A few years ago I was the decorator of a wedding in which the bride was very specific with her decor ideas, thanks to Pinterest! Don't get me wrong, I love Pinterest, and think that it is a great source of inspiration. But I also think that many of shots that can be found on the site, especially of wedding designs, are staged and therefore are not always as practical as they appear in the picture!
So what do you do when a bride asks you to recreate beautiful but unrealistic decor that she has viewed on Pinterest? Unfortunately, unlike the bride, I did not see beautifully arranged sets of helium filled balloons. I saw the potential for a tangled mess of balloons!
Honesty being the best policy, I decided that it would be in both of our best interests to explain all the potential problems of creating what she wanted, in this case having helium balloons outside, while also providing better ideas and suggestions of what would work well instead.
So what factors should you look out for when decorating with balloons outside?
Here are a few great suggestions and solutions from a group of industry experts from the QBN Facebook Group.
So what do you do when a bride asks you to recreate beautiful but unrealistic decor that she has viewed on Pinterest? Unfortunately, unlike the bride, I did not see beautifully arranged sets of helium filled balloons. I saw the potential for a tangled mess of balloons!
Honesty being the best policy, I decided that it would be in both of our best interests to explain all the potential problems of creating what she wanted, in this case having helium balloons outside, while also providing better ideas and suggestions of what would work well instead.
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So what factors should you look out for when decorating with balloons outside?
Here are a few great suggestions and solutions from a group of industry experts from the QBN Facebook Group.
