Wish Lanterns are 99% biodegradable, non-flammable and safe and easy to use, and create an amazing visual effect that adds enjoyment and wonder to any special occasion. From April 2010 we will also be selling our Eco Wish Lanterns which are 100% biodegrable - with no wire in them.
All you have to do is light the fuel cell and gaze as the Wish Lantern floats up into the night sky. Using the power of fire, the Wish Lantern will be in the air for about 12 minutes and go up over a mile in the air.
Wish Lanterns stand 108cm tall and 66cm wide at its widest point. After release and flight, the Wish Lantern will self-extinguish and float gently to the ground.
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Whether you are throwing a massive party to celebrate a special occasion or whether it’s a simple dinner party, here are a few tips to follow to ensure your event runs smoothly and you and your guests have a great time.
Tip # 1
Create ambiance
Lighting and music go a long way to creating an inviting atmosphere in which guests can converse and relax. Candlelight works the best and should be your first choice, avoid artificial light unless it has a dimmer and you must use tikki torches or standing lanterns if hosting an outdoor party. You don’t want your guests falling about the place trying to get in and out of the house. Music should be tasteful and turned up loud enough to hear but soft enough that it won’t over power and cause people to continually ask eachother, “sorry, can you repeat that, I didn’t catch a word.”
Tip #2
Provide food
There’s nothing worse than turning up to a party that has no food or next to no food. Don’t try to be fancy, something as simple as cheese and crackers, dips and bread and a BBQÂ is often the way to go. Ensure you have enough food to last the length of the party and perhaps save some for later on when most of the guests have left as you will probably want a snack yourself.
Tip #3
Provide something entertaining
If you have something that is entertaining at your party, your guests will automatically have a better time as it involves them and gives them something else to do rather than eat and drink. We suggest launching some sky lanterns off – this will create a stir amongst your guests as they probably wouldn’t have seen anything like them before. It’s also an inexpensive way to impress your guests.
Tip #4
Let your guests know when it’s over
We’ve all been there, hosted a fabulous party but at 3am your flat is still filled with people, half of which you don’t even know and all you want to do is crawl up into bed. It can be tricky telling people the party is over, but it has to be done otherwise you will be up until 6am. Doing simple things such as turning off the music or shutting up the bar can help get people out. If all else fails simply tell them there’s a great bar down the road and it would be great if they checked it out!
Wishlantern.co.uk is your leading supplier of Wish Lanterns for weddings and celebrations. We can be reached on 0845 500 1215 or by emailing the team sales@wishlantern.co.uk
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Goodnight! Letting Them Know It’s Over
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There’s no denying that sky lanterns are perfect for any special event or occasion. They are light, floaty and romantic but are also seen as crazy, out there and strong which is why a sky lantern can be used for fashion photo shoots, weddings, television ads, birhtday parties, bar mitzvahs, christenings and even on movie sets.
At weddings they create beatuiful moments as the wishes for the bride and groom are carried off into the sky with the lanterns. We have even had emails from customers saying there were many tears shed at the wedding they attended with sky lanterns as the lanterns were released.
Lanterns create gorgeous photo shoots for weddings as well as high end fashion brands. They photograph so effectively with the flame glowing at the bottom at the lantern, creating some truly stunning pictures. In the past we have had Laura Ashley use our lanterns for a photo shoot in London to create a dramatic effect.
Celebrating birthdays is always fun with sky lanterns, the birthday boy or girl will certainly enjoy seeing sky lanterns being released in their honour. Coloured lanterns usually work best for this type of celebration.
It’s not only the glitzy and happy events that sky lanterns can add value to though, memorials and funerals are also key events where sky lanterns are often used to symbolise loss. It can be an effective way to say goodbye to someone, people often use them as a way of letting go and it is a beautiful way to do so.  Â
If you have an event coming up and would like some sky lanterns, please contact Wishlantern.co.uk on 0845 500 1215 or by emailing the team sales@wishlantern.co.uk
Here at WishLantern.co.uk we pride ourselves on the fact that we are constantly looking for new ways to improve upon our products and provide our customers with as much information as possible to ensure they use our products correctly. All of our sky lanterns come with detailed safety and launching instructions which we encourage our customers to read prior to launching, however there’s no such thing as being too safe, so here on our blog we’d like to run through the safety aspect one more time!
The first thing to note is that sky lanterns need to be launched in an open space, free of trees and buildings. If the weather is good and there is no wind, you can sometimes get away with launching them in built up areas as the lanterns float directly upwards. If there is any wind at all you will need to move your launch space to an open area though.
You should know that children, under no circumstances, should be allowed to light the lantern. They should have an adult light it for them then they can hold onto the lantern and launch it with adult supervision.
Once you have your lauch space sorted, unwrap your lantern carefully, ensuring you do not tear the delicate paper, then unfold the lantern and have someone hold it up with the other person lights the four corners of the fuel cell. Hold onto the lantern until it fills up with hot air from the flame then gently release it off into the sky.
If it is raining or windy do not attempt to launch the sky lantern, keep it for another day when the weather is calm, it will make such a difference to your sky lantern experience.
Wishlantern.co.uk is your leading supplier of wish Lanterns for weddings and celebrations, if you would like to place an order please call 0845 500 1215 or email sales@wishlantern.co.uk
It’s that time of year again, the time of year where you get to act all romantic and soppy and send your loved ones gooey cards telling them how much they mean to you. Yep – it’s Valentine’s Day and unless you’re loved up, it can be a somewhat downer of a day for the singletons.
If you are in a couple, fantastic, take advantage of the day to shower your partner in gifts, chocolates and flowers, read them poetry and pretend you are in a romantic novel. If you are single, it could be the perfect time of year to meet someone new. There are always lots of Valentine’s Day events, single mixers and balls on at fancy locations, it’s a great chance to get all dressed up and head out for a fun night with your other single friends.
You don’t even have to go to an organised event, you could stay in and have your friends over for your very own Valentine’s Day party. You could ask each guest to bring someone of the opposite sex that they are not interested in (a la Sex and The City style) so you have an abundant amount of single people all partying together.
Another nice idea for your Valentine’s Day party at home is to get your hands on some pink and red wish lanterns and launch them into the night sky along with your wishes for your new soon-to-be-but-not-quite-found-yet partner.
Wishlantern.co.uk is your leading supplier of wish Lanterns for weddings and celebrations. We can be reached on 0845 500 1215 or by emailing the team sales@wishlantern.co.uk
With only a week to go, the countdown is well and truly on for Valentine’s Day. The shops have all their pretty little cards on display, the florists are getting all their fabulous floral arrangements in order and the chocolate companies are bracing for their favourite time of the year where sales sky rocket!
How about you surprise your Valentine with an original thoughtful gift this time around? No doubt your partner is always delighted to even receive a Valentine’s gift, but surely you could spice it up a little with something besides chocolate and flowers? How about a gift you can both use together and enjoy together as a couple in a romantic setting?
I’m talking about sky lanterns. Sky lanterns make the perfect Valentine’s Day gift as they are unique and romantic, as they float off into the sunset they will no dount capture your hearts and leave you breathless.
Take your Valentine and some sky lanterns to a romantic place that means something to you, it could be a park where you like to have picnics together, maybe the street where you first met, or it could simply be your back garden. Once you are there, you can unpack the lanterns and write a wish on each one, a wish for your future together or a wish for eachother. Once you’ve sorted that out the pair of you can release the lanterns at the same time, sending your wishes and the lanterns off into the sky creating a beautiful moment to share together.
Wishlantern.co.uk is your leading supplier of wish Lanterns for weddings and celebrations. We can be reached on 0845 500 1215 or by emailing the team sales@wishlantern.co.uk
Warm up this winter with some wish lanterns! Winter can often be a bleak and grey time of the year, where most of us would rather hide under the doona until Spring emerges once again. The thought of getting out of bed and sloshing around in the dirty melted snow and rain on the way to the tube is not exactly an inpiring way to start the day.
Never fear, there are lots of ways to beat the winter blues, you never know, you may just find winter could be your favourite of all the seasons in years to come. The best way to beat the winter blues is to have something to look forward to. This could be something as simple as buying a new winter coat or having a winter party at your place. One of the best ways is to do something radical such as booking a holiday to the sun during winter.
Booking a trip to the South of Spain or even the North of Africa where the sun will still be shining can do wonders in making the winter time melt away. Namely because you know you are going to the sun, but also because it gives you something to look forward to.
If you decide to throw a winter party, grab some blue and white wish lanterns to launch at the end of the evening, you can write a wish for the weather to become warmer, hopefully the lantern will deliver your wish to the higher power and it might jsut come true!
Wishlantern.co.uk is your leading supplier of wish lanterns for weddings and celebrations. We can be reached on 0845 500 1215 or by emailing the team sales@wishlantern.co.uk
For some reason Australians love a great party, so it’s no wonder they all love Australia Day! Australia Day is a national holiday down under held each year on January 26 to commemorate the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788, the hoisting of the British flag there and the proclamation of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of Australia.
So being British it’s a day we have reason to celebrate as well! Aussies usually have a BBQ lunch with their friends and family as it’s in their summer time, however, with the bleak winter weather spreading it’s love over our nation in January, chances are BBQs are off the table here in the United Kingdom.
Just because you can’t have a BBQ doesn’t mean you can’t help celebrate Australia Day. Throw a party and show your Australian spirit by decorating your party with Australian flags, wearing an Australian flag badge, t-shirt, hat or apron or you could even have a morning tea with lamingtons and Vegemite on toast. You could even purchase some blue, red and white sky lanterns and launch them at your party to impress your guests. Make sure you invite some of your Aussie friends to help them feel at home, that is if you can drag them away from the local Walkabout!
Wishlantern.co.uk is your leading supplier of wish Lanterns for weddings and celebrations. We can be reached on 0845 500 1215 or by emailing the team sales@wishlantern.co.uk
Dust off your New Year’s Eve glad rags and get ready to party all over again, no it’s not another New Year’s party, it’s the January party! January is usually the time when people unwind, relax and try to loose the party pounds they’ve gained over the silly season, but here at Wish Lantern we see January as the time of year to party even harder to welcome 2010.
The Wish Lantern team will be celebrating January with a spectacular Wish Lantern launch at their Wimbledon premises so if you are in the area be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the flying lanterns.
The lanterns will each have a wish written on them from each one of our staff, we hope the wishes are carried off into the night sky with each lantern we release. If you would like to have a January party in a similar fashion to us, why not use the wish on the lantern idea to reinforce your hopes and dreams for the year ahead?
You can have a small gathering in the garden of your place and each release a lantern whilst at the same time wishing for what you want most out of 2010, it’s a great way to get together and share a special moment, and believe me, once those flying lanterns set off into the sky you will be surprised how magical the moment becomes for everyone.
Wishlantern.co.uk is your leading supplier of wish Lanterns for weddings and celebrations. We can be reached on 0845 500 1215 or by emailing the team sales@wishlantern.co.uk
The Chinese Lantern Festival
In China, the Chinese Lantern is more than just a decoration or party item. Since 250 B.C. lanterns have silently spoken of births, deaths and approaching danger. For example, special red lanterns are used for weddings and white lanterns for funerals. And these days Chinese Lanterns are used commonly at ceremonies and festivals.
The basic Chinese lantern has remained unchanged in design, the frame that surrounds the candle is assembled from pliable bamboo and thin or oiled paper covers the frame to create the flattering, soft glow.
In Asian culture, the placement and colour of the lanterns serve as a vital communication link. Red connotes vitality and energy at its maximal state so the Chinse would place a red lantern outside a doorway, or launch one off into the sky to tell of a birth or marriage.
A blue lantern represents declining energy or sickness so if there’s a blue lantern on their doorstep or released into the sky it indicates there is illness in the household. White signifies energy eliminated or death so a white sash draped across the top of the doorway, flanked by two white lanterns announces that the family is in mourning.
 To mark the end of the Chinese New Year, the Lantern festival is celebrated. Like all Chinese Festivals the Lantern festival follows and agricultural cycle – farmers begin preparing for spring planting, so the festival marks the return of light and spring. During this festival hundreds of Chinese Lanterns are released into the skies above – it certainly is a visual feast!
Wishlantern.co.uk is your leading supplier of wish Lanterns for weddings and celebrations. We can be reached on 0845 500 1215 or by emailing the team sales@wishlantern.co.uk
There’s been a bit of press lately about the safety of sky lanterns both for the environment and us as users, and not just in the United Kingdom, some of these articles have come from as far away as Australia. A Western Australian paper reported that Sky Lanterns had been banned in the state for creating a potential bush fire danger and numerous British news sources have claimed used sky lanterns are falling into paddocks and life threatening concerns for livestock.
Here at WishLantern.co.uk we would like to clear the air and let everyone know our sky lanterns are biodegradable and if the launching instructions are followed correctly the lanterns will pose no bush fire threat or livestock damage.
It is vital once you receive your lantern that you go over the safety and launching instructions prior to launching them. Once you understand how to launch them safely you can then let others know how to do it in a safe manner.
Our sky lanterns are made with biodegradable materials including rice paper and bamboo so you can be certain once you’re finished with your lantern it will decompose and won’t pose a threat to any livestock that are near it’s landing path. The lanterns also contain a small amount of thin wire which also rusts then rots away once it gets wet, however this can take a little longer than the rice paper and bamboo. Â
WishLantern.co.uk is dedicated to ensuring no envirnomental harm comes from the use of our sky lanterns.
Wishlantern.co.uk is your leading supplier of wish Lanterns for weddings and celebrations. We can be reached on 0845 500 1215 or by emailing the team sales@wishlantern.co.uk
