Wedding Hall Walls

Hello! It's a beautiful day in the Pacific NW. I know some of you are planning weddings for 2009, and are concerned that your reception hall's walls are not so beautiful... What are your options at a good price?

One of the best wall covering ideas we've discovered is from this site:

ShindigZ.com. Click this link, then search for "Seamless Paper". You can get large rolls (9'X36') of heavy, matte finish paper to instantly cover those dreary walls!

Helium-filled balloons (tacked onto walls by their strings) are another good option, although guaranteed some will be popped during the course of your reception, and don't completely cover.

Got any other tricks you'd like to share? Please leave a comment - thanks!
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Holiday Wedding Ideas

Yes! It's holiday wedding time again... So, I suppose you need some money saving ideas for your holiday or winter wedding? We're here for ya! Here is our best tip for today:

Use the Christmas sale season to get some beautiful, cheap decor. Whether your wedding theme is snowflakes, winter wonderland, lush holiday floral, or ice blue & taupe colors, there are deals to be found on your decor. White lights are in abundant supply, as well as ornaments, candles, platters, baking supplies, and linens.

Come back for more ideas in the next few days. We just love holiday weddings... :-). Visit www.NWweddingplace.com/weddingshop.htm to shop for your wedding now!

Wondering how to set up this wedding reception decor feature?

Here goes: (see one of our previous posts for the complete supplies list)

Step 1. Get your 8" round table and place each leg on top of your 4, very sturdy wooden boxes/cement blocks (or similar). Don't worry - no one will see these!!

Step 2. Place a table cloth on your round table, then place your sturdy boxes on top - right in the middle of the round table.

Step 3. Put another table cloth over the boxes. It will be too big, but strategically drape it and make the extra fabric mound up here and there.

Step 4. Use tulle fabric here and there to cascade down off the top boxes. Let it mound up here and there too.

Step 5. Do the same with your Christmas light strands. Make sure you have a power strip underneath the table, or hidden underneath a cloth.

Step 6. Place sand, and then candles in your glass candle holders/containers. Next, place them on top of the top boxes, and also on the main round table randomly. Use at least one large one on the very top, but 3 would be better. Mix up the sizes next to each other in other areas.

Step 7. Get out your 4, 6' or 8' rectangular tables and create a large square around what you've made so far. Be sure to get the tables as close as possible to each other and to the round table.

Step 8. Put table cloths on the rectangular tables, and pull some of the tulle from the middle onto them in a few places so it all looks connected.

Step 9. Place glass rocks, tea lights and some smaller votive holders, etc. on the rectangular tables. Light all the candles just before guests arrive. Keep the candle flames away from fabric!

Step 10. Bring on the food!

Step 11. Enjoy and take a picture!

For added impact, bring some tulle down from the ceiling if possible, or hang a chandelier right above this feature. If you have spare flowers, place them randomly on the tables as well.

Have fun!

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