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Organic balloon arch for wedding with bride
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Organic balloon flower arch
Flowers bring scent, texture and a classic look up close, on tables, in the bouquet and around the couple. Balloons work best for large statement pieces, such as a ceremony arch, a wall behind the head table or a ceiling over the dance floor, where flowers at the same scale would cost much more. Many couples combine them: balloons for size, flowers for detail. Done well, modern balloon decor looks closer to a floral installation than to a party decoration.
What Balloons Do Better
Scale for the budget. A large arch, a photo wall or a ceiling installation in balloons costs a fraction of the same piece in fresh flowers. This is how our own company started: in 1990 WOW! Balloons was a flower shop, and balloons became a way to build big decor that clients could afford.
Exact colors. Professional balloons come in a very wide range of colors and finishes: matte, pearl, chrome and metallic. When a shade has to be matched precisely, we use double stuffing, one balloon placed inside another.
Big shapes. Balloons can fill a ceiling, wrap a staircase or form a freestanding sculpture, which is hard to do with flowers.
Lasting through setup. Indoors, in an air conditioned room, a balloon installation holds its shape for about a week, so it can be installed the day before the wedding.
What Flowers Do Better
Close-up detail. On guest tables, in the bouquet and in boutonnieres, guests see the decor from a few inches away, and fresh flowers have a texture and scent that balloons do not.
Classic look. For a very traditional or formal wedding, many couples want flowers in the places where guests look closest.
Outdoors in summer. Balloons should not stand in direct sunlight, because heat makes them pop. For a sunny outdoor ceremony with no shade, flowers are the safer choice for the pieces that stand in the sun.
Combining Balloons and Flowers
The most common approach is to split the room: balloons for the large pieces, flowers for the details. Fresh or artificial flowers can also be worked directly into a balloon arch or garland, so the two read as one design. When the florist has already set the palette, we match the balloons to it.
How Much Does Each Cost?
Floral pricing depends on the flowers, the season and the florist. For balloons at WOW! Balloons, a standard 10 by 10 foot arch starts from $500 and an organic arch of the same size from about $800. Our minimum order is from $500 and up in the Boston area and from $1,000 and up in New York City, plus a $100 setup and delivery fee.
What Balloons Do Better
Scale for the budget. A large arch, a photo wall or a ceiling installation in balloons costs a fraction of the same piece in fresh flowers. This is how our own company started: in 1990 WOW! Balloons was a flower shop, and balloons became a way to build big decor that clients could afford.
Exact colors. Professional balloons come in a very wide range of colors and finishes: matte, pearl, chrome and metallic. When a shade has to be matched precisely, we use double stuffing, one balloon placed inside another.
Big shapes. Balloons can fill a ceiling, wrap a staircase or form a freestanding sculpture, which is hard to do with flowers.
Lasting through setup. Indoors, in an air conditioned room, a balloon installation holds its shape for about a week, so it can be installed the day before the wedding.
What Flowers Do Better
Close-up detail. On guest tables, in the bouquet and in boutonnieres, guests see the decor from a few inches away, and fresh flowers have a texture and scent that balloons do not.
Classic look. For a very traditional or formal wedding, many couples want flowers in the places where guests look closest.
Outdoors in summer. Balloons should not stand in direct sunlight, because heat makes them pop. For a sunny outdoor ceremony with no shade, flowers are the safer choice for the pieces that stand in the sun.
Combining Balloons and Flowers
The most common approach is to split the room: balloons for the large pieces, flowers for the details. Fresh or artificial flowers can also be worked directly into a balloon arch or garland, so the two read as one design. When the florist has already set the palette, we match the balloons to it.
How Much Does Each Cost?
Floral pricing depends on the flowers, the season and the florist. For balloons at WOW! Balloons, a standard 10 by 10 foot arch starts from $500 and an organic arch of the same size from about $800. Our minimum order is from $500 and up in the Boston area and from $1,000 and up in New York City, plus a $100 setup and delivery fee.
Frequently Asked Questions
For large pieces, usually yes. An arch, a photo wall or a ceiling installation in balloons costs much less than the same size in fresh flowers. For small table pieces the difference is smaller.
Yes. The look depends on the design: an organic arch in muted tones with fresh flowers reads very differently from a bright party arch.
Yes. Fresh or artificial flowers can be worked directly into a balloon arch or garland, and we can match the balloons to the florist's palette.
Indoors, in an air conditioned room, a balloon installation holds its shape for about a week. Outdoors, plan for one day and keep it out of direct sunlight.
For pieces in full sun, flowers. Balloons work outdoors in shade or under a tent, and an outdoor installation is planned for one day.
Send us your date, venue and palette, and we will suggest where balloons will work best and where flowers are the better choice.
