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Published on: July 28, 2010
From a practical point of view, event décor must always fit within the physical confines of the space, so space planning is critical.
Your décor should not take up too much space when space is limited, but can be used to cut down or fill up space when the venue is too large. Simply placing decorative elements around the perimeter of a room a few feet from the walls can give a venue that is otherwise too spacious a nice and cozy ambience.
People naturally try to establish a certain comfort distance from strangers. If too much room is allowed guests will achieve that distance and not have to interact with people they do not know. However, too much space per person can ruin certain events therefore the decorator through psychological and scientific utilization of decorative hardware i.e. candle stands or large florals, can create the intimacy needed to stimulate interaction amongst your guests.
In the scenario of a wedding the bride is the focus, and the intent is for the guests to have a good time and create a memorable experience of her day. Too much space can defeat this purpose by allowing people to stay too far apart. To correct this, one can design enough seating for half the people and provide standing tables for the rest. This will result in greater interaction.
If we put the reception in a space that is just big enough to house the people present, we are putting them in close proximity to one another and encouraging interaction. Therefore, by design we can encourage people to interact with and get to know one another. This is an important element in the design of all events, social or corporate.
Creating Intimacy in A Large Space In its barren state the venue has an extremely high grid ceiling with a series of uncovered air conditioning ducts. This room is contained by four stark jejune walls, therefore to create the intimacy desired by the client, task number one was to completely drape the walls in black to create the density needed to accentuate the starry ambience for the event.
Additionally to reduce the height of the ceiling, large three-dimensional spandex stars coupled with a series of uni-dimensional silver stars were suspended in a rhythmic manner from the height of ceiling cascading down to approximately 12ft above the dinner tables. These suspended stars performed the dual role of adding design and distraction to take the viewer away from the unfinished ceiling and bringing the visual attention to a level of intimacy that is supportive of such an event. Large lit spandex columns were utilized at strategic intervals around the room to break the monotony of the black drape and also to add points of decorative interest to the perimeter of the room.
