Ceremonial ribbons are the most versatile for decorating. Good quality ribbon is strong, with a texture that feels soft and silky smooth to the touch, and foldable without losing its form. This type of ribbon is a “ceremonial ribbon” because it is the kind used to decorate ceremonies such as weddings, ribbon-cuttings, etc. However, there are many creative ways to use ceremonial ribbons for any occasion, and we at ceremonialsupplies.com want to share some of our favorite ones!
Ribbon art is another notch to add to the unique décor expertise of event organizers and party planners all over the world. It is a tool you can’t do without in the growing and demanding event planning industry. Everyone is creative because we all dream and imagine. We relay these dreamy images to our trusty and faithful event planner, and like Fairy Godmothers, they make them come true. Usually at an astronomical price. It’s worth it when you get exactly what you want, and more, but many have been those costly yet blasé decorations. Ribbon art can be complex and spectacularly vivid and passionate, and it can be delicate and soft – everything depends on the overall mood the design inspires. Draping the ceiling, a canopy, and tables with ceremonial ribbon of different widths, lengths and colors can be so awe-inspiring to make your guests feel they are inside a living and breathing world of enchantment!
Ceremonial Ribbon Art for Draping a Ceiling
Some of the most exquisite ballroom affairs are decorated with ribbon art and a favorite is ceiling drapes. The best ribbon for artful decoration is ceremonial ribbon, because of its quality texture and its ability to fold smoothly and nicely without coarse ridges or wrinkles.
Ceremonialsupplies.com is the best one-stop shop on the web for ceremonial items and we specialize in ceremonial ribbon for use in ribbon art. Our ceremonial ribbons are available in small widths starting at 2.25” up to 12” (1 foot) and in yardage ranging from ten (10), twenty-five (25) and some ribbons up to fifty (50) yards. When choosing a customized ribbon from ceremonialsupplies.com, the text is repeated throughout the length of the ribbon. This means you have a substantial amount of the customized ceremonial ribbon to use creatively! The most popular use for the 2.25” ribbon is for engraving with a commemorative date or other message, and using it on centerpiece decorations, flower arrangements, or attached to helium-filled balloons on the dance floor, or the center of the room. The most popular use for the ceremonial ribbons 12” wide is for ceiling draping; the most impressive way to command the mood direction of the affair. Draping extra-wide ribbons 12” wide are the perfect width to create a canopy effect over most ballrooms. The hardware used for ceiling ribbon drapes is commonly a round ring of varying sizes that accommodate four, six, eight, ten, or more extra-width ceremonial ribbon panels. The ring is held by chain links (or other strong material) gathered together at the top with a ceiling attachment fixture. The number of chain links must correspond with the number of ribbon panels because these link chains separate each panel, and each can extend outwardly in the desired fashion, with equal proportion of space between each extra-wide ribbon. The hardware depends completely on the way you want to drape the ceiling. There are no rules other than to never overload the ceiling draping ring with more weight than it can handle. Other than this, you can have a ceiling ring carved out from the trunk of a 500-year-old tree and hang muslin drapes from it, if it enhances the effect you wish to create. Seasoned event planners will know the best ceiling drape hardware is made to order. This way you have the exact weight requirement and look, for the ceremonial ribbons that will be hung through it. The hardware can also be easily improvised with a visit to a home fixture store like Home Depot or Lowe’s.
If you’re decorating for a rich, vibrant, regal mood, consider the jewel color ribbons of ruby red, emerald green, sapphire blue, purple, and gold as your main ribbon color or colors that you will repeat on the tables, and other sections under the ceiling canopy. For example, an elegant and rich carnival effect for a birthday party you can use red ribbon and gold ribbon intermittently. These are the base colors along which you can add two or three lines of multi-color pennant banners, or multi-color pom pom balls garland. Ceremonial ribbons of red, green, and ivory are perfect for a Christmas theme decoration. These colors are a vivid background for gold ornaments, draped lights, and reflective sparkles. Think of hanging faux mirrors with gilded ornamental frame, golden candelabras, golden clocks, or other items that have a direct connection with the event. With all the supplies available at ceremonialsupplies.com to create beautiful ribbon art for ceiling draping, your imagination will run wild!
Ceremonial Ribbon Art for Table Decorations
The rule here is the table decoration accent colors must match the overall room décor for maximum effect and impression. The extra-wide ceremonial ribbon for ceiling draping will blot out the permanent room design if the latter doesn’t meet the decoration requirement of the event. Otherwise, ceiling ribbon art is used to further enhance the existing room decoration. Hypothetically, if you’re throwing a banquet at a private room in the Biltmore Estate, you will want the existing room décor to remain visible and unperturbed. If you are holding a corporate event in a ballroom at the Dupont Hotel in Wilmington, Delaware, using ceiling ribbon drapes should be to enhance the classic, gilded decoration of this historically rich venue. Table runners using extra-wide ceremonial ribbon to create place setting across a banquet table serve as an elegant and vivid way to feature fabulous china for example, or to make fabulous, any plain china. Sticking to the Christmas theme of red ceremonial ribbon intermittently with emerald green and ivory extra-wide ribbons, red ribbon runner and green ribbon runner on top of an ivory tablecloth or overlay will accent the draping décor. Centerpieces, utensils, and chair decorations should play up the color gold for the magical effect of Christmas décor. And nature’s own garden of green and red symbolizing winter, as in holly trees and poinsettias, are the best and most elegant details for a Christmas banquet celebration because of their life and freshness.
Ribbon art decoration is a popular and growing style used primarily to frame a room for decoration, and to highlight the main colors of the function. Using ceiling draping hardware, either manufactured or customized, will provide a canopy effect and bring together the color scheme of any event. Shop ceremonialsupplies.com for the best quality ceremonial ribbons for ribbon art, and all other supplies and products to decorate grand openings, groundbreakings, military ceremonies, or other corporate events. You will love our ribbons and our budget friendly prices, our friendly and knowledgeable customer service staff, and our efficient and flawless shipping wherever you are. Click here for a shipping quote.