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Then & Now Photo Banners

the idea

Give guests a glimpse of the guest of honor back in the day by decorating walls with a ‘Then & Now’ style custom photo party banner

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the how

  • Choose a template with 1, 2, 4, or 6 photos or a collage
  • Upload old photos of the guest of honor at different stages of their life e.g. as a baby, child, teen, graduate, young adult etc
  • Customize the text and background color
  • Print and ship
  • Use to fill large spaces by hanging on walls, above doorways, or as a backdrop to dessert / buffet tables or bars
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the why

Perimeter / wall decorations

  • Transformative; helps transform a domestic space or empty venue into a party environment
  • Masking; helps hide or distract from existing or incompatible room dรฉcor
  • Value; can help dress large areas
  • Atmospheric; perimeter decorations are important early on, before the room fills up, to help create a party atmosphere and ensure it feels like a special occasion
  • Economical; can be used sparingly if majority of decorations are clustered around a main feature wall / display area, such as a dessert table and backdrop
  • Intimacy; helps define the party space and envelope guests to create an intimate atmosphere

table dรฉcor

  • Enhances; adds height and fullness to bars, food stations, and welcome tables to create larger displays
  • Focal points; decorating bars, food stations, or occasional tables encourages mingling by creating destinations for guests to explore
  • Visibility; tall / tabletop / hanging decorations are easier to see when the room is full of people
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the why

this idea

  • Special occasions should feel special; generic โ€˜off the shelfโ€™ decorations are lazy and unimaginative
  • Personalized; customized decorations are more special and show you made an effort
  • Custom photo; opportunity to show the guest of honor at different ages โ€˜through the yearsโ€™
  • Funny; quirky, lighthearted, or self-deprecating decorations will make guests smile
  • Entertaining; guests may not have seen funny or embarrassing old photos of the guest of honor
  • Unique; celebrates the person, not just their age
  • Memorable; guests remember creative, unusual, or unexpected decorations
  • Photo-worthy; a great photo-op for guests to share and tag on social media
  • Surprise; a great way to surprise the guest of honor
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ADVICE FROM A PRO

Matt’s tip

Matt James professional event planner

“Banners hung directly onto walls look best if you ‘frame’ them with some additional decorations, such as bunches of balloons, at each end.

This helps to blend the harsh edges where the banner ends and it creates a larger display. Otherwise banners used as backdrops can look too small and get a bit lost if just hung on a wall surrounded by a lots of empty space.

Also, if using as a backdrop for a dessert / buffet table or bar, line the wall behind the banner with an inexpensive foil curtain, paper garlands, or streamer backdrop first so it will stand out against a colorful background and look more substantial (see my Dessert Table Backdrops page for more ideas like this).

If you need to transfer old printed photos to a digital format, this can be done very inexpensively nowadays ($20-$30 for 100 photos, link below) so it’s a great opportunity to preserve them for years to come.

Similarly, old photos that are fading, discolored, or damaged can often be restored at the same time (see link below).”

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