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July 9, 2010 | 33 Comments
Here it is, The Crane Chandelier Project.
It has been an amazing two-year journey and we are thrilled with the final installation! Our final count was 14,523.The chandelier is made up of 10,000 of the over 14, 000 cranes we received from couple all across North America.
The goal was to collect 10,000 origami cranes signed by newly engaged couples by January 2011, when The Wedding Co. celebrates its 10th anniversary. The final creation was a visual representation of a worldwide community of engaged and newly married couples — a community that already shares so many invisible ties. Each crane represents one couple’s leap of love, commitment and patience.
Thank-you to all those who made, signed and mailed in cranes.Thank-you to Tammi, Adelaide, Maddie, Stephan and Angel for helping string the cranes and Andre and Peter for building the structure and making sure it was secure.
The Wedding Co. is proud to be making a 50 cent donation for each crane in the chandelier to The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation to help fight cancer.
Here is a look back at the project.
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August 8th, 2010 @ 6:20 am
[...] have put together The Crane Chandelier Project to build a chandelier from thousands of origami cranes which have come from engaged couples around [...]
August 8th, 2010 @ 6:20 am
[...] have put together The Crane Chandelier Project to build a chandelier from thousands of origami cranes which have come from engaged couples around [...]
August 12th, 2010 @ 10:22 am
[...] Our total sits at 8352, our goal is 10,000 by January 2011. The Wedding Co. will donate ¢50 for each crane received. Please help spread the word about The Cane Chandelier Project! [...]
August 18th, 2010 @ 2:53 pm
[...] For more information, please pop over to: http://www.theweddingco.com/2010/07/the-crane-chandelier-project/ [...]
August 25th, 2010 @ 7:01 am
[...] are discovering through our Crane Chandelier Project that there are many couples out there, such as Kayla and Netwon, who are folding a 1000 cranes for [...]
August 26th, 2010 @ 11:00 am
[...] As Mrs. Scissors mentioned, you can also send your paper cranes to The Wedding Co., who will donate $.50 per crane to the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation. Here is the link for more info. [...]
August 30th, 2010 @ 7:01 am
[...] and Pete just sent in nine cranes for The Wedding Co.’s Crane Chandelier Project. They made 1,000 of them in memory of loved ones for their June 19 wedding in Big Bar, [...]
September 7th, 2010 @ 7:03 am
[...] Our Crane Chandelier Project, two years in the making, will culminate at The Wedding Show, January 14-16, 2011 when we display a chandelier designed using 10,000 origami cranes from around the world signed by newly engaged and married couples. The Wedding Co. is proud to be donating 50 cents from each crane to the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation. [...]
September 20th, 2010 @ 7:03 am
[...] surprise when the clerk walked out with five large boxes all containing cranes for my company’s Crane Chandelier Project (I knew I had to return with my [...]
October 1st, 2010 @ 4:06 pm
[...] your special day! Another really special way to honour your wedding is to become a part of the Wedding Co’s Crane Chandelier Project. The Wedding Co is celebrating their 10th anniversary by collecting paper cranes from engaged [...]
October 6th, 2010 @ 2:20 pm
[...] cranes, created to unite the community of newly married and engaged couples around the world. Click for more [...]
October 7th, 2010 @ 7:01 am
[...] are just 770 cranes away from our goal of 10,000 for The Weddings Co.’s Crane Chandelier Project. Our current total is 9,230, and next week we’ll begin work on the actual [...]
October 12th, 2010 @ 7:01 am
[...] that they would like to donate the remaining 770 canes we need to reach our goal of 10,000 for the Crane Chandelier Project. Thank-you Eunmi and Nick, we would be happy to take as many cranes you would like to donate- they [...]
October 13th, 2010 @ 7:02 am
[...] week we reached our goal of 10,000 origami cranes for the Crane Chandelier Project! We are very excited about hitting our target and we’re happy to announce that a group of women [...]
October 19th, 2010 @ 3:38 pm
[...] mailed their cranes back with their RSVP cards. All of the paper cranes will be donated to the Crane Chandelier Project for cancer research. To the right, the sake bottle and dishes for the brief sake ceremony, where [...]
November 5th, 2010 @ 7:51 pm
[...] Emily and Paul were married October 31st, 2009 at The Eglinton Grand surrounded by the abundant love of their family and friends. Emily and I went to the same high school and reconnected through The Crane Chandelier Project. Paul, a school teacher and master origami folder, was one of the only people to visit the Crane Booth at The Wedding Show and teach everyone around him how to fold a perfect peace crane. Emily and Paul folded 1,000 cranes for their wedding celebration and then donated them to The Wedding Co’s Crane Chandelier Project. [...]
November 10th, 2010 @ 7:42 pm
[...] waiting to be sealed and sent to Canada. But, I haven’t done it yet. I know they are going to go to charity and eventually join a massive flock of cranes for a big exhibit, but they are all so special to me. [...]
November 22nd, 2010 @ 8:10 am
[...] David Altobelli, thanks Rebecca for passing it on. There is still time to send in a crane for the Crane Chandelier Project, click for [...]
November 22nd, 2010 @ 2:02 pm
[...] The Crane Chandelier is still growing, we just received 900 cranes from a great couple we met at Indie Wed in Chicago last year, here is their inspiring story of why they made 1000 golden cranes for their wedding. [...]
November 22nd, 2010 @ 2:29 pm
We are finally sending our paper cranes; we were married in March and the cranes decorated the reception. They are each labeled with our names and the Japanese character for love with the Spanish word for love, Amore. These are given in memory of Amy’s grandmother, who died from lung cancer 5 years ago. Thank you so much for your wonderful project!
November 22nd, 2010 @ 4:01 pm
Hi Amy and Tino,
Can’t wait to receive the cranes, thank-you! We would love to see pictures!
You can send them to info@theweddingco.com
Catherine
November 24th, 2010 @ 7:02 am
[...] that she would like to donate them on behalf of herself and her now husband, Fady Mansour, to the Crane Chandelier Project. Needless to say, we were [...]
January 14th, 2011 @ 11:55 pm
[...] The Crane Chandelier Project in support of The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation [...]
January 15th, 2011 @ 8:34 am
[...] The photo is of the “Crane Chandelier Project” that they put together. To quote the site: “An art instillation made from 10,000 origami cranes, created to unite the community of newly married and engaged couples around the world.” Very, VERY cute. Click here to find out more info on this project. [...]
January 15th, 2011 @ 12:55 pm
[...] Crane Chandelier Project is up! Come to The Wedding Show at The Carlu January 15 and 16th to see [...]
January 16th, 2011 @ 5:19 pm
[...] is the origami chandelier made from over 13,000 hand-made paper cranes as part of The Wedding Co.’s Crane Chandelier Project. Each of these cranes were made by couples and their guests all around the world to celebrate the [...]
January 19th, 2011 @ 7:03 am
[...] those who were unable to attend The Wedding Show this past weekend and see The Crane Chandelier Project first-hand, here’s a look back and the final installation. It was an amazing two-year journey [...]
January 21st, 2011 @ 10:16 am
[...] something so cool/dramatic about (even paper) chandeliers. See the full story on how this was made here. I would totally hang a miniature version of this at [...]
January 21st, 2011 @ 4:29 pm
[...] Show founder, Catherine Lash.*Attendees were treated to cake and champagne for the unveiling of The Crane Chandelier Project- an art installation made from over 10,000 origami cranes that were signed by engaged and newly wed [...]
February 24th, 2011 @ 7:03 am
[...] When Prince William and Kate Middleton got engaged, I sent them an origami crane to sign for The Crane Chandelier Project. I was fairly confident they would not sign it, being that they don’t send their signatures off [...]
March 18th, 2011 @ 9:45 am
[...] As Mrs. Scissors mentioned, you can also send your paper cranes to The Wedding Co., who will donate $.50 per crane to the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation. Here is the link for more info. [...]
April 1st, 2011 @ 6:43 pm
[...] The Wedding Co. Crane Chandelier Project [...]
April 25th, 2011 @ 1:33 pm
[...] 2010 the Wedding Co. in Toronto, Canada held the Crane Chandelier Project. In celebration of turning 10 years old, the wedding planning support organization collected paper [...]