Balloon pillars and columns in Ottawa: choosing a design
A balloon pillar, also called a balloon column, marks a spot without spanning the space overhead. One can flag a welcome desk. A matching pair can frame an entrance while leaving the centre open.
Pastel bubble pillars from Cody’s gallery show how a pair can frame an entrance.
Which pillar should I choose?
The Mini Gumball Pillar ($32.99) is a starting point for a smaller accent. Compare its photo with the Bubble Twist Pillar ($76.99) if you want a twist pattern, or the Blossom Balloon Pillar ($72.99) if a floral detail suits the event. For a branded entrance, bring a colour sample and ask which design most closely matches it.
For a pair, select a quantity of two and tell the team whether the columns should match or mirror each other. Confirm the finished height and footprint of the exact design, especially if one will sit beside a sign.
One pillar or two?
For a welcome desk tucked against a wall, one column at the approach end draws attention without taking up space on both sides. At a double-door entrance, start with a photo showing both doors open. Mark where you want each base to sit and where the queue will form.
For a stage, look from the far side of the room. A pillar that seems tall beside a table may disappear behind speakers or a lectern. Send the stage height and a photo taken from the audience so the designer can suggest proportions.
Plan pickup or venue placement
Before collecting a finished design in Kanata, ask for its transport dimensions and whether it travels assembled. Compare those measurements with the vehicle opening. For delivery, tell Cody about steps, loading access, and the distance to the display position so the team can quote placement.
Build your request
Send the number of pillars, preferred design, venue, date, indoor or outdoor setting and colour references. For a matched pair, include a straight-on photo of the intended opening. Ask what bases or weights are supplied and whether they need collecting after the event.
Cody’s seven listed arch designs range from $72.99 to $359.99. Start with the opening you want to frame, then choose a design that suits the room and your budget.
Choose the moment you most want to photograph: the vows, your entrance as a couple, or the first look at the reception room. One well-placed design can carry the colour palette through the whole event.
For a grand opening, choose what the balloons need to do first: help people find the door, frame the ribbon-cutting photo, or put the business name behind the guests. Each calls for a different placement.
Decor to match your theme can be as easy as a few well placed, golden maple leaves on your table for Thanksgiving. Barbies, in different poses, on the table, can easily add an element fun to a Barbie Birthday Party.
Attractive food presentation can also be stimulating. Using fresh herbs or fruit to garnish an otherwise plain tray of hors dourves makes it even more intriguing.
Color is the easiest way to decorate. Always try to balance your warm and cool colors.
Smell- The most universal favorite smell is apple cinnamon. A great tip is to time the baking of your apple pie, or any dessert, to come out of the oven just before your guest arrive so your home is encompassed by the mouth-watering aroma. Scented candles are another subtle way to enhance the smell senses of your guests. Remember not to place scented candles at the dinner table as it masks the aroma of the food you worked so hard to prepare. Air fresheners are a wonderful way to freshen a favorite room of your pet. Subtlety is the key to smell. Overpowering smells can work against your goal of home comfort.
Hearing - An easy way to create atmosphere is to have music playing. What better way to create Italian Gourmet Night, than to have Dean Martin singing Amoure in the background. Or the Beach Boys singing California Girls at your Beach Party! Another interesting sound is water falling. This is a universally relaxing and soothing accent.
Touch - Choose dishware and cutlery for their structural character. Cut glass has a classic feel. Touch may also be achieved by using various textured fabrics for your table linens, napkins and placemats.
Taste - From a candy dish with mints to the most lavish dinner affairs, taste may be easily introduced. Setting the tone with your menu selections will help to unify your theme.
