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They are 26" tall with a 6" wide steel blade shovel head and available in red, blue, yellow, orange, green, pink, black, and teal from CeremonialSupplies.com. The mini groundbreaking shovels are a hit in South Florida events and we think we know why.

South Florida is not just the playground of the Rich and Famous. The hot sun and fun waves attract tourists of every walk of life and from all corners of the world - especially from right here in our own good ol' USA where young families' first vacations take the path South to Orlando and the beaches from Cocoa Beach and famed Daytona, down to West Palm, Boca, Ft. Lauderdale, Hollywood, and Miami Beach. The general idea is for the family vacation not to just end as far south as Orlando but to feel the attraction of Miami Dade County! For this, there must be worthwhile enjoyment for young children and kids. Leadership in Miami Dade County has identified this need and children's attractions have been popping up everywhere in the Magic City. From the Miami Children's Museum, Parrot Jungle Island and the Seaquarium in Virginia Key, to Wynwood Walls, Venetian Pool, and Zoo Miami, kids attractions in South Florida are quickly gaining on popularity over adult entertainment. We think it's great! In fact, we're hoping for more!

With every new attraction or new development that has kids in mind there will surely be a groundbreaking ceremony - considering that Miami Dade County does love traditional ceremonies, protocol, and the like. So far in the last couple of years we've seen the groundbreaking ceremony for the Miami Dade Public Library system brand in Hialeah Gardens, the transformation of the Miami Beach Convention Center surface parking lot into a 5.8-acre park featuring open lawn spaces, shade areas, walkways and bike paths, a veterans memorial and public art, and the upcoming groundbreaking ceremony on February 26 for the Overtown Youth Center in historic Overtown, Miami. This is where CeremonialSupplies.com comes in with the best, hands down, groundbreaking mini shovels available online! You heard right. Why are our ceremonial groundbreaking mini shovels the best? It has to do with the quality of the materials and their budget friendly prices, and the colorful assortment to choose from! Not just that, but you can have the mini steel shovels customized just like the full size ceremonial shovels. When digging first ground in children's attractions and parks, you can be sure there will be plenty of little hands ready to strike dirt and toss it around. CeremonialSupplies.com mini groundbreaking shovels are the perfect size for the little folks and with our variety of colorful shovel heads in red, blue, yellow, orange, green, pink, black, and teal, you can have a rainbow effect coupled with color matching bows and balloons, or you can pick and match as you wish. The many children's attractions in South Florida are certainly a factor in the popularity of our mini groundbreaking shovels, but here's one more thing we've been noticing too:

Mini Groundbreaking Shovels Are A Great Keepsake For VIPs!

A groundbreaking is a momentous occasion in the life of a company or an important public building structure. The main persons involved, be it the Owner, CEO, top-tier management, Developer or the Construction company, (or all) will most likely receive an award or a plaque - and we have those too! - or a similar memento to keep and display in recognition of the event. Mini groundbreaking shovels are a great keepsake for VIPs because they can be ordered to represent a miniature replica of the full size ceremonial shovel (which measures 42" in height with a 9.5" shovel blade) and can be customized with a commemorative message, and displayed in an office or conference room as a lasting keepsake of the important event.

Mini groundbreaking shovels can be customized on the stem and on the color blade and the look is stunning! Which is exactly what you want for photos and videos. As South Florida continues to grow both for tourists and locals, shop CeremonialSupplies.com for the best mini groundbreaking shovels that will be a hit with kids, and are the ideal size for a keepsake to be presented to important VIPs. You will love our quality, our budget friendly prices and our prompt and efficient shipping wherever you are in the Sunshine State! Click here for a shipping quote.

Business apparel and corporate clothing for ceremonial events are not just for big brand names anymore! It used to be that polo shirts with branded logos and similar corporate clothing hand-embroidered with the company or brand logo for conferences, conventions, or sales meetings were presented to each participant as a special gift and worn on special occasions. Today, the process of machine embroidery for corporate apparel as well as refined printing for lighter materials such as safety vests and t-shirts makes it possible for small businesses and global conglomerates alike to use branded apparel for efficiency and team building. CeremonialSupplies.com understands this and as the best online store supplier of quality corporate branded wearables, our selection meets all the exacting demands of business professionals by offering top quality, comfortable and elegant items to enhance a corporate wardrobe. Hand embroidery has been around since ancient times, but the process was costly and time consuming. Today, automated embroidery machines have put a new spin on logo or brand embroidery and have opened up the benefits of Corporate wearables to small businesses and large corporations alike.

The Ceremonial Deluxe Oxford Non-Iron Shirt for Men is elegant, lightweight, and 100% cotton. This cotton material has a wrinkle-resistant finish with pucker-free taped seams and rounded adjustable cuffs that makes this sharp, long sleeve shirt perfect for a ceremonial groundbreaking event. Emphasizing a company or brand embroidered logo using state of the arts embroidery machines and digitizing software, the ceremonial deluxe oxford non-iron shirt for men combines the distinctive oxford style club shirt with the stylishness of embroidery - which is still perceived today as a staple of corporate class. Add to that the convenience of wearing your shirt right off the hanger without the need to iron, and look sharply tailored as you confidently step up to the groundbreaking shovels to dig first dirt and be photographed and videotaped for the company newsletter as well as any media coverage the event will receive. Where in the past suits and ties and pant suit or skirt and blazer sets were the traditional dress for a corporate groundbreaking event, a high quality, comfortable and elegant deluxe Oxford shirt with an embroidered company logo will have the benefit of uniformity, and promotional value with the company's or brand's logo featured in photos and videos. And ladies, the Ceremonial Deluxe Oxford Non-Iron Shirt for Women has all the fine points and qualities of the men's shirt, but with tapered pleats that favor a woman's curvier figure. The women's Deluxe pinpoint Oxford shirt is light and comfortable and features pucker-free tapered seams, shirttail hem, button-down collar, a left chest pocket and back box pleat as well. Ladies, look like the boss while wearing a fine quality Deluxe Oxford shirt with embroidered logo and hold a ceremonial groundbreaking shovel for photos and videos, feeling as fresh and comfortable as a daisy!

The Oxford Look at an Efficient Price!

CeremonialSupplies.com understands that when it comes to supplying dress shirts for an entire workforce, pricing is an important consideration. Many business and companies shy away from the benefits of corporate wear because this is perceived as a costly exercise, however the benefits of corporate wear far outweigh the apparent drawback. For those who want the Oxford look at an efficient price, CeremonialSupplies.com has the Ceremonial Personalized Classic Oxford Shirt for men, and for women. This long-sleeve shirt has the same elegant cut as the Ceremonial Deluxe Oxford shirt, with wrinkle-resistant material blend of 60/40 cotton and polyester. This long sleeve traditional club shirt is a great piece for all professionals and is perfect for use during conventions, conferences, and any group event where a team is seen as a whole. The color of the shirt with the embroidered logo make the personnel stand out and this is a strength for any business or company. The traditional, classic Oxford clue shirt is stylish and elegant and can be worn either with classy slacks, or a skirt and works great for groundbreaking or grand opening ceremonies too!

Outdoor Summer Corporate Events? Here's What to Wear!

There's no denying that stylish corporate clothing creates unity and confidence when professionals participate as a team in industry conventions, sales conferences, and ceremonial events like an official groundbreaking or grand opening ceremonies, but when you're outdoor holding a groundbreaking shovel or ceremonial ribbon-cutting scissors, you'll want the same stylish elegance in a comfortable polo shirt! If you're wondering what's the best corporate attire for an outdoor summer corporate event, here's what to wear:

CeremonialSupplies.com is proud to offer the Ceremonial Personalized Nike Polo Shirt for Men and Women, made specifically to keep you dry and comfortable outdoors in the heat of summer. The material is the proprietary Nike Dri-FIT micro-pique technology, 100% polyester. These classy polo shirts can be embroidered for customization for maximum impact and the men's polo shirt has a flat knit collar with a three-button placket and open hem short sleeves. The women's Ceremonial Personalized Ladies Nike Polo Shirt features a tailored fit with a Johnny collar and open hem short sleeves. The personalized polo shirts from CeremonialSupplies.com have a Dri-FIT fabric that provides maximum moisture management technology to keep you cool and comfortable for any event where you must look your best! match groundbreaking shovel color or grand opening ribbon and giant scissor handles color with your company or brand colors and unify the entire theme by matching your slick and stylish personalized polo shirt! The Personalized Nike Polo Shirt pairs perfectly with casual khaki slacks or skirt for a groundbreaking or grand opening event, and with Bermuda shorts for more casual corporate or business events like a family picnic.

Printed Ceremonial T-Shirts and Safety Vests

All good companies and corporations understand the value of a good team. This is the reason why so many businesses organize events such as company picnics, corporate marathons, and special days when employees and their families get together. For these events, CeremonialSupplies.com offers the printed Ceremonial T-shirt in styles for men and women. The fabric is 100% ring spun combed cotton combined with polyester and is light and airy while maintaining long-lasting quality. The slimming body, short sleeves and rib knit neck with shoulder to shoulder taping provides a great fit and a company logo or brand name can be prominently displayed in the front and back.

Most ceremonial groundbreaking events are organized by the developers or the construction company that will be building the structure, and at these events you not only have the principals in attendance, but also many of the project's overseers, foreman, and other on-site supervisors will surely be present. To identify personnel at a groundbreaking ceremony and use during the actual construction, CeremonialSupplies.com has a selection of Dual-color Safety Vests that are made from 100% polyester ANSI/ISEA 107 Class 2 certified safety vests with contrast binding, vision zipper and 2" wide reflective taping front and back. These durable and sturdy safety vests are available in yellow with orange trim, or in orange with yellow trim and include 2 chest pockets and 1 lower left pocket and can be customized with your brand or logo on the back of the vest. In addition to the dual-color safety vest we also offer the Lightweight Standard Safety Vest which is super lightweight at 6oz, and the fabric is a breathable mesh of 100% polyester in neon yellow with vertical and horizontal reflective silver grey tape and an outside left pocket and an inside pocket on the bottom right side of vest. This lightweight standard safety vest can also be customized with the company logo on the back.

Whatever your corporate wear needs are, shop CeremonialSupplies.com for the best quality long sleeve deluxe and classic Oxford club shirts, dri-FIT embroidered polo shirts, lightweight t-shirts and safety vests, all at budget friendly prices and shipped efficiently and promptly wherever you are in the world! Click here for a shipping quote!

February 14, Valentine's Day, is celebrated in the US and in Australia, Canada, France, Mexico, the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe. The origins of the day are muddled and obscured since the original festivity, which is seeped in an ancient ritual of rebirth, fertility, and growth clashed strongly with the traditions imposed by the Catholic church during the "christianization" of Rome. CeremonialSupplies.com, the best one-stop shop on the web for all things ceremonial - groundbreaking shovels and hard hats, shovel display stands and cases, ceremonial ribbon-cutting scissors, grand opening ribbons, military decorations and gifts, corporate clothing, and many more, is proud to bring you this brief and concise history of Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day Started With The Festival of Lupercalia

The festival of Lupercalia was an annual festival celebrated in ancient Rome and was held between the 13 - 15 of February. Some scholars claim Lupercalia is a pastoral festival, meaning it is related to pastures, land, and farming and very likely originated even before the founding of Rome when early man experienced the coming and going of the seasons and held rituals he believed would influence the weather patterns. The month of February falls in the peak of winter. Anyone who has lived outside the tropics understands the barren landscape of winter - a season associated by the ancients with death and rebirth. The Lupercalia was a major organization that operated like a cult, with its own priesthood called 'the Luperci' who was formed by men between the ages of 20 and 40 and divided into two religious associations; the Quinctiliani, a patrician family of Rome whose members held high offices in the State, and the Fabiani, the most ancient family of Rome. It is interesting to note that during the time of Julius Caesar in 44 BC a third institute was created and called Juliani in honor of Julius Caesar and its first magistrate was Mark Antony. The Juliani was disbanded after Caisar's assassination. The priesthood of the Luperci conducted with great pomp, a sacrificial ritual that entailed the killing of a male goat and a dog at the Lupercal altar. The ceremony was carried out under the supervision of the chief priest. When the blood sacrifice was completed, two members of the Luperci were anointed on their forehead with the blood from the knife used to kill the animals, and then wiped clean. The two chosen members were then expected to laugh. This ended the ritual and opened the official feast during which the Luperci men cut strings or pieces of hide fiber (called februa) from the skin of the sacrificed animals and ran naked (and most assuredly drunk) within the city limits while whipping women who would literally line up for the men to hit them as they believed this would make them fertile. The celebration included a matchmaking ritual in which unmarried men drew the names of unmarried women from an urn and the two were paired for the duration of the festival, or longer if the match was successful. Some of these matches ultimately ended in marriage.

Pregnant women would get in the way of the naked men to be struck with the bloody piece of animal skin as a way of assuring a safe delivery. We know this through the writings of the ancient historian Plutarch who describes Lupercalia: "...many of the noble youths and magistrates run up and down through the city naked, for sport and laughter striking those they met with shaggy thongs. And many women of rank also purposely get in their way, and like children at school present their hands to be struck, believing that the pregnant will thus be helped in delivery, and the barren to pregnancy."

The Catholic Church Outlaws Lupercalia

Pope Gelasius was the head of the Catholic Church from AD 492 to 496 a time considered as the cusp between late antiquity and the early middle ages. He is responsible for banning the festival of Lupercalia and instead combined the martyrdom of at least four men - supposedly all named Valentine and executed by Emperor Claudius around the year AD 270, with the debaucherous festival. According to the "Acta Sanctorum" or "Lives of the Saints" there were several "Valentini" named men who were killed during this time. One was a priest who married Christian couples and helped Christians who were being persecuted and was beheaded by order of Emperor Claudius for refusing to denounce Christ. Another is said to have died in Africa; the third was beheaded for performing a miracle upon an aristocratic family named Asterius, and yet another one was the bishop of Terni who also cured and converted an unbeliever and was also beheaded. Throughout history scholars have dissected the story of St. Valentine's and have suggested there was actually just one Valentine who was beheaded but different stories surfaced about him. There are others who are skeptical that any Valentine ever existed at all and the observance of St. Valentine's day on February 14 was a way for the Catholic church to put a somber note and discourage the reckless sensual pleasures of Lupercalia. Regardless, none of these legends are remotely romantic.

Thank Chaucer, Shakespeare and Cadbury for the Romance in Valentine's Day

More than a thousand years after the festival of Lupercalia was outlawed by the church and replaced instead by the observance of the gory death of one Valentine who may, or may not have lived, the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer, author of "The Canterbury Tales" mentions the February feast of St. Valentine's in connection with the mating of birds and wrote, "For this was on seynd Volantynys day. Whan every bryd comyth there to chese his make." in his poem called "Parlement of Foules." Apparently, birds in England mated during February and this inspired European nobility to send love notes during bird-mating season and in fact, in February of 1415 the Duke of Orleans during his imprisonment in the Tower of London wrote to his wife calling her his "very gentle Valentine." The connection with love birds and February 14 continued and even Shakespeare includes it in Act IV, Scene 5 of "Hamlet" as Ophelia, already losing her mind sings: "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, all in the morning bedtime, and I a maid at your window, to be your Valentine."

As time passed St. Valentine's day made its way to the New World and had now become a bit more sweet than its origin, while becoming increasingly popular throughout Europe. February 14 became a day to exchange love notes, poems, and handmade paper cards until eventually in 1913, Hallmark began mass production of Valentine's Day cards and ushered the commercialized big business that the holiday is today.

Dropping the "Saint," Valentine's Day is celebrated today in a big way. As soon as New Year decorations come down, Valentine's Day ones come up. Businesses, shops, office cubicles, and homes everywhere bring out the hearts, the cupids and the red and pink bows as gifts of cards, love notes, candy, chocolates, jewelry and sexy undergarments fly off the shelves. Ironically, over the passage of time, there is more of a trace of the sensual paganism with which the holiday originated and less of the gory details, which have survived. We at CeremonialSupplies.com love the idea of celebrating Valentine's Day in grand style! We'll provide the red carpet and stanchions, the red and pink ribbons, banners, and bows, a step and repeat for your official photo of the event, and you create the version of Valentine's Day that inspires you most! See our other blogs for ideas on ceiling draping, ribbon banners, extra-wide ribbons colorful table runners, and much more! Happy Valentine's Day, with love, from CeremonialSupplies.com! Contact us here for questions or shipping quotes and let Cupid's arrow fly!

The history of Valentine's Day is muddled and confusing - a bit like Love, the emotion associated with red, hearts, and Cupid drawing his bow. It's celebrated every February 14 in the United States and in other places around the world as loved ones exchange candy, flowers, chocolates and gifts - all tied up in silky red ribbons, romantic soft pink ribbons, or energetic and vibrant hot pink ribbons! Florida is known as a lovers paradise and cities like St. Augustine, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, and Miami are favorite destinations for tying the pink (or red) knot or to honeymoon. CeremonialSupplies.com, the best online one-stop shop for ceremonial ribbons, grand opening scissors, groundbreaking shovels, military decor, and many more ceremonial supplies, is shipping enough ribbons to the magic city that red and pink ceremonial ribbons will shower Valentine's Day in Miami!

But, who was this mysterious saint and how did these traditions develop? We do know that February has long been celebrated as a month of romance and St. Valentine's Day as it is today contains traces of Christian and pagan traditions of ancient Rome. The Catholic Church recognizes three different saints named Valentinus or Valentine and many people believe Valentine's Day commemorates the martyrdom of one, or all three of these saints. However it is more likely that the church, in order to "christianize" the pagan celebration of "Lupercalia," a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture celebrated on February 15 (in the middle of barren winter) created St. Valentine's Day.

Lupercalia included a ceremony where unmarried young men and women would be paired through a lottery-type ritual and would go on to spend the following year together, usually ending in marriage. Christians were of course, appalled, but the festival was so popular that even though it was outlawed during the rise of Christianity, the Catholic church ended up declaring February 14 St. Valentine's Day and during the Middle Ages the day became associated with love. During the rise of South Beach in the 1980's, St. Valentine's reverted back to its original pagan mating ritual and since then Miami has laid out the red carpet to promote events and festivities surrounding St. Valentine's day decking businesses, shops and public streets with red, pink and white banners and ribbons advertising these.

The Versatility of Colorful Red, Pink and White Ribbons For Valentine's Day

CeremonialSupplies.com has every ribbon color under the rainbow, but for February 14 the versatility of colorful red, pink and white ribbons are in hot demand! Whether to drape the ceiling of a venue, to use as table runners, decorate dressed chairs, personalize and attach to balloons, or simply to wrap around a box of flowers or a box of chocolates, a red ribbon or pink ribbon will allow you the creativity to decorate at your creativity's desire! Our silky Red and Hot Pink ceremonial ribbons have the perfect shades to symbolize love, passion, romance and desire and combining these color ribbons in extra-wide size for ceiling draping a room or ballroom will bring the decor tightly together. If the goal is to create a shower of ribbons, you can hang 2.25 inches width hot pink ribbon with white and red 4 inches wide ribbon and by spacing them in a 4 foot line formation say, over a dance floor, or around the perimeter of a room, you will create a different effect that is still colorfully symbolic of St. Valentine's theme colors.

Top Off Your St. Valentine's Day Celebration With a Red or Pink Carpet Runner!

There's no better day to roll out the hot pink carpet than on Valentine's Day! Create your own step and repeat and stage a fully decorated area for official photos or videos of your event by setting up a step and repeat backdrop with your choice of message of love, or the monogram of the celebrating love birds, and place a red or hot pink carpet in front - completely decked out with classic stanchions and rope, balloons, bows and all the trimmings! Shop CeremonialSupplies.com for red carpet or hot pink aisle runners, classic stanchions and rope, and 8 x 8 or larger step and repeat backdrop. In addition to your decorative St. Valentine's Day ribbons throughout the venue, an area for the official photo can be creatively set up for an unforgettable St. Valentine's Day celebration in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, St. Augustine, or any other love destination in the world! Click here for a shipping quote, and let Cupid's arrow fly!

Valentine's Day is a big theme every year in the city that never sleeps and CeremonialSupplies.com has the most versatile red and pink ceremonial ribbons to decorate Valentine's Day events in New York City. Ribbons, the most versatile decorative items in existence, are essential for the embellishment of any theme. From draping the ceiling to bring together an area, to table runners, keepsake mementos, and ornamental touches to bring out a theme color on a flower bouquet, and many more uses, ribbons consolidate the color theme of an event. This is why red and pink ceremonial ribbons are indispensable when creating a Valentine's Day themed event in NYC or anywhere else in the world!

The color red falls in the category of warm colors that suggest fire, sun, action, and excitement. Red is symbolic of passion and drama and associated with strong emotions such as love and anger. It's a stimulating, exciting and vibrant color that inspires desire and is strongly linked to sexuality. The color red represents luck and prosperity in Chinese culture, and overall it is the color most associated with love and passion - the emotions that we relate to Valentine's Day! CeremonialSupplies.com has the truest, brightest red color ribbon ideal to convey the sentiment of Love, and NYC's nickname "The Big Apple," which came about in the 1970's with the visual of a big, red apple - considered a special desirability (again red, symbolizes great desires). The Red Grand Opening Ribbon comes in widths of 4, 6, and 8 inches which can be customized for a grand opening ceremony with a repeated logo, text, or message throughout the length of the spool of ribbon that can be 12, 25 or 50 yards. The larger the grand opening entrance, the wider the ribbon should be so that the text can be easily read on photos and videos. We also have the red grand opening ribbon in extra-wide size of 10 and 12 inches, and this size ribbon can also be personalized and used as vertical ribbon banners because of their extra-width. Valentine's Day takes place during the winter month of February, and velvet, which is a wintery material is popular for adorning gifts. The Ceremonial Red Velvet Grand Opening Ribbon is a beautiful touch of embellishment for decorating the day of love - it is 4 inches wide and 25 yards long and can be personalized. The 2.25 inches Ceremonial Decorative Ribbon in a rich Hot Pink is a silk ribbon with the perfect width for wrapping a box of lusciously decadent chocolates, sexy undergarments, a box of roses, or any other gift item celebrating the day of love! It's also our most popular ribbon for printing a keepsake message or a commemorative date on the ribbon which will double as decoration for flowers, balloons, and the like and also a keepsake that guests can take with them.

Ceremonial Red & Pink Ribbon for Ceiling Ribbon Draping

Love and romance are exquisitely symbolized with the colors red and pink, and extra-wide ceremonial red or pink ceiling draping ribbon of 8, 10, or 12 inches are perfect for draping the ceiling of any room, including ballrooms, to create a total, tight ambiance. To drape ceiling, you will need a ceiling draping hoop where the extra wide ribbon is attached to and then flows outward from the center of the room. A red, pink, and white combination of 6 or 8 inch ribbons will create a wonderful illusion in a smaller size venue, and the same combination in 8 or 10 inch ribbons will be impressive for a ballroom.

The 8 and 10 inch ribbons are also used to decorate the backside of covered chairs, further emphasizing the themed colors of the event. Mixing and matching among the three color ribbon red, pink, and white add a lively touch to the overall room decor. The 12 inch extra-wide ribbons are used for ceiling ribbon draping of large grand ballrooms. This brings the room ambiance together nicely. The 12 inch extra-wide ribbons are also customizable and can be used as a heraldic flag or gonfalon style banner sporting for example, the monogram of a newlywed couple (Valentine's Day is a favorite wedding day all over the world and not just in NYC!)

Valentine's Day is right around the corner and NYC is a top destination for lovers honeymoon or proposals, and you can bet that every area from Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens, and the Bronx will be steeped in red passion and pink romance decorations to celebrate the day of Love. Red ribbons, pink ribbons, white ribbons and more; easily customized and shipped anywhere you are in NYC or the world! You will love the budget-friendly prices, attentive customer service and our fast and efficient shipping (Click here for a shipping quote). Shop CeremonialSupplies.com for the finest decorative ceremonial ribbons available on the net and let your love flow!

Whether you're Irish, a Leprechaun, or just love the luck of the Irish and want to be one for a day, "Go Green" in Chicago this St. Patrick's with green event carpets and more when you organize a St. Patrick's Day celebration! Everyone loves a good St. Patrick's day party, especially Chicago! The holiday is so big in the windy city that it is a week long celebration that includes the green dyeing of the Chicago river just in time for the parade! The parade runs on two sides of Chicago and the Chicago Tribune is the best source of information for route, times, etc. However, if big crowds aren't for you but you still want to feel Irish, or if you're organizing a private or corporate event in Chicago that happens to fall on St. Patrick's Day, have we got plenty of green for you at CeremonialSupplies.com!

St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner and it's time to bring out the green and dress up the venues! Whether you are planning an intimate rowdy celebration at home or you'll be taking the party to a venue, CeremonialSupplies.com is the best place on the net to find all the products you need for traditional ceremonies such as groundbreakings, grand openings and ribbon-cutting events, military ceremonies, proms and graduations, and supplies for other celebratory events. The holiday began originally as a religious celebration in observance of the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland credited with driving away all the snakes from the plush green island. Although the holiday was originally celebrated in Ireland, the US has celebrated St. Patrick's Day even before its independence from England. The first St. Patrick's Day in North America took place in Boston when some 40 people who had emigrated from the north of Ireland gathered to honor St. Patrick and establish the "Charitable Irish Society" meant to assist the Irish in the city of Boston. The Charitable Irish Society is the oldest Irish organization in North America and still holds an annual dinner every St. Patrick's Day! Today the holiday is celebrated all over the world, from Canada to Argentina, Germany to Montserrat, and Mexico to India. However, the largest St. Patrick's Day celebration in the world takes place in Chicago, with over 2 million people in attendance. If you're going to "Go Green" this March, shop CeremonialSupplies.com for all the trimmings!

Step onto a luxurious green carpet that features a filament of 100% nylon threads and dazzle your guests as they make their way into the celebration. CeremonialSupplies.com offers the choice of the Deluxe Green Ceremonial Event Carpet Runner available in widths of 3' - 4' and lengths of 10' up to 50' - and if your event requires larger or more customized dimensions, CeremonialSupplies.com can make that happen too. Another choice is the Standard Green Ceremonial Carpet Runner in bright, Irish kelly-green, pre-cut and trimmed in widths of 3' and 4' and 10, 15, and 20 feet length. Plush and elegant, the Deluxe and Standard green carpet runners available from CeremonialSupplies.com will give your St. Patrick's event a glamorous look!

Go green with the versatile green ceremonial ribbon available in spools of 2.5" width up to 12" and customize with a St. Patrick's Day message stamped across the entire length of the ribbon - 10, 12, 15, 20, or 25 yard spools! Every special event deserves special decorations and ceremonial ribbons that feature a special message printed repetitively throughout the ribbon's length. Ribbons are incredibly versatile decorating tools and only your imagination will be the limit to what you can do! From ceiling streaming to table top runners, different sizes or extra-wide size green ribbon will bring unity and continuity to your St. Patrick's day celebration!

Lucky a corporate event that falls on St. Patrick's Day! You'll love the green carpets, green aisle runners and the stanchions and rope that go along with these, the green ribbons for decorating a room, a table, the refreshment station, or even as a sash across your chest - with up to 25 yards spool available you'll have plenty of green ribbon to make everything Irish! Are you holding a groundbreaking ceremony? Well, you're in luck! Our colorful groundbreaking shovels with green blade and handle are perfect for your St. Patrick's groundbreaking celebration.

Whatever your event is on St. Patrick's, whether a corporate function or just an Irish shenanigan for your closest best one-hundred friends (who are Irish too - at least for the day!) shop CeremonialSupplies.com for all your green needs! And to make your posh St. Patrick's Day celebration complete, include a step and repeat banner and create a beautiful photo staging opportunity. Don't forget to advertise your event in the Chicago Tribute or the Chicago Sun-Times, and have the revelers make a crawl stop at your event. For unbeatable prices, crafted quality products, great customer service and fast and efficient shipping get all your ceremonial decorations at CeremonialSupplies.com. Click here for a shipping quote.

If you're hosting a red carpet Oscar night in Seattle this year to celebrate the 2020 Academy Awards, you've come to the right place! CeremonialSupplies.com has all the products you need to host your own opulent party night with your friends and family. Seattle is known as a favorite destination of stars and celebrities, and also as the springboard for many aspiring artists into the world of entertainment. It's only natural that film aficionados and others in the artsy circles of Seattle - the artsy capital of the world - would want to host a red carpet event to watch the 2020 Academy Awards. We at CeremonialSupplies.com love Oscar night too, and we enjoy helping our clients and customers pick out all the best decorative and ceremonial supplies needed for hosting a red carpet Oscar night party in Seattle and anywhere else film buffs reside. Here's what you'll need:

Choosing An Event Carpet For Your Oscar Night Party

Choosing an event carpet for your Oscar night party is easy and fun, especially when combined with a particular theme, just like it's done at the Academy Awards ceremony. The history of the red carpet is directly associated with the performing arts. Extremely ancient, but entertainment nonetheless, the Greek play "Agamemnon" is the story of Agamemnon, the King of Mycenae in ancient Greece who returns from the Trojan War and is welcomed home by his traitorous wife, who has laid out a path of red tapestry for his upon arrival. Hesitant before stepping on the red carpets because he is not a God - for only whom the honor of the red carpet is reserved, Agamemnon soon realizes he may have overstepped his mortal bounds! The play "Agamemnon" is the first instance where the use of a red carpet is documented. Throughout history royalty, world leaders, dignitaries, movie stars and celebrities receive this godly status often and now, any occasion can incorporate a red carpet entrance to rival the glamour of the most famous red carpet of all, the Academy Awards red carpet entrance!

CeremonialSupplies.com, the best online shop on the web for everything ceremonial, from event carpet runners, stanchions and rope, ceremonial ribbon and more to groundbreaking shovels, hard hats, shovel display stands, shovel display cases, and corporate attire, has the best selection of carpet aisle-runners in the most popular colors available. Starting with our top of the line deluxe carpet runners for ceremonial events, we offer the Deep Blue event carpet, the Black Gala carpet runner, the Pink carpet aisle runner, the Green ceremonial event carpet, the purple event carpet runner and the glamorous ceremonial Red carpet. These deluxe event carpets feature a 100% filament nylon material that creates a rich, plush texture of luxury and is available in widths ranging from 3 to 6 feet and length of 10 to 50 feet! This means that it's up to you and the dimensions of your 2020 Oscar Night venue to determine how large you want your event carpet. If you are looking for a smaller scale event carpet runner that has the same feel of luxury as our deluxe line, you may want to consider our beautiful attention grabbing standard event carpet runners in vivid blue, red, and kelly-green that are available from CeremonialSupplies.com in widths of 3 and 4 feet, with pre-cut lengths of 10, 15, and 20 feet. Whichever carpet runner style you choose for your Seattle 2020 Academy Award home party will definitely give your event a posh and glamorous look, but you can take your 2020 Oscar night theme to other levels by combining a specific color with a significant message. Are you a strong advocate for health, nature, and natural beauty? Consider the green event carpet to build your theme around. Roll out the blue carpet aisle runner for futuristic or sci-fi themes where you can incorporate silver and glass touches, or lay out the tapestries of the gods and rulers with a rich red event carpet. Your imagination is the limit!

Stanchions and Rope: Movie Theater Retractable or Classic Stanchions?

This is a big question when determining your theme. Will you want your stanchions and rope movie theater retractable, or classic stanchions? Choosing the stanchions to go with your gala carpet runner depend on how authentic you wish your Oscar night Academy Award party to be. If you notice movie theaters use retractable stanchions. This is because when big blockbuster movies are released, the crowds are huge and retractable stanchions provide a variety on configurations, and even at the Academy Awards, the stanchions are black, retractable. If you want to break tradition for an upscale and luxurious theme, we recommend classic stanchions in polished brass, or polished chrome. CeremonialSupplies.com makes available retractable, classic, and outdoor plastic stanchions to fit any theme. A look at the 2020 Oscar nominees will offer some ideas for theme. There's "Joker" which received the most nominations and of course if this was your favorite flick, a mix of bright blue, green, and red colors would be congruent for a Joker-themed event where either classical brass dome top stanchions or something like the yellow hitching post-style outdoor stanchion with chain link would perfectly spruce up the theme! "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood" fans can look to the 60s and 70s as a decorative theme and relive the flower-child era with a mix of tradition and modernism. A red carpet aisle runner, or a blue event carpet with white hitching post-style stanchions would certainly recall the decorative trend of the era.

Set Up A Step And Repeat Photo Station At Your Oscar Night Party

Oscar night has become an occasion for celebration and fun and the people of Seattle love to step out decked in their most stylish ensembles! Set up a step and repeat photo station at your Oscar night party and make all your guests feel like stars! Roll out the red (or blue, or green, or purple, or pink, or black) carpet for your guests as they arrive and make their way to the bar for a cocktail (or two, or three ... ) strutting their finest style over Agamemnon's tapestry. Have a section mid way set up with a step and repeat backdrop banner with a logo of your own design (CeremonialSupplies.com does that too!) and your guests will want to take their official Oscar night gala picture posing just like a celebrity at the Academy Awards. Rope off the area with the stanchions of your choice and voila! A perfect photo or video spot. All you need is the paparazzi with their flash shots for total authenticity. Seattleites are extremely creative people, and our Step and Repeat backdrop banner will be much appreciated by their genius for harmony to give their Oscar night ceremony a true Hollywood-esque decor! Our Step and Repeat backdrop is available in three different width sizes: 8 x 8 feet, 8 x 10 feet, and 8 x 12 feet. Your gala night event logo is repeated throughout the step and repeat banner and creates a visual impact for your official event photo!

Decorations And Awards For Your Year's Best!

CeremonialSupplies.com has the decorations and awards for your year's best choices! Never underestimate the versatility of ribbons for decorations. You can create any type of environment simply with the use of ribbons, especially if you can combine different size widths. For example, extra-wide ribbon can be used to drape the ceiling of a room, and depending on the space you have to work with, you can use 6" wide ribbons, or up to 8", 10" and 12" ribbon that can hang from the center out, and gathered at each of the corners, draping down. CeremonialSupplies.com offers a large selection of ceremonial ribbons in all colors, in widths from 2" up to 12" that are ideal for ceiling draping, table top ribbon runners, vertical hanging banners, and other embellishments such as chair cover accents and keepsakes. Your imagination is the limit and CeremonialSupplies.com is here to help you customize or personalize your decorative ribbons with the name of the event, or other text you may wish!

Use colors to convey a specific emotion or feeling - for example, rich deep red ribbon and gold ribbons inspire lavishness, luxury and opulent fantasy, and it was a perfect choice of palette for a movie like "Alice in Wonderland." Whereas blue ribbon and silver ribbon can be used to recreate the cold atmosphere of "Frozen." With this in mind, choose the perfect color ribbon and ribbon size from CeremonialSupplies.com and flood your venue with the atmosphere and feel you wish to convey!

For those special awards you'll be presenting, shop CeremonialSupplies.com AWARDS category and see our Accomplishment Champ Award - like the Oscar (named after Bette Davis' remark about how the statuette looked like her uncle, "Oscar") the statuette has a gold finish with a plaque at the base that can be customized with your own message and it's great fun for an Academy Award Party night.

Shop CeremonialSupplies.com for all your 2020 Academy Awards party night! Get the essential event carpet runner, step and repeat, stanchions, decorative ceremonial ribbons, and awards from the best one-stop shop on the net for ceremonial supplies and liven up your Oscar night party in Seattle or wherever you are in the world! Click here for a shipping quote.

CeremonialSupplies.com believes in a focused approach to corporate image. From the moment you break ground on your business, to the daily interaction with clients and customers. Here are 10 advantages you get with corporate wear that will enhance your company's image and create a valuable asset: trust.

All great companies have one thing in common: a knowledgeable staff that represents the company's image, mission, and ethics. It is the role of a business to take good care of their employees, and they in turn will take good care of the customers. With the exponential growth of technology in every area, including branded clothing - through processes that include embroidery, screen printing, direct to garments (DTG), dye sublimation, heat press printing, and vinyl cutting, branding is now accessible to small business entrepreneurs and corporate conglomerates alike. The benefits of corporate wear are numerous, including enhancing the image that the company has worked hard to develop. Your company's image depends on your staff, as they are seen by clients and customers. Uniformity builds the impression of continuity of service and ideology and creates trust that no matter where the client is, they are receiving the same professional service. This is a valuable asset for any company and the consistency of message through corporate ware is accessible and profitable! Get these 10 free perks when you include corporate wear in your business strategy!

1. TIME 

That precious and elusive element we all wish we had more of! With corporate branded clothing, deciding what to wear to the office when every minute counts saves time, and effort. Stylish and elegant branded shirts for men or women can be paired with slacks or skirts for a professional and comfortable look that doesn't take much time to put together. CeremonialSupplies.com offers the Ceremonial deluxe Oxford non-iron shirt, an elegant and lightweight wrinkle-resistant finish for men and women ideal for corporate occasions, ceremonial groundbreakings, grand opening events, and whenever you want to feel fresh and relaxed while looking your best at work.

2. EMPLOYEE PERKS 

When the company pays for, or contributes to employee's work wardrobe the savings become an added perk that is much appreciated. Employees get to save extra money and that's an incentive for loyalty. With the elegance of embroidered long-sleeve Oxford style shirts, classic club-style, or dri-fit polo shirts and professional printed tees, employees will represent the company in style, save money, and appreciate the extra perk!

3. PRODUCTIVITY 

Anyone who's worked in a corporate environment will agree that when you don't feel comfortable in your clothes, your concentration is broken. Branded clothing that feels and fits comfortably means employees dress promptly in the morning and get to work on time ready for the job at hand.

4. SUCCESS 

Selling the company's image with the way your employees look is a powerful tool. With stylish and comfortably fitted corporate wear employee's confidence increases. When you look good, you feel good and the confidence enables you to be more assertive, pleasant, and in control of what you do best. CeremonialSupplies.com offers a selection of corporate wear shirts that offer classic club style elegance and are ready to go whenever you are!

5. MORALE 

Corporate wear boosts morale within the company. Not only does it help improve productivity by emphasizing comfort and professionalism but when employees wear corporate branded clothing they essentially become the company and their actions and behavior reflect it. CeremonialSupplies.com corporate attire includes deluxe long-sleeve oxford shirts with embroidered logo of your company or brand as well as the classic style oxford club shirt and polo shirt, all with embroidered logo option.

6. PROFESSIONALISM 

Everyone has their own individual style of dressing, and let's face it, some people do dress inappropriately for the workplace. Corporate wear avoids distasteful situations by providing employees with a sure-fire way to dress professionally, and consistently. With our selection of quality printed t-shirts, dri-fit embroidered polo shirts, classic wrinkle-resistant and deluxe oxford shirts for men and women, you will feel confident that you are looking your best, and representing your company in a professional and elegant style at company events, trade shows, sales conventions and other industry events.

7. TEAMWORK 

The success of a company or a business is achieved when all departments operate at their best, each producing the ultimate positive output. Uniforms foment a strong sense of teamwork similar to athletes of a team sport. When company employees dress similarly, any possible feeling of inferiority in the workplace is removed.

8. AWARENESS 

With increase competitiveness across all fields, standing out becomes difficult. The best way to enhance marketing noise in your business is by having employees wear color branded corporate clothing that reflects the company's logo or brand colors. Companies that offer corporate branded attire part of their brand strategy are establishing their identity by looking and acting the part. Stand out with top-notch quality in CeremonialSupplies.com corporate wear. Check out our hand-picked selection of wearables under our CORPORATE EVENTS category! You will love our quality, our budget friendly prices, our attentive and knowledgeable customer service, and our prompt and efficient shipping wherever you are!

9. OPTIONS 

When employees have a work wardrobe, mixing and matching will turn five items of clothing into eight outfits; one outfit for each day of the week with some to spare! This includes long sleeve shirts, polo shirts, or professional tees or tee-dress, combined with slacks, or skirts of matching colors. All stylishly comfortable.

10. WHO'S THE BOSS? 

Professional corporate branded attire, like uniforms, establish a standard look across the company. Everyone looks the same regardless of their earnings. Corporate wear for convention or conference presence creates a strong team effect that others can't help but notice, and with modern and stylish clothing all employees will look like the boss, every day.

Shop CeremonialSupplies.com for elegant and stylish corporate wear that will enhance your brand or your company's image! Clothing designed for comfort and professionalism at budget friendly prices - like all our products! Click here for a shipping quote.