To Float?

To Hang?

Hanging or floating Chinese Lanterns? What would you opt for at your next celebratory event? This is not really a debate as such, more a gentle musing. What it comes down to is a matter of personal taste.

Obviously if you are reading this blog, then you’re clearly a fan of the floating sky lantern, and you’d be right in your opinion. At wish lantern UK, there’s no contest.

The floating lantern offers something altogether more magical and awe-inspiring than the simple hanging variety- You can also get water floating lanterns, but these are certainly not as convenient and easy to operate as the sky bound lantern- The launching of a swarm of floating sky and chinese lanterns creates something of an event, it becomes the talking point, the moving centrepiece, the showstopping, crowd-pleasing part in the proceedings. Floating lanterns also allow your guests to fully participate. They light, they touch, they hold and release. They have an active hand in producing some of the magic.

Hanging lanterns on the other hand are there to be admired passively. They look perfectly pretty, but they tend to merge into the background of a brightly lit or heavily decorated interior. They’re just a small part of an array of attractive sights, but they’re not, unlike floating lanterns, an event in themselves. Hanging lanterns are oil paintings, floating lanterns are uber modern art installations.

The answer is to have both at your next big bash.  Have hanging lanterns to add an extralight  dimension to the space and instigate a lantern launch to mark the occassion in true style. If you’re budget won’t stretch to both…well, I know which lanterns I’d opt for…

Wish Lantern.co.uk is your leading supplier of Chinese 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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