1000 Cranes

Japanese legend. Cranes are considered good luck to thier culture and if you fold 1000 in a years time you are granted a wish or some say eternal good luck. I found this and thought it would be a good way to tie my ancesters culture into our wedding.

Would 1000 be to many to put in one area ? like if I hung them all around my gift table.

Here's another thread on it:

https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/senbazuru1000-paper-cranes-anyone-making-this/9c30d1c7dec84aa0.html

I think that would look beautiful!

Depends on how big you make them and the size of your space but good place to display them. Im thinking behind our table...25 strings with 40 cranes each.

You have time... buy the paper, and as a FAMILY fold 5 - 10 a day after dinner.

WoW they can be very pretty. I like it. This is something we can all do together as a family and he (my son) will be proud his idea was used. Do you know what is the best size to shoot for?

This is good luck.

I remember reading a book when I was a kid about this, all I remember was it was a little girl and she got most folded in her hospital and I think got really sick and people learned of this and sent thousands.

alll I remember was it it made me cry

Someone told me I had to make all 1000 myself to get the wish! I can see myself scrambling to get this done in the end. LOL

Ive found origami paper and some can be expensive but I found DIY and for small ones 3x3 and large 6x6.

@Moria thanks, I think we will do 3x3. I am not doing them by myself maybe he wants the wish that's why he offered to do them all his self. hehehe I think it will be a great family activity.

I've loved this idea and think it's great, however you'll probably want something explaining the significance as well.

However I spoke to my mom about doing this and incorporating a Japanese element into my wedding (I'm 1/2) and she mentioned that it's for when people die. Everything I read on the internet mentions it's for good luck in general so I'm not sure what to do. Can't have people coming from Japan seeing these and thinking someone is dying! If anyone else is from (born and raised) Japan and can clarify, that'd be nice!

I would put one at each place setting and let guests take them, perhaps the cake, card and the guest book table just scatter them, hell be excited you did!

Found this on a blog about it.

http://lovebybicycle.blogspot.com/

I know about the story WasSoon2BMrsSmith is talking about that relates it to dying. However my cousins wife is Japanese and they live in Japan so they would know.

I think I want them hanging behind the wedding cake or maybe hanging where guest walk through them to get into the reception. What do you guys think?

How do I string the cranes ?

I read this book when I was little too...

Here's the Wikipedia link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadako_and_the_Thousand_Paper_Cranes

Senbazuru can be given as a wedding gift to wish the couple many years of happiness. It is said that having a senbazuru in your home will bring prosperity and good luck as well. The thousand cranes have become and international symbol of world peace.

Folding a crane takes time, patience, and understanding. These same qualities are vital for a marriage to last and thrive. This is why the symbology of 1,000 hand-folded cranes decorating a wedding is so powerful.

The ancient practice of a man and woman folding 1,000 cranes for their wedding is called senbazuru. The tradition itself is called Tsuru wa sennen. The time and energy put into the thousand hand-folded origami cranes symbolized the patience and trust necessary to sustain a happy marriage. A couple who could weather the long, time intensive folding process together, supporting each other, talking with each other for weeks while taking on a challenging task was proving their ability to maintain a long term, content relationship

We're doing it & above it what i have on our wedding website.

so basically it means that we can fold some and our friends & family can too

@angela here's a site for how to string

http://www.ehow.com/how_8558557_string-origami-cranes.html

I'm doing 6x6.... 3x3 is very tricky to fold!

I just saw that on a recent episode of Four Weddings....at least it was recent to me since I TiVo'd it. The bride made them herself I believe and strung them all at the ceremony site, behind the efficient. Looked amazing