Our quick and easy to follow descriptions will help you make a choice what balloon decorations are the perfect pick for your special event.
We felt overwhelmed with the huge selection of displays we came across when we began with balloon decorating. Along our learning process, we figured out that it all boils down to three basic designs:
Balloon Bouquet
Primarily used as a main feature for desks, the balloon bouquet truly is the heart of a balloon display. Between two and nine balloons, tied to twisting stripes, are arranged in various heights and attached to a table bottom.
A balloon centerpiece may be made from latex OR mylar (also named 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 approximately 14 days, even the highest quality latex balloons will never keep up longer than for about 12 to 24 hours. By working with a product called 'hi-float', it's achievable 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 optimal balloon decorations for an access or exit. Usually they are also used to frame the head or cake table at a wedding event or to create a magnificent stage decor.
Unlike with bouquets you have the choice between helium or air-filled balloon arch.
A floating arch is composed of single helium-filled balloons lined up like pearls along an unnoticeable nylon string, hence the name "String of Pearls". Both 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 stuffed balloon will do the job and can easily be decorated nicely.
With a "String of Pearls" - oftentimes used for wedding balloon arches - you make an incredible effect with fairly little effort. The only problem is the short lifespan, because of the nature of helium-filled latex balloons, as described above.
If the decor for your unique function needs to last longer, you may either use mylar balloons as opposed to latex or you go with an arch with air-filled balloons.
Having said that, with these kinds of balloon decorations, there is a bit more constructional work involved, as get more info an air filled balloon arch requires a couple of supportive elements:
a frame made of a solid, flexible material like conduit, PVC piping or aluminium rod and
a durable bottom at either end to secure the arch.
The conduit or rod is shaped into the actual arch and the balloons are connected to it, usually in clusters of three to five balloons. Utilizing different colors and putting the balloons in a specific way you'll get this wonderful spiraling effect presented on the photo. Do not worry, we'll explain 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, obviously, only makes sense if you website are planning to do many more balloon decorations.
A much easier way to create an air filled balloon arch is by making use of so named 'Link-o-Loon' balloons.
Balloon Columns
Placed as outstanding eye-catchers at either side of an entryway or head dining table at a wedding, balloon columns are ideal for wedding balloon decorations. They also make excellent balloon decorations for defining an area of your wedding venue, as an example the dance floor or the stage decoration.
As columns are commonly made of air filled balloons, supportive elements are required:
a solid aluminum or plastic pole and
a solid base as support for the pole.
The balloons are tied to bunches of normally three to five balloons and fixed to the rod, layer after layer. Using bigger balloons for the bottom and the top, and smaller 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 at the top of the balloon column.
Like with the air filled arch, each of these balloon decorations mean you'll must blow up a ton of balloons! So, getting an inflator would be a good idea, especially 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. By doing this you would not need a sturdy base and a pole, as the balloons will support themselves. Use a nylon line to attach the balloon clusters to.
A helium filled balloon column will certainly do great if you need the display only for one evening. It saves you the trouble of constructing a frame and leasing an inflator. However, helium costs a lot more than air and the life expectancy of the balloon decorations will be much lower.