1000 paper cranes

You might know that I am a bit obsessed with Japan and there is a big tradition that a couple should make 1000 paper cranes to represent good luck. These should be made by the bride and groom to be, so Mark and me started this last week

 

here we have the first 4 - only 996 to go!!  but eventually we will string them up and hang them somewhere at the reception so will look like this:

 

"The ancient practice of a happy couple folding 1,000 cranes for their wedding is called sembazuru. The tradition itself is called Tsuru wa sennen. The time and energy put into the thousand hand-folded origami cranes symbolized the patience and trust necessary to sustain a happy marriage. A couple who could weather the long, time intensive folding process together, supporting each other, talking with each other for weeks while taking on a challenging task was proving their ability to maintain a long term, content relationship. "

I will let you know when our hands become crippled from all the paper folding