Posts Tagged "event design"
Seating Logistics: Accessibility, Noise Levels + Family Dynamics
When assigning seats for your wedding reception, please take the following into consideration:
- Accessibility – Are there any guests that are physically disabled? If so, assign them to a table that is close to an entrance/exit point. For example, if your grandmother uses a walker to balance, then you do not want to assign her to a table that is on the opposite side of an entrance, nor do you want to place any disabled guests in an area where they may have a difficult time getting around the room or to their assigned table.
- Noise Level – One of the key things I pointed out when I discussed the benefits of creating a floor plan, was that by creating a floor plan you will have a visual of the room’s layout including a designated area to where the band or DJ will be located. Obviously, this is important because you will want to avoid assigning any guests to tables near the band if you suspect they may get annoyed with the noise level of the band, for example, any elderly guests and even guests who may bring their infants.
- Family Dynamics – Simply put, are there any members of your family who have a difficult time getting along or being cordial with each other? If so, please do not seat them with or near each other. Sure your wedding is a time to bring people together, but not at the expense of your wedding day turning sour. Sometimes we like to think people will put their differences aside for such a special occasion, but I can tell you that it does not always work out that way.
{This is a re-post and content has been modified (floor plan layout added today). Originally published on our old blog in June 2009}
Read MoreTwilight Wedding Inspiration
I found this wedding goodness on the wedding blog of Pure Photography by way of Bodas Deluxe. This creative photo shoot resulted from the team at Unique Designs wanting to create a “Twilight” inspired wedding invitation, which then further developed into a complete wedding design concept.
I am in complete awe of this invitation and all of its opulence, not to mention the twilight setting for this photo shoot. Naturally, I love the red, black, and white color scheme. Do you see that wedding cake design? Why if cake could be sexy, this is it!
See more photos from this creative shoot here. Get Inspired!
Read MoreInspired by Black Calla Lily Bouquets
Photo from Project Weddings; Designed by JL Designs; Photo Credit: Ryan Philips
These black bridal bouquets are luxurious. Made with black calla lilies, which actually look like a dark burgundy (sometimes dark purple) and adorn with black feathers, a brooch, and black rhinestones, how much more luxe can a bride ask for concerning her wedding bouquet?
Photo from W-Wedding Flowers
Acrylic Wedding Tables
Acrylic wedding tables…can you say très chic?
Photo from Room Service Rentals
I first felt in love with the use of acrylic tables for wedding and event designs last spring when I was invited to attend a professional event for destination wedding planners in Vero Beach, FL.
Featured below are photos from that event of what started out as a poolside reception for us at Costa d’Este Resort designed by the awarding designer, Fé Domenech and her team from The Event Firm International.
Photo from PS Photography
An alternative to full acrylic wedding tables and a less expensive option is to use acrylic table boxes as featured below to create the illusion of a clear wedding table. These are also great because you can place rose petals, wedding flowers, and the like inside of the acrylic boxes as table decorations.
Photo from Dann Event Hire
If you like the look of clear acrylic tables, but wish to only incorporate a few of them, consider using them for your head table and open bar table design. Just imagine how glamorous the clear acrylic table box would look with colorful linens in lieu of the white linens (as in the picture above) in addition to the right lighting. Fabulous, I tell you!
Photo from Kool Party Rentals
I would love to see some of you North Carolina brides incorporating acrylic tables or table boxes into your event design, especially if you are planning a destination wedding here in our coastal region or a chic wedding in the Raleigh-Durham area. Get Inspired!
Read MoreSerpentine Wedding Tables
Serpentine tables are most commonly used for buffet and open bar displays at weddings. However, they can be used sparingly as part of your wedding design for seating.
Photo from Wedding Style Magazine
If you choose to use serpentine tables for seating your wedding guests, I strongly suggest that you apply the “less is more” approach. In other words, it’s is not a good idea logistically speaking to use solely serpentine tables, especially if you do not have adequate space.
Even more, your event design will look better if you mix in different tables. In essence, serpentine guest tables should only be used as a focal point to create some contrast and interest inside your event space. It should not take up the entire space.
Photo from Enchanting Events
Of course, serpentine tables work very well for head tables and you can shape them a number of ways, including arranging them into semi-circle guest tables.
This look designed by Colin Cowie for Oprah’s 50th birthday a several years back would work beautifully for an intimate wedding reception, as well. So, what do you think about using serpentine wedding tables as part of your event design?
Read MoreInspiring Beach Wedding Ceremony Design
Having a wedding on the beach is already majestic in and of itself, but to add the unexpected to such a setting is bound to captivate your wedding guests. Have a look at this beautiful beach wedding ceremony set up designed by Karen Tran Floral. What is so unexpected about this wedding design?
Photo Credit: Pamela Scott Photography
It is not everyday that you see manzanita tree branches adorned with phalaenopsis orchids on the beach and have it look as if it was meant to be there. I just love this beach wedding design, it looks so simple and elegant, yet it makes a very dramatic statement to me. Get Inspired!
Read MoreWedding Table Linens: Yes, ‘To the Floor’
Floor-length table linens for your wedding is a basic essential to your event design and worth the cost. Whereas, lap-length table linens can be an eye-sore, particularly if the table legs are showing. It is as if your wedding design is incomplete, not to mention, a distraction from the beauty of your tabletop.
Can you really picture your wedding reception site filled with 15 to 20 guests tables and the metal legs showing?
Better yet, imagine if the table linens in the first photograph had been lap-length. Can you see how the design would seem incomplete as if the manufacturer ran out of fabric when making the linen?
If your event design budget is tight, please know that electing to have lap-length table linens in lieu of floor-length linens is not the route to go to save money. Instead, consider cutting out your wedding favors and/or ceremony programs, both of which are not necessary and well, the majority of your wedding guests are going to leave them behind at the end of the night, if not trash them. However, your wedding tablescape adds to your wedding guests’ experience and will make a lasting impression.
Photo 1: BBJ Linen
*Originally published in January 2011
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