Wednesday 20 June 2012

The DIY Bride



Hello! Welcome to another of my blog post on event and wedding decorations.

Considering that I run both a rental and design and decorating business, I have had the opportunity of working with a number of DIY brides using our linens and decor.  Even though cost is a major consideration in becoming a DIY bride, believe me that is not always the case!. I have brides that have hired us to complete their set up and still wants to be on ground and part of the decorating team on the day of set up. Its often a way of their personalizing their special day, been involved and some brides are actually “undiscovered decorator themselves! They just realize they have the passion for that once they embark on their wedding planning journey.

Given a basic venue, a simple banquet hall and such, it is not a herculean task to have a beautiful presentation on your special day. Sure you require hours and hours to set up and some willing hands but definitely something that can be well accomplished.

The thing to keep in mind is that you should not skimp on linens; linens can make or break the whole ambiance. Good quality and tasteful linen, well accented with complimentary colors in your color scheme will make a big difference. Ensure you get the wrinkles’ out of these after you complete set up, a portable steamer is a must have for me when I am completing a set up. Your centerpieces do not have to be over the top, and there are ways to save on floral cost by using single stems etc. Light is another secret that adds “pop” to your design elements. Centerpieces lighting, tea lights which are quite inexpensive, head table lighting etc will sure afford you the “wow” factor design. Backdrop if applicable gives your guest something pleasant to gaze upon all night long and like the name suggest a backdrop to your photos as a number of these will be taken at the head table.

Floor length linen is one I am partial to, I do not like to see the table legs sticking out, and floor length linen just screams “elegance” in any set up. Keep the color combination very simple, trying to feature too many of your colors in all your set up can be a disaster. Use ribbons to achieve these by trimming centerpieces, guest books, favor boxes or so and that should pull all your colors together nicely.

Till next time....Thank you for dropping by!


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