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Perfectly Round Balloons!?

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    I keep seeing picture of brides and grooms with perfectly round big balloons! Where do you get those??

     
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    chelseamorning    November 1, 2008   Washington, DC/Atlanta

    I googled "round balloons" and a bunch of sites popped up that actually had round balloons (and not just regular balloons). It seems like they're more expensive than regular balloons though, although they're bigger (3' diameter).

    Here's one site: http://www.richardsballoons.com/plain.html

     

     

     
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    That's too funny, because I certainly googled them before I posted this and didn't see anything Perfectly Round Balloons!? :  wedding balloons Icon Confused!  Thanks for the link!!

     
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    tnuolbk    September 8, 2007   Tehachapi, CA

    I have purchased 2 bags of perfectly round balloons in Hot Pink and Lime Green. They come 72 balloons to a bag and I will not be needing that many. They are 17" Jumbo Round a perfect for any reception or party. You can contact me at karenam.blount@gmail.com

     
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    SweetAdelineXO    June 5, 2010   NJ

    We're using them! I'll find out where my florist got them from - they're the same ones from a Martha photoshoot. She knows someone who works there and got us the exact same ones! :-)

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    mkendrick    August 1, 2009   Las Vegas

    We used the 36" ones from bargainballoons.com.

     

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    sweetpeaj    June 4, 2011   Atlanta, GA

    @mkendrick: Thanks so much!!! Those are perfect and the prices are good compared to a few other sites I found. Somewhere I saw the same balloons 5 for $36! That is way overpriced compared to $9 for 6.

     
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    brilliantbash    June 25, 2010   Canada

    You can find the huge round balloons (36") here: http://brilliantbash.com/

    LOVE them!

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    chrissyela    December 10, 2011   Pittsburgh, PA

    @mkendrick:

    How long did the balloons stay inflated?  I want to use them for my reception and don't want them to deflate during the night...

     
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    bikinihoneymoon    June 25, 2011  

    do you go to party city or somewhere to get these inflated? I think it would be cute to have them for our first look and pre-ceremony shots!

     
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    brilliantbash    June 25, 2010   Canada

    You can get the balloons inflated at any party store or dollar store for a very inexpensive price - just a few dollars for a bunch.  :)

     
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    brilliantbash    June 25, 2010   Canada

    @chrissyela:  If you inflate the balloons on the morning of your wedding, they will last until very late the same night without any noticable deflation.  I hope that helps!  :)

     
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    bikinihoneymoon    June 25, 2011  

    @brilliantbash: Thanks date twin!

     
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    chrissyela    December 10, 2011   Pittsburgh, PA

    @brilliantbash:

    Thanks! that does help.

     
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    BurlapAndLace    August 4, 2012   Denver, CO

    Partycity sells them online:

    http://www.partycity.com/category/balloons/latex+balloons.do?sortby=ourPicks&pp=20&size=all&page=4

    scroll to the bottom of the page

     
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    emilia    March 5, 2011   Chicago, IL

    ohhhhhh so pretty! now I am tempted!

     
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    rocky.omar    October 15, 2011   Covina

    ugh I am with you on that one @emilia

    ugh I hate it when i do that!

     
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    lpsk    June 29, 2011   Iowa USA - Getting hitched in Vancouver

    I love the really round balloons ... has anyone used these for their reception or do brides use these just for photos? 

    Would love to hear from experience :-)

     
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    lpsk    June 29, 2011   Iowa USA - Getting hitched in Vancouver

    Look at this photo for using balloons.. interesting! 

     

    Perfectly Round Balloons!? :  wedding balloons 6a00d834557c7069e201310f779c7f970c Pi.jpg

     
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    glaca    June 23, 2012  

    love! I will use these to keep up the UP PIxar subtle theme in our vintage wedding.

     
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    His_Swallow    June 22, 2012  

    I am planning on having a huge amount of balloons like the photo above and was thinking about mixing some heart shaped ones in the mix for some of our wedding pictures. The question is, how in the world do you transport such huge balloons to where you are getting the photos done?!

     
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    bakerella    September 11, 2010   Toronto, ON

    @His_Swallow: Buy one of those little party time helium tanks from Walmart or whatever (I found them cheapest at Walmart, $30 I believe) and blow them up onsite. I think we got about 6 balloons out of a tank... I also blew up heart shaped ones, but honestly, they don't look super heart shaped once their blown up and we nixed it, LOL!

     
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    kingytobe    June 26, 2011  

    I'm totally stealing this idea and using it phot engagement photos!

     
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    Miss Goose    March 20, 2011   California

    I just bought some, with priority shipping for my wedding on Saturday (today is Thursday) and they are shipping them right away:

    http://www.bargainballoons.com/default.asp

    Customer service was great, (party city was charging me over $30 to shipped them next day, ugggh)

    I got pink and white, I'll show you pictures once I have some!

     
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    happyleeloo    May 6, 2011   Philadelphia

    Does anyone know if the 17" round balloons are actually round like the 30" or 36" ones are?  I would like to have mostly 17" to decorate the tent for the reception with some larger balloons mixed in, but some sites I've visited have said that the 17" round balloons are less balloon shaped than standard balloons, but are not perfect spheres like the larger.  Any experience with the smaller ones?

     
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    saintblaise    June 18, 2011  

    36 inch round balloons work best and most sites sell for $4-$8 each and I found them for under $3 each!!!

    http://www.brodys8004balloons.com/default.asp

     

    plus try the qualax (main supplier) website because they list every store & website they sell too so you!!!

     
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    lilyalden    August 28, 2011  

    has anyone been able to find them smaller than 36"?

     
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    linguo42    February 27, 2011   Vancouver, B.C.

    I used to work in a store that did helium balloon orders for parties, so I thought I'd add in a general FYI about balloon staying power for anybody who's interested.

    Helium balloons will typically look their best for about 24 hours. However, temperature changes will have a big effect on them, so keep in that in mind for both transportation and where they will end up. If they are in a cooler environment they will shrink and look like they're slightly deflated, and if they are going to end up in the sun, near heaters, etc., or be transported in a hot car,, then you want to be sure not to over-inflate so they have some flexibility left in them to expand. If they go back and forth through enough temperature changes, they will start to look dull and tired, so try and keep their environment as consistent as you can.

    If you really want to make sure they stay looking great for the whole day, there's a product called Hi-Float that retails for around $16 a bottle and is available online. You fit the uninflated balloon all the way over the nozzle, and pump in a pea-sized amount of it (or slightly more, depending on the size of the balloon, but be sure not to overdo it). Squish it around until the inside of the balloon is fully coated. This will help seal the inside of the balloon when you inflate it and stop the air from escaping as quickly. Customers told us their balloons stayed picture perfect for up to a week with this stuff!

     
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    rittenhouselovers    June 22, 2012  

    Oh, this is really helpful. I want to do the big 36" balloons illuminated with white light (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=balloon+lights&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=HZJ&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivns&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=994&bih=569&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=9162092824374815705&sa=X&ei=jIYdTs7KGsedgQef3eTLCQ&ved=0CJUBEPMCMAk) on the ourtoor patio for our evening reception. I think it will look great with the lighting that we're doing inside the venue. One on every high-top cocktail table. Then maybe at the end of the night we'll do a release as a finale.

     

     
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    ThoseLegs    April 22, 2015  

    @rittenhouselovers:  Thanks I too searched Google for this. Dinodirect is very expensive so I don't recommend that at all. What have you found to be the best price for those big 36's balloons? This site, Round Balloons says its around $3 a pop...is that competitive or is there a better rate elsewhere? Thanks!

     
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    msfox    June 2012  

    I'm not sure if someone mentioned this yet, but I believe Michael's just started selling them in a few colors as well!

     

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