Our simple to follow explanations will assist you make a choice what balloon decorations are the most ideal solution for your special event.
Once we kicked off with balloon decorating, we felt overwhelmed with the impressive variety of displays we came upon. Yet along our learning process, we understood that it all boils down to three general designs:
Balloon Bouquet
Mainly used as a centerpiece for dinner tables, the balloon bouquet truly is the heart of a balloon display. Between two and nine balloons, tied to curling stripes, are organized in different heights and attached to a table bottom.
A balloon centerpiece may be crafted from latex OR mylar (also known as foil) balloons OR you can combine them.
As the balloons will have to be helium filled this choice determines the longevity of your balloon decorations. Whereas mylar balloons will float up to 14 days, even the finest quality latex balloons will never keep up much longer than for about 12 to 24 hours. However, by utilizing a product called 'hi-float', it's achievable to make them survive 10 to 25 times as long!
Balloon Arch
Typically, balloon arches perform their objective best when you can walk through them! They are best balloon decorations for a doorway or exit. Often they are also used to frame the head or cake table at a wedding event or to make an incredible stage decor.
Unlike with bouquets you have the choice between helium or air-filled balloon arch.
A floating arch is made of single helium-filled balloons arranged like pearls throughout an unnoticeable nylon line, hence the name "String of Pearls". Both ends are fixed to bases, similar to the table bases for bouquets, just a bit heavier and typically basing on the floor. A brick or sand stuffed balloon will get the job done and can easily be decorated quite nicely.
With a "String of Pearls" - frequently used for wedding balloon arches - you make an incredible outcome with quite little effort. The only problem is the short lifespan, due to the nature of helium-filled latex balloons, as discussed above.
You could either use mylar balloons in place of latex or you go for an arch with air-filled balloons if the decorations for your specific event should last longer.
With these options of balloon decorations, there is a little more constructional labor required, as an air filled balloon arch needs to have some supporting elements:
a frame made of a strong, flexible material such as conduit, PVC pipe or aluminium rod and
a strong foundation at either end to secure the arch.
The pipe or rod is formed into the actual arch and the balloons are connected to it, usually in sets of three to five balloons. Utilizing a variety of colors and putting the balloons in a specific way you'll get this wonderful spiraling result displayed on the photo. Do not worry, we'll describe in detail and with numbers read more of photos how to do that!
Basing on the size of the arch you'll have to blow up quite a few balloons! This purchase, obviously, only makes sense if you are considering to do many more balloon decorations.
A much basic way to make an air filled balloon arch is by making use of so named 'Link-o-Loon' balloons.
Balloon Columns
Positioned as amazing eye-catchers at each side of an entry or head dining table at a wedding and reception, balloon columns are great for wedding balloon decorations. They also make exceptional balloon decorations for defining an area of your wedding venue, for instance the dance floor or the stage decoration.
As columns are usually made of air filled balloons, supportive elements are needed:
a strong aluminum or plastic pole and
a solid base as support for the stick.
The balloons are linked to sets of normally three to five balloons and fixed to the pole, layer after layer. By utilizing even bigger balloons for the bottom and the top, and smaller balloons in between, the balloon column takes the characteristic shape of its model in the "real" world. To crown your work you could place a stuffed giant balloon above the balloon column.
Like with the air filled arch, the two of these balloon decorations imply you'll must blow up a bunch of balloons! Getting an inflator would certainly be a very good idea, primarily for blowing up the giant balloon that crowns your column.
Additionally you could fill only the balloons at the bottom with air and the rest with helium. By doing this you would not need a strong base and a pole, as the balloons will support themselves. Utilize a nylon line to attach the balloon clusters to.
A helium filled balloon column will certainly do great if you need the display just for one evening. It saves you the hassle of setting up a frame and getting an inflator. However, helium costs much more than air and the lifespan of the balloon decorations will be much shorter.