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How To Install Pipe & Drape and Save Money

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As with many types of event rental equipment, eliminating labor will save you money. Pipe & Drape is often installed at event venues that host back-to-back events. This means installing pipe & drape the day before your event may not be allowed. To save the labor costs involved in after-hour installation and removal of pipe & drape - consider installing it yourself. The rental company can deliver the Pipe & Drape to the storage area of the venue. You would then move the pipe and drape equipment into the room, set it up, and return it to the storage area after the event. Depending on the amount of Pipe & Drape involved, you could potentially save hundreds of dollars in labor fees. How Much Pipe & Drape Do I Need? The hardest part of pipe & drape is figuring out how much you need. The event coordinator typically does this. The event coordinator is the one who will make the entire pipe & drape project work. They will go over to the site and me

Host a wine tasting

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Pin It The next time you are planning a get together with friends, consider a wine tasting. It will add some variety to your social gatherings and can be coupled up with a dinner party. Start by selecting a date to invite your guests over. Use email to simplify the process of figuring out when everyone’s schedules are clear. In your email you might ask for suggestions on what types of wine your guests like or might want to try. There are two great ways to set up the wine selections: The first is called a vertical wine tasting . Select different years of the same type of wine by the same maker. For example If “Barefoot” Merlot is the wine you select, then 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 might be the years. This is a very good method to find out which year’s wines you like from a particular maker. Afterwards, you can stick with buying that year for your regular “wine with dinner” or make it a point to bring a bottle of it to the next dinner party. The second way to ar