Guides & Planning Advice
Planning guides
Working guides for the questions we get asked before an order: how many posts a run takes, what an arrivals carpet actually needs, and how outdoor entrances differ from indoor ones.
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How Many Stanchions Do I Need? A Practical Guide
The arithmetic behind a queue, an arrivals carpet and a perimeter — including the off-by-one that catches almost everyone the first time.
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Red Carpet Setup: What an Arrival Actually Needs
Runner length, posts per side, the space photographers actually need, and what changes when the carpet goes outdoors.
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Outdoor Event Crowd Control: Entrances and Perimeters
Barriers or stanchions, where the gates go, and the ground and weather questions worth answering before the order goes in.
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