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How do I turn a school gym into a fancy, formal event space?

April 22, 2022February 18, 2022 by Ted Rubis

Event Drape and Professional Lighting Effects are a great way to change the look of a Gym to a more formal setting for any celebration – proms, homecoming dances, ring dances, cotillion, fundraisers! Hire drape at heights of uptown 20ft tall or consider spandex drapes that attach to the ceiling and cover the floor to …

How do you dim the lights for a High School event but still have eyes on the students?

February 18, 2022November 30, 2021 by Ted Rubis

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You hire Ampa Events to install a fly rig of lighting! For Monacan HS, our instructions were specific. Decorate for the theme, but we need to see the students during the event. Easy for Ampa with all our resources in stock. We arrived at 11am, assemble a 30ft section of truss and using 1/2 ton theatrical …

Spring explodes with color

April 12, 2021March 23, 2021 by Ted Rubis

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I love gardening and have planted forsythia along our tree line. The Yellow announces spring. Tall centerpieces make a dramatic statement. Forsythia is perfect for height and by using bulk material, the effect is fabulous. With every program, my task is to design the most fantastic event possible within the budget. As a result of …

Holiday Lighting and Decor

December 10, 2020 by Ted Rubis

Holiday lighting and decorating programs available from Ampa Events. At Ampa, we bid for state and government contracts as well as provide holiday decorating for corporate centers, malls, gardens, town centers and universities. With event equipment rentals, holiday lighting, specialty lighting, and custom fabrication building solutions for Santa reception areas with custom signage and brandable …

Great Ways to Use Lanterns for Fall Weddings

December 29, 2020November 5, 2020 by Leslie Amason Sr. Event Designer

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Couples often want a touch of tradition with a sophisticated twist when thinking of decor and design for their big day. Designing a look that offers both, I like to incorporate unique pieces that are unsuspected, yet still give an elegance to the decor. Stunning lanterns provide a unique way of doing just that. Whether …

Election and Inaugural Decor

October 13, 2020 by Ted Rubis

Do you need a 20 x 30ft giant US Flag? They are great as a stage backdrop. Ampa has a variety of sizes in stock from standard 3x5ft to giant options. All state flags, flags for every department of the military and other ceremonial flags are available. It is the political season. audio visual services, …

How To Use Pillows in Your Wedding Decor

August 7, 2020July 30, 2020 by Leslie Amason Sr. Event Designer

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Decor always makes an event more unique, but details in the decor makes the event fabulous! Pillows, as one of the newest 2020 wedding trends, are often the forgotten detail when it comes to wedding themes and colors. When mixing and matching beautiful accent pillows on furniture that your guests can lounge on, you have …

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Alexandra Bain

20:35 28 Oct 20

Thank you again for such a FANTASTIC time at our drive-in movie!! Everything was absolutely perfect! I hope to do another one of these for the holidays and will be calling you all again.

Jodi Meyer

21:07 15 Apr 20

Great service, delivery, set up and the return pick up for our events. Always punctual and great to work with.

Derek Via

17:53 03 Apr 20

I love working with Ampa - as a large event planner, you're relying on your vendors to come through. Ampa ALWAYS comes through with the best decorations. This year, I got at least 30 compliments on how great the event looked.

Andrew McCarthy-Clark

02:51 23 Mar 20

I highly recommend Ampa Events. I have used their services for two strategic, premier events that needed a professional polish. Ampa went above and beyond for both events. I did not have to worry about any detail with which they were involved. I already have plans to use this incredible company again in the near future.

michelle davis

15:57 20 Sep 19

I have had the pleasure of working with AMPA for many years in support of the Children's Hospital Ball. They have been incredibly collaborative and their growing inventory of resources has helped to continue to make this event spectacular. We sincerely appreciate their amazing support and creativity.

Ebony Mccovery

14:12 17 Apr 18

Ampa Events offers exceptionally professional, detailed, reasonably priced, and more than accommodating services. They provided decor and life-size props for the 2018 Howard University Graduate Student Assembly Awards Gala which had an Egyptian theme. They were very patient while we were in our planning process and played an integral role in the execution of our event which exceeded our expectations (Mina- design of original invoice, Sandy- payments and invoice accommodations, Lou- revision of the invoice). All of the Ampa Events staff did a wonderful job in assisting us, but I must take the time to give a major shoutout to Mr. Tripp who delivered, installed, broke down our event! He was the only vendor who arrived at the agreed upon call time (early in fact), without an excuse, concern, or question beyond what we needed him to do. He met us with a warm personality, even after our event which ended after 1am. He was extremely diligent, fast and detailed in his work. When only one volunteer showed up to help us set up at the agreed upon call time before our event, Mr. Tripp stepped in using his blatant, refined experience and expertise to set all the props we ordered in the perfect way making the room look great and equally wowing our 200 guests at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel’s Grand Ballroom in Washington, D.C. I am so impressed and satisfied with the services provided by Ampa Events. I am looking forward to working with this company again in the future! IMG_3208.HEIC

Richmond SPCA

22:08 09 Jun 17

We recently hosted an event in Richmond to honor our chief executive officer’s 20th anniversary. Our theme was “A Starry Night,” and Ampa Events provided us the lighting equipment necessary to create the effect of stars broadcast throughout the room for the occasion. The lighting was stunning, and we received countless compliments from guests. The company is extremely professional and reliable and a wonderful community partner. They really helped make our event very special.