Ahem.
Has anyone had experience with Chinese wish lanterns? There’s a fantastic little company called… get this… Wish Lantern that offers wedding lanterns and has created multiple packages to appeal to all sizes of weddings. I love this look:
Now granted, that was 10,000 lanterns… I’m big time but not quite to that extent. Though, on the other extreme, it could be really sweet and romantic to just do a single lantern as a couple. Hmm… decisions, decisions.
Have you explored options to make your exit memorable? Anyone have experience with wish lanterns?
That wish lantern clip is breathtaking. It made me tear up a little.
That clip was stunning! It’s almost as if you could feel the wishes of everyone travelling into the sky. I would LOVE to do something like that at my own wedding. I may have to look into it!
I looked into these but it seems like I could only find super expensive ones (if you wanted several). We ended up doing sparklers and the facilities guy at our venue just looked the other way.
O. M. G. My first thought was “This looks just like the enchanted ceiling at Hogwarts!” My second thought was “OMG I have to have these!” I’m heading to that site right now!
One of the passage on the sample ISAT (standarized state testing) was about Loi Krathong!
These are awesome. I love the idea of sparklers but would love to find something else (fiance’s bro used sparklers at his wedding). I also like the idea of butterflies.
THIS IS IT!!! Thank you so much for this. I’m Chinese heritage but never heard of these…these are amazing. Thank you!
I love the sparklers and lantern idea, but both seem to pose possible fire risks. I doubt ur venue would allow the laterns if not the sparklers… That said BOTH are beautiful!! The laterns are much more serene than the glitzy sparklers. Both could be very magical!!
that is gorgeous. it looks like a bunch of jellyfish! is that an actual fire on those lanterns? that would be a big no for us in california, especially during fire season! such a bummer
OK, I just want to let you know that I am STILL freaking out about this. I showed it to FI and his friend and was like “ok, what’s the first thing that comes to mind?” and FI immediately said “Harry Potter” and I was like “YES!”
I’m really not a freak, I swear. I just love Harry Potter!!!
Beautiful video! I like both options actually. The sparklers look amazing. Thanks for sharing 
Sorry, but I just hate, hate, HATE the wish lanterns. I agree that they’re beautiful, but they are so bad for our environment and for wildlife! They’re everywhere in south-east asia (tourists are always lighting them,) and they end up in the sea and in the natural surroundings and I’ve seen fish and turtles trying to eat them… It just makes me so sad. And angry.
Please think about where the lanterns end up.
So pretty!! I like the pic with the sparklers too, that’s fun!!
They’re used where I live for celebrations too, and my only concern with them is how difficult to light they can be. Definitely do a test run before ordering a bunch of them — the ones we use here often take 3-4 people, 20-45 minutes (depending on whether there is any wind), and a tea light candle instead of a match held under it to light properly.
I, too, was wondering about where they end up.. all things that go up must come down! While they’re beautiful, I’d feel really guilty if the people of my town had to pick up the 100+ lanterns that fell to the ground the next morning.
These are actually Thai lanterns not Chinese. The festival in the video title “Loy Kratong” is a Thai festival that happens in November every year.
I lived in Thailand for 18 years, and we had these at our wedding.
We had our guests release them with us- probably 20-30 lanterns total. It was unbelievably gorgeous, and so special to release one with my husband.
They are a bit of a fire hazard though (we had them come down in our yard, sometimes still burning, basically every year) and I cant imagine them being allowed in North America!
These are beautiful but what a mess to clean up! Make sure you come up with a “clean up” plan if you are going to go with these babies.
@ktbrady: LOL! I hear ya.
(And a small part of me might be a disappointed if I don’t get a Harry Potter bachelorette party).
@Kate: Good point Kate, that was my main concern after finding out about these.
@ktbrady: Loving the Hogwarts reference – you’re in good company, I read all of the books and am anxiously awaiting the next movie installment.
@ : I saw them referenced as Chinese on the website but after clicking around, they also refer to them as Thai…how confusing! Thank you for the clarification and for the background info on your experience with them. It sounds like you had a wonderful experience (just like how I was imagining)…unfortunately I just found out that due to the open flame possibility, my venue won’t allow them. Insert sad face.
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