All Things to Know About Wedding Rentals
You are going to rent certain items for your wedding depending on if you are having an indoor or an outdoor wedding. And it is the next step in planning your amazing and special day! You can rent through any rental company that you find. Just do your research and make sure they have all the items you are looking to rent. Scroll through Instagram, Pinterest, and any other forms of social media to get inspiration for any idea of the types of rentals you may want for your wedding!
rentals you’ll need specifically for an outdoor wedding
Certain rentals you are going to need if you are going to be having an outside wedding are going to be different than the rentals you may need inside a venue. You are also going to need some of the same rental items for an inside wedding, however a lot of the time, you do the rental orders through the venue and not through the actual rental company itself. Rentals you are going to need for an outside wedding are tents, tables, chairs, linens, napkins, dinnerware, flatware, glassware, electricity, lounge furniture, floral rentals, and miscellaneous items.
For your tent, you’re going to want a tent company to come out to conduct a site visit to assess the area you want to put the tent in to make sure that the tent will fit in the space. They will also assess and suggest an ideal tent size and flooring options for your space. You’ll need tables for your cocktail hour and your reception. For your cocktail hour, you’ll need high-top tables for people to stand around and chat while they enjoy drinks and appetizers before the reception begins. For your reception, you are going to need tables for your guest tables, gift tables, food tables, guest book tables, etc. Guest tables and chairs come in all shapes, styles, and designs. You are going to also need chairs for your guests to sit on during your wedding ceremony. Then for your reception, you can move the chairs from the ceremony area to the reception tent. For a backyard or tented wedding, you will need a dance floor inside of the tent. Depending on how many guests are attending, you'll be able to determine the size of your dance floor. Professionals will tell you that you will need around four-and-a-half square feet per guest. For your outside wedding, you will need all sorts of points of electricity. You’ll need lighting for inside the tent when it gets dark outside. The DJ or band will need electricity to plug in all their equipment and play their music. Depending on the time of year, you’ll need heating and cooling systems. Which will need to be plugged into an electrical outlet. Something else you are going to want to think about if you want to have lounge furniture. You can arrange a family room layout with vintage couches, armchairs, coffee tables, maybe a rug, and more. This is something you can determine depending on if you want to incorporate lounge furniture into your rentals.
rentals you’ll need for either an indoor or outdoor wedding
No matter if you are having an indoor or an outdoor wedding, there are a bunch of rental items that you are going to need to think about renting for your wedding day. These items include linens and napkins, dinnerware, flatware, glassware, floral rents, entertainment rentals, and other miscellaneous rentals.
Linens and napkins are rental items that you may need include tablecloths, napkins, and other table linens. Linens and napkins come in all varieties of styles and themes. Pricing varies widely, so feel mix and match more expensive table linens with more budget-friendly items. For your dinnerware, flatware, and glassware there is a lot for you to think about renting. You may need chargers and serving plates, forks, knives, spoons, red and white wine glasses, water glasses, champagne flutes, highball glasses, rock glasses, and coffee mugs, cocktail-party appetizer plates, china patterns, chargers, dessert plates, footed bowls for desserts. Also don’t forget you are going to need serving utensils, bowls, and platters if you are having a family-style dinner or a buffet. You may also want to think about rental pieces to put your floral arrangements in. However, many florists provide rental items to support their arrangements. If you want to, you can rent a photo booth or other eclectic décor as part of your wedding day! Like anything else, it is totally up to you want you to want to rent for your wedding day!! When you are coming you with a list of items you potentially may need or want to rent for your wedding day, talk to your planner and your vendors (particularly your caterer) about other types of items you might need to add to your wedding rental checklist.
Here is a list of question you may want to ask rental companies
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