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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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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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5 freaking fantastic thanksgiving tablescapes

So as usual, Thanksgiving has snuck up on us. At Table 4 Decor, we don’t have a lot going on during November (except booking fabulous events for 2013) so of course, we realized only yesterday that Thanksgiving is this week. … 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Years of designing events in many venues has taught me two things: 1) the color schemes of most venues are outdated & boring and 2) in most places, nothing is uglier than the chairs.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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vintage chic tablescape in all white

Time had come for a new window display by Table 4 Decor’s design team in Audra’s Bridal Gallery. Our inspiration came from great new all weather acrylic chandeliers and some ruined white organza sashes. we started where we always start … Continue reading

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the myth of the round table

Everyone loves the idea of a round table. It seems like the best way for guests to interact, most conducive to conversation – right? I’d like to say – wrong. Or at least not the best way to provide guest … Continue reading

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should dj’s do event lighting?

Recently I was told by a dj that our business website – which states “Let your DJ concentrate on entertaining your guests and let Table 4 Decor’s lighting and Design experts set the mood for your extraordinary event.” was starting … Continue reading

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