How to Decorate a Cultural Hall: Part 2

The next most common question I have gotten about our wedding reception is where we got the big pictures of us that are on the walls. They are our engagement pictures printed on canvas and then thumbtacked to the wall. They were done by one of my best friend's parents. They have a comapny called Professional Image in Dallas, Texas. They did something similar for their daughter Josie's wedding and also some of our other Texas friends. It was pretty much a spur of the moment decision to have them done and Josie's parents had to stay up all night to do them!
I couldn't have been more in love with the results. It looked amazing. This look has since been replicated by some of my friends that decided to go the cultural hall route, and that's a-okay with me.

(P.S. the only thing they didn't tell me was what to do with the pictures post-wedding. We still have them sitting in our guest room. They are too big and creepy to be used for anything else...)

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How to Decorate a Cultural Hall: Part 1

I feel like I'm not really qualified to write this post because I had almot nothing to do with how fabulous our reception looked. But I'm going to try and answer some of your questions. Bear with me.

Question 1:

Beautiful reception! I love the full false ceiling that you did. Did you do the ceiling or have someone do it?? I am very interested in doing this for my reception.. Please let me know!!!

Answer: We had someone do it for us. A little company based out of Texas but they are no longer in business. I do know some of their trade secrets though.

First, we had to make sure that we were allowed to drill holes into the walls of the cultural hall. We just asked the bishop and he said yes!

Then we got some of these eye hooks and painted them to match the wall color. You need enough hooks to put them every five feet.

Then they used super strong fishing wire to hang the"fabric" and twinkle lights. The "fabric" was not fabric at all but it was plastic table coverings that come on a roll like this one!

You need to hang the lights and the plastic sheeting long enough to touch the floor on each side. You have to do that so you can hide the extension cords on the floor. 

Next you have to make sure that nobody accidentally hits the button to lower the basketball goal and make everything come crashing down... (that almost happened)

Question 2:

I am planning a reception for my daughter in October. Can you tell me how you did the "Mr and Mrs" backdrop behind the table? From the pictures it appears to be hung, but I can't tell from what it hangs. Also, what is used for the rod? Also, is that wall behind that backdrop the regular cultural hall wall, or did you cover it with burlap? Your reception is really wonderful. Congratulations on making the cultural hall look really great!

Answer: The curtain rod with the Mr. And Mrs. banner is hung with the same eye hooks and fishing wire as the false ceilling and attached to the the wall up high.

The walls in our church building already matched the burlap theme so we just went with it.

the shoe game

At our reception we played a little something called the shoe game. I thought it seemed really fun when I saw it on Pinterest but every time I explained it to people they didn't exactly share the same excitement. In fact, they told me it sounded weird and/or lame... But I didn't care! I was going to have it my way or I was going to go Bride-zilla all over the place.

It. Was. So. Fun. Ask anyone! They will tell you that it wasn't lame at all. It was a good way to break the ice before the dancing and get everyone in a more playful mood. It was also a good way for my friends and family to get to know David better since many people hadn't met him before that day. I loved the shoe game.

David's little brother Andy read these questions out loud and then we were to hold up the shoe of the person we thought best answered the question.

Who is more likely to get lost?
Who is the better driver?
Who has had more tickets?
Who is the better dresser?
Who is the better kisser?
When you first met, who made the first move?
Who gets the best grades in school?
Who is smarter?
Who is more creative?
Who is better at keeping surprises?
Who will be doing the cooking?
Who is more adventurous?
Who is more likely to break a bone doing something adventurous?
Who is better looking?
Who said I love you first?
Who starts the argument?
Who is the first to say I'm sorry?
Who wears the pants?
Who spends more money?
Who makes more money?
Who will be in control of the remote?
Who will be more likely to wake up grumpy?
Who will be more likely to hog to covers?
Who will kill the spiders?
Who is messier?
Right now, who do you love more than anyone in the world?

the reception