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Case study · Events & venue styling
Let the flowers float
Award-winning venue stylist TMS Events hang floral hoops and statement pieces above wedding tables on Zip-Clip wire rope. It is quicker to set and fine enough to disappear into the room, so all guests see are the flowers.
A TMS hoop beneath the chandelier, hung on Zip-Clip
The customer
One of Wales’ most awarded venue stylists
TMS Events was founded in 2007 by Tammy Weaver, who saw a gap for venue decor in Mid-Wales and Shropshire. Working from Four Crosses, a few miles up the road from our Welshpool factory, the team now style more than 150 weddings a year plus corporate events across Powys, Shropshire and Cheshire. They have won repeatedly at the Welsh National Wedding Awards for florist, venue dresser and special touches, including Best Venue Dresser in Wales.
The challenge
The flowers should be the star, not the fixings
Hanging installations such as floral hoops and suspended arrangements turn a reception room into something guests remember. They also bring practical problems. Every venue has a different ceiling height and fixing point, the set up window before guests arrive is short, and bulky or awkward hardware takes time to rig and draws the eye away from the design.
Tammy moved to Zip-Clip for two reasons: an easier way to hang and level each piece, and a cleaner look, with fine wire that blends into the background so the installation appears to float.
The Zip-Clip solution
A bespoke drop, drawn by our technical team
Through our PREF drawing service, Technical R&D Manager Ryan Meredith designed a bespoke drop around the job. A 1m S-Wire drop with a 5 × 50mm carabiner at the top runs down to a second carabiner carrying four 500mm S-Wire legs. Each leg finishes in a KL100, which loops around the hoop and locks it in place.
Because every leg runs through a KL100, the team can level a piece and set its height by hand on site, with no tools. The slim S-Wire and compact fittings keep the hardware visually quiet, so guests see the flowers rather than what holds them up.
Easy to set
Height and level adjusted on site through the KL100s to suit the room’s ceiling.
Blends into the room
Fine wire and small fittings fade into the background, so the installation appears to float.
Rated, not guessed
50kg total SWL across the four legs, so the team know exactly what each drop will carry.
“Our installations are all about the flowers, so the last thing I want guests noticing is how they’re hung. The Zip-Clip drops are so easy to set and level on the day, and the fine wire just disappears into the room. Everything looks like it’s floating.”
Tammy Weaver, Founder, TMS Events
The result
Simpler to hang, cleaner to look at
With the Zip-Clip drop, TMS Events now have a straightforward way to hang and level their most ambitious pieces, and a finish that suits the style they are known for. The suspension does its job quietly in the background, leaving the flowers, the room and the couple’s day to take centre stage.
Zip-Clip
The suspension
Bespoke drop drawn through the PREF service
Fixing to the venue structure must be made by a competent person to a point rated for the load. Lengths, legs and fittings can be changed through the PREF service.
On the day
Roses, hydrangea and olive, held by almost nothing
A single suspended hoop over the reception tables. Against the marquee lining, the wire rope all but disappears, which is exactly what TMS were after.
Free design service
Have an unusual suspension job?
Our technical team draw bespoke drops like this one free of charge through the PREF service. Tell us what you need to hang and where, and we’ll design a kit around it, supplied through your local Zip-Clip distributor.
