Our easy to follow explanations will help you make a choice what balloon decorations are the best solution for your special event.
We felt overwhelmed with the large variety of displays we came across when we started off with balloon decorating. Along our studying process, we figured out that it all boils down to three primary designs:
Balloon Bouquet
Mostly used as a centerpiece for tables, the balloon bouquet really is the heart of a balloon display. Between two and nine balloons, tied to curling stripes, are organized in various heights and attached to a table support.
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 would not stay up longer than for about 12 to 24 hours. Having said that, utilizing a product called 'hi-float', it's achievable to make them last 10 to 25 times as long!
Balloon Arch
Generally, balloon arches perform their purpose best when you can go through them! They are perfect balloon decorations for an entry or exit. Usually they are also utilized to frame the head or cake table at a wedding or to create a magnificent stage decor.
Unlike with bouquets you get the choice between helium or air-filled balloon arch.
A hovering arch is made of single helium-filled balloons aligned like pearls along an unnoticeable nylon line, hence the name "String of Pearls". The two ends are fixed to bases, very similar to the table bases for bouquets, just a bit heavier and usually standing on the floor. A brick or sand filled up balloon will get the job done and can easily be decorated nicely.
With a "String of Pearls" - commonly used for wedding balloon arches - you make an incredible effect with relatively little effort. The only drawback is the short life-span, as a result of the nature of helium-filled latex balloons, as described above.
You could either use mylar balloons alternatively of latex or you go for an arch with air-filled balloons if the decoration for your special occasion should last even longer.
Having said that, with these styles of balloon decorations, there is a bit more constructional work required, as an air filled balloon arch requires a couple of supportive elements:
a structure crafted from a good, flexible material like conduit, PVC piping or aluminium pole and
a strong bottom at either end to secure the arch.
The pipe or rod is formed into the actual arch and the balloons are attached to it, typically in bunches of three to five balloons. By utilizing various colors and placing the balloons in a special way you'll get this wonderful spiraling result presented on the photo. Do not worry, we'll describe step by step and with lots 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, of course, only makes sense if you are planning to do many more balloon decorations.
A much simpler way to build an air filled balloon arch is by using so named 'Link-o-Loon' balloons.
Balloon Columns
Positioned as amazing eye-catchers at either side of an entryway or head table at a wedding celebration, balloon columns are excellent for wedding balloon decorations. They also make wonderful balloon decorations for marking out an area of your venue, for instance the dance floor or the stage decoration.
As columns are generally made from air filled balloons, supportive elements are needed:
a strong metal or plastic pole and
a solid base as support for the stick.
The balloons are secured to sets of generally three to five balloons and fixed to the rod, layer after layer. Using larger sized 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 on top of the balloon column.
Like with the air filled arch, the two of these balloon decorations imply you'll will need to blow up a bunch of balloons! So, renting out an inflator would be a very good idea, particularly for blowing up the giant balloon that crowns your column.
Alternatively you may fill only the balloons at the bottom with air and the rest with helium. By doing this you would not need a stable base and a pole, as the balloons will support get more info themselves. Use a nylon line to attach the balloon bunches to.
A helium filled balloon column are going to do well if you need the display solely for one evening. It saves you the headache of building a frame and getting an inflator. However, helium costs much more than air and the lifespan of the balloon decorations will be much shorter.