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 confused with the impressive range of displays we came upon. Yet along our learning process, we figured out that it all come down to three general designs:
Balloon Bouquet
Generally used as a centerpiece for dinner tables, the balloon bouquet actually is the heart of a balloon display. Between two and nine balloons, tied to curling ribbons, are laid out in different heights and connected to a table base. In the instances under the base is either a weighted flower basket or a sand-filled balloon. It can be essentially any decorative item that is heavy enough to keep the balloons in position and where the ribbons can be tied to.
A balloon centerpiece may be made of latex OR mylar (also referred to as foil) balloons OR you can blend them.
As the balloons will need to be helium filled this choice determines the lifespan of your balloon decorations. Whereas mylar balloons will float as much as 14 days, even the best quality latex balloons won't stay up longer than for about 12 to 24 hours. Having said that, utilizing a product called 'hi-float', it's possible to make them last 10 to 25 times as long!
Balloon Arch
Naturally, balloon arches fulfill their function best when you can go through them! So they are best balloon decorations for an entrance or exit. Commonly they are also utilized to frame the head or cake table at a wedding celebration or to create a spectacular stage decoration.
Unlike with bouquets you get the choice between helium or air-filled balloon arch.
A hovering arch is composed of single helium-filled balloons lined up like pearls along an invisible nylon line, hence the name "String of Pearls". The two ends are fixed to bases, quite similar to the table bases for bouquets, just a bit heavier and usually standing on the floor. A brick or sand filled balloon will do the job and can easily be decorated quite nicely.
With a "String of Pearls" - oftentimes utilized for wedding balloon arches - you create an amazing result with fairly little effort. The only downside is the short longevity, as a result of the nature of helium-filled latex balloons, as explained above.
If the decor for your special occasion need to last much longer, you may either work with mylar balloons instead of latex or you balloon decorations near me go for an arch with air-filled balloons.
With these types of balloon decorations, there is a bit more constructional effort involved, as an air filled balloon arch requires some supporting components:
a mounting constructed from a good, flexible material like conduit, PVC pipe or aluminium rod and
a sturdy base at either end to anchor the arch.
The conduit or rod is shaped into the actual arch and the balloons are attached to it, primarily in bunches of three to five balloons. Using various colors and putting the balloons in an unique way you'll get this great spiraling result displayed on the photo. Do not worry, we'll describe in detail and with numbers of photos how to do that!
Basing on the size of the arch you'll will have to blow up plenty balloons! Get your family and friends prepared! As an alternative you may use a hand pump or maybe rent or buy an electric pump. This investment, obviously, only makes good sense if you are considering to do much 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 superb eye-catchers at each side of an entry or head dining table at a wedding ceremony, balloon columns are great for wedding balloon decorations. They also make wonderful balloon decorations for defining an area of your wedding venue, for instance the dance floor or the stage decoration.
As columns are often crafted from air filled balloons, supporting elements are needed:
a strong metal or plastic pole and
a sturdy base as anchor for the pole.
The balloons are tied to bundles of often three to five balloons and fixed to the rod, layer after layer. Using a larger size balloons for the top and the bottom, and smaller sized balloons in between, the balloon column takes the characteristic contour of its model in the "real" world. To crown your work you could put a stuffed giant balloon on top of the balloon column.
Like with the air filled arch, both of these balloon decorations mean you'll have to blow up a ton of balloons! So, getting an inflator would be a pretty good strategy, particularly for blowing up the giant balloon that crowns your column.
You may fill only the balloons at the bottom with air and the rest with helium. This way you will not need a sturdy base and a pole, as the balloons will support themselves. Use a nylon line to secure the balloon bunches to.
If you need to have the display only for one night, a helium filled balloon column will do fine. It saves you the headache of creating a frame and leasing an inflator. On the other hand, helium costs more than air and the life-span of the balloon decorations will be much smaller.