DIY LED lights for Paper Lanterns

[beachgal2012]

i love the white...all of them white i should say.  i think it looks very "wedding" and elegant!  i'm impressed by how nice they look.  where did you buy your paper lanterns from?  do you remember pricing on these and how many you got?  congrats on a job well done!

[beachgal2012]

my friend said 20-25 for a decent size room should make the room pop just enough with not too many lanterns.  you don't want to over-do things w/ the lanterns because then it will look tacky.  if you know the size of the room, it might be helpful for you in ordering the correct number you need to have for your venue.  happy planning to you!  

[jennaba3]

 

 

Originally Posted by murmel 

 

At Azul Sensatori, there is a charge to set up. It is usually based on how many items you have and the number of guests. To give you an idea, we had 63 guests. To set up we had paper lanterns, centerpieces, table numbers, name cards, paper wraps (to go around the menu card and napkin), menu cards, and seating chart. They charged us $120 US CASH! (very important this is usually done unofficially, so CASH only!) 

 

As long as you are packing the batteries/LEDs into your suitcase (ie. the bag that will be your checked luggage) you will be fine. 

 

 

Thank you! So would you suggest assembling the LEDs before hand and inserting a paper tab so they can just pull them? What did you use as the tab? I dont fancy being sat assembling LED lights in Mexico lol.. I would prefer to get them done before we leave xxx

[murmel]

 

 

Originally Posted by jennaba3 Thank you! So would you suggest assembling the LEDs before hand and inserting a paper tab so they can just pull them? What did you use as the tab? I dont fancy being sat assembling LED lights in Mexico lol.. I would prefer to get them done before we leave xxx

Yes, we had our LED throwies ready to go before we got to Mexico. That way I could just hand it over to the onsite WC and not worry. I cut up small pieces of plastic (the kind that you get new items in...ie. I had just bought a new hair straightener and the plastic window in the box is what I cut up) The plastic is a little stronger than paper, and you won't have to worry about it possibly tearing as they pull out the tab to activate the light.

 

 

 

[jennaba3]

Ahh ill definitely do them ahead of time then! How far in advance did you do them? Did you use regular tape? xxxx

Originally Posted by murmel 

Yes, we had our LED throwies ready to go before we got to Mexico. That way I could just hand it over to the onsite WC and not worry. I cut up small pieces of plastic (the kind that you get new items in...ie. I had just bought a new hair straightener and the plastic window in the box is what I cut up) The plastic is a little stronger than paper, and you won't have to worry about it possibly tearing as they pull out the tab to activate the light. 

 

 

 

[murmel]

 

 

Originally Posted by jennaba3 

 

Ahh ill definitely do them ahead of time then! How far in advance did you do them? Did you use regular tape? xxxx

 

I put them together about a month before we left. You have to use electrical tape!! This is really important....otherwise someone could get quite a shock.

 

 

[jennaba3]

Thank you! Good job you said, I would have used regular tape!! lol xxx

Originally Posted by murmel 

I put them together about a month before we left. You have to use electrical tape!! This is really important....otherwise someone could get quite a shock. 

 

 

[jennaba3]

Ive PM'd you Murmel xxx

[Anne112]

Could you please send me the information on the suppliers.  Thank you so much!

[amandanjordan]

Great idea! Thanks!