Drapery hung from the ceiling can soar overhead or extend down to serve as a reception backdrop.
Some wedding venues have soaring, elaborate ceilings, while others need some decorative touches. Both can be enhanced with drapery. Used in countless configurations, drapery of all kinds of colors, materials, and finishes can pull together a room or add drama to an otherwise simple one. the ceiling also can extend down, adding a clean backdrop to your space or setting a mysterious, exotic mood. Once you figure out the feel of your wedding, drapes can help make the right impression.
Instructions
1. Study pictures online or in wedding magazines to see designs from what professional decorators have done. When you know what kind of look you want, talk to venue management. They may have rules about what can be hung from the ceiling, and they might require that their maintenance staff do the actual installation. If they host many weddings, they may be able to provide you with all necessary materials.
2. Calculate how much drapery you will need. Measure the width, length, and height of the room, noting any irregularities or obstacles that might alter your plans. Remember that drapery running across the ceiling will not likely be pulled taut, so the length of fabric will need to be longer than the actual size of the room.
3. Buy a ready-made kit, available online, or have drapery fabric cut to size. Professional kits consist of a metal hoop threaded through one end of each piece of fabric. The hoop is anchored to the middle of the room, and the opposite ends are pulled up and secured. If you work with your own fabric, buy drapery hooks, which are made to support the weight of fabric hanging from the ceiling.
4. Install the anchors. Rooms with rafters, or drop ceilings, which tend to have a metal grid extending across the room, offer plenty of places to install hooks. Otherwise, you will have to work with event management to make a plan for installing anchors in different locations.
5. Secure all pieces to the middle of the room first, and then measure to figure out the best placement for the opposite ends. Before securing, you may want to twist the fabric or incorporate other decorative techniques. For the simplest designs, use thin pieces of drapery extending from the center of the room, arcing down gently, and then attached back to the ceiling along the perimeter of the room; you will have to connect each piece of fabric in two places.
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