Decoration tips – common decoration mistakes 3

In “Decorating Your Party: How to avoid common mistakes: Part I” we discussed a few of the choices you can think about to improve the quality of the party (such as: colors, dimension of your space, elevation of the ceiling). This time, we will discuss  a few of the details of party decorations and what can be done about them.

1. Production time.

You ought to know when the space becomes available to you. In most cases, it’s just 2 hours beforehand. Be certain to tell your decorator about that from the start of the conversation. This doesn’t imply that you can’t use thorough balloon decorations! However this ought to be taken into consideration. There are lot of approaches to it:

a) Sometimes the place where you’re leasing the space (be it a lodge or a community hall) can offer a back room to prepare party decorations so when the room becomes available, decoration team just sets everything up.  Usually it easely can be done within the 2 hours.

b) With the aid of your decorator you’ll be able to pick event décor  which can be produced swiftly and still look amazing.

c) The decorator could get additional aid, however will need to charge an extra fee due to the time limitation.

d) The decorator could hire a truck and bring bits and pieces to be put together at the location swiftly. This too may cost more, simply because of the time limitation at the place.

2. Ceiling Sensors.

A few locations use sensors on the ceiling, therefore if a balloon rises, an alarm rings and fire engine turns up just a few seconds after. Pricey for the owner and could end up being expensive for you.

Do not stress! You can still use balloons. Nearly every party decoration that is doable with helium filled balloons (the kind which floats) is possible with air filled balloons on a frame and does not need to be  close to the ceiling.

3. Doing it the day before.

If, for whatever reason, you must do balloon decorations the previous day, remember that normal (11″ rounded) helium filled balloons are going to be half-dead by the morning and on the ground by noon.
If you just want  basic balloon bouquets, it is easy to ask the decorator to use high float. This  keeps balloons from deflating considerably longer. For those who have more sophisticated party decorations – just use air filled balloons on a frame as an alternative, as I pointed out in the last point.

4. Transparent balloons.

Simply remember that they look wonderful at the very first, particularly if you have shiny balloons within, however in several hours they’ll be much less translucent, a bit gray and can turn out to be a lot more opaque as the party continues.

5. Balloon lights.

This can be an extremely effective technique for low-light parties!!! In normal light or sunshine celebrations they’re barely visible. If, for some reason, you have no choice, use far stronger lighting along with bigger balloons, bunch the lamps together and so forth.

More to come…