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How can I make a balloon drop for a wedding and is there a way of releasing them?

by Bessie
(Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom)

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Am interested to know more about balloon drop and net and how they are released specially at a wedding and birthday parties both indoors and outdoors. Are they helium or air filled balloons?

Is there a coloured book of balloon decorations images that I can buy? I intend to start a balloon business.

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Balloon Drop and Balloon Business
by: Margit

Hi Bessie,

For a balloon drop you either need a specialised bag or net, and between 100 and 500 air filled latex balloons, depending on the size of the net and the size of the balloons. Typically 5 inch or 9 inch balloons are used. The net or bag should come with ceiling clips and a release cord.

Here's a nice example of a balloon drop kit, complete with bag and 80 latex balloons.

Or, if you want to go really big, you could get this large balloon drop net which holds up to 500 x 9" balloons.

Regarding your question about a coloured book of balloon decorations...

Depending on what you are looking for and how much you want to invest, you could try one of the options below:

The DIY Balloon Bible For All Seasons: How To Wow Your Friends & Impress Your Relatives WIth Amazing, Easy Balloon Decorations: Published in 2014 by Sandi Masori, Certified Balloon Artist. You can get it as paperback or Kindle ebook. It has received great reviews and an average 5 star rating. Sandi also has a really good YouTube Channel where she publishes new videos regularly. Price: $17.85 (Paperback), $7.99 (Kindle)

Video Course Balloon Decorating For Parties and Events: A 3 hour video course with 23 lessons geared towards beginners. The instructor, Peter J. Smith, walks you step by step through the basics of working with balloons and shows how to create bouquets, arches and columns. Price: $49 (Watch for special promotions from Udemy, the platform where the course is hosted).

My own eCourse "How to Start Your Own Balloon Decorating Business": This ecourse contains everything you need to know about starting a balloon business, but it does not teach you balloon decorating itself. It is a business building course tailored to the specific needs of balloon decorators. Price $27

Balloon Decor Master Series, Conwin Online: A complete training set with 3 DVDs, 24 portfolio images and links to latest trends, tips and products. Price $165.

QBN Balloon Kits, Qualatex: A three part training series with DVDs, the Qualatex catalog, online reference material and tests to become a "Certified Balloon Artist." Price $249.

Hope that helps,

Margit

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Balloon release
by: Jan van Poortvliet

Hi
A balloondrop is balloons falling down from the ceiling. This is usually done with a net construction. Balloons are filled with air or nitro. When you fill balloons with helium they go up and will not fall from the ceiling.

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