On your wedding day, you’ ll need special items you’ ll probably never need again. If you’ ve chosen a venue that doesn’ t supply them, you’ ll need basics: tables, chairs, flatware, glassware, china, tents for outdoors, perhaps a portable dance floor, a generator for outdoor lights and sound, and maybe a couple of potties for the party.
Even if the basics are already covered, there may be items you can rent that will add the perfect touch to the day. The perfect piece of elegant vintage furniture? A photo booth for memorymaking? A bounce house? A tank of helium for balloons? A trellis or archway to bedeck with ribbons and flowers? A popcorn machine? A piano so that Uncle Al can tickle the ivories while the DJ or band takes a break? OK, so maybe the thought of Uncle Al’ s rusty keyboard skills makes you cringe, but you get the idea. It’ s your day. Special touches can make a wedding memorably creative, and rental companies can be a great place to find them.
DETAILS
Make sure you and your rental provider are perfectly clear about quantities, sizes, colors, and other important specifications. Ask to see an actual example of any item that’ s especially important; don’ t rely on a description or catalog photo.
Read all of the fine print in a rental company’ s contract, and ask questions about anything that’ s not spelled out. Some rental companies include delivery and setup in the basic fee; others will do it for an extra charge. Find out how far in advance you need to place your order and what the final total will be. Policies about things like loss and breakage vary. Find out now to avoid unpleasant surprises later.
Be sure you know how they plan to get the items back. Will they pick up? If so, when? Do you need to tear down tents and return stuff yourself or delegate the job, and what’ s the deadline?
With a little forethought, you can have a troublefree rental experience that will add nothing but pleasure and convenience to the party of a lifetime.
SAV-ON PARTY CENTER
Kingston, 845-336-5800, savonparty.com
Sav-On has been a local, family-owned business for over 50 years. With a huge location in the Kings Mall, they have a 5, 000 square-foot retail store and their rental equipment warehouse all in one location. They are unique in that you can combine your party-goods purchase with the rental of party equipment all in one convenient stop. They carry tents, tables, chairs, china, flatware, glassware, linens, and more in their rental division and have paper and party goods for just about any event.
HUDSON VALLEY VINTAGE RENTALS
Accord, 917-804-9874,
hudsonvalleyvintagerentals.comhudsonvalleyvintagerentals.com. Hudson Valley Vintage Rentals is a full-service vintage rentals and styling firm, located in the Hudson Valley. They exclusively offer a handpicked collection of stylish, authentic vintage, and rustic dé cor pieces for weddings and events that include furnishings, mismatched place settings, props, and accessories. Visit their showroom to experiment with their dé cor and get inspired
TBROADWAY PHOTO BOOTH
Kingston, 845-514-3998, broadwayphotobooth.com Make your wedding an experience you and your guests will never forget. Broadway Photo Booth of the Hudson Valley is the answer. The fun begins once your guests enter the vintage-inspired photo booth and begin to pose. With a push of a button, a series of four photos will begin and in twenty seconds their photo strip will appear. Your guests can go back as many times as they want for unlimited photos to keep and cherish forever. All of their packages include props, custom graphics, party favors, personalized CD of booth photos, scrap-booking supplies, green-screen technology, and personalized background options!
