Wedding arch of balloons: design options and how to create their own hands

Preparing for a wedding consists of many pleasant activities: from buying rings and choosing a bridesmaid dress to decorating a banquet room. Registration of premises for the wedding ceremony is one of the most important moments. The success of the entire celebration directly depends on the correctly selected design elements. One of the easiest ways to solve this problem is to contact specialists. But their services are very expensive. And what if you have a small budget for such an event?

There is one currently popular way to decorate a wedding celebration - wedding arches from balloons. Our article will tell about their varieties and acquaint with the least labor-intensive methods of making them with their own hands.

The arch is a decorative architectural element known since the days of ancient civilizations. The arches as part of the festive decoration of the wedding ceremony were already used in ancient Egypt. They symbolized the divine heavenly vault over the heads of the newlyweds.

A beautifully decorated wedding arch focuses on the place of the young spouses at the table or will help to arrange the area for photographing in an original way. Without it, you can not do when organizing exit registration of marriage. The shape and decor of this element can be very different.

The arch – arc is one of the most popular. It not only symbolizes the approval by God of the marriage union, but also resembles the shape of a horseshoe - a famous symbol that brings good luck.

• Quadrangle shape The arch brings the well-being and prosperity of the future family. If it is equipped with a roof - the marriage is reliably protected from prying eyes and a variety of troubles.
• U-shaped arch - a simpler version. This form will become a symbol of lightness and carelessness of marriage.

• Enfilade, in fact, is a series of arches, set one after another or interconnected. With such an arrangement, an improvised corridor is created for the passing of the bride and groom. It is believed that this suggests that their marriage will be long and happy, and love - endless. This design option is the most expensive, but it looks very elegant.

• Heart shaped arch speaks for itself. After all, the heart is a symbol of hot love.

Ordinary multi-colored latex balloons are suitable for decoration of celebrations. They are not expensive, available, the options for their colors are unlimited.

• Helium balloons will look much better. Helium will help the ball to easily climb up, and weights tied to the bottom, will not allow them to fly away from the ceiling.
• Balls of materials resembling foil, brilliant and bright. They often have an unusual shape (in the form of letters, hearts, stars, etc.).
• The balls for modeling, unlike helium and ordinary ones, resemble a thin sausage in shape. Such balls used to be in the circus. By bending and dressing them in the right places, you can make different figures, such as flowers.
• Transparent (panoramic) have small drawings on the inside. Through such a ball can be viewed panorama of the hall. They are filled with helium. They look airy and original.

Materials and tools:

• balls - 2 packs (100 pieces each);
• compressor or pump;
• ball calibrator;
• metal or plastic pipe;
• 2 tanks for fastening and pouring plaster (you can use flower pots).

The sequence of manufacturing.

1. Ball preparation
2. Inflate four balls and tie them in pairs between each other for their “tails”. No need to tie the balls with thread. This will make the future design unreliable. To make all balls of the same size use a calibrator.
3. Pairs of balls are folded crosswise and joined into a four, twisting them in the middle. These fours perform about 40 pieces.
4. We begin to collect a garland of balls. To do this, take a metal or plastic pipe with a diameter of not more than 2.5 cm. The length of it is chosen depending on the height of the arch (no more than 5-6 meters).
5. Stringing four balls on the pipe, which is given the desired shape in advance, in a checkerboard pattern.

For visual instructions on making the arch on the frame, see below.

Arches without frame can only be used indoors. Most often such arches are arched. They can be placed at the entrance to the room or decorate one of the walls.

Materials and tools:

• balls - 1 pack (100 pieces);
• thick fishing line or twine;
• crepe paper or floristic tape;
• nails with a plastic cap - 1 pack .;
• compressor or pump;
• ball calibrator;
• round-end scissors;
• hammer.

The sequence of manufacturing.

• To begin, we define the height of the arch. Depending on the height, we measure the necessary amount of twine and or fishing line.
• To decorate the twine we wrap it with ribbons of corrugated paper or floristic ribbon.
• Inflate balloons with helium, remembering to use a calibrator.

• We fix the balls at equal intervals on the string with a thread or a fishing line.
• Securely attach the ends of the rope to the floor or fasten to the wall. Additionally, the arch can be decorated with ribbons.

We hope that our photo selection will inspire you to create your own “wedding masterpieces” and your wedding will be the brightest and most memorable moment in life. The main thing - do not be afraid to experiment!