Yes, this is a beautiful chandelier, and I'm glad we have it, BUT:LET ME GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE:DON'T TRUST THE DIRECTIONS! THEY'RE LESS THAN WORTHLESS.1. Deenergize the circuit so you don't electrocute yourself. NOW BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE, put the light on the ceiling; just hold it there. Have some one with good feng shuei decide how far off the ceiling the tree is going to be.(This is a tricky part, so be careful, there is NO GOING BACK): The support wires are pushed into the housing to level the lamp once it is up, so mark with a piece of tape how long those wires should be. But they can't be backed out, so if you push in too much, you are well and truly SCREWED. However long you think it is, give yourself a couple of inches leeway.2. Now that have measured who long your guy wires are going to be, go ahead and attach the mounting bracket to the ceiling box.3. Make sure some joker didn't reenergize the circuit while you weren't looking( cuz we all know how much fun it is to discover a line is still hot). Disconnect the old appliance, if there is one, and strip the feed wires about 1/4 of an inch long.4. At this point it is very important that the guy wires are NOT crossed and have an uninterrupted shot to the housing, and that the power cable is free from them. ALSO make sure the guy wires aren't caught up in any of the branches. Figure out how much electrical cord you are going to need. There is no easy way to figure this out, just remember you need enough to connect to the feed wires, but not so much that you have a bunch of excess. It ALL has to fit inside the ceiling box and/or housing.5. If you have two ladders and a good friend, now is the time to get him/her off the couch. Oh, get your screwdriver ready, (and if you're doing this by yourself make sure it has a magnetic tip)One of you hold the light close to the ceiling box, while the other makes the connection. If you are doing this by yourself, you have to do all this one handed, which I know from personal experience ain't a walk in the park. Wire nut the light to the feed wires. Make sure the nuts are good and tight. Push the unit up on to the housing and insert one of the mounting screws.6. Hold the lamp flush with the ceiling. Look to see how it is hangin' ( the lamp). Make minute adjustments to the guy wires. Take out the mounting screw, and trim excess guy wire that is inside the housing.7. If you have too much electrical cable, now is the time to trim that. If needed repeat step 5.If you've done it right, secure the light to housing for keeps. Plug in ONE light and turn on the lamp. If it works, hurrah. If it doesn't, well, you know what to do. ( Go back and check you connections). Better to find out now than later)8. At this point you should stop and have a beer.9. Unwrap all the little doodads, of which there about a billion, PLUS one extra, you'll need it.10. Put a blanket underneath your chandeleir to cushion the fall of any doodad you drop; they are very fragile, not the glass, but the wire that holds them together.11. Start on the INSIDE branches and work in a spiral to the outside. I found the best way to put these lilltle bassers on is to put them over the branch, with the break in the hoop right next to the hole in the branch. Pull down on the doodad and turn clockwise. The left hand half of the hoop ( if you're lucky) should click into the hole. Put your finger over that part, and rotate the hoop in the opposite direction. Many times it will snap into the right side of the hole( annoyingly, many times it wont, and then you have to open the hoop a little bit. I started out with needle nose, but quickly left that behind and did it with my fingers.12. Once you've got the doodads on put in the rest of the bulbs. Turn it on and bask in the glory of your beautiful chandelier,and have a couple more beers. You've earned it.