Wedding Wednesday- DIY decorations

So we have about 6 months (wow only 6 months!) until we get married.

I have been thinking a lot about what decorations I want at the reception.  It is a brand new space so I don't have a real idea of what it will look like, but I know it's an indoor/outdoor tent.   I have always envisioned chinese lanterns like this...

But we will be in an outdoor space during the day... so no need for light (which I'm sure cuts down on a lot of complications).  So the new focus is on something visually appealing and adding a different dimension to the tent.

Here's the problem.  No sure what the space will look like... I think it will look similar to this, but please, please don't let all the pick distract you

I am (pretty) positive the walls are glass/clear but I am not sure about the ceiling.  The location finishes it remodel in the next two months, so I will now for sure then... until then I can only guess.   And think of lots of different ideas for the decorations.

So far I am considering two options:

Option 1: String bally thingies (the technical name I'm sure) -- similar to chinese lanterns but cheaper and self made

Option 2: Tissue Paper Pom-Poms -

Both are inexpensive.  The balls are a lot messier to make, but I think look cool because you can see through them.  However, they are hard to store though and take about an hour each.  The pom-poms are much easier to store and could also be opened day of or day before, which allows for me to make a lot more of them.  Also I love the different colors of paper.

So I am not sure which one to go with yet.  I guess the size of the space and the ease of the paper pom poms will be a deciding factor.  I found this Martha Stuart how-to blog so I will giving it a try in the next few weeks....