Covid-19: Event Decoration Guidelines To Abide By

Planning an event in the near future? Decoration is an indispensable part that goes into making any occasion successful, setting the ambiance and allowing the guests to gauge the mood and enjoy.

There are a host of guidelines issued by the authorities that are mandatory to be followed. Apart from the essential rules, you might want to go an extra mile to ensure the safety of yourself and your guests. Be it a wedding or any other special occasion, here are some Covid-19 event decoration guidelines to aid you’re planning.

Covid19 Decoration

Sanitization

While handling the adornments, transporting them and then putting them up on site, care should be taken for proper sanitization of both the décor items as well as those handling them, every step of the way. Sanitize wedding decorations as well as the venue once the décor is complete, ready for use.

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Protective Gear

The team in charge for decorating must be clad in proper protective gear during the entire process, maintaining social distancing where possible. Different teams responsible for the tent setup, stage décor, floral decoration, lighting, etc. should coordinate and be called upon at well spaced out time slots to complete the tasks.

Covid19 Seating Decoration

Hiring Decorators

Choosing expert decorators with experience under their belt is a safer option. Skilled workers who have organized the functioning of execution to heed the safety measures and have adequate resources will ease up your burden and smoothen the whole thing. Do a thorough research, know your options and go for decorators who understand your requirements and can flexibly adapt to the budget and practical conditions. Coordination is imperative.

Lighting Decoration

Venue Suitability

It is recommended to go for a spacious, airy open venue to host weddings and other events to reduce chances of contamination and enable all the attendees to practice social distancing. Apart from the obvious choice of an outdoor location, let your décor be neat so as to accentuate the natural setting. Avoid scattered, hanging and crowded decorations and layouts that make navigating difficult and are also at a higher risk of coming in physical contact of multiple persons. Keep the furniture, staircase railings, doors and narrow pathways clean of embellishments.

Venue Decoration

Guests

One of the purposes of the décor is to please the guests. Obviously, decoration should be done keeping in mind the type and the size of the gathering, as well as the guests you’re having. It should be visual treat but not overwhelm the celebrants. For up to 50 wedding guests, for instance, you can go for a relaxed feel and plan an intimate celebration with light and creative décor.

Guest In Covid-19 Wedding

Rentals

The demand for event rentals has seen a huge boom in recent times with their being practical and economical. If you are going for the same during the pandemic, do proper research for reliability of the vendors and see to it that all the precautions and guidelines are being minded. Rental services are usually responsible for the transportation as well, so keep an eye on that being managed too. Each rented item must be sanitized before and after use. Wedding decoration for Covid-19 has been made incredibly more accessible and budget-friendly with this initiative. Make best use of it, but smartly. Avoid renting out fabrics, if possible.

Covid-19 Wedding Decoration Decoded And Simplified

As events round the globe come to a staggering halt owing to the coronavirus pandemic, doubts and uncertainty reign. Nevertheless, the time’s right for our society to re-evaluate celebrations in general and for the present generations to consider a wedding makeover. Easing up on resources, not only are we led to prioritize but we can also gift to posterity a cleaner and greener worldview. When expectations of putting up a show are dampened, you can solely focus on how you would want your big day to be.
Take charge! If you’re deciding to get hitched during the pandemic, do you! Let the whole event be a reflection of yourself and celebrate with the people closest to you in ways that you personally deem fun. Do your research, opt for wedding decorators who are understanding and accommodative if need arises for expert guidance and execution. Or else, hold an intimate function in a private venue that you can design with the aid of limitless inspiration available to you through platforms like Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, etc.
Following are some lockdown wedding ideas for you to streamline the décor and ensure feasibility and safety for an enjoyable experience.

Wedding Garden Decoration

Take A Step Closer To Nature

While an eco-friendly wedding might be harder to imagine on a larger scale and probably out of the budget, the restrictions put on social gatherings have made it a concrete possibility. With relaxations in the finances that come owing to the decrease in numbers, now you can easily prioritize quality over quantity. Go for greener options in the décor, catering, lighting, invites, gift hampers, etc. make liberal use of floral installations, garlands, floral arches, leafy vines, wreaths, branches and other botanical decorative pieces for the display. Yet better is to go for an open venue that already flaunts gorgeous flora, minimising your need to adorn it.

Stage Decoration

Embrace A Minimalistic Vision

When the number of guests has been limited to fifty and you’re redirected towards a stripped down function, why not adopt a minimalist approach? A light, monochromatic colour palette with only a few decorative elements will lend a fresh and soothing look to the venue. Used to as we are to glam and glitz as integral to the Indian wedding aesthetic, cleaning up the visuals can allow us to explore and be creative in an experimental and unprecedented manner. Tap into the rawness of the place you’re getting married in. soft and inherently breathable, minimalism, by eliminating overcrowding of details, helps you be selective and choose what is really relevant.

Theme Wedding Decoration

Rentals And Sourcing

Popular as wedding rentals are, in times like these you must pay extra care to who you’re hiring from to ensure that they are properly sanitised and suited to your décor plan. Minimise on travel, source from local vendors and hire local artisans. For instance, flower decoration for Covid-19 weddings must be focussed on seasonal florals that are locally available rather than imported ones. For ease of disposability, it is recommended that you rely on fresh blooms.

Flower Decoration

Coordinate Among Different Teams And Pre-Plan

Plan well in advance so that the different teams are allotted specific slots to work without clashing. This will enable adequate social distancing and smoothen the functioning.

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On-Field Safety Measures To Heed

It is imperative that the decorators properly sanitize wedding decorations that are to be employed before placing them. Any waste generated should be disposed off properly. Avoid hanging decorations that might be at a risk of being plucked by children or those on bannisters and furniture- spaces that come in regular contact of people.