Description
Draping can turn a plain function room into something guests remember for years. It can also go badly wrong. Fabric runs short on the day. The venue will not allow fixings in the ceiling. Nobody asked for the fire certificate. The swags hang too low, the lights sit against the fabric, and the quote did not include the late-night dismantle crew.
This guide gives you a clear, professional process for every draping job, from the first site visit to the final folded bag.
Inside you will find:
- What draping can do for a room, and how the reason for draping sets the fabric and budget
- A fabric comparison table covering voile, chiffon, organza, opaque drape, velvet, satin, stretch and natural fabrics
- Ceiling treatments explained: swags, centre canopies, full ceilings, zone canopies and marquee linings
- Wall draping to hide features, including fullness and what must never be covered
- Fairy-light and drape combinations
- Fill-in site measurements and a fabric calculator
- Rigging and fire-rating questions to check with the venue and qualified riggers
- An install and dismantle timing sheet and a printable cost worksheet
It is made for wedding stylists, decorators and venue teams who want to offer draping with confidence, and for planners who need to brief and check a draping supplier properly.
Once you use it, you measure once and order correctly. You arrive with your venue questions already answered in writing, your timing planned around the room and your quote covering every hour and every piece of hardware. The result is a room that looks effortless, an install that runs to time and a job that is actually profitable.
What’s inside
- Fabric types compared
- Swags, canopies and full ceiling treatments
- Wall draping to hide features
- Fairy-light and drape combinations
- Site measurements and fabric calculator
- Rigging and fire-rating questions
- Install and dismantle timing sheet
- Cost worksheet
