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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 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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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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a winter wonderland wedding reception

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

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honk if you love charger plates

is there such an unnecessary extravagance to tabletop design as the charger plate? Probably not – but they sure make a tabletop look amazing! Chargers today come in any shape, size, color and material. The most common type of charger … Continue reading

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the empty nightclub effect

Few things are worse than attending a party that doesn’t have enough space for everyone. The general din is similar to listening to a high school band warm up – many intermingling sounds with no harmony. The temperature is like … 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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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Years of designing events in many venues has taught me two things: 1) the color schemes of most venues are outdated & boring and 2) in most places, nothing is uglier than the chairs.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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outdoor wedding receptions aren’t for the cheap

Just this week I had two clients so thrilled with their ceremony location they “just had to have the whole party there.” And then spoke the dreaded sentence - ”It’ll be so much cheaper to just get a tent and do the … 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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