Do It Yourself Balloon Cloud Wedding Decorations

You're wedding is a heavenly day. Why not decorate your reception to match? Balloon cloud wedding decorations will bring an airy touch of magic to your wedding.

You can order Cloud 9 balloon wedding decorations from your florist or a local balloon dealer, but if you have the time and inclination, they're not difficult to make yourself. A standard balloon cloud wedding decoration of this type is three floating clouds above the head table, but you can also create smaller ones as table centerpieces for each table.

For each balloon cloud wedding decoration, you'll need the following:

Nine 11" latex balloons in the wedding colors
One 16" clear latex balloon
10-15 lb monofilament fishing line (transparent)
6-10 yards ribbon to match balloons

To Create The Double Balloon Top:

1. Slip the eraser end of a pencil into the neck of un-inflated 11" balloon, then push balloon into the neck of un-inflated 16" clear balloon.
2. Helium inflate inner balloon. Knot inside neck only.
3. Slip neck of outside balloon over helium nozzle, holding inside balloon neck to one side. Inflate outer balloon. Knot both necks together.

To Create Your Balloon Cloud Wedding Decorations:

1. Tie two foot length of fishing line to neck of balloon. Tie a second line to neck, approximately the length of the distance from your anchoring point to the height you want the balloons to 'float'. (i.e. - if you are anchoring balloons by tying to backs of chair, measure distance from chair back to height above table you want balloons to float)
2. Inflate two balloons, and knot necks together.
3. Inflate two balloons, knot necks together, and then twist the two balloon-clusters together to create a four balloon cluster.
4. Pull the shorter monofilament line attached to the larger balloon through the intersection at the center of the four balloons.
5. Secure tightly with fishing line, wrapping in a figure-8 around each double-cluster of balloons.
6. Repeat steps 2 and 3 with remaining four balloons to create a second cluster of balloons.
7. Attach lower cluster to arrangement with longer monofilament line only, using figure-8 looping to hold in place.
8. Tie two lines together, snuggling knot up into lower cluster, and trimming shorter end.
9. To add tulle swag, pull a 1 yard length of tulle through space between two lower balloon clusters. Tie in loose bow, letting ends dangle.
10. Use monofilament line to attach arrangement to an anchor on the table.
11. If desired, you can use tulle swags to create an elegant drape between clouds. Simply measure a length of tulle equal to the desired distance between balloon clouds, plus a foot or so for drape. Slip tulle through space between upper and lower clusters and secure in place with a twist of monofilament.
12. To join three or more clusters, measure the length of tulle for the full length - i.e. - for three clouds set three feet apart, you'll need 6+2 feet. Slide tulle through space between bottom two clusters, positioning balloon clouds evenly with drape between them.

That's all there is to creating balloon cloud wedding decorations. You can float one above each table, or create several to float above the heads of the happy couple and the wedding party. To accent the cloud balloon wedding decorations, consider adding a helium filled arch of balloons in the same or contrasting colors at the door to the hall, or over the wedding cake table.