A Thousand Paper Cranes

According to Japanese legend, anyone who folds one thousand origami cranes can earn good luck. One version of the legend says that a live crane will appear and grant the person a wish. Another version of the legend says that the good luck will be everlasting.

For a bride who folds the cranes before her wedding day, she’ll be granted a long and happy marriage.

We recently had a bride at Stevenson Ridge who took up the challenge!

Not only did she fold a thousand paper cranes before her wedding day, she incorporated them into her wedding theme. According to the tradition, the cranes must be held together by string, so the bride used the strings of cranes to form a curtain between the chapel area of the Lodge and the banquet area. The result was simple yet eloquent—one of the most beautiful and unique designs we’ve seen. What a great way to look ahead with optimism toward the future while giving a nod to an old tradition.