A customized over-sized ribbon banner should be in the list of essentials for your Maryland grand opening event. It's hard to find somebody who hasn't heard of Maryland's famed Chesapeake Bay and the staple seafood of the state: Maryland crabcakes. One of the original 13 colonies, and where the first US railroad station was built in 1830 Baltimore, Maryland's traditions and accomplishments serve as inspirational themes in grand opening ceremonies. Many firsts and notables of Maryland originals are references to the energy and vitality that has been fostered through centuries in the Free State. At CeremonialSupplies.com we love ceremonies! (is it obvious?) We're always imagining grand openings in some of the most fascinating areas of the nation, and we can go on and on about those in Maryland. Home of the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, and to the first railroad station in Baltimore, the 1830 Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad Company, home of baseball icon Babe Ruth who was born in Baltimore, and to Silver Spring's most famed attraction, Acorn Park, where the world's largest acorn (you heard right) can be found, and the Community Bridge Mural in Frederick, Maryland, where an artist transformed a plain concrete bridge by painting an illusion of an old stone bridge using "deceive the eye" techniques - Maryland is a cornucopia of interesting facts that can be used to create original and inspiring grand opening themes and decor, and information that would be easy to incorporate in grand opening dedication speeches too!
Let's say you've got the date from your boss, and all the local and national contact invitations have been confirmed received by speakers. This is a big moment for the grand opening of a small business venture in the historic and quaint community of Savage, Maryland - what's next?
Ceremonial Ribbon For Draping and Other Grand Opening Decorations
You want to look for the ceremonial ribbon, both for cutting and for decorating, and you may want to consider facts and events around Savage, Maryland to tie into your theme. Remember you can use wide ceremonial ribbon for draping and other grand opening decorations. The Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge in Savage is the only one in the world made of both cast iron and wrought iron. Symbolic of originality, uniqueness, craftiness and stability, this is a great theme for your grand opening decor and overall message. At CeremonialSupplies.com we have extra wide ribbon that is perfect for a headliner banner over the entryway. The extra wide ceremonial ribbons are available in widths of 8 inches, 10 inches, or 12 inches and 25 yards in length. This size sign should have printed in large letters "Grand Opening" as it will be seen from a distance. The spool will yield several signs that should be uniformly used to merchandise the business interior as well as using in several locations outside, including the main entrance. The actual ribbon for the cutting ceremony should be at least 6 inches wide. This will make sure the message is legible and appears prominently in photos and videos. You can use the same color ribbon for the entryway and the ribbon cutting, or any alternate color combination that fits the decor and theme.
Large width ribbons of 10 inches or 12 inches can be used to drape and decorate the business, attaching them to a central wire sphere in the center of the room and draping out toward the walls where you can let the ribbon hang down to the floor, or cut at any length to fit your overall decoration. These ribbons can be customized with the name of the company and the logo along with a commemorative inauguration date and any other message, or they can be used plain, without printing.
Decorating and Staging Area For the Grand Opening Scissors
The stars of the grand opening are the ceremonial ribbon-cutting scissors. They should be special and if you've taken the time to make sure the ceremonial ribbon is printed nicely and bold, the grand opening signs are plentiful, well placed and visually appealing, and you've got lovely invitations and press packets for the media, you should take the time to make sure the ceremonial scissors are perfect! CeremonialSupplies.com has a variety of ceremonial ribbon-cutting scissors that can be ordered with specific color handles, and come in two distinct, jumbo sizes. We have 25" and 30" giant ceremonial scissors that can be ordered with silver blades or golden blades, and can be customized on the blade with the name and date of the event, including a logo. The handles can be color matched with the ceremonial ribbon. If time is of the essence and engraving is not feasible for your grand opening scissors, you may want to look at our pre-packaged grand opening kits, or consider separate items such as the pre-printed "Grand Opening" ribbon available in 4" or 6" widths and either 12 or 25 yards in length, and pre-printed ribbon-cutting scissors that have either "Grand Opening" or "Ribbon Cutting Ceremony" and are available with silver or gold tone blades with different color handles. If you're going for a more traditional ceremonial scissors, we have regular size 10.5" ribbon-cutting scissors with golden handles and stainless steel blades that will fit the bill! All our ceremonial scissors have steel blades that are in fact sharp, and do cut ribbon! The ready to go kits are the Basic Ribbon Cutting Kit and Essential Ribbon Cutting Kit which bring plain ribbon and plain giant scissors (meaning with no customization or pre-printing), and the Ceremonial Stage Grand Opening Kit and the Full Suite Grand Opening Kit, which come with the pre-printed ribbon and pre-printed jumbo scissors, and include stanchions to hold the ceremonial ribbon, pull-bows for each end attached to stanchions, and a red carpet and balloons, for the full suite kit. These items are placed in the front doorway of the business entrance. Other decorations for the front entrance should include vertical flag banners on each side, and these can be customized with an ad, the name and logo or the company, or simply a "Grand Opening" announcement. The idea is to dress up the front entrance attractively for guests and for walk-ins to feel welcomed - that's the best guarantee of return customers, and for photographs of the occasion. When not in use, before and after the actual ribbon-cutting ceremony, the ribbon-cutting scissors are held and kept on their display stand thereby creating an additional photo or video staging area!
A traditional grand opening ceremony will call upon a few speakers, including the Owner, or the person in charge of the business location, other speakers can include city officials like the Mayor, a District Representative, the Governor, or a Maryland State Senator. If you follow the proper protocol, the mayor, and other county officials might be able to put the grand opening date on their calendar, or send an ambassador from their office to attend. Baltimore officials are known to attend local events. When the time comes for dedicatory speeches, Maryland is full of major accomplishments! It was in Baltimore, on June 24, 1784 when a 13-year old boy named Edward Warren first successfully manned a balloon launch in the United States! The first school in the United States, King Williams School, opened in 1696 and is today St. John's College. Rockville was known during revolutionary times as "Hungerford's Tavern" because that was its most familiar landmark! These and other interesting facts can be easily included in dedicatory speeches. After the ceremony it's important to show appreciation to those who participated. For this CeremonialSupplies.com has a wide array of plaques for customization, key to the city, and other corporate keepsakes that can be presented to an important community member at a grand opening ceremony. After the event, the ceremonial ribbon-cutting scissors can be kept, protected, and even display, in its own shadowbox ceremonial scissors display case that includes room for a clip of the ceremonial ribbon, and either photos or a newspaper clipping of the event. Lapel pins are also a way to thank all attendees with a keepsake to remember the grand opening celebration. Shop at CeremonialSupplies.com for crafted quality products for your grand opening in Maryland, you will love our friendly prices and our great customer service, and we ship everywhere in the Free State! From Hagerstown to Elkton, Frederick, Towson, Chestertown and Rockville to Baltimore, Annapolis, Upper Marlboro, Leonardtown, and Snow Hill - we ship everywhere in Maryland (and the rest of the world!) Click here for a shipping quote.
