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Groundbreaking ceremonies are rooted in ancient architectural rituals that involved an offering for the consecration of the ground upon which a structure was built. These buildings were temples or monuments dedicated to gods and goddesses, fundamentally offering an exchange between the person or persons who consecrated the ground, and the entity to whom the structure was dedicated, for the granting of good fortune. Today the essence of this tradition is largely included in the dedication speeches delivered by company VIPs and local government officials taking part in a first sod-cutting ceremony, and in return, these people are recognized with a memento of the event. An appropriate keepsake for this occasion is an award plaque, but sometimes we tend to either go overboard with presentation, or leave out people we shouldn't, and this raises the question about ceremonial shovels for a groundbreaking ceremony: who gets them? CeremonialSupplies.com is a proud supplier of the finest quality products for groundbreaking ceremonies, including ceremonial groundbreaking shovels, customized hard hats, groundbreaking shovel display stands, red carpet and event runners of various colors, stanchions and rope, step and repeat backdrops and commemorative plaques and awards, among many other products and to help you organize an outstanding groundbreaking ceremony, and below is a brief description of the significance of keepsakes for a sod-cutting ceremony, and suggestions on who should be receiving a commemorative plaque in a groundbreaking ceremony.

Since antiquity there has existed a belief by man, in the benevolent law of a higher power to whom man could appeal for the favor of good fortune, or a similarly positive outcome to his wishes or needs. Whether true or not, man was rewarded enough for this belief so that this request to a higher nature led to repetitions that ultimately became traditions, and to some extent, even superstition; based on the notion that if not properly requested, things would go wrong. For example, military leaders in ancient times offered the construction of temples dedicated to the god or goddess whom they had besieged for a favorable outcome in battle. The temple of Venus Erycinia in Capitoline Hill for example, ruins which still stand today in Rome, was built by Quintus Fabius Maximus, hoping to reverse his fate after a defeat in battle. Today, groundbreaking ceremonies are conducted chiefly for corporate and public buildings, although any hardcore ritualistic aficionado may carry one out when breaking ground on a backyard pool as a matter of individual preference.

The Essential Items For A Groundbreaking Ceremony

The most important item for a groundbreaking ceremony is the ceremonial groundbreaking shovel. There are many styles and designs, and CeremonialSupplies.com has a selection of quality, groundbreaking shovels, all made from stainless steel, ranging from the Standard chrome plated with a D-style metal and wood handle, to the Deluxe, polished chrome shovel with D-style metal handle, the long stem, traditional shovel, the mirror polished chrome VIP ceremonial groundbreaking shovel with D-style metal handle, or the latest addition to our assortment; groundbreaking shovels with full color blades in red, blue shovel head, orange ceremonial shovel blade, green shovel, yellow shovel, and pink ceremonial shovel. These styles are all full size shovels, (42" high with a 9.5" blade), and CeremonialSupplies.com also carries a selection of colorful groundbreaking kids shovels in red, blue, green, yellow, orange, pink, and teal. The kids' groundbreaking shovels are 26" high with a 6" blade, and have a D-style, all metal handles. These mini groundbreaking kids shovels are a favorite for ceremonies where children or kids will take part with their parents- a significant and symbolic gesture in general and particularly for a family business endeavor. All CeremonialSupplies.com groundbreaking shovels can be customized inhouse with your logo, a message or text printed directly on the shovel head, the stem, the handle, or all three!

You may want to consider a groundbreaking shovel and display stand kit. The benefit of a display stand is that it can be used as a display to hold the groundbreaking ceremonial shovels adorned with hard hat and bow, before they are actually used to cut first ground, and after the sod-cutting so they're not simply laying around, especially if they will be displayed later in somebody's office, lobby, or home. For a groundbreaking shovel that will be presented to a CEO, or a similarly high ranking chief who will keep and display it in an office or home, we have ceremonial shovel display cases that will protect and display the shovel for posterity.

Preparing A Speech For A Groundbreaking Ceremony

Dedication speeches for a groundbreaking ceremony are more than just words put together to welcome guests and lead them to the buffet table. These speeches represent the offering and the positive favor expected to be exchanged, and one of the most effective ways to compose a dedication speech for a groundbreaking ceremony is to first conduct research on the ground where the construction will take place. Historical facts about the area offer many references to symbolically combine values such as honor, respect, perseverance and many others that are relevant to the present. You'll be surprised at the similarities you'll be able to find, and use, between the historic past and the modern present!

Dedication speeches for a groundbreaking ceremony should be made by the president of the company, the vice president, the CEO, and where appropriate the head of an associated organization, in the case of a private company or corporation. It would also be appropriate to invite local government officials to make a speech. Take for instance, a groundbreaking ceremony for a civil engineering company. A roster of persons who should be included in the ceremony, i.e., holding shovels and digging first dirt, would be the President, the Vice President, lead roadway engineer, lead structural engineer, etc. In the case of a public building it should be the chief, or director who oversees the department under which the building will operate, for example, the dedication speech for the groundbreaking of a federal courthouse, would be made by a local Senator or Congressman or Congresswoman representing the area, a Chief US District Judge, and can include other local government officials. The person ultimately organizing the groundbreaking ceremony should remember to present these, the primary speakers and most likely the people who will be cutting first ground, with a commemorative keepsake of the occasion. Each of the persons who will hold a ceremonial groundbrekaing shovel, should be presented with one. Honorary guests, received a commemorative plaque. The plaque and the ceremonial groundbreaking shovel, should be customized with the name and date of the event, and can be accompanied with a hard hat and either a display stand or a display case that would enable the preservation of the ceremonial shovel for the future. A ceremonial groundbreaking shovel is usually presented to all who participate in the actual ceremony. Another item that can serve as a keepsake of the momentous occasion is a plaque. There are many styles of plaques and CeremonialSupplies.com has some of the most popular to choose from, all at budget friendly prices, and finely crafted quality.

Shop CeremonialSupplies.com for all your groundbreaking ceremony products, including the best quality ceremonial shovels on the web! You will be pleased with our products and prices, our attentive and knowledgeable customer service, and our prompt and flawless shipping wherever you are in the world! Click here for a shipping quote.

The pattern of prosperity that establishes settlements of towns, cities, and countries begins with explorations. For a captivating sod-cutting event, combine elegant groundbreaking shovels and Missouri history in dedication speeches for a truly fascinating ceremony. Economic growth fuels the construction industry because more people obtain capital for new business endeavors, and established businesses expand and grow into new areas. This process is more sophisticated today than it was when French Jesuit missionary Father Jacques Marquette, and fur trader and explorer Louis Joliet set out in two canoes from St. Ignace, at the head of Lake Michigan in 1673 to find the direction and mouth of the Mississippi River. They couldn't have foreseen that 346 years later the area that includes the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Missouri would become one of the most enterprising areas in the mid-west.

Today, cities like Springfield, Chicago, Kansas City, and St. Louis are enjoying a steady, economic and construction boom, and we at CeremonialSupplies.com couldn't be happier! Our deluxe groundbreaking shovels to St. Louis, Missouri; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Chicago, Illinois are top in our shipping charts. We love ceremonies, especially groundbreakings and laying of the first cornerstone, not just because ceremonial decorations and groundbreaking shovels are our business, but also because these architectural rituals feature dedication speeches that invariably refer to the history of the land. And the land that cradles the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Missouri have a spellbinding history that make groundbreaking dedicatory speeches as exciting as reliving the past! Here are a few references worth considering for a dedication speech as you prepare the groundbreaking shovel to hit dirt in the upper Mississippi river states!

The voyage of Marquette and Joliet helped start the first settlements in the interior of North America, that were not already Native American settlements, and demonstrates that peaceful coexistence and trading flourished among Native Americans and the French Canadian. This reference shows that cooperation, an important value of any new enterprise, is crucial for the prosperity of communities, and makes as strong a statement in a first sod-cutting dedication speech as glossy, mirror finish, groundbreaking shovels do.

The history of the region goes back to 12,000 BC, and although the explorers did not discover the Mississippi river, they did confirm it was possible to travel by water from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Marquette and Joliet didn't reach the Gulf of Mexico though, and turned around near what is today Arkansas, because the territory south belonged to Spain and the explorers would have surely been captured, putting their fate and the exploration in peril. This reference is a strong support for the value of careful consideration in everything associated with a new business venture or enterprise, including the choice of products that will be used in the groundbreaking ceremony. For example, if the groundbreaking shovels will be preserved and displayed, consider purchasing a product that is actually worth preserving, and will not rust, fade, or stain. CeremonialSupplies.com has a selective assortment of stainless steel blade ceremonial shovels ranging from the Standard, polished chrome with D-style wooden handle, to the Deluxe polished chrome shovel with aircraft grade steel with wood and metal D-style handle and the traditional long stem polished chrome blade, or the mirror polished chrome VIP ceremonial groundbreaking shovel with wood and metal D-style handle. All high-quality, top grade products at budget friendly prices and prompt, efficient shipping to wherever you are in Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, or anywhere else in the world! And, all our shovels can be customized with your logo or name, on the blade, the stem, the handle, or all three!

The exploration of the Mississippi river through what is now Illinois and Missouri, helped the French establish a network of trading posts along the river. Creative party planners and organizers can get plenty of inspiration from these details for decorating a groundbreaking ceremony in the north Mississippi states, especially for themes that feature nature and its elements. For example, where appropriate as part of the overall decor, colorful groundbreaking shovels would provide a touch of the elements associated with the original lifestyle of the region. CeremonialSupplies.com has an assortment of colorful, full-size (42" high with a blade with of 9.5") ceremonial shovels with D-style wood and metal handles that would be perfect for a groundbreaking ceremony in Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, or Illinois. You can choose a red groundbreaking shovel, or one with a blue blade, green blade, orange, yellow, pink, and pink, or one of each if you want the ceremonial groundbreaking shovels to signify more than just the colorful origins of the area.

Dedication speeches for a groundbreaking ceremony can be informative and provide background of the area where the first cutting of ground is taking place. Essentially, it is the consecrating of ground, based on ancient architectural rituals. It is a wonderful way to infuse positive energy into a new construction site, by recalling the prosperous past of the land. And there is no better place on the web to find all the supplies you need for a groundbreaking ceremony, from groundbreaking shovels, to hard hats, shovel stands and display cases, personalized ribbons, step and repeat banners, ceremonial ribbon cutting scissors, and even plaques to recognize the speakers at the groundbreaking ceremony! Shop CeremonialSupplies.com for a truly unforgettable, top rate, first sod-cutting event and we will get your products to you flawlessly and efficiently. Click here for a shipping quote.

Tradition is what happens when we develop a strong bond with the positive and worthwhile experiences of the past. Lovers of everything harmonious, colorful and natural are inevitably attracted to locations that funny enough, are "traditional" locations imbued with exactly that which nature loving enthusiasts look for. And it's here, in a step by step guide to a Mississippi riverboat red carpet reception. Corporate event scouts or marketing assistants are entrusted with securing sales meeting locations where the team can gather for acknowledgements, encouragements, and important announcements. The mighty Mississippi is famous all over the world, and the vivid atmosphere of the thriving transient town known as the Big Easy is allure enough. It's been psychologically proven that sense association triggers a pleasurable response in our human brain. Imagine therefore a corporate event, be it a sales meeting, a product launch, distributor appointment, or an industry conference, including a Mississippi riverboat red carpet reception in its agenda! It will make the attendees happy, and dare we say, loyal?

Planning is key to everything. Have we said this before? It can't be stressed enough. For your health, plan ahead. CeremonialSupplies.com is here to help with the execution of your plan. Our ceremonial red carpets, which are in fact available in several other colors- all equally worthy of the gods and goddesses of sales and marketing, such colors as the deep, elegant and almost slightly subdued midnight blue hue of our deluxe blue carpet runner, or the bright luminous emerald green carpet, as well as other essential color runners in black, purple, royal blue, and pink. Let us daydream about the carpet as you organize names, contact numbers, emails, all forms of general identification and put your first, good list of guests together for the host hotel. Trust us on this, you will save yourself (not to mention the hotel) lots of grief. Of course, keep it updated. A simple, excel worksheet list is good for updates. Create a list of the hotels you'd like to check out in the area, and a list of the main historical attractions. We are learning creatures and everyone likes to learn new things. Make a list of places that are within walking distance from the hotels. Dates are important - pick the conference dates. If your budget is fairly open, book your Mississippi conference during spring or fall. If you have a Cinderella budget then book in July when hotel rooms are half the price, but remember, humidity will be 100%.

First Step - Contact the Local Representative

Make sure you're not acting alone from your ivory tower. It can lead to embarrassing situations so always err on the side of caution. Even if you can pick up the phone and contact the hotels in the Downtown District, or the Garden District, and the French Quarter (It's a relatively small area) and based on the number of total guests (as per that list you're keeping), negotiate accommodations for the team, senior management, and for the big guys coming from the financial district of the world, it will be best if you involve the local representative in the area where you are planning the conference. In this case, contact your company representative in Louisiana, or Mississippi if there's one. This is how you maximize opportunities. Involve the local company representative in the planning stage. Work with this person when negotiating with hotels for room block and at least one hotel catered event. This is the time to plan and decorate, for a hospitality suite for people to gather, mingle, lounge, use the computer, phone, etc. Customized banners, and personalized ribbons in a variety of sizes is a time tested practice that works best for tying together a room decor and personalized ribbons can dress up a table, or can be hung from the center of the ceiling outward toward the walls and drape down. There are many ways to use personalized banner and customized ribbons to decorate a hospitality suite. The hotel(s) will also be able to put you in touch with their in-house activities director (party planner) to organize different outings or activities. There's so much to pick from! A gospel choir reception and dinner at Oak Alley Plantation (the setting for the film Interview With A Vampire), a St. Charles streetcar tour from the French Quarter to Commander's Palace, or even an alligator swamp tour!

Putting Together The Conference Agenda

An "Agenda" is a list of ALL activities that will take place, and where. For example, Day 1 of the conference you've scheduled a Welcome Breakfast on the rooftop poolside of the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel in the French Quarter, which of course, you will have decorated appropriately, perhaps with welcoming balloons, vertical freestanding signs featuring the company logo or a product, and customized ribbons. Followed by a product presentations that will be made to the sales team in one of the meeting rooms. The proper way to list this in an Agenda is by including all the details, time, name of location, and who's the lead person for each event, so that everyone knows exactly what is going on, and where. Phone calendars are great, apps are fabulous, but make sure you have a hard copy paper agenda emailed to everyone at least 2 weeks ahead of time, and have another hard copy ready for each participant upon arrival - either in the room with a souvenir gift, or upon checking in or registration. Everything is included in the agenda - breakfast time, meeting time, break time, end time, what time to meet at the lobby for outside activities, until what time are the hotel doors open, and what to do after hours?

Organizing A Special Night Aboard A Mississippi Riverboat!

The entire team has now been checked in and all the conference attendees are present. This is the day for the special activity, or event - before anybody has to break away after their presentation. For this special night you've arranged for a 2-hour Mississippi River cruise aboard the Natchez, named after the city in Mississippi, cruising out of New Orleans. How will you get the team from the hotel to the dock? It's relatively within walking distance but you want to awe your guests, and make them feel important, so how about arranging for horse and carriage rides? These are all over the French Quarter and it doesn't take much to have them parade in front of the hotel at a specified time when you've asked the guests to meet at the lobby. Off you go toward the docks! Passing by Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, Cafe du Monde, Pirate's Alley and all the historical spots along the way to the docks, this gives your guests a chance to take in the French Quarter.

As your first four guests step down from the carriage and arrive at the dock behind Cafe du Monde, they step onto a plush red carpet from CeremonialSupplies.com, and smile for the photographer as they walk the 6' wide by 30' long event carpet runner. Next to the plank you've set up a step and repeat banner customized with your company logo and the motto you've chosen for the event, and the first group approaches for photos, after which they are guided by hitching post style stanchions (specifically designed for outdoor use) into the Natchez, where everyone will eventually gather at the front of the boat for refreshments and finger foods. As your guests arrive, you've given enough time between each group of four so that there's no bottlenecking by the official photo on the step and repeat, although you certainly will have guests on the red carpet watching others arrive.

When everyone is onboard and the Natchez sets out on a dinner and jazz cruise, you will look at the setting contentedly and enjoy the rest of the evening with your guests. You got all your supplies from CeremonialSupplies.com, everything from the red event carpet runner, stanchions, step and repeat banner, personalized oversized ribbons to dress the room and tables, to the recognition plaques that will be given out to the team. You can be sure that every one of your guests will feel special, and will not only enjoy the event that you've organized for them, but will remember it for years to come. With detailed organization and CeremonialSupplies.com you can organize red carpet events, conferences and meetings, and be assured that you're working with the best online store on the web for high quality materials at budget friendly prices, attentive and knowledgeable customer service, and you will receive prompt and efficient shipping wherever you are in Louisiana, Mississippi, or anywhere else in the world! Click here for a shipping quote.

Prom is right around the corner in Virginia, and everywhere else in the country! The difference is historical Virginia offers incredible theme options based on the Mother of Presidents State. Prom is an important moment in every teen’s life. It allows them to relax and enjoy their lives after 4 years of tough high school life. The students have worked hard, finished all their testing and just want a few hours where they can kick back and chill with all of their friends in a high-class event. This is where historical Virginia themes make it easy to throw an amazing and memorable prom party with the help of Ceremonialsupplies.com. Recreate the first permanent English colony in America at Jamestown, colonial Williamsburg, or the elegance of the presidential homes Monticello, Mount Vernon and Montpelier. Young ladies love to dress up in attractive gowns and guys, well, the majority tend to be a little less extrovert to show off their tux style. Imagine how sharp military costumes could be for a Yorktown theme of the American Revolution! A red carpet themed event a-la Stratford Hall, designing backdrops of this 1730 estate! The possibilities are endless when you consider combining the historical background of Virginia with posh, elegant, prom ideas!

Ceremonialsupplies.com is the best place on the net to buy quality supplies for all your event needs! You might ask, how can Ceremonialsupplies.com help me with my prom endeavors? It’s very easy to answer. We have a vast collection of event supplies that will aid you in your task, such as stanchions and ropes, and even red carpet! Make your prom night feel like a star-studded camera-flashing Hollywood event. Red carpet makes your attendees feel high class and like famous movie stars. Many high school events don’t go the extra mile to take their party from “just another” to something that will be cherished and talked about for years on end, never leaving the minds of those that attended it. Something even more important to consider is that Virginia has some of the top-ranking high schools in the United States, meaning that the student bodies of these institutions are worked hard and are looking for only the best quality when it comes to their proms.

Bringing back the topic of red carpets, not only do they invoke the air of a Hollywood night, they themselves exude the energy of something important. After all, only the most exclusive and high-level events have the red carpet. It creates a feeling of “we made it to the end” to whomever walks on them. So why not give your prom night attendants that awesome sensation of luxury? And to compound, the carpet doesn’t have to be just red. If you’re looking for something different or something to stand out, we even have carpets in a myriad of other colors, for example we have red carpets, blue carpet runner, green carpets, and many more. If your prom night has an underwater theme, why not procure a blue carpet to help with that oceanic feel. Imagine how well it would go along with rest of the aquatic décor. Or imagine if your prom night decides to go with a valentine, or “love’ theme! Why not select our pink carpet runners, a perfect addition alongside all the red and pink décor that is sure to be everywhere? Even if your prom has an outlandish theme, such as a jungle exploration theme, or an outer space theme with a Langley Air Force Base theme, we have the perfect color for such an event, with our beautiful green carpet runners, finding a snug spot next to a welcoming Dodo bird, or an alien in it’s UFO. What we want to say is that whatever the theme in historic Virginia, Ceremonialsupplies.com has your back covered when it comes to supplies. Shop with us for anything and everything that you might need in order to prepare for what is sure to be a fun and exciting prom night! Ceremonialsupplies.com is the one stop shop for all of your ceremony and event needs, with banners, ribbons, stanchions, and ropes, and many more supplies for you to purchase at your leisure. Ceremonialsupplies.com has great quality supplies, friendly customer service, and quick shipping to wherever you are. Click here for a shipping quote.

Colorful groundbreaking kid shovels put a smile on everyone's face! For some reason, groundbreaking ceremonies where kids participate have a way of making everyone smile, the kids, and all who watch them. It's something about the freshness and enthusiasm that makes such an event, at times a serious presentation with a long list of speakers, something fun to watch when kids are involved. A groundbreaking is an architectural ceremony related to building. In ancient times a first sod cutting was a symbolic and ritualistic ceremony that proposed communion between the world of ideas, and the physical world, and was conducted for the purpose of consecrating the ground for safe construction and completion. What the ancients sought, was the favor of positive energy, and there just isn't a more powerful voltage than that of children smiling and laughing. It's uplifting to see children and young kids take part in first ground cutting projects like a new public library, a new children's health pavilion, new school, or park, especially when photos show happy, smiling faces with the twinkle of good fun in the eyes! CeremonialSupplies.com is proud to offer a palette of colorful groundbreaking kids shovels for their first sod-cutting! 26" in height with a 6" width blade, our mini groundbreaking shovels come in a variety of colors to match a logo, or a structural color scheme. These mini shovels can also be personalized on the blade or the stem, and presented as a keepsake or memento to one or more VIP participating in the ceremony. Dressed up in a big bow, this mini version of the groundbreaking shovel also makes for a fun gift!

First sod-cuttings are important occasions when those who helped make it a reality are acknowledged in a meaningful way, commemorative wall plaques and keys to the city are a great way to say thank you with an engraved message. This mini steel groundbreaking shovel is the perfect size for children of executives or VIPs who will take part in the event, and it also makes a fun memory to display side-by-side with the full size shovel in the corresponding color, and works great as a keepsake memento just as much as a wall plaque or keys to the city! Keep in mind this mini groundbreaking kids shovel can be customized too!

Whether you're looking for full size, traditional steel blade groundbreaking ceremonial shovels, the full size color groundbreaking shovels, or for the colorful mini groundbreaking kids version, CeremonialSupplies.com is the best place on the web for high quality, finely crafted products at budget friendly prices, and for knowledgeable and attentive customer service that will get your products to you promptly and efficiently, wherever you are in the world. Shop our website for the perfect size, mini groundbreaking shovel for kids, in bright hues of red, royal blue, canary yellow, teal, pink, orange, and green. All the mini shovels have a full metal D-Style handle that makes them sturdy and easy to hold, and combine them with an adult size 42" tall with 9.5"

If you're planning a fun and colorful groundbreaking ceremony where children or young kids will be present and taking part shoveling first dirt, get all your supplies at the best one-stop shop on the internet for groundbreakings, grandopenings, and all ceremonial events. At CeremonialSupplies.com we have a selection of hand-picked high quality products to accommodate every budget, from full size, traditional groundbrekaing shovels, color hard hats, groundbreaking shovel kits, personalized ribbons in an assortment of widths, personalized banners, step and repeat, event carpet runners in shinny bright colors, grand opening banners, grand opening ribbons and ceremonial ribbon cutting scissors, and many more products. All of the finest quality, and ready to ship to you promptly wherever you are! Click here for a shipping quote.

One of the original Thirteen colonies, named after King George II of England, Georgia embodies the allure of ancient cultures mixed with southern charm, and today, the landmark buildings and museums that celebrate the rich history of the Peach State embellish their locale when they feature stylish stanchions for Georgia's history and heritage museums. Is Georgia on your mind? From its Pre-Columbian, Prehistoric celebrated mounds built by a civilization pre-dating native Americans, Georgia's ancient history adds more depth to the understanding and shaping of its cultural events of today. Places like Fort Mountain in Chatsworth, named for an ancient and mysterious rock wall 855 feet across the highest point of the mountain, or Track Rock Gap in Chattahoochee National Forest, which preserves petroglyphs discovered near Blairsville, Georgia is a land of antiquity and history. Colonial America to Civil War memorabilia, historic homes and landmarks, crowd control stanchions for museums can have the perfect decorative tone to complement all these historic locations, homes, and events.

Stanchions, or Rope Posts?

Stanchions are also known as barrier posts, rope barriers, rope posts, crowd control barriers, or crowd control posts, and they are, in fact, posts that stand upright and can be made of metal or plastic. Stanchions, or barrier posts, are slim, cylinder shape with variation of tops that range from the classic, ball top, to urn shape top, or flat top. The flat top is designed for any line configuration you need, with hollows grooves on the side you can arrange the rope in many formations, and you can use the rope style of your choice, whether it's plush velvet, velour, or the braided roping. Posts and barriers are standard items that museums keep in inventory and the best place on the web to find the stanchions and rope that complements a museum's decor is CeremonialSupplies.com. The Georgia Museum of Art in Athens, featured an exhibition of prints from their permanent collection of Japanese art. Protecting valuable works of art is a priority concern for museum curators everywhere. This is one of the reasons why iconic works of art at the Georgia Museum of Art, for example, "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" can be so elegantly displayed and protected, using four silver finished chrome stanchions and blue velvet rope, making the barrier almost imperceptible. Like this, museums protect irreplaceable works of art using stanchions and rope. For example, the Telfair Museum in Savannah is home to the largest collection of works by Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer. Stanchions of classic, polished brass style with red velvet rope would be the ideal style for photographic opportunities and also to keep a smooth flow of traffic. The Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia is all about the story of America, including everything associated with cowboys and life in the west frontier. Stanchions and rope are set up in front of large murals such as the Presidential Gallery, not only adding an air of importance to the scene, but protecting the mural of Presidents.

CeremonialSupplies.com offers a variety of competitively priced, high quality, choices of the best decorative posts and ropes styles for use in museums. Our classic decorative stanchions are chrome or brass polished as well as a selection of plastic hitching post style stanchions with chain. The plastic stanchions come in black, white, and yellow and are constructed from high density polyethylene material, for outdoor or indoor use. The Atlanta History Center, located in Atlanta, is touted as a 33-acre experience that showcases historic houses, enchanting gardens, and other activities that take place outside and make the best use of the hitching post plastic stanchions and chain. These weatherproof plastic stanchions are economic and sturdy. Each pole has a hollow base that is light to ship or transport, and the base can be weighed down with water or sand for stabilization. These rustproof barrier posts are perfect for outdoor use at the historic Atlanta Swan House, or Margaret Mitchell House, and decorative enough for indoor use also.

Different Stanchion Styles For Different Needs

Georgia's Museum of Aviation Foundation in Robins AFB, for example, includes large exhibit buildings housing historic USAF aircraft, cockpits, and missiles and retractable belt stanchions are used throughout the museum. Stanchions with retractable belts have a cassette feature that enables endless combinations to configure lines and manage a crowd in any way required. CeremonialSupplies.com offers 4-way retractable belt stanchions made from durable steel in matte finish, with a belt that extends up to 6.5' available in black, royal blue, red, or grey.

For events where visibility is important, such as the Atlanta International Auto Show, in Atlanta, we offer mini stanchions in chrome, brass, and black matte, with a height of 24", with retractable belt that can extend up to 11 feet for space economy. These barrier posts are designed to protect an exhibit or display while saving floor space for better view and reduction of risk of damage to the display. Retractable belt posts are also available with sign frames, a two-sided, stainless steel chrome finish in 3 sizes (7 x 11, 8.5 x 11, and 11 x 14) with an attachment cup that easily locks into our 4-way stanchion adapter top. These stanchions are perfect when visibility is a priority, and you want to organize a large crowd flow.

CeremonialSupplies.com also offers sign frames for retractable stanchions to give directions within your business, or use the frame to feature special ads, a promotion, similar announcement. With a stanchion sign frame you can maintained engaged, people who are waiting in a queue.

For crowd control stanchions and rope in museums, CeremonialSupplies.com has the high quality, crafted, stanchions, posts, and ropes and belts that you need, at budget friendly prices. Our customer service is personable and knowledgeable and we ship to all our favorite museum cities in Georgia: Atlanta, Augusta, Athens, Columbus, Savannah, Sandy Springs, promptly and efficiently! Shop CeremonialSupplies.com for all your crowd management needs. Contact us here for a shipping quote.

Progress is a funny thing. Almost imperceptible until its effects overwhelmingly surround us. So when did the red carpet become prom? When did a high school dance (mind you, the last one) turn into the arrival entrance to the Academy Awards? It happened suddenly, and we owe it to several factors. The first, is the Academy Awards itself and how this night of glamour and fashion among stars has inspired young people. The second, is technology, or to be specific, the social media platforms that naturally progressed after the onset of the internet. And lastly, how both these factors combined made it possible for CeremonialSupplies.com to become the best online store on the web to offer the most exquisite event carpet runners, in the most dazzling shades of blue, green, purple, pink, black, and the glorious crimson pathway of the gods, so that young gods and goddesses everywhere basked in the celebration of Prom Night!

The Academy Awards was the original innovator of the red carpet entrance, and later of the step and repeat banner. Before surfacing in the prom scene, the red carpet event runner was pretty much restricted to the Oscars, and even then not until the last decade did it become its own pre-presentation event as live and television audiences were treated to the lavish parade of movie stars and celebrities wearing gowns by the best known haute couture designer houses. Most American kids grow up exposed to this television landmark event, and many of them are inspired by these richly glamorous presentations. The natural progression was that as teenagers, their last high school dance would be motivated by the same sophistication and glamour projected by the red carpet arrival of celebrities at the Academy Awards. CeremonialSupplies.com is a big fan of films and film premieres, and our selection of event carpet runners, in the most brilliant shades, and red carpet accessories like classic stanchions and rope, step and repeat, and personalized ribbon banners have been all selected with the same care and attention to detail as if we were throwing the red carpet at the Oscars ourselves. As a matter of fact, we carry all the necessary supplies for a red carpet event of the same sophistication and stature!

We mentioned technology and the internet and maybe you're thinking, huh? What does technology have to do with prom? Or with red carpet aisle runners? And if you are, you probably don't have an Instagram account! With the rapid communication and sharing the internet provides, all across the world, young, app savvy high school seniors with smartphones have been posting prom photos at least, since 2012 - that's 7 years. This has opened the door for prom competition. What high school prom is best? Which one has the most lavish arrival red carpet? Or the best band, best decorations, best theme? We congratulate all the graduating seniors who will be working hard to best all the other high schools in the nation for the best prom but remember, it's going to be tough to beat a White House Prom! As the stakes were upped, event carpet runners jumped to hot demand during prom season. And not just the traditional red carpet, either!

This is where CeremonialSupplies.com comes in. Manufacturing industry experience, a professional eye for quality, and a genuine love for what we do - after all, who doesn't enjoy a great celebration? - makes us the best online store on the web to get the highest quality event carpet runners: prom red carpet, or blue aisle runner, green and black aisle carpet runners, and even pink event carpet, stanchions and rope, we even have complete, ready to go Ceremonial Red Carpet kits that bring a red carpet aisle runner with stanchions and rope for an instant set up; step and repeat, customized banners, personalized ribbons, and all the products and supplies needed for an event to look as lavish and sophisticated as a royal coronation! All at fair and budget friendly prices that won't break the bank, and with prompt and efficient shipping to your doorstep, wherever you live in the world. And, have you experienced our customer service? Attentive, knowledgeable, and pleasant. Find our for yourself and give us a call 877-373-4273 or click here for shipping quotes.

In just a few weeks teenagers across the country will be dressing up in adult, formal attire and go to their last school dance. Schools, event planners, and production companies are gearing up to decorate their school prom with lavish party themes. The results are phenomenal prom photos on Social Media as the rest of the world enjoys themed productions that range from Vaudevillian and Moulin Rouge to the Great Gatsby, Oscar Night, and Camelot. Glimmering stanchions with velvet ropes, extra wide personalized ribbon banners, are products that enrich any decor, but if you truly want prom dazzle, with ceremonial red carpet runners, with CeremonialSupplies.com you'll achieve that, and more! CeremonialSupplies.com has been consistently supplying school events across the country with the highest quality event carpet runners, at budget friendly prices to make your prom the memorable occasion it is meant to be.

Fancy dresses and stylish tuxes, shimmering high heeled string sandals and pumps, oxford leather shoes and sneakers - the creative high-fashion style of high school seniors will be a familiar sight as they step into a limo or a classic car to arrive at their school prom. A red carpet entrance automatically embellishes any event and it's perfect for a prom arrival when all eyes will be on the youthful fashion parade. A wide red carpet runner is the ideal platform to have at the entrance of the prom venue, and if you're not sure what size or color carpet to chose, come to CeremonialSupplies.com where we have the perfect size aisle runner, and the color to best match your school's colors, theme, and decorations. For starters, CeremonialSupplies.com has a selection of deluxe, plush, non-slip carpets in various colors. Match a deep blue carpet runner, an emerald green aisle runner, or a rich purple event carpet with your school's colors for a truly dazzling effect. How about a royal pink event carpet runner for an all-girls high school? Or an elegant, black aisle carpet runner for an all male one? Creativity is yours to pursue when it comes to picking the ideal red carpet runner for your school prom, for everything else there's CeremonialSupplies.com

For convenience, we have a standard bright red carpet runner, and a standard royal blue event carpet runner, both of excellent quality and priced slightly less than our deluxe options. We also make available kits with the basic items for a posh red carpet entrance. The Ceremonial Crowd Control Kit consists of a ceremonial event carpet runner available in red, blue, green, pink, purple, and black; two polished brass stanchions; and velour stanchion rope. The ceremonial carpet is available in sizes ranging from 3 feet by 10 feet to 6 feet by 30 feet, with every combination in between in increments of 5 feet length. The pair of brass stanchions are 41" high and the stanchion rope is of fine velour. The Ceremonial Crowd Control Kit is the stress-free solution to the basic products for your red carpet prom arrival. Go ahead, dazzle them!

If it's an authentic Hollywood theme you're after, remember all movie premiere's have the stars and celebrities pose in front of a step and repeat. This banner, with your school name and mascot logo gives all the official photographs the panache of an Academy Award presentation, and will make the last school photograph a vivid lasting memory. The step and repeat banner can be paired with a red carpet, or matched with another color event carpet runner that will match the school colors. Use customized or printed ribbons to highlight different areas, or for an overall "tightening" of the room, as well as draping them from the center out on the dance floor, or over the live band. Decorating the table settings with printed personalized ribbons is a way to keep color continuity, and become a treasured keepsake of the special night. CeremonialSupplies.com has an extensive selection of satin fabric ribbons available in 21 different colors and widths of 4, 6, 8, and 10 inches and lengths of 10, 15, and 25 yards! the light shine of the ribbon finish will be sure to make your personalized design stand out even more! Need more decorative items for your prom, balloons, signs, and banners? CeremonialSupplies.com is the place to get them. We ship wherever there's a prom going on, anywhere in the United States or the rest of the world, swiftly and efficiently. For the most dazzling prom experience, shop CeremonialSupplies.com! Click here for a shipping quote.