A great DIY project requires only one tool: a square piece of paper. With this, you can make any number of Origami shapes that can be used in a variety of ways at your wedding. Today, I’m focusing on the Origami Crane, a symbol of honor and loyalty in Japanese culture.
Instead of recreating the wheel, I’m going to share a great set of instructions with accompanying photos that can be found here. Although there are a number of steps involved, the process is really quite easy. And then…voila! You have a beautiful origami crane.
What’s really special about these cranes is the number of uses for them! DIY Wedding Projects had a great idea for using the cranes as place cards. Eco-Chic Weddings suggest stringining the cranes all in a row and hanging them from the celiing–the look is both elegant and modern. New York Magazine featured a wedding that used the cranes as favors. Twiggs Bakery and Coffeehouse has a cake on their website that uses the crane as a cake topper! And finally, if you want to really put in some effort, Trek Earth features a paper crane lantern. (See all images below.)
I’m sure there are countless other options for utilizing the origami crane at your wedding. Feel free to chime in!
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