A Christmas Winter Wonderland

 



Winter Wonderland Christmas Party Marriott Tudor Park Golf & Country Club 

  

We were delighted in November to be invited by Kent business KEF to style their combined Christmas and 50th anniversary party.

The party was held in the Bearstead suite and adjoining marquee at the Marriott Tudor Park Golf & Country Club, near Maidstone in Kent. 

Snowy the snowman welcomed guests to the Bearstead suite.

A giant ice sculpture provided by Icework of one of KEF's magnificent speakers was the focal point of the celebration and so a winter wonderland theme was the order of the day.

We placed waterproof led lights in the base to bring the light through the sculpture

The ice sculpture was placed beside one of our tall winter wonderland twig trees

and the whole corner was lit by blue up lighters.

 

Ice sculpture and wintry twig tree

The drinks reception and disco was held in the Bearstead Suite. We draped the walls in white fabric, with a star cloth behind the DJ and placed blue up lighters around the room.

The ceiling was quite low, so we hung some small snowflakes and glittered stars. We framed the entrance to the marquee with a pair of 6 foot tall glittered birch branched made into trees, dressed with lights, snowflakes and icicles. White linen and our fitted chair covers completed the look.

Tall Glittery Birch & Willow Trees

Wall Draping, Star Cloth & Up Lighters

Wall Draping, Up lighters & Chair Covers

The main banquet was held in the adjoining marquee. The marquee already has a fabulous lining so no draping was required, but plenty of blue up lighters ensured the theme was carries through.




 

Giant snow flakes & stars, glittered and hung from the marquee roof

We dressed the beautiful pitched roof of the marquee with giant glittered snow flakes & stars which created a cosy and intimate feeling.

Our tailored chair covers with silver sparkly sashes completed the white out.

Tailored chair covers with silver sparkle organza sashes

For the centrepieces, we decided to keep the arrangements below the hanging snowflakes and stars low. We used large globe vases (fish bowl vases) and filled them with glittery white and silver baubles "crushed ice" and lots of snowflake lights. They were then set on a LED light base.


Globe Vase Christmas Centrepiece



On the tables around the edges we went tall again with table centrepieces made with the glittery birch branches to compliment the arrangements in the Bearstead Suite. These of course were finished with hanging snowflakes, icicles and blue LED lights we nestled in the mirrored cube vases to light up the displays.



Tall Glittered Branch Table Arrangements



Rudolf & Snowy kept and eye on proceedings.

We are always delighted to hear feedback after our events, but the perfect Christmas present was this glowing testimonial from our client:

I just wanted to thank you all so much for all your hard work at our Christmas Party on Friday 2nd December. We had lots of positive feedback from our guests, everyone absolutely loved the Winter Wonderland you created for us! The Managing Director especially, was impressed with the efficiency and professionalism of your team. You really did go to great lengths to transform the suite into a magical dream and it certainly had the ‘Wow’ factor we had hoped for.



Your commitment to our party was second to none, as was your attention to detail and creativity. We will definitely be recommending Classic Events to friends and other organisations. It was such a pleasure to work with you on this event and we hope to do so again in the future.


Once again, thank you for making our Christmas party an unforgettable one!

Hope you all have a lovely Christmas and all the best for the New Year.

L Allman, Marketing Executive / PA to Managing Director

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Sneak Peak - Daily Mail Christmas Styling Feature

We were delighted to be invited to contribute to Charlotte Kemp's article in the Daily Mail article "All I Want For Christmas."

Charlotte asked us to come along and transform her farmhouse table into a show stopping festive feast of pretty.

We dressed the table with everything from sumptuous linens and stylish centrepieces to pretty chair dressings and table crackers.

We shall post a full report on our table design along with our own tips on how you can make the most of your Christmas table.

Read the feature in full in today's Femail section of the Daily Mail (Dec 7 2011) or see the article on their website Daily Mail - All I want for Christmas feature .

For further details of our event design and styling services, please see our website Classic Events

Classic Events Christmas Table Dressing

Well I cannot believe that it is nearly the middle of February and this is my first post of the year!

I guess the snow, Christmas, family and a very busy start to the new year have taken their toll on my ability to tell you all about it! The snow gave us a few challenges, one bride called upon our services for decorating her venue, when her original company got stuck. they made it eventually, but it was all hands to the pump and between us everything looked stunning. One of our brides who had booked on the day co-ordination from us certainly made us earn our money. Most of her guests were either travelling from the Midlands or flying in from Europe while 90% of Britain was under a blanket of snow. Unfortunately (but probably sensibly) a couple of guests decided to stay at home, but we managed to juggle travel arrangements and everyone else managed to get there. One of my most genuine thank yous was from the brides grandmother when I provided her with a blanket and a hot chocolate from my flask. (Please note this service is not normally available). My beloved husband always advises to keep a shovel, torch and broom in the car, bless him, he looks so smug when he is right. My essential tips guide now includes a section for winter brides. When booking wedding cars, make sure the company has access to four wheel drive vehicles in case of bad weather. Better to get to your wedding in not so perfect 4WD than not at all. The rest of the Christmas season was busy with parties etc and new year saw me sorting out my McKay's from my McLean's as a Burns Night celebration requested some very special tartan decorations. Our wedding year kicked off last week with a busy weekend of two weddings one at the gorgeous Hempstead House and the other at the forever popular but fantastic Cooling Castle Barns where all thinks pink and black were the order of the day.