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get the most bang for your wedding decor buck: part 3

Last time we talked about how important it is to work your tabletop design for maximum impact on any budget. As the tables dominate most event spaces, great table top design will have high drama even if you don’t drape … Continue reading

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get the most bang for your wedding decor buck: part 2

Last week we talked about focusing your design dollars on where the pictures will be taken. Years down the road, you will look back on your friends and family that day with great memories and have the pictures to prove … Continue reading

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get the most bang for your wedding decor buck: part 1

The wedding machine never ends. There are thousands of websites, hundreds of magazines and dozens of television shows dedicated to one upping the wedding of last season. As a bride or groom, the landscape is filled with wedding options too … Continue reading

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how a bride should actually use pinterest

I have recently come to the realization that I might hate pinterest. Or more to the point, I hate how pinterest has taken away the concept of editing. If you’ve ever read this blog, you know I design events for … Continue reading

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design case study: a centered dance floor

Actual Case Study: Centered Dance Floor: Blessed Sacrament Church This is a large space – 60×120′. The ceilings are over 25′ in the center and angles on each side (sort of like a barn ceiling). We are not allowed to … Continue reading

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5 unglamorous wedding guest expectations

Before we even put flower to vase or linen to tabletop, our goal is to educate our clients on the importance of being a host/ess. The following is the quintessential start to any Table 4 Decor event – if the … Continue reading

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green your event: renting dishes

Thinking about renting dishes for your next event? At Table 4 Decor, we’ve heard many reasons to not rent dishes. Here are some of the top reasons along with our insider response. Plastic dishes are just as nice. No they … Continue reading

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a winter wonderland wedding reception

A winter wonderland wedding design by Table 4 Decor. Winter wedding reception decoration

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the wedding teardown hangover

Getting paid to design the extravagant, the over the top, the indulgent is an easy job to love. However, every great event, much like every great girls night out, comes with a 8 am hangover that always takes longer to get rid of than … Continue reading

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i have ugly chairs – now what?

Years of designing events in many venues has taught me two things: 1) the color schemes of most venues are outdated & boring and 2) in most places, nothing is uglier than the chairs. Navy blue, peach, mauve, hunter green, burgundy and beige … Continue reading

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