Creative ideas?

Blackbird230 · July 2014

Because of budget, FI and I are considering his church as a possible venue for ceremony and reception. It's a nice space. Good parking, has an attached hall/large area. The only problem is that it's not incredibly "pretty." The church itself is a more modern, Evangelical church and it's very simple. The hall is just well...a hall.

I just need ideas on how to jazz it up. I want to do something creative with the space, but I don't know what.

Peaseblossom55 · July 2014

I don't know how big the hall is or how big your budget is but could you hire someone to come in and do some drapery? Or even have some DIY drapery, from the ceiling or the walls or both. I'm so not crafty. Something like this:

eilis1228 · July 2014

I second the rec for drapery. If you google "church hall decoration," drapery seems to be the best way to do it. You could do drapes and then hang paper lanterns too? Something similar to this--

loves2shop4shoes · July 2014

Give pony rides out back?

Sorry, I know I'm no help.

[Deleted User] · July 2014

I like the drapery idea given by previous posters as well. If you Pinterest there are a bunch of ideas given in there about how to decorate church halls.

loves2shop4shoes · July 2014

Question...if the reception is INSIDE a church, can you drink at the reception?

ShallowSeas · July 2014

I agree with the drapery as PPs have mentioned. Uplighting can really change the look of a space, too. We are renting uplighting from DIYuplighting.com and they're only $19/a light.

Blackbird230 · July 2014

@love2shop4shoes, I love the pony ride idea. But that's just the cowgirl in me.

eilis1228 · July 2014

If drapery isn't an option due to cost/complexity of DIYing, you could always hang DIY garlands/lanterns/strings of light too. And maybe add the uplighting as well? I agree that uplighting can really transform a space.

phira · July 2014

Having photos of the space might help us come up with ideas (or photos of similar spaces). Do you have any styles that you like? For example, drapery might be an excellent, affordable, and workable idea ... but you might not like the style.

If you're not into drapery, here are some ideas for garlands or backdrops, etc. They might not be your cup of tea, but a lot of them are also sort of customizable (that is, "Oh, I like this idea, but we could use X instead of Y to make it").

First photo here: http://offbeatbride.com/2014/06/uk-colorful-wedding

http://offbeatbride.com/2014/03/diy-tassle-garlands

http://apracticalwedding.com/2014/07/floppy-disk-heart/

http://apracticalwedding.com/2014/06/geometric-wedding-backdrop-hexagon-boxes/

http://apracticalwedding.com/2014/06/diy-cloud-backdrop/

http://apracticalwedding.com/2014/06/no-sew-wedding-backdrop/

http://apracticalwedding.com/2013/10/carnation-backdrop-wedding/

http://apracticalwedding.com/2013/09/tissue-paper-balls-bells/

http://offbeatbride.com/2013/02/heart-ceremony-backdrop

Blue & White · July 2014

You may not be able to drink inside the hall (I want to say you probably could if you did some sort of knights of columbus or elks hall or something similar? I have no idea.)

However, I think you could also make a difference with uplighting, if that's in your budget (our DJ company offered a package with uplighting too). You should also consider if there's any additional expense like keeping food warm, additional bathrooms, table clothes/napkins/chargers/plates/etc (these were all included in our venue so I am just typing as I come up with it)...

I think you can definitely have a beautiful ceremony and reception at a church and in general, it should be cheaper but you have to make sure you're doing it right

Blackbird230 · July 2014

I'm going to definitely try and get some pictures next time we go. I think I need them to really envision the possibilities too. I'm not sure if I'm set on drapery. It seems more romantic/girly than I am. I'm really quite country and rustic and that's probably why I don't know what to do with the space.

ShallowSeas · July 2014

@blackbird230 If you're wanting something rustic/country, maybe do a lot of white Christmas lights? Any time I've seen a rustic country wedding, its always included white lights EVERYWHERE and its really pretty.

buddysmom80 · July 2014

I would def look into uplighting. My DJ has before and after pictures and it makes a difference. They can do all different colors so it's not like "PINK" or "BLUE". If you want the website, PM me.

Blue & White · July 2014

@blackbird230 we saw this neat rustic space at the Williamsburg Winery when we were looking. They had like...wine barrels and stuff for decorations? But I just think that would look weird in most church spaces? But hey, it's an idea!

labro · July 2014

loves2shop4shoes said:

Question...if the reception is INSIDE a church, can you drink at the reception?

What she said. I don't know how this sounds...but if this was me...it would be a definite no if the venue didn't allow alcohol.

eilis1228 · July 2014

These are purdy:

Is it going to be an evening wedding? If so, then alcohol may be an issue (unless you guys and your guests don't really drink). If it's a brunch wedding, you'll probably be fine. Mimosas would still be great but not altogether necessary.

Blackbird230 · July 2014

I'm not sure about the alcohol question...that's a good question.

Dignity100 · July 2014

Right when you said rustic, I thought of Parenthood - Camille and Zeek's backyard

Another Idea - if you're having a wedding shower, you can really do this one up - using the flag idea - have your guests write a message to the couple on a flag (1 flag per person) and then hang them for decoration (I kind of stole this idea from the Tibetan Prayer Flags that you see at the final village in Napal before Mt. Everest):

Edit: Punctuation is our friend!

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