Hello,

I would like to find a florist, decorator, or tent company that can
set-up the ceiling effect of the cloth drapes in this picture link:
 http://www.stamfordtent.com/portfolio.html (Please click on picture
of Private Wedding in Riverdale, NY)

The company that the picture is from (Stamfordtents) does not provide
this service unless you rent the whole tent out which is very
expensive. I would like to have this same affect in a restaurant we
plan on using for an event.I would like the phone number and contact
name(If possible) to 2 to 3 companies that can provide this ceiling
affect in the Norwalk / Stamford, Connecticut Area. Thank you for your
time and plese let me know if you have any other questions!!!

Thanks

Mike

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Clarification of Question by rxmike-ga on 04 Jan 2006 20:19 PST

I was just wondering, is the price I posted to low for this
question??? How much should I be paying around in order to get this
question answered?? Thanks

Mike

HI Mike,
To provide you with the names of two or three outfits that could do
this for you would require searching the yellow pages for interior
decorators, and then contacting them to find out if they are
interested, maybe a tedious task, since the people would immediately
want to know when and where, etc.
It seems that you could do this better yourself  - and you would have
to do about the same if someone else just found some names that seemed
interested in the project.
Does the restaurant go along with the idea?  I am wondering if the
ceiling in the center of the room is high enough to have the gathered
drapery look nice, i.e., hang gracefully to the walls without hanging
too low over peoples' heads.

I expect that you understand that this is a good deal more work than
the broad bands used in the larger picture that you linked.  The cloth
has to be gathered at the edges of the room  - at least 50% more
material width than the wall lengths, and then the swaths of cloth
have to taper to the center while managing to create the pleats,
always allowing for the draped effect.  It is not the kind of job a
decorator would probably have much (any?) experience with and sounds
like it would be quite expensive for a single event, if one put his
reputation to risk to try it.  In effect, you would be buying
something that would be a rather expensive interior decorating project
for permanent used (and then paying to have it removed and any minor
repairs taken care of.  Oh, and removing use of the restaurant's room
for a couple of days).

Sorry to be discouraging.  If this is a bride's idea, I can understand your 
predicament (had a wedding in the family last year :).  If you decide
the project won't fly, it might be most discrete to let the blame fall
on the restaurant by whispering to the manager that he say it is
impossible.

Good luck, nonetheless.
Regards, Myoarin

Thank-you for your advice, I really appreciate you taking the time out
to share that information.

Sincerely,

Michael

Mike,
Thank you for coming back with your comment.
I like to try to help when I think I can.
A questioner's postive comment is greatly appreciated.
Myoarin