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WEDDING
Choosing your décor and reception space
Decorations live firmly in the world of logistical reality, no matter how pretty they are. What can you afford? What can you transport? What will look good in your space? To further root yourself in reality, start with your venue’s list of decoration restrictions. Chances are, they have some. Common restrictions include open flames, attaching things to the wall, and moving the tables. Ruling those items out will narrow down your options. Next, think about the time of day and the time of year of your wedding. A million tea lights is a kick-ass decor idea (if you’re allowed open flames), but it’s going to be near pointless if your wedding meal is at noon in a light-flooded room. If you’re planning a wedding in a big
room, the decoration inspirations regularly dished out on the internet can feel like it does not help you in any way. Social halls come with their own, very specific set of decorating policies. There tend to be no “architectural elements” or “natural beauty” to highlight. Additionally, social halls are normally big. This often means you have a scale problem with your decorations from the get-go. A small centre piece is going to feel even tinier in a big space. You may not be filling up the space with your guests, and the chairs and tables that come with your venue (free, usually!) are not exactly the stuff of designer dreams. That is what it is. If you are getting married in a community hall, your wedding isn’t going to look like the weddings
Silk Estate are truly passionate about crafting exceptional weddings. We can provide customised marquee wedding packages for 30 to 300 wedding guests. Silk Estate is discerning about the quality of their wedding hire products; from the white marquees and silk linings, to the tableware, accessories, lighting, wedding chairs and furniture. Additional hire options include luxury restrooms, chiller trailer, heating, dance �loor, lounge furniture and staging. Silk Estate can also provide wedding day set up and full bar service so that every part of your day is taken care of. As event co-ordinators we ensure your band,
you see in trendy urban lofts, or sunny gardens, or even raw industrial spaces. So don’t even bother trying to work against your space. You’re not going to turn it into an Italian mansion, no matter how hard you try. Your goal is just to try to make it look festive. The one clear advantage is that these halls are generally pretty blank slates, so you can go a lot of places with decorations. You’ll want to decide early on what you can live with and what you can’t. If your venue has bright-orange padded chairs, can you make that work, or do you want to splurge on chair covers? It’s okay to decide to pay for an upgrade here or there (or everywhere, or nowhere), if that’s going to work for you.
catering and other sub-contractors have all they require including power, correct size staging and bench high tables for catering. The new addition of our wooden cross back chairs is proving popular and gives your event a truly unique feel. These add to our other options of the Milano and Bella chairs. The lounge area, created with pallet furniture can be a welcome retreat for guests. We love to create beautiful events based on your style and the look and feel you are wanting to achieve. If all this sounds exciting call into our showroom and have a little look or phone to book your personal consultation with Toni and let’s start creating your dream wedding.