How to plan balloon decor for your Los Angeles event: a step-by-step guide
To plan balloon decor for a Los Angeles event, you make six decisions: the feel, the right piece, the size for your venue, the budget, the colors and the booking details. This guide walks through each one with real Boom Balloon prices, so you know exactly what to ask for.
1. The best balloon decor for birthdays, weddings, showers and corporate events
Start with the basics: the occasion, the venue and the mood you want, whether that is playful, elegant, bold or minimal. This guides every other decision. Here is what works best for the parties we decorate most.
• Birthdays: a fun focal point for photos. A table arch over the cake table or a garland framing a backdrop. Bright confetti and chrome balloons for kids, metallics and soft organic palettes for milestone adult birthdays.
• Weddings and engagements: clean, modern shapes. An arch behind the sweetheart table, a neutral garland along the head table, or a circular arch as a ceremony backdrop. Blush, ivory, sage and champagne photograph beautifully.
• Baby and bridal showers: a backdrop with a garland is the centerpiece of nearly every shower. A Chiara backdrop with a name sign makes it personal.
• Corporate events and grand openings: scale matters. A 20 foot arch at the entrance, or columns in your brand colors on each side of a stage, gives guests a place to take photos.
More ideas by occasion: birthdays, weddings, baby showers, bar and bat mitzvahs, graduations, quinceañeras and corporate events.
2. How to choose the right balloon decor for the job
• Need a photo focal point? Choose a balloon arch or a photo backdrop.
• Dressing a table, bar or wall? A garland is flexible and bends to the space.
• Framing an entrance or stage? Columns do the job, usually in pairs.
• Decorating many tables? Centerpieces keep the theme consistent.
Pick one statement piece, usually an arch or a backdrop, then build around it with a garland, columns or centerpieces. One strong focal point photographs better than decor scattered around the room. Torn between the two most popular pieces? Garland vs. arch compares them.
3. Size it to your venue
A big ballroom or event hall can take a large piece: the 20 foot arch or a full backdrop fills the space. In a backyard or at home, a standard arch, a garland and a few centerpieces make plenty of impact without crowding the room.
Outdoors, every arch is weighed down with cemented weights, and we also tie it to a tree, a pole or a nearby fixture when there is one, for extra stability. If there is nothing to tie it to, the weights alone hold it on a calm day, which in Los Angeles is most days.
4. Set your balloon decor budget
Centerpieces are the most affordable place to start, from $35 a table installed. The table arch is the smallest arch at $239, a standard 10 foot arch is $299 and the 20 foot arch is $499. All decor and prices shows every piece side by side.
If the budget is tight, one statement piece plus matching centerpieces goes a long way. For the biggest impact, combine an arch with a garland or a backdrop.
5. Pick your balloon colors
Match your palette to your theme or brand. Two or three colors plus a metallic accent usually looks the most polished, and each piece can have up to 4 colors. Send us a photo of your invitation or theme and we match the closest balloon shades. Not every shade is in stock, but we can order colors for your event.
For ideas, try the balloon color combinations tool and see palettes on an arch, a garland or a column.
6. Book and confirm the details
• A 50% deposit holds your date. The balance is charged to your deposit card 2 days before the event.
• Your colors and design are final 10 days before the event.
• Share the venue address, access time and event start time, so setup is done before guests arrive.
• We are closed on Saturdays. For a Saturday party, pick up Grab & Go decor on Friday.
Cancellations, date changes and weather are covered in our terms and policies.
Decor and prices
archfrom $239
archfrom $299
archfrom $349
archfrom $499
garlandfrom $179
columnfrom $219
backdropfrom $399
centerpiecefrom $35
Installed prices include delivery, setup and breakdown anywhere in our area, from Pico-Robertson and Beverly Hills to the Valley, Downtown and the beach cities. Outside it, a $120 travel fee covers the delivery and teardown trips.
Prefer to set it up yourself? Most pieces come as Grab & Go: we build it in your colors, you pick it up in Pico-Robertson, for about 40% less.
Questions
How do I choose balloon decor for my event?
Start with the job: an arch or a backdrop for a photo spot, a garland for a table or a wall, columns for an entrance and centerpieces for the tables. Then size it to your venue and your budget.
What is the most affordable balloon decor?
Centerpieces, from $35 a table installed or $30 as Grab & Go. The table arch is the smallest arch, at $239 installed.
How many colors should I choose?
Two or three colors plus a metallic accent looks the most polished. Each piece can have up to 4 colors.
When do I need to decide on colors?
Your final colors and design are due 10 days before your event.
See all decor and prices, Grab & Go, or read more guides.