I was afraid that the lamp shade may get damaged in transport but Wayfair packaged the lamp very well. In fact, I had a tough time getting it out of the box because how it was packaged. You have to assemble the lamp shade on and screw in the lamp shade holder. It seemed as if the socket where you put the bulb in does not screw on properly to the lamp but once you put everything together - it did not wobble. It is very pretty once you assembled it and gives off that glam vibe.