Could someone give me some decorating advice for a wedding reception?

You could string white christmas lights from wall to wall to create a “lowered” ceiling effect. You could also have martha stewart’s pom pom craft idea suspended in your colors on fish wire to appear that they are floating. As far as hiding the walls you could get balloons filled with helium and weighted down to the ground so the balloons would be a different heights but going up the wall type thing.

http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/article/pom-p…

The focus would be taken off the industrial walls and people will notice the lovely colors and such surrounding them.

Good luck!

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First off: wow…a wedding party of 22 people. 🙂 But on with the point of the question! Since you have such a large wedding party, I am going to assume you will have many people in attendance. If this is the case, things are going to be complicated enough, and the appearance of the reception hall will look ornate and complicated just because of the sheer voulme of people. So opt to keep your tables simple. A great idea that I have seen is having floating candles in a shallow, wide-mouthed bowl. The candle light dances off the glass and it’s beautiful. You can put your daisies around the bottom and it will look exquisite. Then add a couple tealights and a couple daisies around each picture frame. Another idea is just having a square, shallow vase filled to the hilt with your daisies. It will look like an incredibly concentrated bouquet. This is simple, and fairly inexpensive. And of course, add some candles. Always have candles, because they add romance and elegance without trying 😉 If you are feeling adventurous with desserts, it could also be fun to have an individual cake (obviously very small) for each table. That would be in leiu of serving everyone off of the main wedding cake. So the dessert would be the centerpiece. Hope this helps a bit! 😀

I would rec paper lanterns. Turn down the lighting and use lots of candles to give it a more intimate feel. You could do dome draping but that costs $$. Once you put the tables in it should warm us the room a bit. Just make sure you choose floor length linens with that type of venue. Also try to go with tall center pieces because when you have a large space the short ones tend to look puny. GL

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First thing I would consider is whether there are adequate restroom facilities to accommodatee that many people? The only reason I mention this is because we had the same idea, thought the building was great, but with only one small bathroom, realized it wouldn’t be the best place for our guests. Just something to keep in mind.

Now, on to the decorating. I think it would look nice to have paper lanterns (or somethingsimilarr) hanging from the ceiling. This would bring the height of the building down to a better level and also add color to the room. Another idea would be to string clear lights across the room. The lighting will add a nice ambience. If you make sure the table decorations are the main focal point (bright colored linens, interesting centerpieces, candles, etc), no one will be looking at the walls and ceilings.

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You need to use lighting to your advantage. Candles provide a nice romantic glow in comparison to the bright fluorescent lights typically found in metal buildings. Also, white Christmas lights will have the same effect. Wrap strands of lights in white tulle and use that on the floors around the edge of the room and hanging from the ceiling or at the top edge of the walls. If you can afford it drape fabric from the ceiling to help disguise the metal ceiling. Try the same thing to cover the walls. A less expensive option is to hang paper lanterns in various sizes from the ceiling. You can use white or your wedding colors. Make your centerpieces tall to help fill in the gap between low tables and a high ceiling. If that’s too expensive, try alternating tables-half have low centerpieces, half have tall centerpieces. Include candles in those centerpieces to help light the room. Mirrors on the tables are also great for making your centerpiece “pop”. Columns can be wrapped with fabric and lights; use table cloths to make it look more formal; dress up your tables and chairs to help distract from the surrounding metal walls.

Keep in mind, dressing up a plain location can cost as much as renting a dressed up place to begin with. I went through this and ended up spending more than I would have for a decent looking hall. Not to discourage you, just something to keep in mind.

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Lighting is your friend. You can transform this metal building into a magical place with some fairy lights clustered together. If possible, bring in some potted trees. Place tea lights on the tables as well. You could end up with a very unique ambiance!

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If you and your girlfriends have the time, or even you and your fiancee, make an appointment or go into a store that offers decorating services, take a look around and ask questions, you dont have to commit to their service but it might give you ideas to use and I almost garunteee that with a little thought you could re-create the ideas for much cheaper.

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Flower petals on the floor, nice center pieces, tables with table clothes, hang colorful paper lanterns from the rafters using fishing line…

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Thank you everyone for the answers!