At first, I was under the impression that the act of folding all of these cranes was a practice in patience. I guess that was more wishful thinking than anything else. But I truly believe that it has something to do with it, because how could anyone make a thousand of anything and not gain some patience. Besides, I could use a little more patience in my life.
The last crane
I finally finished folding all the cranes. Now, I have no idea what to do with these things. I've been folding them while passively watching TV, during work breaks, on airplanes and during long layovers. Now, my hands feel idle.
A lot of couples in Hawaii choose to have them creatively arranged and framed as a family keepsake. However, I don't know of anyone with that kind of experience in Illinois, nor to I possess the wall space for such a masterfully crafted piece of art. So back to square one.
Example of arranged origami crane art
There are also beautiful centerpieces, escort cards and cake decoration to consider, but they all looked too ethnic. As much as I love my family traditions, I wanted our wedding to be more than just a Japanese/ Hawaii display of culture.
The most beautiful decorations I've seen using the crane, is a curtain of cranes at the alter. Unfortunately, the venue we are using does not allow us to tape or tac down any decor. So that idea is out, despite its loveliness.
Origami curtain
Finally, I've settled on an idea that could be executed by a florist or a very creative guest. Bryan and I want to have a tree branch on either side of the altar and have hanging cranes draped over the branches. Hopefully we can pull it off and have a little extra sparkle at our ceremony.
-Akemi-chan
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