Types of Banquet Hall Decorations

These days, banquet halls that handle the decorating for the events they host can offer you everything from colored linens and personalized lighting to state-of-the-art audio technology and ice sculptures, but they will charge you a fee for them. It isn't necessary to spend thousands to pretty up a venue if you focus on beautifying high-traffic areas and use accent pieces in places like the restroom.

String Lights

String lights that are wrapped around lighting fixtures and posted along the borders of walls and around windows can transform a drab hall once the lights are shut off. Use one color, like gold or blue, for a softening effect.

Balloons

Balloons are usually reserved for very festive occasions, like weddings, surprise parties and retirement celebrations. Post clusters of balloons in multiple colors around the doorways and make centerpieces of them by tying them to colorful paperweights.

Streamers

Crepe streamers are one of the cheapest ways to decorate a hall. You can let them dangle from ceiling lights and fans, string them along beams and tape them to hang in strips down the backs of chairs.

Flowers

You can fit a floral arrangement virtually anywhere in a dining hall. Possibilities include centerpieces, standing ones posted at the entrances, spreading them along the edges of tables that hold food and tying them to the corners of chairs.

Candles

Safety has to be considered when determining where to put candles; they can safely be used as centerpieces, party favors, as votives that are scattered throughout the room and in candelabras.

Fabric Yards

Silk, chiffon, tulle and satin are attractive materials that can be coordinated with your color theme and hung as a drape from the edges of tables, across the ceilings and over the windows for a romantic effect.