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Help! Need ideas for decorating open space for wedding party!

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    jyh    August 8, 2010  

    We're having a party with about 70 ppl the week before we get married (with 13 guests), with local and non-local friends.  It's a fun party to hang out and celebrate with all our friends--we are getting fuddrucker's catering, lots of cupcakes, rockband set up in the back room, dance floor, open bar.

    The space is pretty open, it used to be a firehouse, but is now a event venue.  We're having 6 round tables in the main room, and i will be getting potted orchids in small burlap bags to serve as "centerpieces" (but we don't have assigned seating, since the caterers will be serving burgers as they make them), and i have a bunch of votive candles that will look nice around the place.

    Do you all think I need more decorations to fill the space? It is sort of an industrial looking place, so should I just embrace that feel?  The party is two weeks away, so I'm sort of looking for something that doesn't involve a lot of work haha!

    Here are some pics of the place:

    Help! Need ideas for decorating open space for wedding party! :  wedding firehouse decorations party IMG 2021
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    and a floorplan or what everything will look like setup (video games will go in the back room with a projector, bar on the left room with some cocktail tables):

    Help! Need ideas for decorating open space for wedding party! :  wedding firehouse decorations party Screen Shot 2010 08 02 At 12.27.58 AM

    Should I just stick with my plan or add a few more decorations?

     
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    beatriz    August 2012  

    @jyh:

    If you add lighting to the room it will create the effect of a space that is decorated. go on the diy weddingbee boards some girl went to Lowes or Home depot purchase some spot lights (need to be plugged in and just purchased florescent bulb and placed them in the corners it radiated color lighting without having to find or pay high fees for a lighting vendor

    1. spot light stand 2. purchase colored bulbs

    If you cannot find it let me know or email me

    Location :   DIY   tab   click on  lighting tab

    after pictures from starfighter

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    eebgniddew    May 28, 2011   CT

    LIGHTING is deffff the way to go!! It will help with the ambiance tremendously

     

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