wedding 2020 | RENTING YOUR DESIGN

date posted: March 11, 2020

How do you turn a venue that has hosted many a wedding into a wonderland that’s uniquely you for the day? Rentals are the answer. Furnishings, signage, tapestries, barware, vases, antiques...rental companies collect hoards of unbelievably cool stuff so you don’t have to. You can find everything from vintage to high-tech..

spaces you can create with rentals :

• Conversation pit or lounge area within the reception

• Games area

• Layers and drapes: silk, satin, leather, corduroy, or burlap in all kinds of functional and decorative spots, in a rainbow of colors if you like.

• Unique photo opportunities and backdrops. You can rent an actual photo booth or set up one or more selfie stations and photo nooks.

• Time warps, with vintage or reproduction period pieces. Speakeasy anyone? Disco club? Royal chamber?

Your lighting will affect the look of everything else, both by casting a glow and setting the mood.

Lighting is a key component of rentals, offering vast possibilities. Your lighting will affect the look of everything else, both by casting a glow and setting the mood.

• Lighting comes in so many shapes and forms! Mix and match hanging pendants of various shapes, pole lamps, chandeliers, wall sconces, strings of fairy lights….

• Most of those can be paired with bulbs of various colors and degrees of brightness to set the tone and mood you want. Reds and golds? Spotlights in strategic places? Flickering flameless candles?

• Neon signs can be rented these days. They can also be crafted to say just about anything you want.

3D projection mapping can cast high-resolution images anywhere, against any backdrop. If you want to bring the outdoors indoors, think of projecting flowers and trees across the walls and ceiling. Software can program it to change form, intensity, or color, or to include an interactive touch screen. You and your loved ones will be mesmerized.

rental checklist

Anything your venue or caterer doesn’t supply, you’ll want to rent. Never fear. With rental companies helping, a wedding can be put together anywhere, any way you like.

Tip: Round your numbers up— better to have a few extra chairs or a tent or dance floor that’s a bit too big, rather than too few or too small.

Indoor/Outdoor:

Tables Chairs Tableware Glasses Linens Centerpieces Coolers Lighting Sound system

Outdoor:

Tents Generator Dance floor Restrooms

just for the fun of it:

Photo booth Popcorn or cotton candy machine Bouncy house Ice cream truck Art and accent pieces Comfy couch, lounge chairs, and cushions for a conversation spot

durants party rentals

Hudson Valley, Connecticut, durantsparty.com

Durants has served customers across the Hudson Valley and Connecticut from our locations in Wappingers Falls and New Windsor in New York, and Danbury, Ridgefield, and Cheshire in Connecticut. Today, we continue to provide Valley residents with top-of-the-line event rentals for all their party-planning needs. Our goal is to help you create an event space that has everything you and your guests will need to have a fabulous time.

hudson valley vintage rentals

High Falls, 917-804-9874, hudsonvalleyvintagerentals.com

This is a full-service vintage rentals and styling firm located in the Hudson Valley. They exclusively offer a handpicked collection of stylish and authentic vintage and rustic décor pieces for weddings and events, including furnishings, mismatched place settings, props, and accessories. Visit their showroom to experiment with their décor and be inspired.

glampstar

Woodstock, 845-532-6939, glampstar.com

GlampStar provides luxury tent services at your venue. We set up a beautiful, dreamlike tent with the luxuries of a fine hotel. Spacious all-weather canvas tents dressed with foam mattress, cozy bedding, tables, benches, rugs, chandelier, solar twinkle lights, bean bag bed, notebook, pencils, and more. We love parties and private events. Let us do all the work for you. You simply: show up, relax in luxury amongst nature, depart with love.

photobooth fun time

Kingston, 845-402-0209, photoboothfuntimeny.com

When you come up to our booth you will find a table overflowing with great props, which come with every package. Our booth is wheelchair-accessible and can fit a lot of guests. Inside, we feature an easy-to-use touchscreen. Attendants will be there to set up, break down, and run the equipment. Leave the work to us, your job is to have fun!

sav-on party central

Kingston, 845-336-5800, savonparty.com

Sav-On has been a local, family-owned business for over 50 years. Their 5,000-square-foot location in Kingston Plaza is a full-service rental equipment warehouse and office, allowing you to arrange for delivery of rentals and pick up of rental equipment all in one convenient location. They carry tents, tables, chairs, china, flatware, glassware, linens, and more in their rental warehouse.

the new york photobus

Tri-State, @NYPhotoBus, 845-303-2019, newtorkphotobus.com

More than a mobile photobooth built inside a Classic VW, the NYPhotoBus will make your wedding unforgettable. It’s a conversation piece and micro venue where people can get in, have fun, and connect, all while getting photos printed on the spot + social media sharing. Also lighting, music, props, and, most importantly, a sensibility of how to create a good time for your guests. Indoor booths also available.