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Finally seeing signs of recovery from Covid-19, the Constitution State announced the lifting of mask mandates and you bet we’ll be seeing grand opening ribbons all over Connecticut in time to celebrate the 4th of July in style! If you are planning a grand opening ceremony in Connecticut, shop for all your needs at CeremonialSupplies.com, the best one-stop shop on the web for all things ceremonial. Let us help you every step of the way. CeremonialSupplies.com has a long-standing reputation for excellent quality products, friendly prices, knowledgeable and responsive customer service and fast shipping to Connecticut – or anywhere else in the nation! Whether your grand opening is taking place in a big city like Bridgeport, or a smaller town like Danbury, a big, wide ribbon for your grand opening will carry a big punch!

Say It Louder With A Wide Customized Ribbon!

A ceremonial ribbon for a grand opening ceremony should shout out the name of the business and for that, you need a wide ribbon that will be the spotlight of the ceremony! A big wide ribbon will certainly pop your message louder! CeremonialSupplies.com has a selection of ribbons that range from 2.25” ceremonial ribbon used for keepsake printing of a commemorative message and date and attached to balloons, or hung down from the ceiling, 4” ribbon for sashes and bows, 6” ribbon and 8” ribbon that are popular for grand opening cuttings, and the 10” ribbon extra-wide to really make your message stand out! We also have 12” ribbon that can be used for a big entrance grand opening, or as banner flags to decorate the inside of your store or business. We have your grand opening ribbon for all the decorations you need! Custom ribbons with your brand or company’s name, or pre-printed “Grand Opening available in astonishing colors! Remember the ceremonial ribbon in a grand opening is a focal point - make the most of it. The objective of a grand opening celebration is to let everyone know you are in business in their community and a big, bold, message on the opening ribbon will serve this purpose and more, especially if the media is there! A good size grand opening ribbon can be 8”, 10”, or 12” the last of which can also be printed to create customized flag displays.

Ceremonialsupplies.com has the best online selection of ceremonial ribbons and offers pre-printed “Grand Opening” ribbons in 6” width, and ready-to-go grand opening kits that include ribbon-cutting scissors - available in traditional and giant size styles, with pre-printed or customized message, and crowd stanchions and carpet! It’s not every day you can have a grand opening for your business or your shop, so make the best of the Connecticut business reopening after Covid 19 pandemic, and let the community know you’re back on the saddle! Your imagination is the limit at Ceremonialsupplies.com. We ship to Bridgeport, New Haven and Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury and Norfolk, Connecticut (and anywhere else in the world for that matter!) and our quality products are offered at wallet-friendly prices.

Grand Openings with Connecticut Themes!

Grand opening speeches and event ceremonies can be themed using memorable historic or present day accomplishments. Examples are the historic seaport city of Bridgeport and its once busy industrial hub, vs the Bridgeport of today, with the city’s economy being service-oriented and healthcare leading the economy. New Haven, Connecticut, was established as a Puritan community in 1638, making it one of the oldest cities in the nation. New Haven houses the prestigious Yale University and the city is known as the cultural center of Connecticut. Stamford isn’t a very large city at all, but it houses the second largest financial district in the New York metropolitan area, following the New York financial district itself. This means many decorative green dollar signs for business grand openings in Stamford, Connecticut! Ceremonialsupplies.com has the perfect green color ribbon and matching green bows and green handle ceremonial scissors to make a financial grand opening statement in Stamford! Party planning is known to draw highly intuitive people to this field of decoration, and to party planners historical references are a great resource from which to draw for creativity. Connecticut was one of the original 13 colonies, this alone represents a wealth of resources for grand opening themes in the Constitution State! Other cities like Waterbury, Norwalk, and Danbury offer their respectively unique architecture, attractions and traditions. Historical locations are naturally inspiring for a grand opening event. 

Accessorize your Grand Opening Event!

We love parties and gatherings! It’s a human thing. This is why at Ceremonialsupplies.com we provide everything you can possibly need for traditional ceremonies like grand openings, groundbreakings, and military events. Ceremonialsupplies.com is the best one-stop shop on the internet for the supplies that make for professional grade events! One you’ve determined the color scheme and theme of your Connecticut opening event, select the ribbon, the ceremonial scissors, and scale up the event with stanchions, bows, display stand for the ceremonial scissors, and even a carpet runner and step and repeat backdrop by shopping ceremonialsupplies.com. If your ribbon and scissors will be customized with a company logo and commemorative date you’ll want to get your order in as soon as possible – this saves you time and money in the long run.

Other accessories are roll up vertical banner signs, grand opening balloons, award plaques and souvenirs. Everything you need to create an outstanding front entrance grand opening image that will proudly live on in photographs and videos, and everything you need to recognize and honor those whose involvement made the event possible. As Covid 19 begins to recede and those Connecticut business that survived the economic shut down start to bloom, grand opening celebrations will be taking place in Connecticut and ceremonialsupplies.com offers quality products and effective delivery to the Constitution State – and everywhere else in the country!

A quick search will show the number of Idaho groundbreaking ceremonies surging as construction booms in the Gem State. About 26,000 people moved to Idaho in 2018, and the number spiked in 2020 and continues to grow. An end-of year report in 2020 showed Boise, Idaho, Meridian, Idaho, and Nampa, Idaho are in the top 10 fastest growing cities in the country. We can just imagine what that represents locally. It is no wonder that CeremonialSupplies.com has spotted a growing number of shipments to the ruggedly beautiful Gem State! Groundbreaking ceremonies in climates where the Four Seasons are observed by nature, spring, summer, and fall in Idaho get to experience the peak in construction projects. Whether for a public building, or private entities, the tradition of first sod-cuttings continue to inspire creative, fun, and entertaining ways to conduct a groundbreaking ceremony in comfort and elegance. Even in the most exquisite and unique sod-cutting ceremonies, some things remain constant and invariable to their success: Timing, Supplies, Execution, and Follow-up. Here’s what to remember about each, for a memorable Idaho groundbreaking ceremony that will shine like a gem!

Timing is the Foundation of Planning

We have all heard the phrase “planning is everything.” This is true, but the foundation of planning is timing. Planning is necessary for the success of any event, venture, or launch. Ancient civilizations had philosophies based on consultation to elders, who in turn would consult the source of their wisdom. “God” or what was known, as god or gods, to the plebian population, was, in some accounts, merely the knowledge of the elements, their functions, and practicing them. Think of CeremonialSupplies.com as those elders with a combined source of wisdom we offer through our salesmanship, our customer service, friendly prices and our prompt and efficient shipping anywhere in Idaho (or any other place that appears on a commercial map!) Plan! Write out the guest list, the media list, the VIP list, the entertainment list, the scope of updating and maintaining the guest list, the budget, the wish list! Write it ALL down. Keep it in a 3-hole binder. Easy to insert paper, easy to tear out. Planning events too far out in advance may cause the event to keep being pushed back and eventually scratched off completely. Planning events under the stress of urgency runs the risk of having the same effect (or worse) than if, you had done nothing at all. Without timing, planning is useless. Last minute contacts to local celebrities or local VIPS sound desperate and people are more hesitant to participate. Contacting the media, from the Idaho Statesman, Idaho State Journal, Coeur d’Alene Press, the Boise Weekly, the Teton Valley News, to the Shoshone News Press, the Idaho Press Tribune and every paper in town won’t matter if the event itself hasn’t garnered interest. Ordering supplies begin as soon as you have a firm date for the event, and if you planned correctly, this would be at least 60 days before the event. Especially if you will be ordering labor-intensive supplies, engraved, printed or embroidered products, or both! CeremonialSupplies.com has an exceptional turn-around time from order to shipment and this has earned us the repeat business of our clients.

Ordering Ceremonial Shovels and Other Supplies

The basic supplies for a groundbreaking or first sod-cutting event are the ceremonial shovels. Ceremonial groundbreaking shovels are different from traditional work shovels because they have a D-handle. The D-handle shovel allows holding the shovel at an angle where imprint on the handle, stem, and on the blade can be best viewed. This is important for a photo or a video. People tend to hold a ceremonial shovel the same way. CeremonialSupplies.com, easily the best one-stop online shop for all your groundbreaking ceremony supplies has the perfect assortment to help you decide. This is why ordering from us is so easy! Stainless-steel groundbreaking shovels are our specialty and our range of stainless-steel shovels includes more than just the Standard Chrome Shovel, the Deluxe Chrome Shovel, the Mirror-Finish VIP Chrome shovel, and the Mirror-Finish VIP Golden shovel! These are full-length 42” high by 9.5” blade ceremonial shovels with D-handles and customization capabilities on the handle, the stem, and the shovel blade. For a more traditional shovel style, we offer the classic long stem shovel, which, aside from proving excellent for tall individuals, can be customized on the stem and the shovel blade. For strongly branded logos or recognizable names, our full color blades do the trick standing on their own, and these can be customized too. Color on color is a labor-intensive process and with the right color and text combination, your groundbreaking shovels will truly be the stars of the show! Display them before and after the groundbreaking ceremony in their own shovel stand display. Dress up the display with accompanying hard hats and festive bows to match! Once you have established the style of groundbreaking shovel or shovels, whichever the case, think of hard hats and safety vests! Our hard hats and safety vests selections includes industry approved safety measurements, and provide an authentic element to the ceremony while offering further branding capabilities to provide customized hard-hats and customized safety-vests. In these days where the lingering effect of the Covid pandemic are still felt, making your employees visible and easy to spot is important for a company an its interaction within the community. Corporate wearables like dress Polo shirts or classic Oxford shirts with printed or embroidered logo are symbols of class and professionalism. A top-notch construction team holding a groundbreaking would look deservedly sharp wearing a company Polo or a company Oxford shirt topped with a customized safety vest for the groundbreaking pictures!

Once you have the basics, everything else is just to take the creativity of the event a notch above and. Idahoan events are known for their class, and “upper crust” elegance and what better way to continue the tradition than by creating a spot for the official guest photo! The ceremonial shovels, dressed with bow and hardhat, placed on their own individual shovel stand will serve the triple purpose of having the groundbreaking shovels at hand, all in one place to retrieve when needed, and a place to hold them again, once the groundbreaking has taken place, and will make an ideal stage for guest photos and videos! Take a look at our groundbreaking shovel kits for easy set-up ideas.

A Project’s Execution is Easy When Everything Is In Place!

The world’s most famous event and party planners all know the trick to flawless execution is to plan everything so it unfolds automatically. One thing ushers another one and thus the flow of the program appears seamlessly conducted. Creativity is key in execution. This means that aside from using all the tools at your disposal to dress up the event, you can explore creativity found in historical places and locations in or surrounding the groundbreaking spot. For example, in 1805 the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery crossed the Continental Divide, at an altitude of 7,373 feet above sea level, through Lehmi Pass, located in the Beaverhead Mountains. This historic event lends itself perfectly for inclusion in a groundbreaking ceremony where a spirit of ruggedness, determination, and longevity is desired. Whatever creative décor you envision, CeremonialSupplies.com can make it materialize for you! We have crowd management stanchions and rope in several styles to help guide your guests throughout the event – and remember, with the option of signs, you can convert any que into an informative hub! From the classic gold-domed stanchions and chrome-urn stanchions, to retractable belt-stanchions and weatherproof PVC plastic hitching-post stanchions, you will find our selection to be the best crowd control posts to meet your needs. With CeremonialSupplies.com assortment of carpet runners and ceremonial carpets, you can use a combination of stanchions and carpet runner to set the stage where the actual groundbreaking will occur. In addition, you can create a Hollywood premiere feel to the event by adding a Step and Repeat backdrop to the presentation stage. This ensures that all photos and videos shot in front of the Step and Repeat essentially become advertising tools after the event as these are shared on Social, Local, National, and International media! Printed wide ribbon runners are excellent to dress up the groundbreaking shovels, the buffet table, chairs, or to create a center bulb on a tent, draping printed color ribbon down the sides. Roll-up banners strategically placed in the four-corners-in formation will further create top of mind awareness among your guests and provides a subliminal continuation of the overall message: “We’re here! In your Community! And we are organized, persistent, hard-working, and grateful!” Ideally, anyway, that should be the message.

All the Work is Useless if There’s No Follow-up

It may be the most talked about groundbreaking event in the history of building construction in Idaho, but if you don’t follow-up with your guests, the special VIPS who offered introductions and speeches, the media, or those who were a critical part of the flow of the program, all your other efforts will be forgotten. Follow-begins the day of the event and it begins by presenting individuals with acknowledgement and recognition. In a groundbreaking ceremony this can be done in a number of ways, including presenting those who took shovel to ground with a display shovel case especially engraved with its own plaque, or the groundbreaking shovel dressed up in its own stand. Local government representatives who attend the groundbreaking and make a commemorative speech or some other type of presentation for the event, are customarily recognized with a plaque or a trophy. Browse our Awards category for a large selection of plaques, trophies and special display cases to honor VIPS at a groundbreaking ceremony. Finally, even the seemingly most insignificant guest can be moved to Ambassadorship for your company with a small token of appreciation. After all, word of mouth is still the most flattering form of publicity! Groundbreaking-shovel pins, printed commemorative ribbons, shovel and rock desk sculptures and other similar goodwill tokens are ideal for souvenirs at a groundbreaking ceremony. Shop CeremonialSupplies.com for all your groundbreaking shovels, and other ceremonial items and your Idaho groundbreaking event will be a Gem! Call or email us today for a shipping quote.

Everything in Texas is big in every way, and we find the Lone Star State rebounding briskly from the Covid 19 pandemic to celebrate groundbreaking ceremonies with bells and whistles! The State of Texas is big on groundbreaking shovels and ceremonial items that take these traditional architectural rituals to a new level using CeremonialSupplies.com. Everything from engraved groundbreaking shovels, hard hats, and corporate wear (including face masks!) to keepsakes and souvenirs especially created for these occasions, banners and signs, and other ceremonial items such as groundbreaking shovel stands, plaques and much more can be found at CeremonialSupplies.com, the best one-stop online shop on the web for groundbreaking supplies.

While the country went through the forced downturn of the economy the Austin and Houston areas barely skipped a beat through the Covid-induced mandates, and the construction industry continued to boom. In Dallas-Ft. Worth, industrial building is moving at record speed and the North Texas warehouse construction is still growing as leasing surges. Building material retailers in Texas are riding a construction wave as the jobs boom experienced in the last four years has actually jumped higher! Even while maintaining “social distance” architectural ceremonies such as groundbreakings, first sod cuttings, and the ritualistic laying of first corner stones in building projects soared, and CeremonialSupplies.com continues to serve the growing needs of Texas booming cities. Providing top of the line ceremonial shovels for groundbreaking ceremonies is not the only service that has skyrocketed for CeremonialSupplies.com. Our hard-earned reputation for budget friendly prices, exceptional customer service, and fast and dependable timely shipping have everything to do with our presence in the region. We know how important a groundbreaking or a grand opening is in the life of a company and we take pride in guiding our customers, many who are organizing a first sod cutting ceremony or a grand opening for the first time, with ideas that help them create an exceptional event and ultimately save money. Here are a few basics for conducting a groundbreaking event in the great State of Texas:

Early Planning

Heard the phrase “planning is everything?” We will let you in on a secret: it is! We have all managed to pull through at the 11th hour at one point or another, facts are that putting things off end up costing more money and sometimes not getting what we want. The first stage of planning a groundbreaking ceremony or a grand opening is to start with a program that indicates what will be taking place, where, and when. Who will be making speeches? How many people will be holding a groundbreaking shovel? Who will cut a grand opening ribbon? When the program is clear on the screen (or on paper), the materials and supplies needed for each part of the program are much easier to determine. Next is a list of guest, attendants, VIPs and, of course, the media. Exposure means profit. It isn’t for the fun of spending that companies pay millions of dollars to advertise their services or products on TV during say, the Super Bowl. Investment in exposure pays off so reach out to The Dallas Morning News, San Antonio Express-News, Houston Chronicle, El Paso Times, Dallas Express, The Austin Chronicle, Houston Press, Fort Worth Weekly, Houston Post, Dallas Observer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram or any other local Texas paper. Remember the media follows celebrities and VIPs. Be sure to include those in your guest list for media coverage assurance. This means inviting the Mayor, your Congress representative, Senator, Chief of Police, and local celebrities!

Ordering Groundbreaking Ceremonial Supplies

This is the most important step of your planning process and important to do it as early as possible. Late decisions mean late shipping and that means more cost to you, or having to cut out other things to stay within budget. For a first sod-cutting ceremony, your essential supplies will be the groundbreaking shovels. CeremonialSupplies.com has a win-win assortment of ceremonial shovels that range from the traditional, long stem to the ceremonial D-handle shovels of various color heads or polished steel. All CeremonialSupplies.com shovels have stainless steel blades with different polishing methods, of which the most labor intensive are the mirror-polished chrome steel shovel and the mirror-polished golden steel. Our complete assortment of ceremonial groundbreaking shovels, including our color blades and the miniature groundbreaking kids shovels can be customized with a company logo, and are of the highest standards so there is no need to sacrifice quality for pricing. We know this is ceremony; you will be receiving a truly finely crafted quality product that will reflect your company’s image.

In a groundbreaking ceremony, the ceremonial shovels are the stars of the event and as such, should command a focal point. A perfect way to hold and display the groundbreaking shovel or shovels, depending on the number of people who will be doing the actual first sod cutting and breaking of ground, is by placing them on their own shovel stand. This enables you to create a photo area by dressing up the groundbreaking shovel with the hard hat to be used by the person wielding the shovel, and a big bow in a color that matches your logo, for example. This is a simple, basic setup. For a more elaborate photo or greeting area using the ceremonial shovels on their stands you can include a backdrop step and repeat and a carpet runner. For a large event, the use of roll-up banners and other decorations such as balloons, flowers, or wide ribbon runners will further bring together the entire décor. With CeremonialSupplies.com, you also have the option to create a beautiful ceremonial area with generic supplies or customized with personalized engraving. This is something to consider when working with a frugal budget. Browse CeremonialSupplies.com website for a complete description of all the ceremonial supplies for groundbreakings and let your imagination be your guide!

Make Your Personnel Visible during the Groundbreaking Ceremony

This is especially important now with the lingering effects of Covid-19 regulations and mandates. Whether to greet the guests and hand out souvenirs, offer refreshments and hors d’oeuvres, or putting the ceremonial shovel to the dirt, there’s an air of organization, togetherness, and teamwork when the personnel involved in the groundbreaking ceremony is dressed in recognizable uniform or colors. Our corporate wearables range from comfortable tees, to the classic Polo shirts or long-sleeve classic Oxfords with embroidered logo options. Customized safety vests, combined with your choice of tops will be an elegant eye-catching part of your entire décor – yes, people are walking billboards! Use every opportunity to create awareness. It’s the real reason why groundbreaking ceremonies are conducted these days. You want to shout out to the world that your company is building in the neighborhood!

Acknowledge and Thank those who Participate

Goodwill goes a long way – sometimes all the way to Congress! Everyone likes to be recognized. This is something we learned in Kindergarten when we received stickers for our good work. As adults, something as simple as a plaque, or a desk trophy boosts our confidence and the recognition of our hard work empowers us to strive for higher goals. If you’ve done your work correctly your event Program should list, in order, what will happen from the start of the ceremony to the finish, and this includes welcome and greeting, introductions, and speeches. The owner or owners of the company, President, CEO, Managing Director, General Manager or similar high ranking positions will be the ones holding a ceremonial shovel and breaking ground. Whether you have 2 people or 20, they each should get to keep the ceremonial shovel they use. A customized shovel on its own stand with any other adornments is a valuable keepsake for the recipient. This means that not only would you have used the ceremonial shovel display as part of the décor, its promotional life will continue in someone’s office or conference room. Another way of protecting and displaying the ceremonial shovel is with a shadow case display that can hold the actual groundbreaking shovel or a miniature version of it and includes a commemorative plaque and other customization options. Contractors, architects, and builders will most likely have a representative in attendance, as will the city or county government. CeremonialSupplies.com has a selection of plaques that are perfect to thank and acknowledge these individuals for their contribution. These include key to the city plaques and groundbreaking shovel plaques. In addition, you can also choose to honor speakers, presenters, and VIPs with any of our stunning desk trophies. Browse through our wide selection of plaques, trophies, and medals for the item that is most appropriate to your event.

Cultivate your Contacts

The importance of a well maintained guest and media list doesn’t end at the event. It becomes your final instrument of goodwill as you follow-up with photographs and videos taken during the groundbreaking ceremony and email to your guests. You can also mail these physically instead of electronically, but as a rule of thumb people prefer to keep these things digitally on their computer for the sharing capabilities among other reasons. And that’s what you want! Share! Share! Share! Let the world know of your groundbreaking ceremony. You should of course follow up with the media also by doing the same, especially if the media contact was enjoying himself or herself too much to think of photos and videos! They will certainly appreciate the professional (and proper) gesture. By following up with your guests and media contacts you will be establishing a familiarity that will serve you well for any other event in the future.

There you have it! A Big Texas groundbreaking calls for big plans and a big ceremony and although this part is up to you, put the ordering of all your supplies in our care and sit back to enjoy the praise and accolades – CeremonialSupplies.com is happy when we help you look good – and we don’t even expect a percentage of your raise! Shop CeremonialSupplies.com for all your groundbreaking supplies and enjoy our friendly prices, our knowledgeable and attentive customer service, and our prompt and efficient shipping to Dallas, Houston, Austin, El Paso, and anywhere you are in Texas (or anywhere else in the country). Call or email us for shipping rates.

CeremonialSupplies.com, the best online supply shop for recognition awards for Florida groundbreaking ceremony and any other ceremony anywhere in the world, is proud to introduce our lineup of trophies, medals, plaques and ceremonial keys for the new year. Historically, awards and plaques are used to recognize the contribution of individuals to the success of a team. From sports to special projects and personal accomplishments awards, trophies and plaques are the most meaningful items used to express gratitude, making them popular for all ceremonies where a heartfelt “thank you” is called for.

There are awards that get passed down from one honoree to the next, there are others that carry the name of a founder or a first honoree such as the Cy Young plaque that is awarded to the best pitcher in major league baseball. The plaque has been awarded since 1956 and although the Florida Marlins have yet to receive the distinct honor of the home plate shaped plaque award, they have come close! One award a Florida team did win was the illustrious giant Stanley Cup trophy of ice hockey, brought to the Sunshine State by the Florida Panthers in 1996! The act of recognizing a special someone or a group of individuals is as ancient as time itself as we find in the oldest myth, upon which the Olympic Games are based, Zeus fighting and defeating Cronus for the throne of the gods! Today the Olympic medals are awarded to the top three athletes or teams in each competition. The intention behind these awards are to recognize great efforts and achievements and to motivate others to strive for the same. At CeremonialSupplies.com we understand awards and have a unique selection to choose from!

Groundbreaking Trophy and Recognition Plaques

A groundbreaking ceremony just like any corporate event, will undoubtedly involve speeches and dedications. The owner or CEO will usually introduce people important in the achievements of the company and public officials and other community leaders may be asked to make a speech or dedication. The best way to acknowledge and thank the contributors in a way that will be long lasting and appreciated is by honoring them with an award trophy of recognition.

CeremonialSupplies.com has just the right trophy to recognize the efforts of important VIPs and company officials starting with the Industry Leader trophy award, a highly valued recognition for extraordinary team leadership and accomplishments beyond expectations. The trophy itself is a work of art sculpture in stainless steel that features a ball balanced on top of three pronged pedestal slabs. The symbolism of the sculpture invokes the skill of balance. This trophy is 16” high with a 6” base all around. It is an impressive award that comes with a distinguished presentation box and lends itself for the establishment of an honorable founding trophy that can be awarded and held by different departments or people throughout the life of a company, the way the Stanley Cup is for example, presented each year to the winning team. This type of award presentation is goal and motivation oriented as it builds morale and recognizes efforts over and beyond the call of duty. The Summit Award trophy features a sleek baroque glass design with a 5.5” base and 12” height with space for six lines of engraved text with the option to have a logo on the center front of the trophy. This unique and elegant trophy is reserved for the most important VIPs and is an ideal presentation for a department head, or chief, and can also be presented to an entire team and displayed for everyone to view, admire, and be motivated. The Groundbreaking Commemorative Keepsake and the Groundbreaking Hat and Shovel Keepsake both feature a miniature size groundbreaking shovel and hard hat, but each includes features which make it appropriate for honoring architects and engineers or construction contractors. Plaques such as the Groundbreaking Shovel Plaque and the Key to the City Plaque in Presentation Case are unique and elegant to present to public officials speaking at a groundbreaking ceremony or a grand opening ceremony. They each have a section for text or logo and make a beautiful presentation and keepsake for those important community leaders who participate with a dedication or a speech at these events. CeremonialSupplies.com has a variety of Key to the City presentations to meet your requirements because we understand how significant it is to especially recognize those who have traveled from distant places to partake in the special event, whether a groundbreaking, a grand opening, or a corporate conference.

Medals for Individual Award Recognition

Florida is big on medals! Especially when recognizing it’s favorite pastime sport: little league baseball! With teams like the Miami Tigers and the Doral Little League, award medals at CeremonialSupplies.com are on high demand. Our medals can be for sports and much more, and include the Commitment to Excellence diamond star design and the Excellence in Leadership medal, as well as other specially designed medals for different industries and occasions, including military medals. Corporate clients often opt for presenting a department or team leader with a display trophy for the office, and individual medals for the team members. This type of recognition of a team effort is also something construction crews, engineers, and architects attached to a groundbreaking ceremony would be pleased to receive in acknowledgement of their contribution toward the building of a structure, which is after all, what is being commemorated in a groundbreaking ceremony. The Construction Teamwork Medal is specifically designed for groundbreakings and is a popular item for CeremonialSupplies.com. Another popular medal is the Special Thanks medal, a generic design that serves to acknowledge and thank special contributors in groundbreakings, grand openings, corporate, or other sales conference events. As the need for precaution and safety continue to be top of the list in Florida and the rest of the nation with regard to the Covid 19 virus, it is important to encourage and motivate personnel and staff to follow the safety guidelines to prevent the spread of the virus. The Safety Through Teamwork medal is an ideal recognition for individuals who take the initiative in following the rules to fight Covid 19.

For a complete listing of CeremonialSupplies.com award presentations and medal display cases shop with us online for the best quality, most original and unique designs in plaques, medals, and trophy presentations and take advantage of our budget friendly prices and our ability to ship promptly and efficiently wherever you are in the world! Shop CeremonialSupplies.com for everything you need to make your groundbreaking or grand opening ceremony, or your corporate sales conference a truly impressive and memorable event. From ceremonial groundbreaking shovels, ribbons and ribbon-cutting ceremonial scissors, corporate wearables, event carpet runners, stanchions and crowd control posts to recognition awards CeremonialSupplies.com has the quality you deserve at prices that won’t break the bank! Click here for a shipping quote now.

CeremonialSupplies.com the best one stop shop on the internet for ceremonial ribbons used at grand opening events and other celebrations, offers customization and a variety of sizes and styles so you get ceremonial ribbons the way you want at CeremonialSupplies.com. Logos, messages, company name and text the way you want it to appear - that is our promise to you.

Choosing A Grand Opening Ribbon

It sounds simple, and it can be. When choosing a grand opening ribbon consider first the color of the ribbon. If you have an established brand, a company logo or colors, you may want to choose a ceremonial ribbon that features the same. This way the visual impact is stronger through top of mind awareness of your target audience or public - especially if the grand opening will be featured in the media. For a traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony, you can also use a red ribbon as the classic staple of a grand opening. CeremonialSupplies.com has an extensive selection of color ribbons in widths that range from 2.25" up to extra wide ribbons up to 12" in spools of 12, 25, or 50 yard lengths.

Depending on the size of the building entrance or the place where the actual ribbon cutting will take place you should determine the best length for the ceremonial ribbon. Keep in mind that the minimum length may be 12 yards and that will give you enough for the ceremony, a souvenir clipping of the ribbon that you can save and display along with the grand opening scissors in our elegant and hand crafted display cases, and if there's more ribbon left over you can easily use it for sashes that can be worn by serving personnel. The continuity of color and message is a subliminal way to maintain upper mind awareness of your brand or company among the participants.

The width of the ribbon is important. If you want a big, bold, statement, choose a wide ribbon where the name or logo will be prominently displayed!

Decorating A Grand Opening Like A Pro!

Decorating a grand opening like a pro just takes a few simple steps with the right tools. Stanchions or crowd posts are the best tools you can use to hold up the grand opening ribbon on each end. CeremonislSupplies.com has several classic styles such as brass golden dome top post, the urn top chrome post, or the flat top black-matte stanchion that will enhance the grand opening ribbon entrance. You can then have the special guests and VIPS stand behind the ribbon for professional looking photos and videos! CeremonialSupplies.com has other styles of stanchions to help you decorate different looks and needs. The plastic weatherproof hitching post style stanchions have the advantage of being lightweight and easy to carry and transport and can be filled with sand or water when time to use! The hitching post stanchions are sold as pairs and they come in black, yellow, and white and bring their own chain link. After the grand opening ceremony, the classic stanchions and the hitching post stanchions are great for inside your business to facilitate crowd control movement in the time of Covid social distancing. For adjusting from large to smaller crowds and vice versa, we have the retractable stanchions. These crowd control posts are available in full size or mini (11”). Whatever style you choose, you can be sure the grand opening ribbon with the business name boldly displayed, will look great!

Signs, signs, everywhere signs!

You don’t have to block out the scenery in order to announce your grand opening to the world. In fact, with the right grand opening signs you can actually beautify the area! CeremonialSupplies.com has the perfect pre-printed Grand Opening signs, accessories and decorations you can use to decorate the outside of your store, shop, or your company and to decorate inside. A popular grand opening sign is the customized vertical roll up banner that can be printed with your logo and grand opening message or, for continuous use, it can be customized with your logo and suitable image. The vertical roll up banner is easy to assemble and packs back to a space-saving cylinder for the next use!

The Stars of the Show: The Ribbon-Cutting Scissors!

No grand opening is complete without showing off the stars of the event – the ribbon-cutting scissors! CeremonialSupplies.com takes pride in offering the most complete selection of grand opening scissors available online. Browse our selection for different color handles to match the grand opening ribbon, and choose silver or golden blades that will enhance the overall look of the decorations – and will sharply cut the ribbon as well! Our giant ceremonial scissors are available in 25” or 30” for those who want to create a truly memorable impression. For a more traditional ceremony, CeremonialSupplies.com offers the 10” golden handle stainless steel ribbon-cutting scissors. Whatever your style and décor, we have the ceremonial ribbon-cutting scissors to fit your look (and your budget).

To make the most of the grand opening tools, consider creating an official photo stage at the main entrance where you have placed the grand opening ribbon held on each side by the crowd post of your choice. Decorate each post with a giant bow and flank each side with an attractive grand opening roll-up banner. A red carpet – or blue, green, purple, pink, or black carpet, which are all available in different widths and lengths from CeremonialSupplies.com, can go behind the ribbon and the ceremonial scissors should be placed on their own display stand to prominently show them off! Individuals and groups of people can stand by the scissors for their official event photo, and the memories will carry on!

Grab and Go Grand Opening Supplies

Let’s face it, not everyone has the time to decorate a grand opening ceremony in luxury Hollywood style. When you are short on time but want your grand opening ceremony to look chic and sophisticated, consider CeremonialSupplies.com and our grand opening kits. The Essential Ribbon-Cutting Kit is a simple kit that includes an 8” pull bow, 25 yards of ribbon in either 4 or 6 inch width, and stainless steel ribbon-cutting scissors in either 25” or 30” size in your choice of silver or gold finish blades. There are over 20 color options available for the bow and ribbon, and a variety of colors for the scissor handles. We also have the ceremonial Stage Grand Opening Kit that brings two stanchions, a pre-printed “Grand Opening” ribbon with two pull bows to decorate each end, and a 25” or 30” giant scissor with the words “Grand Opening” or “Ribbon Cutting” pre-printed on the blades. For a more upscale look, there is the Full Suite Grand Opening Kit that comes with a carpet runner, and balloons to attach to the pull bows that go on each end.

Shop CeremonialSupplies.com for all your grand opening ribbon needs! Every color you need printed the way you want to make your grand opening ceremony unforgettable. CeremonialSupplies.com is the best place on the net to get all your ribbon needs and ceremonial supplies at budget friendly prices with prompt and efficient shipping wherever you are. Ceremonial ribbons the way you want them! For a shipping quote, click here.

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected businesses in California and everywhere in the country changing the way we conduct public activities by establishing social distancing rules. The 3 New Normal Essentials for California Grand Openings open the door to re-establishing grand opening ceremonial activities that boost business but also maintains compliance until we’ve left the Covid-19 pandemic in the past. We at CeremonialSupplies.com believe the 3 New Normal Essentials for California Grand Openings are actually very useful tools not just during this time, but also going forward. The Great State of California has always been at the forefront of style, and in fact, cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Santa Monica, to name just a few, are recognized global trendsetters for their individual flair and grace. It is to be expected that California will continue to be a leading market, adding its own touch of elegance as we work together to adapt to this temporary situation but also learn from this experience to implement valid and useful practices. CeremonialSupplies.com, the best one-stop online shop for grand opening products, groundbreaking supplies, event carpet runners, crowd control stanchions and rope, items for military ceremonies, plaques and awards, personalized corporate wearables and many other ceremonial supplies is pleased to make available the essentials for grand openings across the country.

Essential No. 1 – Limit the Number of People or Guests

Grand Opening celebrations, especially in California, tend to be attractive and flashy, and well-attended to the point of overcrowding. The old adage ‘the more the merrier’ isn’t always quite accurate. For one, the more also means more costly. During a time when every penny counts, think of absolute “musts” first and though it’s wonderful to prepare a huge guest list, or to forego a guest list altogether, the more prudent and carefully you limit the number of people or guests to your event, the safer, more secure, and more profitable your grand opening celebration will be. To accomplish this in a professional manner, start with a ‘must’ guest list and be precise. Those people you are ‘iffy’ about, put on a ‘wish’ guest list. Who goes on the must list?

Company VIPs, owners, business partners, and company personnel who were directly involved in making the grand opening possible are to be included in the grand opening ceremony. At this point you also determine who will be doing the ribbon-cutting? And for the sake of photos that will serve additional purposes, create a chart of who will be standing next to the ribbon-cutter on both sides, and who will stand next to them, and so on. This will save time and provide clear instructions at the time of cutting ribbon. Local government officials such as the Mayor, city councilmen, congressional representatives, for example, especially as they relate to the grand opening project, are also guests who must be included. If the grand opening is for a public building, then the appropriate government officials involved in approvals, plans, etc., are to be included. If the grand opening is for a private business, government officials are invited as special guests and are requested to prepare a speech. Keep your media list short and sweet. Remember high government officials are media magnets and you can use this to your advantage by selecting specific news channels.

The purpose of a grand opening is to announce to the community that a new business is opening up in the neighborhood. Rather than the open door policy customary of California culture, focus on specific guests and the list for the grand opening should be as if the occasion was a Beverly Hills shop grand opening!

Essential No. 2 – Grand Opening Ribbon and Giant Ribbon-Cutting Scissors

Photos and videos are going to count now more than ever as businesses use social media apps like Facebook Live, WhatsApp, and Zoom for live streaming of events. This means your grand opening ribbon and ribbon-cutting scissors should prominently display the name of your company, business, or shop so that it’s all clear and easily identified on photos and videos. CeremonialSupplies.com has a great selection of ceremonial ribbons, including pre-printed ribbons and extra wide ribbon. You can customize the ceremonial ribbon with your logo and company name, or a brand name and of course, the wider the ribbon, the larger the name or message that will appear on it making it clearly visible on photos and videos. Our assortment of ceremonial ribbons include a variety of colors ranging from 2.5” in width to 12” – the latter which can also be used to personalize in a vertical, banner style for hanging inside a shop, store, or business.

The ribbon-cutting scissors are the main stars at a grand opening ceremony and CeremonialSupplies.com has the style, color, and size grand opening scissors that will best suit your grand opening event. Our grand opening scissors are available with silver or golden blades and an assortment of different color handles that will match the ceremonial ribbon, the company colors, or both! The ribbon-cutting scissors are 25” or 30” and can be customized on the blade. The scissors can be displayed before and after the ceremony on their own display stand which can also be decorated with a giant bow to create an area for the official guest photo by having people stand by the giant ceremonial scissors. Despite their large size that makes them look unreal, our ribbon-cutting scissors do in fact cut ribbon and are quite sharp! For a standard traditional ceremony we also carry the 10” golden handle scissors.

Grand openings are a landmark event in the life of any business or company and you’ll want to keep and display souvenirs of the special occasion. For this CeremonialSupplies.com has display cases that will hold your ceremonial scissors, a piece of the ribbon, and mementos such as photos or newspaper clippings. The display case can be engraved with the name and date of the event or any other message you wish – usually up to 5 lines of text. CeremonialSupplies.com aims to provide exactly what you need for your grand opening event and if you would prefer to have pre-printed ribbon and ceremonial scissors, we have those as well! Pre-printed ceremonial ribbon comes with the words “Grand Opening” printed repeatedly throughout the ribbon, and the ribbon-cutting scissors have your choice of “Grand Opening” or “Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.” The printed ribbon is available in widths of 4” or 6” only.

Essential No. 3 – Stanchions, Barrier Posts and Crowd Barriers for Crowd Control

California has always been associated with sun, glamour, and movie stars, especially Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and the mecca of aspiring actors and directors: Hollywood! Bright lights, red carpet, step and repeat and stanchions and rope are standard for movie premieres in Hollywood and Los Angeles, but now crowd barriers are standard essential equipment for all grand opening events in California and everywhere else. CeremonialSupplies.com has a selection of crowd management equipment that includes classic stanchions, retractable belt stanchions, and plastic weatherproof barrier posts. Choosing the right crowd barrier for your event depends on the style and overall decoration that you’ve chosen, as well as the location of the business or firm that will be holding the grand opening or in some cases, the reopening celebration.

For a traditional grand opening we recommend the classic stanchions and rope. These barrier posts are available in brass with the dome top style, steel chrome with the urn top style, and in black matte with flat top style. All the classic stanchions have a 4-way disk that enables limitless configurations and with the exception of the black matte flat top stanchion, the other two styles can be purchased as single items or as a pair. Use a pair of stanchions to hold up the boldly printed extra wide grand opening ribbon and decorate each end that attaches to a post with a beautiful big bow. You can also add balloons on each crowd post for extra attention! After the cutting of the ribbon you can use the stanchions and rope inside your business or store to maintain the 6’ social distancing California mandate, or to streamline people to the checkout counter.

The Covid-19 pandemic has certainly changed the way we do things, but in some cases it has helped businesses find profitable solutions by going back to the basics. Whether you live in California or anywhere else in the country shop CeremonialSupplies.com for essential grand opening products. You will love our budget friendly prices, our knowledgeable and expert customer service, and our flawless and efficient shipping anywhere in the Golden State (or the world!) Click here for a shipping quote.

NYC has seen its share of set backs and the Covid-19 pandemic will soon be in the past. In the meantime, CeremonialSupplies.com, the best one-stop online shop for ceremonial tools and supplies wants to share with our Big Apple customers 5 ways NYC can adapt to "new normal" ceremonial grand openings and still make a big splash in the neighborhood! Grand Opening ceremonies are our specialty. From decorating the exterior of your shop with attention-grabbing grand opening signs and banners to the ceremonial ribbon and the ribbon-cutting scissors and more, CeremonialSupplies.com has the best online assortment of all you need for a spectacular and successful grand opening ceremony. Let us help you organize this important landmark event and help you adapt to the "new normal" guidelines to make your grand opening a memorable occasion!

1 - Let the Signs Do the Talking

Big, bold signs attract attention and the colors red and yellow are the first colors your eyes will register. If you're going to place a large size sign outside your store, business, or office, passers-by won't miss it if you've chosen a red background sign with yellow letters, or a large yellow background with red letters. Wherever you are in the five NYC boroughs, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, or Staten Island, let your neighborhood know you are opening for the first time, or have re-opened for business with a bright, big sign that everyone can easily see. Our Deluxe Grand Opening Banner and the Feather Style Grand opening Flag and Pole Kit come already pre-printed and ready to set up. For a strong corporate image, you should use the Customized Grand Opening Event Banner featuring your company or brand logo and the words "Grand Opening" printed in your choice of font style. Whatever you choose, the point is to make it big and bold to announce to the community that your are open for business.

2 - Crowd Barrier Posts For Social Distancing and Beyond

Stanchions and rope have always been good tools for grand opening celebrations but now they've become indispensable! The great thing about using crowd barrier posts or stanchions and rope at a grand opening is they will serve many purposes. For instance, right before the grand opening entrance you can use two stanchions to hold the ceremonial ribbon on each end. This creates a professional set up that will hold the ceremonial ribbon tautly in place and each end can be decorated with a matching big bow. CeremonialSupplies.com carries a wide variety of stanchions and ropes including our best selling classic stanchions in brass with a dome-top, deluxe chrome with urn-top, and black matte steel with flat-top. All our stanchions come with a 4-way disk for multiple line configurations and, with the exception of the black matte steel flat-top stanchion that is sold in single pieces only, the dome-top brass stanchions and urn-top chrome stanchions are sold in single pieces, and in pairs. The pairs include a perfectly measured social distancing rope of 6' in length. NYC is known for posh and glamorous affairs, and a red carpet entrance is almost expected in every NYC event and go hand in hand with crowd barrier posts whether you use the classic stanchions and rope, retractable belt stanchions, or the plastic weatherproof hitching post style stanchions available in black, yellow, or white.

After the commemorative speeches are made and the ceremonial ribbon has been cut, move the stanchions inside the store or business to maintain the flow of people in an organized way that encourages room between each guest as they make their way to a food and refreshment station, obtain services, or line up at the cash register. Whether your business is opening for the first time, or it's reopening under the "new normal" crowd barrier posts are here to stay. Make the most out of them and pick the style that will best complement the decor of your NYC business or company. Museums, hotels, and concert halls are slowly reopening with limited capacity to the public in NYC and CeremonialSupplies.com has all the essential products to create a safe and exciting re-opening or grand opening function. From ultra posh hotels like the Trump International Hotel and Tower New York, the Knickerbocker Hotel, the Langham New York Firth Avenue, The Mark, or the Conrad New York Downtown to the New Yorker Wyndham or The Roosevelt Hotel, and landmark attractions like Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, and the Beacon Theatre, re-opening to the public can be easy with the tools CeremonialSupplies.com puts at your disposal.

3 - The Ceremonial Ribbon and Ribbon-Cutting Scissors

The grand opening ceremonial ribbon is set up at the entrance of the establishment preferably right beneath the big, bold grand opening sign. This is for the purpose of promotion and advertising, especially if you will be photographing or taping the cutting of the ribbon ceremony. Held by two stanchions, the wider the ribbon, the more visible your logo, company, brand name or message will be - which is what you want: a perfectly legible message that will appear on the photos and videos. CeremonialSupplies.com has a complete selection of customizable ceremonial ribbons in widths that range from 2.5" which are used for balloons and souvenir tie-knots on cups, invitations, and other items to ribbons that measure 4", 6", 8", 10" and up to 12" (a foot) wide and in lengths of 12 and 25 yards. The 10" and 12" extra-wide ceremonial ribbons can be printed with your logo, brand, or company name and used for the cutting ceremony with plenty of ribbon left over to decorate other areas using the same uniform message or logo. You can also print these extra-wide ribbons vertically and use as hanging banners inside the establishment. CeremonialSupplies.com also has available pre-printed "Grand Opening" ribbons that are 4" and 6" wide for smaller size entry ways. Check out our Grand Opening category of Ceremonial and Printed ribbons to find the perfect ceremonial ribbon for your NYC business opening.

The "new normal" curtails the amount of people at an event, and it mandates face coverings and social distancing. This, and all the necessary supplies for an outstanding re-opening or grand opening anywhere in the five boroughs of Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island (or anywhere else in New York and the rest of the world!) can be found at CeremonialSupplies.com, the best online store on the net where you can purchase everything from comfortable, breathable face masks, crowd barrier posts, ceremonial ribbon, to the big stars of the show: the ceremonial ribbon-cutting scissors!

Our ceremonial ribbon-cutting scissors are available in all colors, to match your ceremonial ribbon, and you can choose the blades in either golden steel, or silver color. They are gigantic, to command the importance they deserve and can be either 25" (a little over 2 feet!) or 30" (2 feet and a half!). The ceremonial ribbon-cutting scissors are not just for show - they really DO cut ribbon and are actually quite sharp. Customize scissors with your company logo or brand name, or simply order our pre-engraved scissors that have the words: Grand Opening, or Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony already on the blade. If you've chosen a big, extra-wide ribbon, you'll want to go with the 30" ribbon-cutting scissors for best effect. When the scissors aren't in use, before and after the ceremony, you can place them on their own display stand and stage the official event photo next to the scissors. To go all the way like New Yorkers do, place a step and repeat backdrop behind the scissors and have the name of your company be prominently displayed for photographs and videos of the event. To use with ceremonial ribbons smaller than 8" we have the golden handle scissors that are 10.5" in length. Whatever ribbon-cutting scissors you decide to use, remember to always complement the ribbon with the overall decor. If you have any questions on how to best do this, we are happy to help you decide! All you need to do is ask us.

4 - Identify Your Personnel With Company Branded Wearables

There are always lots of questions during a grand opening and re-opening NYC businesses are no exception. Corporate uniforms are ideal for many reasons. They identify the staff or the personnel of the business to guests and potential customers, they highlight continuity in professionalism, and they look sharp and feel comfortable for the employees! CeremonialSupplies.com has an assorted variety of corporate wearables for men and women that include the deluxe oxford embroidered long sleeve shirt, the classic embroidered oxford shirt, embroidered polo shirt, the more casual printed t-shirt, neon yellow or orange safety vests, and printed face masks that are breathable and easy to wear. Identify your company personnel with branded clothing from CeremonialSupplies.com for the best varied selection and quality branded clothing available online.

5 - Follow-up and Recognize Those Who Made it Happen

Grand opening ceremonies are accompanied by speeches from the principals of the company, and may even include brief statements from local officials who are present at the event. Acknowledging the people whose participation made the event a success is important, and not just for goodwill - which is always great to foster. People are encouraged when their efforts are recognized. There are many ways to thank someone but presenting them with a plaque or an award is something they will remember whenever they see it. CeremonialSupplies.com offers a selection of plaques, trophies and awards from which to choose the best style to match your NYC business opening, or re-opening under the "new normal" guidelines. From display cases to showcase the ceremonial scissors for posterity, to plaques and even something as simple as a scissors lapel pin, these are all ways to encourage those who were instrumental in helping achieve a business grand opening or re-opening.

Grand openings and re-openings of NYC businesses are on-going as the "new normal" takes effect in the Big Apple and we hope these 5 simple ways to adapt to the changing environment around us will help keep everyone safe and continue to maintain these traditional ceremonies as close to their original purpose of making themselves known to the community as possible. Shop CeremonialSupplies.com for the best quality grand opening products found on the net and enjoy our wallet friendly prices, our attentive and knowledgeable customer service and our prompt and efficient shipping to Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and everywhere else in New York and all over the world! Click here for a shipping quote.

Businesses begin to reopen in the Bluegrass State and CeremonialSupplies.com has 5 tips for Kentucky groundbreaking ceremonies during Covid-19. Businesses and shops in Kentucky - and everywhere else for that matter, were particularly affected as all gatherings came to a halt, including sod-cutting ceremonies which are customary in the construction industry to mark the start of a building project. These tips are a handy resource!

Tip #1 - Prepare an Essential Guest List

Until Kentucky returns fully to normal mode (and it will), it's best in the interest of everyone's health to limit the number of people to events such as groundbreaking ceremonies, or grand opening functions. Everyone loves a big bash, but not at the expense of health, so you'll have to trim down the guest list, and still make sure not to ruffle any feathers or leave out people who were absolutely vital to the development of the project.

Local government officials, celebrities, and the press are external contacts who add prestige to the groundbreaking ceremony and also attract big audiences. Since an unnecessary big turnout is what you're trying to avoid, local celebrities and/or local personalities that under any other circumstance would have been peachy to have, will have to be put in the back burner until you have a firm grip on the local government officials who will be present at the groundbreaking ceremony. The Mayor, and in many cases the Governor, are all big personalities that will attract the media - which will enhance your advertising efforts! Prepare a good guest list that will include local government officials, and make sure to obtain confirmation of their attendance. Fill in those spots that do not confirm with the next up on your guest wish list.

Tip #2 - Personalized Invitations Rather than a Press Release

Press Releases are a way of communicating to the mass media. It is a tool to expand reach, and whilst it is an advertising technique, for the time being and until Kentucky has fully left behind the shadow cast by Covid-19, limit your mass communication and adopt the old-fashioned approach of personalized invitations and pour your creativity into a unique, personalized request of attendance that will carry as much weight as a Royal summons!

An excellent idea for personalized invitations would be to include some of the items that the new social distancing protocol now mandates. For example, a boxed kit that includes a standard customized safety vest, a breathable mask, and a pair of latex gloves along with a fun design invitation that simulates a zoning hearing announcement would be a creative way of reaching out to those important VIPs, government officials, and the media contacts. CeremonialSupplies.com offers customizable breathable masks that provide protection and are comfortable to wear, and we carry a varied style selection of lightweight safety vests that are easily personalized with the name of the groundbreaking Kentucky business. If you want to take this kit up a notch, consider including a customized hard hat and a groundbreaking miniature shovel! CeremonialSupplies.com has a popular assortment of miniature shovels that are 26" in height and 6" wide at the blade. These miniature shovels are available with colorful shovel blades in blue, green, red, yellow, orange, pink, and teal and can be customized on the blade or the stem (or both) with your logo or company name. Kentucky has a reputation of noble, well-bred ancestry and class; the men are gentlemen and the women are ladies, and everything in the Bluegrass State is always a cut above in elegance. Groundbreaking shovels are the stars of sod-cutting ceremonies, create an unforgettable event starting with an invitation kit that holds the essentials for today's social distancing mandates, and include a customized safety vest, hard hat, and mini-shovel as souvenirs along with an appropriately designed personalized invitation. A small intimate crowd will make quite a stir of it!

Tip #3 - Simple Decoration and Essential Crowd Control Posts

Keeping up with Kentuckian class, crowd control posts to guide and maintain social distancing standards should say something about the building or the construction that will take place. Matching the style of Frankfort new capitol building, or the old Kentucky State Capitol, the Kentucky Governor's Mansion and other Frankfort hallmark buildings and museums, CeremonialSupplies.com recommends our classic stanchions and rope. These crowd posts are elegant and functional and come in three styles and finishes: the brass dome-top stanchion, the polished chrome urn-top stanchion, and the black matte flat-top stanchion. All three styles include a 4-way disk to adjust the rope in as many configurations as necessary. The brass dome-top crowd post and the polished chrome urn-top crowd post are each available as a single piece, or as a matching pair that includes a velvet rope. The black matte flat-top stanchion is sold as a single piece only. Groundbreaking ceremonies in Frankfort deserve the elegant style of CeremonialSupplies.com classic stanchions. Streamline the flow of people and maintain social distancing with our stanchions and 6' velvet ropes!

Other styles of crowd posts are the hitching post plastic stanchions that are extremely light weight and easy to transport and carry, and the retractable belt stanchions. The weatherproof plastic stanchions have a 14" diameter hollow base that makes them light to ship or transport and when it's time to use they can be filled with sand or water for strength and stability. The hitching post crowd barriers come in black, yellow, and white and are sold as a set of 2 with their own matching link chain. Perfect for the western frontier style or Kentucky architecture found in Loretto, Louisville, and Lexington.

If you are planning on a food and refreshment station, consider using a tent and the crowd barriers. This will guide people in the formation you wish and maintain the required 6' social distance. Groundbreaking ceremonies usually take place over the land where the new construction will be built. A wide carpet runner will not only look stunning and classy, it will also keep the people from walking around in the dirt, and exactly where you want them to be. CeremonialSupplies.com has a striking selection of deluxe ceremonial event carpet runners available in deep, rich hues of blue, red, black, green, purple and pink in widths up to 6' and lengths of up to 50', or our standard event carpets available in blue or red which come in your width choice of 3' or 4' and lengths of either 10, 15, or 20 feet. Your choice!

Tip #4 - Stage the Perfect Setting for Photos

It's how the pros do it! Staging a scene for photos is the best way to create the image you want the world to perceive. For a groundbreaking ceremony you want to feature the most important elements - the groundbreaking shovels and the people doing the first sod-cutting. If you've done your work, by this point you should have company VIPs and top ranking government officials on hand. On average these can be anywhere between 4 - 8 people, which means the same number of groundbreaking shovels. Choosing the right ceremonial shovel is important, and it depends on the style you want, and your budget. All of our ceremonial shovels can be customized with your company logo and name. CeremonialSupplies.com is the best online shop for quality crafted groundbreaking shovels all at wallet-friendly prices. If you have chosen the brass, golden color stanchions for crowd control, you may want to maintain the consistency of the gold accent with our VIP Ceremonial Groundbreaking Mirror Gold Shovel. Or if your decoration accents are in silver, you can choose the Standard Chromed Stainless Steel Groundbreaking Shovel, the Deluxe Ceremonial Groundbreaking Chrome Head Shovel, the super stylish VIP Mirror Chrome Ceremonial Shovel, the traditional long stem shovel, or any of our full size colorful ceremonial shovels. We have a style to fit your budget. Whatever ceremonial shovel you choose, take the time to include a shovel stand for each. This will allow you to "dress up" the shovel with a hard hat and matching bow. When placed on the stands make sure the customized logo and/or company name aren't covered by the bow. You can place the stands on the carpeted area of the canopy, or you can place them near the actual ground-cutting, but wherever you put them you are creating the stage for the official photos or videos. This area can be further highlighted with a step and repeat backdrop.

Tip #5 - Follow-up is Key!

Remember to acknowledge all who attended, and thank those who delivered a speech to commemorate the occasion. This can be as simple as an email, or as elaborate as presenting a groundbreaking shovel plaque for the Mayor or other government official who participated, or a groundbreaking shovel keepsake display case for the owner or CEO to protect and display their sod-cutting ceremonial shovel! Were the local papers present? The Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington Post, the Louisville Courier-Journal, the Kentucky Post? Remember members of the media are swamped with invitations to events that want coverage in newspapers or on local tv stations. They do tend to be present at events where government officials participate so if your event was attended by members of the press, thank them and acknowledge them with a small token of appreciation such as the groundbreaking shovel lapel pin if possible, but definitely with a follow-up email and phone call.

We will get back to normal, but in the meantime, don't stop the celebration of accomplishments and important events. Groundbreaking events are a meaningful part of the life of a company and there are creative ways to continue the tradition and be a civic minded participant who respects those around you. Whether you live in Kentucky or any other State of the Union, shop CeremonialSupplies.com for the best quality ceremonial products at budget friendly prices, attentive and knowledgeable customer service, and fast and efficient shipping wherever you are. Click here for a shipping quote.