Anyone folding 1001 cranes?

I don’t even know what this means.

View Quoted Comment Many people fold origami cranes for their wedding day. Folding 1000 is supposed to grant your greatest wish and ensure luck/prosperity/fidelity in your marriage.

http://1000cranes.com/about-us-2/the-1000-cranes-legend/

Never heard of this, must be a regional/culture thing

I never knew this was a thing, but I definitely don’t have time to be doing that. I can’t imagine having that time lol

Wow, I've never heard of this either.. how will they be displayed at your wedding?

I tried to do this a long time ago (not for a wedding but because I heard it was good luck and I love origami) and I failed. I got to 110 I think and it took forever! I still have them but there was no way I was getting there haha. If you do it yourself, good luck and I hope you get there!

My mom did this (not for her wedding but still). I think it’ll look lovely, I’ve seen it on Pinterest and I’m thinking about doing it myself. Are you doing different colors, or just white? Post pictures when you’re done!

I was planning on it if we got married at Morkami Museum and Japanese Gardens but since we couldn't afford it and are just going with a travel theme at a country club I might not. I do really like the idea but is it still good luck if FH makes the vast majority of them, he's been doing origami since 4th grade, self-taught from books. I kind of stink at it, patience is not one of my best skills. Also where do you get 1000 peices of origami paper for a decent price?

View Quoted Comment Awww you should get back into it! It gets much quicker the more you practice. Thank you for the well wishes!!

View Quoted Comment I think it’s still good luck! Lots of people have their families help out as well because it is pretty time consuming. I looked up that venue and it’s gorgeous!! Do you live in Florida or is it a DW? We live in Seattle so there’s Asian stores that sell the paper but I think you can get it on amazon as well. Joanns and Michaels also sells in this area so maybe check there?

View Quoted Comment Let me know if you decide to do it! We are doing gold papers. How did your mom display hers?

View Quoted Comment We plan to have ours mounted and framed and displayed on an easel at our reception. This is not the design we will be using but here’s a picture of 1001 cranes mounted and framed.

View Quoted Comment Thanks, I'll have to see if I can find something in our colors at joanns or Michaels or maybe just go with the white or multi-packs on amazon. I just talked to FH and he likes the idea still. We live in FL and are members and go there all the time, it's so beautiful and peaceful. I'm not sure how into origami you are, but we even got to see a lecture by Robert Lang there and get his autograph. I had been hearing FH talk about this guy since we started dating so it was really cool.

View Quoted Comment The gold is really stunning! I 2nd the request to post pictures once you're done!

View Quoted Comment This is absolutely gorgeous! I enjoyed reading the meaning behind it as well. Keep us posted if you do it

Never heard of this, and just looked up some pictures on google. Some of the displays are amazing!! I can't wait to see your pictures!

For those who are wondering about this, it's an ancient Japanese legend that anyone who fold 1000 origami cranes will be granted a wish by the gods. I know that they do this a lot when someone is sick as well.

View Quoted Comment What are your wedding colors?
that is so cool that you guys got to meet him!! Awesome!

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Shades of purple and silver accents. I really like the gold, so I may incorporate more silver with the cranes since the metallic looks so nice.

View Quoted Comment I haven’t seen packs of paper with only purple but there’s definitely silver in the Asian stores near me. Let me know if you want me to mail some silver papers to you!!