Thursday, July 09, 2009

Crane Chandelier Project

What is the MOST exciting thing about this is that we made these cranes for ourselves, but they are going to be charitably re-purposed after our wedding. We got an email from a good friend (who is coincidentally getting married two days after we do). She knew that we were in the midst of crane-making, and stumbled upon a blog that mentioned the "Crane Chandelier Project," which is the work of a Toronto artist. The project is to collect 10,000 total cranes, from brides and grooms. The bride and groom sign the crane with their names and the date they are getting (or did get) married. For every crane that is given for the project, 50¢ is going to be donated toward cancer research. Sebastien wrote to the organization hosting the event (The Wedding Co.), and said, "Hey - I know that you are trying to get cranes, and that you usually get them one at a time - would you be willing to still donate 50¢ per crane, if we donate 800 of them?" (or some thing like that).
They said YES!, and so we are psyched! That is $400 (at least!) that we will be able to donate. I am so happy we can do this.

3 comments:

TheMuscatoHansens said...

That is sooo wonderful and fantastic! The cranes look beautiful, you two look gorgeous and I love the art in the background. SOooooo sad to miss the big event but it is so great that you will share so much online. THANK YOU!!!!!!!

C-n-R said...

OMG, that is such a fun exciting thing!!! I had wondered what you were going to do with 1001 cranes after your wedding. Be sure to bring at least ONE with you to pose in photos during your honeymoon!

Mark said...

Hey Guys!

Congratulations!
Just read a Wedding Co blog and I think its fabulous what you are doing for a good cause. I'd love to photograph you guys pro bono with the cranes if you were in Toronto :)

All the best,
Mark
www.kostelphoto.com