Lantern update

We finished and strung a bunch of the lanterns, and here is the effect! I love them. They look so much more festive in-person. The flash really takes some of the life out of them. They're just so JOYOUS in person. And I can envision the tables... with things ALL matching.
Again, imagine more vibrant, celebratory colors. The flash just takes so much life out.

The table runners: 3 of the organza ribbons... the centerpieces: the same red paper. The placemats: brown, but with the ribbon accents. Lanterns on either side of the centerpiece, glowing. Menus, backed with the same colorful paper. Giftbags with ribbon accents. Chair covers: white, but with the same colors in the ties and either lanterns or rose droplets hanging in the back.

Oh my. It all makes me very happy.

B went back south again yesterday EARLY morning. That fantastic man went and got a ream of paper, and he is cutting circles down there and taught a friend of ours to do it too. My friend Jenn may also help us out. The thing with the lanterns is that while they're pretty, they're time-consuming. So the fact that people are pulling together for us is so touching.