Decorating Rules & Regulations

YOU are responsible for ensuring that these directions are followed. Failure to adhere to these Rules & Regulations may result in loss of all or part of your Damage Deposit, additional damage fees, and/or denial of future use. 

• You will be granted access to The Venue @ Denali Jean Ranch at 12 PM on the day of your event. All events must end by 10 PM.
• The site must be vacated by 11 PM. The property must be free of all guests, event items and trash.
• Theses hours include your decorating & tear-down time.
• The Venue staff is responsible and charges for the setup of tables and chairs.
• Please review these rules with all members of your decorating crew and vendors.

To keep our property in good order, we ask that you refrain from utilizing the following: 

• Tape on any wall, floor, ceiling, deck, railing, table, chair or trellis work.
• Blue painter’s tape, electrical tape, gaffers’ tape; 3M tape products, foam tape, gum type tape.
• Nails, tacks, staples, pins or glue cannot be used on the facility walls, floors, equipment.
• Throwing of birdseed, rice, salts, glitter, oatmeal or confetti – including biodegradable versions.
• Blowing of bubbles inside the facility; bubble blowing is allowed outdoors.
• Sprinkling of glitter, confetti, potpourri, sequins, opened candy, herbs, sand, moss or ash on tables, floors, ledges or windowsills –including biodegradable versions.
• Sparklers or pyrotechnics inside or out – fireworks (including sparklers) are illegal within Virginia Beach City limits www.vbgov.com/government/departments/fire/
• Use of flammable or combustible materials are prohibited. No open flame or fires are permitted on-site.
• Open flames or burning of items – including s’more roasting.
• Tiki torches inside or outside.
• No balloons, balloon displays or balloon releasing.  No floating lanterns.
• Water gel beads (often used in floral arrangements).
• Hay bales - inside or outside (fire hazard).
• Live Christmas trees (fire hazard); please use artificial trees 
• Bubble, fog, rain/snow machines or pull smoke grenades.
• Décor affixed to chandelier or light fixtures.
• Animals/pets. (only the bride and groom’s pet allowed)
• Signage banners or decorations to the Venue exterior, signage or trellis work.
• Staking into The Venue’s landscaping and grass lawn. Free-stand shepherd hooks only.
• Hanging / affixing / nailing any items to surrounding trees and shrubs on the property.
• Space heaters or propane umbrella heaters inside.

• Tents are allowed on premise. Please inform The Venue staff if you intend to use a tent. A professional service must be utilized that is familiar with the layout of The Venue’s (see preferred vendors list).
• Flower petals can be displayed on indoor tables & windowsills (silk preferred) but not on the floors. Flower petals can be sprinkled by a flower girl down ceremony aisle (silk petals preferred indoors, live petals required outdoors) but the aisle cannot be fully-coated or fully-lined with the petals. Petals cannot be tossed by guests. Petals must be cleaned up by renter by end of event.

•  We encourage the use of freestanding decorations.
• We have installed hooks around the perimeter, above the doors, to assist with draping/lighting.
• We recommend hiring a professional decorating company to assist you with ceiling decorating (see our preferred vendors list).
• Zip-ties, bendable metal shower hooks, fishing wire or string work great to hang items from outside or inside.
• We recommend hanging your décor with zip-ties, dowels, fishing wire or string. Please no tape.
• Objects heavy enough to leave marks on the floor are not to be drug across the floors. Please use a hand truck or dolly. No motorized vehicles are permitted inside the facility.
• Broken glass and other sharp objects need to be disposed of separately from the regular trash containers in the facility

•  Yard games can be permitted if approved in advance. Please email a list of the yard games you would like to have at your event to our office for review at least one month in advance of your event.
• We will not approve any games that require staking into our lawn such as croquet, horseshoes or lawn darts.
• We will not approve any games involving mess creating items such as eggs, water balloons, etc.
• Games most often approved include lawn bowling, bean bag toss, corn hole, washers, ladder ball, 3 legged races, Frisbee, miniature golf, badminton & Jenga.
• Please do not use any chalk to outline games.