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A step and repeat banner from Sign Art will give your wedding the atmosphere of a red carpet event.

Ideas to Make Your Wedding an Old Hollywood, Red Carpet Event

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Few things are as glamorous as old Hollywood, and classic romances can provide inspiration for your wedding. To create memories that are fit for the silver screen, check out these ideas.

Photo Ops
The key element of a Hollywood-themed wedding is the right red carpet backdrop for pictures.  Sign Art Etc has all the options you need to create the perfect atmosphere. You and your partner can use one of our pre-set templates, or you can upload your own images for a more custom look.

Colors
For the color scheme, use a combination of gold, black, silver or red. The groom and his groomsmen can wear classic black tuxedos, while the bridesmaids can wear gold, silver or red.

Invitations
You can have a lot of fun when designing your save the dates, invitations and wedding website. Design your save the date cards to resemble a “coming attractions” ad, and make your invitations and website look like a movie poster. You can use your engagement photos and list you and your spouse-to-be in the leading roles. After all, you two are the stars of this show! If you’re not comfortable with photo editing software,  a designer can get the right look.

Cocktail hour
Serve popcorn and champagne during the cocktail hour. Party City sells movie theater popcorn boxes that the serving staff can use. Many couples enjoy creating featured cocktails that will be served at their weddings. Veranda has a list of eight timeless cocktails inspired by classic films, like the Charlie Chaplin or the Joan Collins.

Decorations
Decorate your venue like an old movie theater. To add to the atmosphere, create “movie posters” using photographs of your and your significant other in various poses. Have fun with it! You can use different costumes to recreate classic movie scenes. Another way to set the mood is to decorate the venue with classic quotes from famous films. For your guests, create place settings that look like fancy movie tickets, or purchase them from Etsy.

 

You can customize your step and repeat to fit your event.

You’ve Got Options with Custom Made Backdrops

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When people think of step and repeat, they generally think of repeating logos on backdrops behind celebrities on a red carpet. These banners are also a mainstay at fashion shows, charity galas, weddings and parties. As memorable and important as these banners are, there’s actually a lot more to them than you may realize. They are highly customizable, available in an amazing number of combinations.

Size
Custom made backdrops come in a variety of sizes in order to fit your venue, the number of guests, your pictures and your budget: eight feet by six, eight by eight, eight by ten and eight by twelve.

Custom made backdrops featuring any image or logo for any type of event.

Stand
If you’re planning on hanging your banner against a wall, you can purchase just the backdrop. However, many times the backdrop is best as a standalone, so you can buy yours with an aluminum stand that’s the perfect size for your needs. That way, all you need to do is assemble the stand and attach the backdrop to it, and it’s up! The aluminum stands are easy to assemble, and come with instructions.

Image template
While the traditional design calls for a repeating image or logo, you can also choose to use one image and blow it up to cover the whole banner. Sign Art Etc has a number of pre-made templates that we can swap your image into. Our team can also help you with the design if you aren’t sure about the imagery you’d like to use. If you have a picture or illustration in particular that you’d like to use but you don’t have a high quality version, the Sign Art team can also work on it to help make it look crisp.

These simple wedding hacks will help you relax and have fun on your big day.

Weddings hacks: planning your big day on easy mode

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Preparing for your wedding day can be a huge feat. There are so many moving parts when it comes to the guest lists, the registry, the venue, the dress and so on. Every bride could use a few cheats, or wedding planning hacks. Give these a try if you need to save some time, money or sanity.

RSVP numbering
If you have doctors or lawyers in your family, you may have a hard time understanding the handwriting on the RSVPs. Or maybe some guests will just forget to add their names. That’s why it’s a good idea to number each RSVP. You can just write a tiny number on the back of each card, and note which guests received which number. That way, if you receive any back with missing or illegible names, you’ll know who sent it.

Separate email address
You’re going to get a lot of emails from vendors, venues, guests and stores on your registry. Creating a new, wedding-only email address will help you manage the clutter. This will also save your main email address from the inevitable barrage of spam you’ll be getting well after the wedding day has come and gone.

“A custom step and repeat is a simple wedding hack that lets you create beautiful memories.”

Table arrangements
When planning the seating plan, you’re probably going to need to switch things around a few dozen times, so use sticky notes. Another hack is to use different colored notes for bride’s side, groom’s side, friends or family.

Build a wedding day emergency kit
You never know what could go wrong on the wedding day, so be prepared. Your disaster kit should include a stain removal stick, mints, bobby pins, safety pins and a needle with thread.

Set up a photo booth with a custom banner
Creating a photo booth atmosphere is an easy way to make sure your guests will have fun posing for professional-quality pictures. Taking these pictures is easier with this setup and the repeating logo can be customized to include your names and the date, or any other image you’d like. This simple wedding hack lets you create beautiful memories.

Managing a charity walk is a challenge, but including a step and repeat banner can help!

Planning a Charity Walk: Tips for Success

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It’s perfect weather for a nice walk outside. This summer, many caring individuals will be walking or running to raise money for others. Planning a charity walk is a daunting task. You have to establish the route, create a platform for registration and sponsorship, market the event, oversee safety and legal issues and manage sponsors.

Registration
Collecting contact information is an important part of charity event planning. In addition to signing participants up, you’re going to need to collect entry fees and fundraising pledges. An online event management program can help with this, allowing you to create a custom registration form, share it on your event website and gather participant signup information.

“Developing a strong brand is an important part of generating interest for your event.”

Branding
Developing a strong brand is an important part of generating interest for your event. Decide on a color scheme and logo, and select a vendor to create t-shirts for your participants and volunteers. Make sure to use this logo and color on your website and social media feeds as well, to foster a strong brand identity around your charity event.

Another way to promote your charity on the day of the walk is to use a customized backdrop for photo opportunities – it will entertain guests and promote your charity at the same time! Set up the banner at the finish line so your participants can pose for pictures, celebrating completion of the walk.

Success!
No matter how tired you and your staff must be after pulling it off, don’t forget that you’re going to need to start planning next year’s event right away. Think about the areas you could improve upon for future walks.

Step and repeats are perfect for fundraising, product launches, parties, weddings and red carpet events. For more information or to start your design, visit Sign Art Etc.

A well-designed trade show backdrop can help spread your brand awareness at your next show.

Why Your Business Needs a Trade Show Backdrop

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If you’re going to be attending a trade show, you know that brand awareness is important. This is an opportunity to make major inroads in your industry, and connect with new clients. First impressions can matter, and if your brand identity isn’t prominently displayed, your product may not stand out among the hundreds and even thousands of other participants. It takes a visual tool to help you stand apart.

That’s why your trade show booth should include a backdrop with a repeating step and repeat pattern. The pattern can be an image or a logo, and will feature prominently in “red carpet” type photos.

Professional
Whether it’s a trade show, convention or product launch event, a quality step and repeat helps promote your business, lends professional credibility and makes for a great background for photo opportunities.

Easily identifiable
Create a memorable image to go along with your booth! Registrants will be able to identify your brand from far and wide. Put your company’s logo to work, and let everyone at the event see who you are.

“Every trade show presentation booth should include a backdrop.”

Perfect for pictures
Reporters for industry publications are always taking a lot of photos at these events. With a big, colorful banner by your booth, your logo will be all over these pictures, helping to develop brand awareness. Many of these images are used and shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other social media platforms. If your logo and banner are in the background, that’s great publicity right there.

A chance to stand out, and get your brand out there
In addition to your company’s logo, you can also include a slogan or product name on your backdrop. Whatever words you want to get out there to help spread the word about your company, you can put it on display for maximum exposure.

Choose your size, material and more
Professional backdrops are available in a variety of combinations. When it comes to materials, you can choose from vinyl or cloth. Vinyl is less expensive, but it can wrinkle at times and give off glare. You can choose from a variety of sizes. Just make sure that the image is large enough that it’s easily identifiable. The Sign Art team can help you select a design, size and material that works best for you. Get in touch with us today!