Papel Picado Banners

Please browse our new expanded collection of traditional Mexican handcut paper!

Custom & in-stock Wedding Banners & Banderitas

For those who are not into the skeleton thing, we offer beautiful papel picado banners in traditional designs, oilcloth tablecloths for receptions and rehearsal dinners, hand made flowers & milagros to make any wedding a FIESTA! ALL of our banners are handmade by a 74 year old master papel picado artist in Puebla, Mexico.

In-stock Papel Picado Wedding Banners

Add a festive touch to your wedding
Want that traditional romantic feel of Mexico at your wedding? Papel picado banner strings have been used in front of churches and in patio reception in Mexico for hundreds of years. Hang them at the ceremony location, bride's home, reception or bridal shower.

"In-stock" papel picado banners are white, finely detailed lacy tissue paper, ready for shipment. Large strings extend to approx. 20 feet and each panel measures 13" x 18" and have two each of 5 different designs.

papel picado with multilayer wedding cake

All white panels, doves, hearts, church, wedding cake, flower basket, novios, etc. Great for any wedding. *
Large paper banner B1030 $18 per strand

skeleton novio papel picado banner

Skeleton Novio Papel Picado Banners

2-panel design with Skeleton Novios and Amor Eterno designs. These large tissue paper banners have 10 bright multi-colored panels (14" x 18") and extend 18' long. One panel has a detailed skeleton bride and groom and the other says "amor eterno" (eternal love) over flowers and sugar skulls. When your mother-in-law freaks out, just remind her, "'til death do us part!" in-stock
B1339 $18 each

Our wedding banners have been featured in Martha Stewart Wedding Magazine and Domino Magazine!

NEW Papel Picado Banderitas

Hand-cut paper papel picado flags. Banners are 6" high x 9" wide and are mounted on an 18" long dowel. Banderitas make unique & inexpensive favors for parties or weddings. These "paper lace" flags look festive as centerpieces or can be used in floral arrangements. In fact, when banderitas and flowers are used together in centerpieces, less expensive floral arrangements can be used. Everyone at the table can take a banderita home with them! In the Huasteca regions of Mexico, banderitas have been used since the 19th century in head dresses and carried in large gourd bowls during traditional ceremonial processions in the villages. "Tissue paper" in Spanish is called "papel de China", or paper from China, as that's where it was originally imported from.

In-stock Banderitas

Paloma & Felicidades white wedding banderitas

Traditional Banderitas
Assorted designs on multi-colored paper. Images include birds, fruit, flowers, hearts & the sun. Very festive for any occasion!
B1076 $35/10 piece assortment paper in bright assorted colors
B1076-100 $300/100 pieces
B1076-200 $550/200 pieces

White Banderitas
available in 2 designs

Felicidades means Congratulations! For anniversaries, baptisms & weddings.

White wedding palomas (hearts & doves)

Banderitas - White Wedding Palomas
paper (top)
B1077 $35/10 piece pack
B1077-100 $300/100 pieces
B1077-200 $550/200 pieces

Banderitas - White "Felicidades" design
paper (bottom)
B1078 $35/10 piece assortment
B1078-100 $300/100 pieces
B1078-200 $550/200 pieces

NEW Felicidades Banderitas

Pack of 10 comes in assortment of colors, with the same Felicidades design - This means Congratulations!

Use for any occasion: birthday, anniversary, office party, school, or wedding. All banderitas are hand made.

10 felicidades banderitas showing available colors

Banderitas - multi-colored "Traditional" Design
Assorted designs on multi-colored paper. Images include birds, fruit, flowers, hearts & the sun. Very festive for any occasion! Use for birthdays, anniversaries, BBQs, fiestas, etc.
B1076 $35/10 piece assortment paper in bright assorted colors
B1076-100 $300/100 pieces
B1076-200 $550/200 pieces

Banderitas - multi-colored "Felicidades" Design
Felicidades means Congratulations! Use for any occasion: birthday, anniversary, office party, school, or wedding. paper in bright assorted colors
B1338 $35/10 piece assortment paper in bright assorted colors
B1338-100 $300/100 pieces
B1338-200 $550/200 pieces

Custom Wedding Banderitas

1 custom design with up to 3 colors. Short names only. No script. These can be made with or without the dowels.

Our artist adds special little details as he sees fit for each bride. Note here, the little mini hearts used in the date instead of dots!

100 pieces @ $3.50 each | 200 pieces @ $2.75 each

Contact us to order. Extra shipping applies.

Custom Wedding Banners

If you want a customized look, we can have our artist include the bride and groom's names and date of the wedding! Custom work can specify colors. Orders must be made 8 to 12 weeks in advance, 18 banner strings minimum.
$18/ strand. $125 art charge waived on one design.

Call for more info. See general info below.

Sample custom wedding banners from Reign Trading

Carmella and Gregoire's custom wedding banners. They chose their names with wedding date for one panel, flower basket for second panel and pair of doves with heart and "Felicidades" on third panel. Minimum order is 18 banner strings.

Custom cut paper wedding banner with names of bride & groom & date

Laurie & Ian custom papel picado wedding banner

photo courtesy Grazier Photography

How to order custom cut paper / papel picado wedding banners

Choose up to 3 different banner types for your custom wedding banner

Custom banner format
bride's name date groom's name	or	bride's name groom's name date
Choose block or script letters Script available only on short names

Select up to 2 additional in-stock banner designs

"Felicidades" palomas
wedding cake
doves
flower basket
church
interlocked hearts

General info

Everyone who has had custom papel picado banners made for their wedding, special occasion or restaurant/store, has been absolutely delighted with the results. Our artist lives in a very tiny village in Mexico but is internationally recognized as a master paper cut artist. He is the keeper of a dying tradition and is the best of the best! He cannot cut less than the minimum order because he uses handcrafted chisels and cutting any less ruins the paper or plastic (plastic slightly higher).

The minimum order for custom papel picado banners is:
18 banner string units (consisting of 10 14"x19 panels") @ $18.00 per string = $324.00
Each banner string stretches to about 20 feet.

You can choose your tissue paper colors (up to 3). Most colors are available in Mexico, however, the colors may be approximations of what you view on your computer screen at home. They are also available in opaque plastic - not as pretty as tissue, but practical for outdoor weddings in humid or unpredictable climates. (Plastic is a bit more costly than paper).

You may choose to have your custom panel with your names and the date of the wedding interspersed with one or two panels from either our traditional banner or wedding banner selection such as birds with flowers, hearts and birds or a wedding cake, etc., (or from the Day of the Dead themed banners)

If your names are not too long, you may choose "script writing" instead of the usual "block letters"
Shipping from Mexico to our location in N. California = $115.00
Shipping from us to you = approx. $15 to your location

The lead time is 8 to 12 weeks. The time can sometimes be reduced to about 6 weeks if need be.

We would need a 50% non-refundable deposit to begin the work with the balance due upon completion.
To get started right away, please email us the following information:

The bride and groom's names and the date of your wedding, your banner choices (by number) & color choices

For the deposit: your name, your shipping and billing addresses, if different, your phone number, your credit card number & the expiration date