Elevating Your Event Easily

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Elevating your event doesn’t need to be a headache. We have some simple tricks that will help make the biggest difference in your event and take it to the next level!

Tent sizes

Our patio pavers fit a 40x90 tent and is our most popular size on property for this reason! It covers the entire paved area and provides shade even as the sun goes down over our Tennessee hills. You can adjust your tent size down from a 40x90 and use a 40x40 to cover about half the patio. This is a wonderful option to have dinner service and your bar set up under the tent and have dancing underneath the open air!

Tent styles

While most of our client opt between a classic white tent or a clear top tent, your tent decor doesn’t have to stop there. The classic, white tent is an industry favorite and is ready for any lighting or greenery / floral installments. Consider adding a chandelier to frame your cake table or install some boho wicker baskets to frame the live band playing for your reception. Planning on having a sunset / evening reception? Look at a clear top tent instead of the standard white tent! It is an excellent option if you are planning an evening reception in the early summer, or tie-ing the knot in the fall. You can eat and dance the night away under the stars - what is better than that!

Pole draping

Pole drapery, while necessary, are often overlooked! We spoke with Alexis from EventWorks about easy ways to make those poles more glamorous. “Pole drapes make a HUGE difference and they aren’t a huge cost! They are $40 per leg so on the 40x90 tent, it would be $560.”! Think about swapping out the steel rods in the back of your photos for gauzy draped poles instead to create a stunning visual booth in person and in your photos!

Spotlights + Gobos

Spotlights add so much depth to the event and are an easy way to bring the drama to your event! Adding a couple spotlights such as, a pin spot for your entrance into your reception, a spotlight on your gorgeous dessert table / cake, or providing a highlight to the Photo Booth can go a long way for your guests!

Ready to take on the dance floor? Get everyone on the dance floor with a GOBO (a projected image of your choice, such as your new last name or initials of you and your new spouse). This is a cost effective way to add some personalized touches to your dance floor. There are so many ways to personalize your event to get your guests dancing all night long!


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Send Off In Style at Ravenswood Mansion

After the ceremony is complete and the reception is winding down, the next thing on your list of “to do’s” is a send off! We love seeing all the creative ways our Ravenswood couples have send offs and while we do not allow sparklers, there are so many beautiful options, like these coldspark machines above, to get that perfect send-off photo you want.

Send Off Ideas

Push Up Streamers

Push-up streamer poppers are a great confetti-like option. You can choose a multitude of colors and have your guests pop the streamers as you exit to give that “happily-ever after” send off perfection! Since the streamers are connected at the bottom of the popper, it makes for an easy and quick clean up!
Pro tip: Make sure your guests stand farther apart than normal when using this method so that the strands don’t cross where you get tangled in them.

Pom Poms

Pom poms are not just for cheering on the Vols or Titans! Pom poms come in many different colors and can be used by your guests to shake and cheer you on your way out of the house and into your getaway car. If you and your sweetheart met at college or have rival colleges, adding both school’s colored pom poms add a great colorful addition to the photos.

Glow Sticks

Glow sticks or glow wands are an easy way to get your guests excited for the send off! After a quick crack and shake of the glow stick, your guests can wave the glow stick while you and your new partner leave the mansion.
Pro Tip: If you are inviting children to the wedding, this mess-free option is perfect for little hands to use!

Bubbles

One send off option that might surprise you by how gorgeous it looks at night are bubbles. The way that the light captures the tiny bubbles can provide a similar look to other items such as rice, bird seed, etc… but you won’t be digging it out of your hair for the next 48 hours. Mini bubbles are super cost effective and are truly a perfect mess-free send off option.

Send-off Props

Wanting to bring a little more glow to your party? We love bringing a little Nashville to the reception with light up cowboy hats and mini tambourines that your guests can wear to dance the night away and then wear to the send off. They also provide a fun gift for your guests at the end of the night.

What is your favorite send off method you’ve read about? There are so many more than we could fit in this post, but we can’t wait to see which one you choose for your wedding at Ravenswood Mansion!

What more ideas? All our approved send off methods are linked here for you!