Havana Events · 05· London & UK

Hall decoration and venue styling for events.

Hall decoration, backdrops, florals, lighting and chair styling for weddings, milestone birthdays, mehndis, walimas, christenings and private events. Based in Luton, working across Bedfordshire, London and the South East — with a separate decor-only service for clients who already have a planner or are running the event themselves.

From£1,200
How we approach it

Decor that does the work the room needs. Backdrops, drapes, florals, lighting, chair styling, ceremony arches — sized to the brief and finished to the standard the rest of our work runs to.

Most venue decoration briefs sit between a single backdrop and centrepieces (£1,200–£2,500) and a fully styled room with drapes, ceiling installations, ambient lighting and floral arches (£3,500–£12,000). We size the brief honestly: a community hall for 80 guests does not need what a 250-guest reception needs, and we will tell you what the room actually calls for rather than upsell into it.

What we cover: backdrop hire and installation, drape and ceiling work, floral arches and ceremony structures, centrepiece and tablescape design, chair covers and sashes, table linen, charger plates, ambient and accent lighting (uplighters, candles, fairy lights, pin-spots), aisle styling, signage, and on-the-night set-up and breakdown crew. Photography of the styled room before guests arrive is included as standard.

Venues we decorate regularly: community halls and function rooms across Luton, Dunstable and the wider Bedfordshire belt; hotel ballrooms and private dining rooms in London; country estates in the Cotswolds and the home counties; and private homes where the brief is a marquee or garden installation. We handle access timings, venue-specific rigging restrictions, and end-of-night strike — all without leaving a mark on the room.

If you need full planning rather than decor only, the rest of our practice covers weddings, corporate, birthdays and pop-ups end-to-end. If you already have a venue, a date and a vision and just need someone to decorate the room properly, this is the service. From £1,200, flat fee for the styling work, suppliers at cost, no commission.

What's included

Every brief, every time.

From £1,200. Flat planning fee, suppliers at cost, no commission on supplier bookings.

Common briefs
Backdrop hireFloral stylingLightingChair & table styling
Questions, answered

The 7 things people ask before they call.

01How much does hall decoration cost?
From £1,200 for a single backdrop and basic centrepiece styling. Most fully-styled halls (backdrop, drapes, florals, chair styling, lighting) sit between £2,500 and £8,000 depending on guest count, ceiling work and floral scale. We share a fully-costed proposal within 48 hours of a site visit.
02Do you decorate community halls and smaller venues?
Yes. We do a meaningful share of our venue styling in Luton-area community halls, function rooms and hotel ballrooms — alongside the larger venues we cover elsewhere on the site. The standard of the styling is the same regardless of venue tier.
03Can we hire decoration only without full event planning?
Yes — this is exactly what Venue Styling is for. You handle the venue, catering, schedule and guests; we handle the decoration, installation and breakdown. Full event planning sits with our wedding, corporate, birthday and socials services.
04Do you cover Asian weddings, mehndis and walimas?
Yes. Mehndi stages, walima backdrops, ceremony arches and reception styling are a regular part of our calendar — particularly in the Luton, Bedford and North London area. We work in any cultural format the brief calls for.
05What areas do you cover for venue decoration?
Luton, Dunstable and the wider Bedfordshire belt as our home market. London-wide regularly. The Cotswolds, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and the home counties on a per-brief basis. Anywhere further, we will quote travel honestly.
06How far in advance do we need to book?
Four to six weeks comfortably for most hall decoration briefs. Peak season (May–September, plus the December party window) books faster — eight to ten weeks for the most-requested Saturdays. Short-notice work is sometimes possible; tell us your date and we will be honest about availability.
07Do you handle set-up and breakdown on the day?
Yes. Our crew handles access, installation, on-the-night adjustments if anything needs changing, and complete breakdown at end-of-night. The venue is left exactly as we found it. This is included in the styling fee.
Where we decorate

Hall decoration across the home counties.

Luton-based, no travel premium across our home-market service area. Tap a city for venue lists, pricing and FAQs specific to that area.

Bedfordshire

Luton

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Hertfordshire

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Other practices

Four practices. One standard.

01 — Service

Weddings & Receptions

From intimate civil ceremonies to four-hundred-guest celebrations — fully art-directed, end-to-end.

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02 — Service

Corporate & Hospitality

Launches, summits, dinners, awards. Designed to land your message and remembered for the room, not the run-of-show.

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03 — Service

Birthdays & Milestones

30ths, 40ths, 50ths — and the occasional 80th held on a roof. Personal, considered, designed around the guest of honour.

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04 — Service

Socials & Pop-ups

Brand activations, supper clubs, members' events, after-parties. Built fast, looks like you took six months.

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Ready to plan your
venue styling?

A thirty-minute call. No deck, no pitch — we'll ask better questions than you expect, and you'll know within the week whether we're the right house for your event.

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