light up your party with paper lanterns

Beau Coup now sells these paper party lanterns in a variety of punchy summer colors.  I used them in white for my wedding, lit up with hanging bulbs to add elegance to our garden setting.  These brighter colors are even more versatile because they don't really need to be lit for effect.  Simply tie them along a string across your porch, or hang them from the branches of a backyard tree at various lengths.  They'll give your party some extra pop, and unlike balloons they can be re-used time and time again.

{image via beau coup}