red and purple balloon garland draped around entrance doors to a house
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Balloon Garland

the idea

Make a dramatic first impression and wow your guests by decorating the entrance to your party with a striking balloon garland

pink, purple and turquoise balloon garland framing house door entrance
green, white, gold balloon garland draped around door to house

the how

  • Inflate all the different size balloons that come in the kit
  • Insert each balloon into a hole on the balloon strip to form a chain
  • Fix the balloon hook above the doorway, hang a piece of ribbon from the hook, and tie to the end of the balloon garland. Drape and arrange in your desired shape
  • Use glue dots to attach additional balloons to any areas that need to be filled in
grey, orange and white balloon garland attached to house sun deck
blue, green and white balloon garland framing house door entrance

the why

Entrance Decorations

  • Functional; identifies party location and directs guests to the entrance
  • Welcoming; a warm welcome subliminally puts guests at ease (versus a bare/cold entrance)
  • First impressions matter; guests make judgments and form opinions quickly
  • Attention to detail; many people overlook the importance of having some entrance decorations to greet guests
  • Anticipation; exterior decorations build anticipation and tease whatโ€™s to come

this idea

  • Dramatic; makes a big and bold first impression to wow guests from the start
  • Memorable; guests remember creative, unusual, or unexpected decorations
  • Photo-worthy; a great photo-op for guests to share and tag on social media
  • Inexpensive; a cost-effective party idea that wonโ€™t blow your budget
red, white, black balloon garland draped around building entrance
pink and white balloon garland framing house door entrance

ADVICE FROM A PRO

Matt’s tip

Matt James professional event planner

“Keep in mind, balloon garlands are a fair bit of work. There’s a lot of balloons to inflate, then you have to tie each one to the strip, so allow plenty of time and rope in some helpers.

I’d also strongly advise investing in an electric balloon pump (under $20 see button below) as a hand pump requires a lot of energy!

As you’ll be using this outdoors and there might be wind, I’d recommend securing the balloon garland to the surroundings (i.e. gutters, drainpipes, light fixtures etc) at multiple points by looping string around the balloon strip and weighing down the end that meets the ground.”

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pink balloon garland draped around door to house
pink, white, black balloon garland draped around door to house

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