How long does it take to decorate a venue?

The obvious question is "how complicated do you want it to be"

We did a party in a Village hall and to move chairs and then put up a few banner etc we took about an hour with 6 of us doing it.

How much decoration are you having? It's is very detailed then it going to need a good few hours on top i'd imagine.

In terms of number of people, as many as you can, but who you trust and who know EXACTLY what you want so you don't then have to spend hours correcting it!

*Paging Sherrie, Paging Sherrie!*

It will completely depend on what decorations you are having e.g. chair covers, centre pieces, fabric on the walls/curtains, balloons, table decorations etc etc.

The more people you have the better and if you have a lot to do i.e. the above I would say a good few hours.

I'm getting Sherrie to do mine as I cant get in the night before and wouldnt be able to physically fit it in on the day!

xxx

We are having lots of bunting - hopefully this will be done by two people, was going to get two people to do the patio area which is organza swagging and cream lanterns on crooks with some patio tubs of flowers and one string of bunting.

table setting should not be too difficult as we have to as a family sit at the table every day and it is always set!

changing curtains for net curtains with blue organza ties

hmm this is going to require lots of planning

Yes it sounds as if it could take a while!

It sounds as if it'll look fab though! xxx

It totally depends on how much decor you are having. Many people think it is easy to just go in and set up it isn't believe me. You have to be really organised, we spend the week before the wedding getting each tables decorations into platic crates with everything from favours, place cards, table decs, menus, cameras, tealights & table number for each table so each crate is et on the table to do one at a time ensuring everything is in the right place. Table decs are usually already made & ready to set in the centre.

Chair Covers are the worst as they can take anything up to 3hrs depending on how many. If you are having balloons they will need to blown up on the day as the helium will only last for 8-10 hours unless they have been treated.

If you can afford for someone to do it all then I would, you will be aching like mad after!

No chair covers thank goodness - i have already heard the horrors of doing them!!! had planned on putting everything for each table into boxes so they were ready to go. not having ballons either as that no matter how nice they are they always make me think of childrens parties.... Unfotunately the budget is very tight no no extra money to pay people, but i do have 3 sisters my mum, dad, uncle and one sisters boyfriend and offers of help from two friends

Thanks for asking this, I need to know the answer too! We're also having a village hall although luckily we have it all day on the Friday so can take as long as we need setting up. Hopefully it shouldn't take ages, but my mental 'to do' list just keeps getting longer -argh!!

My real concern is that we are also having an outdoor area with gazebo & small marquee, seating, lighting, garden games etc and I don't know how to go about getting this bit set up, bit wary of doing it the day before cos the hall is 20 mins from where we live, plus what if the weather is rubbish overnight? I suppose we could delegate the job to somebody to do in the morning but I can't think of anyone I'd trust to do it at the moment!

It's times like these I think I've taken too much on!

It shouldn't take too long as long as you are organised & delegate jobs. Make a list & put the jobs you want them to do ny each persons name. When the job is done they can then refer back to the list to see what is left to do. There is nothing worse than having an army of volunteers & none of them know what they are doing.

This is the part I am dreading! I am having a village hall too, but don't get the keys til the Saturday morning! What am I going to do!! [:'(]

Delegate! What time is the wedding?

Can you really not have the keys the night before even if it was 10pm at night for an hour and a half just to get you kick started??? I made it part of our contract with the village hall that we can have it from 7pm friday till 12pm sunday

do you have the sunday morning to tidy up???

Thanks for the reply claire.... If only we could have a practise run it might not be so unnerving but i am sure we will all muddle through....

Hi, the wedding is at 2:30, can't get the hall the night before as its being used but we have the Sunday morning to tidy up. Guess i'll just have to be super organised, know exactly what I want where and get lots of help! Argh!

I think i am going with the keep it simple stupid with regard to the decorations i hope in the hope it will be a quick "build" I may have practise run on my mum and dads table so that i can mini practise and then i can visulise what it will look like

Trying to write me to do list....... it is not as easy as i was hoping it would be! Luckily i have a on the day coordinator who can sort out any little bits that are not finished!

Many thanks for the reponse Smiley_Bride! I am sure it will be fine as long as i am prepared and have lists of everything......

It the silly things like having to remember tea, coffee, sugar and milk as we are not having caterers oh an washing up liquid and tea towels.....

I am sure there are much easier ways to have a reception but not sure it would have been as much about us as a couple!

Hello everyone,

We are looking at village halls at the moment so this thread is really interesting. Can I be cheeky and ask where your village halls are? We are based in Hampshire but have family in Merseyside and Yorkshire so if the hall was beautiful we could justify it being anywhere