Megan Stringer
Megan Stringer 5 Apr 2018

Me and my H2B are getting married and having a reception in a beautiful room...

Me and my H2B are getting married and having a reception in a beautiful room full of dark wood beams. I would love ideas of how to soften these beams (and lighten up the room) without losing the distinct feature and beauty of them all! Any suggestions welcome- DIY suggestions also more than welcome! Thanks :)

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Amy Rolfe
Amy Rolfe 7 Apr 2018

Fairy lights or white drapes

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 7 Apr 2018

We’re having a fairy light canopy draping from the beams xx

Sarah Nicholls
Sarah Nicholls 7 Apr 2018

Defo fairy lights ❤

Samantha James
Samantha James 7 Apr 2018

Flower garlands? Really pretty and use pale flowers to soften the darkness

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 7 Apr 2018

Fairy lights wrapped round

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 7 Apr 2018

Hey, our venue has a number or dark pillars (4 to be precise) going straight through the middle of the reception room and we’ve decided to wrap them in some sort of white cloth and wrap fairy lights around just to disguise them a little. I think fairy lights always work... I’d be open to any other suggestions if anybody has any?

Tinkerbelltina Jones
Tinkerbelltina Jones 7 Apr 2018

The white christmas lights wrap a few around them and have them glitter the wood effect

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 7 Apr 2018

Similar to you we had dark beams in our ceremony and then reception room and had it like this all that changes was moving the seats around!

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Carla Speers
Carla Speers 7 Apr 2018

Fairy lights so magical!

Rhi Chadwick
Rhi Chadwick 7 Apr 2018

I'd wrap them in fairy lights and hang paper lanterns from them

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 7 Apr 2018

White flowers wrapped
Round them xx

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 7 Apr 2018

Fairy lights,bunting,flower garlands

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 7 Apr 2018

You can buy hanging baubles that you can put tea lights or led tea lights in. And if you use fine thread they will look like they are floating

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Tracey Law
Tracey Law 7 Apr 2018

Fairy lights

UKbride Administrator
UKbride Administrator 7 Apr 2018

When my mum got married last year her venue had beams. The venue did the drapes and the lights and we just hung the Pom poms

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Lisa Booth
Lisa Booth 7 Apr 2018

Look in Pinterest for hoola hoop chandeliers to make yourself - would look really great hanging from beams

Lauren Hayes
Lauren Hayes 7 Apr 2018

I would personally have some fairy lights. Possibly some white drapes and and just lots of candles for a romantic feel x

Rose Breeds
Rose Breeds 8 Apr 2018

You could if venue lets you have hanging jars with candles or fairy lights in. Its very effective.

Michelle Croxford
Michelle Croxford 8 Apr 2018

Mood lighting with the disco , not too expensive about £50 for 8...
LED dancefloor.x

Megan Stringer
Megan Stringer 9 Apr 2018

Thanks - I've had a look at draping - its a good possibility, and fairy lights are fantastic - will be doing this!!
I love the idea of flowers around the beams, will have to see if they would work as the beams are quite low at some points...

Thank you so much!!

Megan Stringer
Megan Stringer 9 Apr 2018

I'm loving the bunting idea as well. We are going to be going LED candle crazy - we are allowed flames, but don't want to risk it with the children there.
I need to visit the venue in August this year and get an idea of the lighting in the room at that time of year - I've only seen it within the winter months really, so not completely sure what to expect.

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