We have brides who book over a year from their wedding, but we also receive calls even a few weeks prior to a wedding. For the busy summer/fall months, we suggest booking a few months out. A $200 deposit is required to secure the date. The final invoice will be sent 3 weeks prior and we require payment in full one week prior to your event. There will be a link to pay online with a credit card on the invoice. We do have a minimum of $350. Since each venue is different, we don’t have set pricing; it is based on the style of the room and the amount of decor requested by the client. In general, standard ballroom draping ranges between $700-900 and these fees include everything: delivery and installation, white or ivory fabric, twinkle lights, set-up and takedown. In order to keep things simple for our customers, we don’t charge any additional service fees or charge for weekend or midnight takedowns. The prices quoted to you are what you will see on your final invoice. The only additional charges would be a delivery charge if we travel outside of the metro area (normally anywhere more than 45-60 minutes away from Minneapolis) or if we need to rent special equipment such as a lift to install.

These prices will all be stated up front and be included in on the contract we send you. Avant Decor has worked in the majority of venues in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. We also travel to anywhere within the 5-state area. We have worked in Nisswa, Duluth, Detroit Lakes, Grand Forks, Chicago and even Montana! For our traditional draping in white or ivory, we have a chiffon fabric that is 118˝ wide. We also carry a variety of colored fabrics in both chiffons and satins. One thing that really sets us apart from most companies who provide similar services is that we roll all of our fabric when we take it down. This helps maintain the quality of the fabric, keeping it from getting wrinkled. Avant Decor is fully insured and we are happy to work with your venue on any needed documentation. We make every effort to keep our pricing competitive, but there are always new companies popping up in the industry charging much less than the industry standard. We encourage you to ask the other companies about additional charges such as delivery/fuel charges and especially late night fees.

Those are not always taken into consideration when comparing pricing and you will not incur those if you book with us. Avant Decor is the only company in the Twin Cities who specializes only in ceiling decor. This allows us to provide a wide variety of quality products to our customers. Once you book with us, we work directly with your reception venue to coordinate installation and takedown, so you don’t need to worry about it. If there is anything you need the weekend of your wedding, our contact number is a cell phone that is constantly monitored, so you’ll always be able to reach us. And most importantly, we love our job and our staff does too!Ma Maison with Events by Decision & Florals by StemsMa Maison with Events by DecisionMa Maison with Events by DecisionMa Maison with Events by DecisionsWedding@ Lakeway Resort& SpaWedding@ Lakeway Resort&SpaWedding @ Lakeway Resort& SpaWedding @ Lakeway Resort & SpaWedding @Lakeway Resort & SpaSouth Indian Wedding Mandap Design at Hilton College StationSouth Indian Wedding Mandap Design at Hilton College StationSouth Indian Wedding Mandap Design at Hilton College Station

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Decorations like this really make a venue look special. (Fabric + lighting = WIN!) Unfortunately, I’ve never decorated a ceiling myself, though I have decorated at venues with permanent ceiling decorations. I do have some thoughts on this though. If someone asked me to decorate a ceiling tomorrow, it would depend on a few things. First, do I have a tall enough ladder? Fabric ceiling decorations look really nice in tall, open spaces, so you would need a really tall ladder — if your average banquet room height is 10 feet, I’d say you’d need a ladder that goes to 16 feet and above. Second, what does the room look like? Is it a flat ceiling with nothing hanging down from it? If so, I’d need to attach some hardware that won’t leave a huge hole, yet will be stable (and this may negate the whole endeavor). If not, and there is something like the chandelier pictured above, or railing, or eaves, then hanging fabric is a definite possibility. Third, how does the venue feel about this kind of decoration?

Some venues may not want folks hanging off their eaves because of liability issues. With all that said, I set about looking to answer the original questions. But since I’ve never done it personally, I scoured Flickr for designers who have and asked them to share a few tips. Carrie of Events With Design, from Central Kentucky, has several photos on Flickr of venues they’ve made to look spectacular. Above, is a gym. Here’s what she had to tell me: Thank you for your interest in our ceiling decorations. You would not believe the number of calls we get from these photos. We are located in Central Kentucky and do not usually travel out of the state to do these. We are usually booked for the date or the client does not want to pay travel costs. The ceiling cover we do are hung from a wire cable system. Not all venues are right for this type of install. There has to be something to attach the cables to. We usually do these in gyms with exposed metal beams and a track system to allow us to get access with ladders.

In some locations we have to rent a lift in order to get up high. We usually use gossamer as our fabric. The fire codes in our area require all fabric to be fire retardant and gossamer is the most cost effective material to use. However we now have a source for treated fabrics and hope to do some more elegant ceilings this year. You can see what Carrie and I both meant — not every venue is right for this sort of decoration because you need to have something the strong the decorations can be anchored to. And try as you might, you probably don’t want to drape hanging fluorescent lights — do you really want your decorations to bring down the lights as the party goes on? Flickr photo by Impressions Decorating Christina of Impressions Decorating also shared a few of the details behind her ceiling decorations. I use this ceiling canopy at a certain location here in Kelowna, BC Canada. It is called Summerhill Pyramid Winery and its a gorgeous location except for the long tracks of sprinkler pipes on the ceiling.

This canopy has 6 rod pockets with rods in them and sits right on the pipes. It is about 9 feet up so all I need is a helper and a ladder and some zap straps. The venue is great with us, always recommends us to brides which is nice. I have 2 partners that work with me so we can accomplish the entire wedding decor together including all linens, flowers, table decor, backdrops and ceilings. Flickr photo by Flowers by Alis I don’t know much about the technique behind the decorations in this picture, but I am familiar with these repeating tray ceilings. You see these kinds of ceilings often at hotels’ main ballrooms. The tray of the ceiling often houses lights, spotlights and other stuff for the hotel to use, but it seems decorators can also make use of these spaces for fabric. *Mary Carlson of MJ Decorations recently left this comment, which I decided to bring into the blog post: Ceiling draping is not for amateurs. By the time you buy or rent the fabric, hardware, ladders, lifts, etc…it is quite expensive.

I usually use voile and I have it in white and ivory, and have used colored fabric for Proms and parties. I have brides ask me to drape fabric on low, (11′ or lower) ceilings, and it just doesn’t look as good as the pictures of these very high spaces. Venues with ceiling grids are the easiest. You can use ceiling clips or specialty magnets with hooks that are relatively expensive, but are perfect to do this kind of hanging. You must also be aware that many venues do not allow amateurs to do this because of the danger of working up high, and because it is easy to mark up or crack ceilings. If you find a venue that has fabric on the ceiling, look at it carefully. Some venues do not take it down very often for cleaning, and I have seen venues with bugs, silly string, rose petals, balloons, and a thick layer of dust in their draping. Every venue is different, so no one method of hanging works for them all. Part of my job is to evaluate the venue to be sure that I can accomplish the look that the bride wants.