Wedding Ceiling Treatments

Use lights to highlight the architecture of your venue.

One important aspect of decorating for weddings that is often overlooked is the ceiling. However, without addressing the ceiling, you will leave your venue looking unfinished. Fortunately, many options to create a ceiling treatment are available. Choose from treatments that take only a few hours to create or treatments that provide the extravagance you hope to achieve.

Draping

If your venue permits it, consider draping the ceiling with fabric. This treatment creates a dramatic touch to the venue that draws the eye upward. Staple or use tacks to add fabric to the ceiling. Place the tacks in a systematic manner after every few inches to achieve a cohesive look.

Canopy

Create a canopy over a focal point in your room, such as over the gift table, cake area or the bridal table. Use a piece of large white tubing. Cover the tubing in fabric. Hang the tubing from the ceiling with fish string. Place a hook in the ceiling to support the canopy. Glue or staple fabric to the tubing until the fabric reaches the desired height. Add lights around the cake and inside the canopy for more sparkle.

Spiderweb

If your venue has chandeliers or you will be using columns, create a spiderweb effect. Attach tulle from the chandelier and stretch it across the room in eight directions. As an alternative, place the fabric in the middle of the room and stretch it to columns that surround the room.

Branches

After placing a tent over your reception area, add interest to the ceiling. Paint branches white or the wedding color and attach them to your tent by using fish string. This treatment works well for a rustic wedding or a winter-themed event. Hang glass or paper lanterns for an even more dramatic look.

Lights

A simple ceiling treatment is to attach Christmas lights. String the lights on top of the ceiling and around any columns. Also, attach lights to any interesting architectural details, such as an archway that comes close to the ceiling or a skylight. Use white or colored lights that match your decor. If you have tulle on the ceiling, also add lights inside the tulle.

Image

One way to achieve a ceiling treatment without damaging the building is to use a projector. Pick an image that you would like to project, such as your initials, lovebirds or something that correlates with your wedding. Position the projector so that it faces toward the ceiling. Another idea is to connect the projector with a computer to have a slideshow of the couple rotating as they have their first dance.

Chuppah

Create a secular chuppah to use at your wedding with PVC pipes, concrete stands, conduit and fabric. Build the chuppah structure and add the fabric top. Place the chuppah over the bridal table or use it at your ceremony site by the altar.

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