In this post I will go through how I decorated our hall and how much I spent on creating the final look.
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| here's a few of my lovely helpers that made my vision a reality:) |
I chose to purchase most of the decoration and hired just the tables and the wine coolers.
I really enjoyed setting up the hall the day before the wedding. It was fun seeing it all come together and I got to spend time and build memories with family and friends. I also have a lot of respect for the people that do this for a profession.
I feel that picking a venue where I had to plan and organise every detail was both the most brave and refreshing thing that I could have done. The venue dictated the theme which was in-keeping with my original ideas. I started looking for inspiration and shopping around for key pieces around a year before the wedding. I had no idea whether I wanted to hire a decoration company or do it alone. I had never planned a wedding or even a party before so this was a new experience for me.
I knew how many guests we were having which helped me to be able to plan how many tables we needed and how best to position them. We had 100 gusts and our hall was fairly small. We went for two long rows of trestle tables to allow clean lines and clear walking routes.
I now had the template to draw out my table plan inspiration. I knew I wanted vintage birdcages and that's where I started my research and found these...
I came across them in B&M and they only cost £2.97 each. To decorate them I used ribbon and Hessian string £1 each from Tiger and paper roses hand crafted in Thailand £1.85 for 50 eBay. I sold 12 of the 15 centrepieces for the same price as I paid. The remaining cages went into my memory box.
the most costly and time consuming item to purchase were the chair covers. I wanted Ivory cotton covers which worked out around £2-£3 each to hire. After lots of bidding and just missing out, I purchased 165 covers for £175 and went on to sell them for the same price! But be warned laundering 165 chair covers is a time consuming job and does add to the cost.
I managed to purchase 18 tablecloths for £46 which works out £2.55 per table cloth, which is half the price of the average selling price. I sold these for the same price.
I purchased my chair sashes from a higher company for £45 for 115 sashes. I then sold these for £35.
As you can see I saved quite a lot of money from buying and selling on. the preparation and set did take a lot of time, so do make sure you consider that when booking your hall and planning your final few days before your wedding.
Here is the breakdown of my costs
Chair covers £175
Chair sashes £45
Tablecloths £46
Centre pieces £50
Large Centre pieces £22
Burgundy Napkins £40
Table hire £57
Wine cooler hire £9.50 Total amount £444.50
Money from selling on items £336.00
The total spent on wedding decoration came to £108.50
The hire company that I used and would highly recommend were Jaspers Luton.
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I really enjoyed setting up the hall the day before the wedding. It was fun seeing it all come together and I got to spend time and build memories with family and friends. I also have a lot of respect for the people that do this for a profession.
I feel that picking a venue where I had to plan and organise every detail was both the most brave and refreshing thing that I could have done. The venue dictated the theme which was in-keeping with my original ideas. I started looking for inspiration and shopping around for key pieces around a year before the wedding. I had no idea whether I wanted to hire a decoration company or do it alone. I had never planned a wedding or even a party before so this was a new experience for me.
I knew how many guests we were having which helped me to be able to plan how many tables we needed and how best to position them. We had 100 gusts and our hall was fairly small. We went for two long rows of trestle tables to allow clean lines and clear walking routes.
I now had the template to draw out my table plan inspiration. I knew I wanted vintage birdcages and that's where I started my research and found these...
I came across them in B&M and they only cost £2.97 each. To decorate them I used ribbon and Hessian string £1 each from Tiger and paper roses hand crafted in Thailand £1.85 for 50 eBay. I sold 12 of the 15 centrepieces for the same price as I paid. The remaining cages went into my memory box.
the most costly and time consuming item to purchase were the chair covers. I wanted Ivory cotton covers which worked out around £2-£3 each to hire. After lots of bidding and just missing out, I purchased 165 covers for £175 and went on to sell them for the same price! But be warned laundering 165 chair covers is a time consuming job and does add to the cost.
I managed to purchase 18 tablecloths for £46 which works out £2.55 per table cloth, which is half the price of the average selling price. I sold these for the same price.
I purchased my chair sashes from a higher company for £45 for 115 sashes. I then sold these for £35.
As you can see I saved quite a lot of money from buying and selling on. the preparation and set did take a lot of time, so do make sure you consider that when booking your hall and planning your final few days before your wedding.
Here is the breakdown of my costs
Chair covers £175
Chair sashes £45
Tablecloths £46
Centre pieces £50
Large Centre pieces £22
Burgundy Napkins £40
Table hire £57
Wine cooler hire £9.50 Total amount £444.50
Money from selling on items £336.00
The total spent on wedding decoration came to £108.50
The hire company that I used and would highly recommend were Jaspers Luton.
