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Floating Pool Letters

ByMatt James

the idea

Decorate the pool by spelling out names, phrases, or your event’s hashtag using floating pool letters

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the how

  • Choose letters, size, and font
  • Some sellers offer painted options
  • Not suitable for spray painting at home
  • Comes with either clear plastic strips and silicone glue or zip ties and hooks to attach letters together to form words
  • Not just for outdoor events and pool parties, these also look great at indoor events overlooking a pool, especially if lit at night.
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the why

Perimeter / centerpiece decorations

  • Transformative; helps transform a domestic space or empty venue into a party environment
  • Masking; helps hide or distract from existing or incompatible décor
  • Value; can help dress large areas
  • Atmospheric; perimeter / centerpiece decorations are important early on, before the room fills up, to help create a party atmosphere and ensure it feels like a special occasion
  • Focal points; centerpiece decorations such as this creates focal points for guest to congregate around create a buzzy atmosphere in one location
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the why

this idea

  • Special occasions should feel special; generic ‘off the shelf’ decorations are lazy and unimaginative
  • Personalized; customized decorations are more special and show you made an effort
  • Dramatic; makes a big and bold impression to wow guests
  • Memorable; guests remember creative, unusual, or unexpected decorations
  • Professional; makes it look professionally decorated and elevates it from a party to an event
  • Photo-worthy; a great photo-op for guests to share and tag on social media
  • Unusual; a less common party idea to impress guests
  • Reusable; names or certain phrases could be re-used for future events
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ADVICE FROM A PRO

Matt’s tip

Matt James professional event planner

“To create a larger display, surround the pool letters with single-color beach balls or floating flower heads contained within hula hoops .”

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where to buy

SHOP pool letters

  • For more info and prices check out the links below
pool letters
beach balls
hula hoops

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Event Producer

Matt is a professional event producer with over 25 years experience.

Clients include Elton John, Sarah Jessica Parker, Stella McCartney, Kevin Spacey, and more.

He is the winner of 30 industry awards and author of 'Become an Event Planner: Secrets for Getting Hired from Employers, Recruiters, and Event Professionals'

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