Birthday styling by Decoration X: Long table down a covered terrace dressed in blue chiffon, sand-filled cylinders and blue poppy stems, leading to a blue drape and balloon arch backdrop.

03 — The party

Birthdays

Firsts, twenty-firsts, thirtieths, sixty-fifths. Gender reveals, baby showers, Eid and Umrah. Most of these are booked at short notice, and that is fine — say so when you write to us.

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03.1 — What we make

What we make

  1. Balloon installs

    Garlands and arches on arch boards, columns at an entrance, organic colour blends mixed for the theme rather than pulled from a bag.

    Every arch we have built
    Birthday styling by Decoration X: Pink, peach and white balloon garland around a white arched panel with a first-birthday sign, acrylic boxes of balloons and a pink cake on a plinth.
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    Cultural styling by Decoration X: White arch board lettered Eid Mubarak in gold, a burgundy balloon garland with clear bubble balloons, red velvet drapes and plinths with brass ewers and roses.
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    Birthday styling by Decoration X: Blue balloon arch with marquee numbers on hall stage.
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  2. Numbers and signage

    Lit marquee numbers, personalised welcome boards and neon, cut and finished in-house so the spelling and the colour are yours.

    Birthday styling by Decoration X: Name board between two arches of white and dark green roses with chandeliers, a carved white sofa, a gold geometric dessert table, a marquee one and cut-outs.
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    Birthday styling by Decoration X: '30' marquee numbers, 'EST 94' sign, Sky Tower view.
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    Signage styling by Decoration X: Welcome board with Arabic calligraphy seen through a pink and white rose and gypsophila arch, more floral columns framing it on a parquet floor.
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  3. Cultural and religious

    Eid and Umrah Mubarak boards, mehndi draping, marigold and sequin backdrops. We work across Auckland's communities and take the details seriously.

    Cultural
    Cultural styling by Decoration X: Gold grid arch hung with lanterns beside a white arched panel and Umrah Mubarak sign, white roses with black and gold accents, LED pillar candles.
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    Cultural styling by Decoration X: White carved chaise draped in orange and yellow satin beneath a yellow and orange floral arch, gold hoop arches strung with marigolds, lanterns and white velvet drapes.
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    Cultural styling by Decoration X: Sofreh aghd in white satin with candles, a Quran stand and mirror, two white shell chairs under gold double arches with gypsophila and crystal chandeliers.
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  4. Cake and dessert tables

    Plinths, cloths and florals arranged around whatever your baker delivers, so the table reads as part of the room.

    Birthday styling by Decoration X: Cake table draped in a woven mat with a bright stitched border and wool fringe, three cakes topped with red roses before a rose garland and white drapes.
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    Stage styling by Decoration X: White carved chaise under a square arch of pink and ivory roses, a two-tier blush cake, a low table with a framed plaque and candles, sea view out the window.
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    Cultural styling by Decoration X: Pink rose moon arch, Eid Mubarak arch panel and gold candelabra behind a striped-cloth table of wheatgrass, a pudding dish, fruit and a Happy Nawroz sign.
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03.2 — Baby showers

Baby showers

03.3 — Short notice

How much notice do you need?

Ask even if your date is close. We do a lot of short notice — one of our regulars booked two birthdays last-minute in a single go — so a tight date is a normal conversation here rather than a problem.

Thank you for bringing out your magic at very short notice💖🙏 Highly highly recommend this woman and her gifted talent. She did 2 birthdays last minute in one go!
Malama Talitimu Higgins · Mother

03.4 — How it works

How it works

  1. You send the details

    Date, venue or suburb, roughly how many people, and which parts you want handled. A photo of something you like helps more than a paragraph.

  2. We quote the room

    A hall, a marquee and a back garden are three different jobs, so there is no one price. The quote form shows what our own rooms cost: pick the one closest to yours, take off what you don't need, and you know roughly where it lands. The quote is for your room, itemised, and there is no obligation.

  3. We build it and strike it

    We arrive early, set up, and come back to pack down. The same three people do the planning and the install.

03.5 — Questions

Questions

Can you do just one part, like the stage or the arch?

Yes. We style the parts you want and leave the parts you don't, and that is not a downgrade — it is how a lot of our work is booked.

How much does event decoration cost?

It depends on the size of the space, how much of it you want styled, and what is going in it — a ceremony arch is a different job from a full venue with stage, tables and signage. If you want a rough figure first, the quote page shows what each of our rooms costs: pick the one closest to yours and untick what you don't need. It is a guide. The quote is for your room.

Can you work with our culture's traditions?

Yes, and we take the details seriously. We do Eid and Umrah Mubarak boards, mehndi draping, marigold and sequin backdrops, and we work across Auckland's communities regularly. Roqia came here as a refugee from Afghanistan, so a family wanting their own traditions done properly rather than approximated is something this studio understands from the inside.

Do you hire out decorations on their own?

Yes, alongside the styling — Decoration X is a decoration and equipment hire business as well as a styling one. The arches, plinths, sofas, backdrops and props you can see in the gallery are ours.

03.6 — Invitation

Planning birthdays & other?

Send the date, the venue and roughly how many people. The more you tell us, the closer the quote will be. If it is short notice, say so — we do a lot of short notice.

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