Creative Input Please

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rewolf

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I have an upcoming wedding in the reception space pictured below.
My bride now wants "warmth" added to the room. She is leaning toward ficus trees around the perimeter but I don't think that will do the trick. I'd prefer to create something using my umbrella stands that hold an 8' pole as an infrastructure that I can build off of.

The style of the wedding will be elegant with a vintage touch. The linens will be sandy colored with good texture and there will be lots of candlelight. Don't worry about budget, I'm more interested in the creativity.

Thanks in advance :)

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If there is going to be lots of candles and candlelight......that will go a long way towards 'warming' the room. I would use the ficus trees, however, have them lit. I would not use standard twinkle/ christmas lights though.......You can buy 'lighted faux branches' that are wired and shapeable.....most times the higher quality ones come in a group of three branches, electrically connected together, and you simply plug them into an outlet. The reason I would use the twig lights is that the light itself is smaller and the look it gives is more 'delicate' of a light. If I had no choice but to use the standrd christmas lights, then I would use them sparingly to accent the tree.
 
Yes.....treason for suggesting the braches is that the lights are tiny......like super tiny....and I have never seen lights that tiny on a cord or a strand. If you can find them on a cord or a strand, then that would be my first choice over the branches. They're as tiny...if not more so...than what they call 'rice lights"' As close as i remember, the size of the whole light is no bigger than the space taken up in this text by the letter 'O'
 
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I like the idea of using your stands and poles with some panels of fabric. Maybe place panels along the walls (the white walls really cool things off in this room-if this was my venue, the first thing I would do is PAINT THOSE WALLS!) Maybe use coordinating fabric in panels between the windows. I'm sure you don't want to cover up the windows, but the fabric would really soften that wall. Some strategically placed uplighting would look good. I also like Ricky's idea of candlelight-always adds magic to a room!
 
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I have to say, before I even enlarge the picture, I was struck by the strong, strong lines from the ceiling and all the way down the walls where the room must divide. I would soften those with a double panel of fabric, maybe an ivory tulle with a soft basil gossamer. All along the ceiling and down the walls to hide that, but also repeated where each portion of the ceiling is divided.

The reason I say basil is because of the color of the carpet. I don't know what her wedding colors are but I would try to keep it a softer rather than strong color. I think bringing the eye down more would definitely warm things up along with the lighting suggested by Ricky and Sandy.

There are other things you can do with big walls too, depending upon her theme. My oldest daughter got married six years ago. She wanted a garden. This picture isn't a very good one of what we did, I don't know why the hotel chose it but you can see on the far wall where there is a trellis. I had 14 of those throughout the room to break up the monotony. I used the 3M velcro, the one that has a tab you pull down on to release from the wall without damage. We put those up the day before the wedding, using 3 tabs for each 4x8 panel. (They were plastic).

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rewolf said:
What type of mechanics are you thinking about?
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I love the magnet rings. For this ceiling though, it looks like the only metal is where the room divides. I would just get the 3M hooks, I live and breath by the different products they carry, you can hang things anywhere without any damage to paint.

Magnet rings ~ http://www.shindigz.com/party/Ring-Magnet.cfm
 
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My first thought was also fabric draping/swags. The metal tracks provide a perfect place for attaching. I'm also a huge fan of the 3m hooks... they go anywhere and pop right off. My second thought was uplighting... I guess great minds think alike! You can get tinted lights that will warm up the space and bring some life to those white walls.

What about using willow and twigs to create some architechture. You could create a garland of sorts (I'm thinking fairly substantial) and attach them over the icky metal tracking. Kind of like a really big arch. Add twinkle lights (love Ricky's suggestion to use rice lights) and maybe some orchids or bits of greenery. You could even hang lights or votive cups from it. Big pots with tall branches and lights/votives in the corners and "blank" wall spaces would continue the theme.
 
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