The FOR SALE sign on the empty plot of land was now gone, and the new landowners decided to hold an official groundbreaking ceremony the day before the construction crew was scheduled to prepare the site for building. Granted, groundbreaking ceremonies are usually a thing for government, or corporate America, whenever a new court house, public park, company location or a new public building will be constructed. But as people find yet another reason to gather, celebrate, and have a good time, private home builders adopt groundbreaking ceremonial ritual to launch the construction of their new home. Expect to see more of these ritualistic and fun activities around your residential neighborhood - they're pretty much a "must do," if you are building your own home. You want to have a groundbreaking ceremony before the construction of your new home? This is what you need to know:
A groundbreaking ceremony is an old, ritualistic tradition that takes place on the land where construction of a new structure will be built. It used to be that first sod-cuttings and laying of the cornerstone were part of the same ceremony. A modern groundbreaking event rarely has the laying of the first cornerstone, especially with prefab structures! The laying of the cornerstone meant the placement of a hollowed block of cement where a "sacred" deposit was made. These deposits ranged from gold coins, jewels, and special artifacts, to human sacrifices. Mind you, as everything that was common in antiquity, there are myths about these ceremonies that are open to speculation. Nevertheless first ground cuttings were highly symbolic and relevant to the land where the construction took place. For our fun, family-oriented, modern version of these architectural rituals there's very little you need, especially if you consider the best one-stop shop on the net, CeremonialSupplies.com, where you can choose from a number of quality crafted groundbreaking shovels, hard hats, display stands, ribbons and bows, and all the accessories and supplies you need for a top notch new home groundbreaking ceremony.
What You Will Need For A New Home Construction Groundbreaking Ceremony
You've spent hours and days researching the family tree and the family history looking for dates that are either repeated throughout the family's legacy, or that are relevant to the new landowners and finally settled on a date for your groundbreaking ceremony. You've also decided that you want to include a cornerstone laying as part of the ceremony and have collected a number of special items for a time capsule brick you'll be laying on the garage entryway brick wall. The inside of the safe-like hollow brick is of stainless steel metal and can hold things such as photographs, documents, a couple of sheets of folded newspaper, key chain, jewelry, coins, and small mementos you wish to place in the time capsule.
For the actual sod-cutting event you want to go first class style and quality all the way! CeremonialSupplies.com has a selection of groundbreaking shovels that will be sure to fit your budget without having to cut down on the luxury. All you need to do is decide who will be the ones doing the actual first digging of ground, and how many ceremonial shovels you will need? The VIP Ceremonial Groundbreaking Mirror Gold Shovel is CeremonialSupplies.com top of the line and consists of a labor intensive gold color plating polished to mirror-perfect reflection, as is our Groundbreaking VIP Mirror Chrome Ceremonial Shovel that follows the same process but it's mirror reflection is upon a highly polished chrome plated finish. Both, the VIP Ceremonial Groundbreaking Mirror Gold Shovel and the Groundbreaking VIP Mirror Chrome Ceremonial Shovel have matching metal D-style grip handles and like all our shovels, can be customized on the blade, the stem, the handle, or all three! Not to be outshined is our Deluxe Ceremonial Groundbreaking Chrome Head Shovel, a quality groundbreaking shovel with polished chrome finish and a wood and metal D-style grip handle. The polished wood handle and polished chrome finish shovel blade are a striking combination that makes this shovel one of our most popular selling items. We also have the Standard Chromed Stainless Steel Groundbreaking Shovel with a highly polished steel shovel head and an all-wood stem and D-style grip handle that makes this groundbreaking shovel a fit with the grandeur of any ceremonial sod-cutting. For a more utilitarian and traditional approach, CeremonialSupplies.com offers the Stainless Steel Long Handle Groundbreaking Shovel with a 58" long ash wood handle, this ceremonial shovel is sophisticated and authentic. If a fun attitude is what you want for your groundbreaking ceremony, there's no better way to do it than with bright and colorful groundbreaking shovels! Choose from our selection of colorful shovels for groundbreaking ceremonies ranging from green shovel head, orange, pink, red, blue, teal, and yellow. All CeremonialSupplies.com shovels are full size 42" high and 9" wide at the blade, with a stainless steel shovel head base. In addition, we offer a selection of color blade mini shovels 26" high and 6" wide at the blade, available in the same colors of the full-size ceremonial color shovels. CeremonialSupplies.com mini shovels are a perfect size for kids that will take part in the ceremony, or they can be presented as a gift or keepsake to an important VIP. All can be customized with your name, brand, logo, or other text.
Trimmings For A Private Home Groundbreaking Ceremony
With CeremonialSupplies.com you will be able to choose and customize all the trimmings for a private home groundbreaking ceremony if you want to escalate your event to a major function. Sod-cutting ceremonies take place outside and sometimes the weather is not our friend. For this reason we recommend that, depending on the size of the crowd and the length of your event, consider a tent on the larger size spectrum. The cost more than pays for itself in reduced stress and worry over the weather. Decorating the tent with ceiling ribbons is easy and carries nominal cost. Our extra-wide ceremonial ribbon is available in 6, 8, 10, and 12 inches widths, in spools of 12 or 25 yards are perfect for ceiling ribbon decor, and can be customized in a repeated pattern that embellishes the event, and doubles as a keepsake for attending guests after the ceremony. It takes a little time to cut each customized piece, but not so much that it isn't worth doing for your special guests. This is your first home building and if you've come this far, you can take the extra step!
The extra-wide ceremonial ribbon can also be used to decorate chair covers or as table runners, if you will be having tables and chairs at your home groundbreaking event. Other decorations to consider are a display of the ceremonial shovels before and after they are actually used. CeremonialSupplies.com offers two simple styles of groundbreaking shovel display stands that will showcase the groundbreaking shovels for all to see. When the customized and fully dressed shovels with hard hats and bows are placed on display, you create the perfect spot for the official event photo, video, or both! CeremonialSupplies.com has a selection of groundbreaking kits that include the sod-cutting shovel, hard hat, and bow or display stand. See GROUNDBREAKING KITS under the GROUNDBREAKINGS category on our website and pick what suits you best and creates the right ambiance for your photos. For an added element of glamour to your groundbreaking shovel display, add a carpet aisle runner and a pair of classic stanchions and rope. You can choose the traditional red carpet in widths from 3 to 6 feet wide, and 10 to 50 feet in length, or pick from other carpet aisle runner colors if you want to match a specific color ribbon, bow, and groundbreaking shovel and hard hat. Finally for the ultimate touch of sophistication at your home groundbreaking event, a step and repeat backdrop for the shovel display will give your event glitz and glamour. After the big event, you will want to preserve, protect, and display your groundbreaking shovels. CeremonialSupplies.com offers 2 styles of shovel display cases constructed of quality wood material in cherry finish. The shovel display cases can be placed vertically for display, or horizontally over a fireplace or mantelpiece in the new home. After all, when choosing and customizing top of the line groundbreaking shovels that are worth displaying, you should do so!
Remember, your first home construction is a big milestone; celebrate it as such and let CeremonialSupplies.com guide you when you shop at our online store - the best online for top quality ceremonial supplies like groundbreaking shovels, hard hats, display stands, ceremonial ribbon, event carpets in the most popular colors, grand opening ceremonial scissors, presentation plaques, military display cases, military medal cases, trophies, plaques, groundbreaking shovel display cases and much more! Our prices are budget friendly, and we ship promptly and efficiently all over the world. Click here for a shipping quote.