So last night we had our '6 week befor ethe day' talk with our wedding coordinator. I initially planned to have paper pompoms hanging from the ceiling which she had said intially was fine, so naturally i went ahead and bought a shed load of pom poms only yesterday for her to tell me that they wouldnt be allowed to hang directly from the ceiling but the wooden beams across the room. Normally it would be ok but the beams are quite low into the room so to hang pom poms from them would be rediculous as everybody would be stooping to avoid them. So she agreed to having them attatched to string or something and have them sort of hanging like bunting across the room...... Only problem is now that i have no idea how im going to do this. I figure having pom poms on string would be pretty 'heavy' ? Do i use cotton or fishing wire? She wants me to unravel all the pom poms and have them attatched to the string before the day so her staff are not faffing with them....... How do i transport them without them getting crushed and tangled? Has anybody got any advice on how to hang and transport these now regrettable pom poms?
Met 2004
Engaged 2014
Getting Married 2016
CommentAuthorNicoleW665
i think i would use fishing wire as it is clear and you won't really see it, although make sure it isn't neck height :') i think i would package them all in a plastic container in a car, they are pretty light so they shouldn't really crush eachother
When we met: August 2009
When we announced engagement: December 2015
When we will get married: September 2017
CommentAuthorStephanieM158
Im scraed of em geting crumpled and creased but a plastic bix might work.... Such a pain that shes asked me to attatch them all as now its just another thing for me to start freaking out about.where do i buy fishing line?
Met 2004
Engaged 2014
Getting Married 2016
CommentAuthorTheNewMrsBarrett
Have you got a r@ng3 near you? They might sell it, or maybe a h0bbycr@ft? The only other thing I can think of using is ribbon? Xx
CommentAuthorFlossie
I'd try @m@z0n or maybe G0 0utd00rs if you have one near you x
they will have it in fishing bait shops if you have one near you
When we met: August 2009
When we announced engagement: December 2015
When we will get married: September 2017
CommentAuthorStephanieM158
Ive looked on @m@z0n but theres so many lengths and widths etc... I dont know how flimsy it is. Will it hold tissue paper? I really wish she would have told me i may have had something else instead of the pompoms.
Met 2004
Engaged 2014
Getting Married 2016
CommentAuthorNicoleW665
it should defo hold tissue paper, its made to be tugged on after all
When we met: August 2009
When we announced engagement: December 2015
When we will get married: September 2017
CommentAuthorStephanieM158
Good point. Ill buy a thick one anyway to be safe. Urgh.
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Getting Married 2016
CommentAuthorMrs T Hurley!
How heavy are your pom poms!! When we go fishing we use 16lb line and that is really strong stuff.
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CommentAuthorFlossie
I'd say you'd be fine with light weight stuff, and I'd buy more than you may need just so you know you've got enough and don't need to have a mad dash trying to sort it nearer the time.
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CommentAuthorStephanieM158
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Lmao Mrs T Hurley, i know i know.... But its like when you hand christmas cards at christmas and when you get to the middle the string somehow winds up lower to the ground than you imagined. I forsee the pom poms tickling peoples heads at somepoint. The wedding coordinator called an hour ago said the room is free the day before so if i would be hapoy going down to help out that would a possibility. Which is good news i suppose. ;-)
Met 2004
Engaged 2014
Getting Married 2016
CommentAuthorMaxineP89
Are the pom poms already in full bloom so to speak or are they flat packed and need to be puffed up etc? How were you planning on getting them to the venue anyway?
I think I would take advantage of having the venue the day before, at least that way you can get them put exactly where you want them and not have to leave it to the venue to decide
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CommentAuthorStephanieM158
Theyre flat... Which are neatly packed in a box but she wants them puffing up. Nightmare really. Thing is she will only ket us know at the end of August if we will have the room available to be set up.... Due to perhaps a booking this month or something. So im leaving it until september if we manage to have the room ill puff them up then if not its a last minute job and a bin bag for transport arghh
Met 2004
Engaged 2014
Getting Married 2016
CommentAuthorMrs M Wade
We've got Pom poms in our marquee and have attached them to a string with fishing wire as everything else we tried just made them slide down once we tied it to the ceiling x