Event Decor: Football Theme

For those of you who are interested in ideas to put on a spectacular event, I'll be posting blogs here and there about events too. In my new role overseeing special events at my church, I get the privilege of working with a fantastic team of creative and hard-working individuals!

Here's the outdoor ambience we did for our C3 Halftime Event, a fundraising event that centered around a football theme last month. We converted the courtyard into a football field.



First we cut up the astroturf into pieces and taped them down. Next we cut out stencils for the name in the end zones.



Then it was time to spray it with spray paint.



I worked on the logo by myself, cutting out the stencil. You can also see at the end the pieces of astroturf that haven't been made into a field yet.



Then I sprayed the stencil.



Finished sprayed logo.



Then it was time to tape down the seams. We used white gaffer's tape.



We were tired so we just wanted to go home but then we noticed that one person had taped down some hash marks. In the end, all 3 of us sighed because we are perfectionists so we spent extra time taping down more hash marks. But at least we all worked together and it went quickly! I think they added a lot to the field and made it look more real!



Here's the other side of the field with the name sprayed down!



Then we put up the goal posts, made out of PVC pipe by a volunteer.



And here's the final field! Our courtyard is transformed into a football field!



Here is how the field looked with all the balloons in place - balloon column and a mylar football tied to the goalpost.



Closeup view:



The stage was transformed into a locker room.



All the worship team members wore football jerseys or sports shirts.