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The Imagination Knows No Limits!
Let your own creativity and innovation soar to new heights. Party and event rental professionals will help you plan a fantastic and memorable event - and pull it all together with props, linens, accessories, and more.
Stay a Step Ahead of the Crowd
Dramatic events can be magical -- even spectacular. The secret is to create a balance of form, technology, appearance and functional solutions. Think strategically and make the central theme prominent throughout every aspect of your event: props, centerpieces, linens, entertainment and menu.
Today's theme accessories range from the historic to the futuristic. Gain a marked advantage in planning parties and special events by working with your area party and event rental professional. Together, you can make it happen.
If your favorite rental store doesn't have a particular product you need, just ask. It may be something they can use again. They may be willing to purchase just what you want and integrate it into their rental inventory. Party/event rental professionals are gifted at inventing alternate ways to use props and other accessories to satisfy a variety of tastes.
Top Themes
Space odyssey - Some props that enhance a space/futuristic theme include gigantic 3-foot globes, earth balloons and moons. Transform a ballroom into a glitzy solar system of gigantic rotating planets, illuminated spacecraft and dancing aliens.
Ethnic food stations - For example, position an oversized Eiffel Tower behind the French station and a large prop depicting the Statue of Liberty next to the American station. At a glance, stations are well defined.
Ever-popular themes:
• Western
• Tropical, Island Caribbean and Hawaiian
• Fiesta
• Mardi Gras
• Casino night and Las Vegas
• Circus
• Hollywood
• Romantic
• Construction
• Broadway
• Jungle Safari
• Holidays
Lighting - Give It Flash and Sizzle
Rental lighting is another way to spotlight a theme. With today's technology - called "smart lighting" -- the possibilities are endless. By using a computer controller and human programmer, you can change colors and speeds throughout an entire event.
• What better way to spark up a Fourth of July event than with rotating red, white and blue lights?
• For a "spooktacular" Halloween bash, orange and black lights with purple pulsating accents help create the mood.
• For a futuristic approach, consider moving light beams coupled with haze.
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Linens - Go for Color and Texture
A growing number of rental companies are offering more and more choices in party/event linens, a logical progression from expanding inventories of tables, chairs and tents. And this gives you more opportunities to be creative. Top rental companies are offering the finest, most diversified linens available.
Linen trends are not so much about the length or style of table linens, but about fabric, color sheen or matte. New, exciting fabrics are helping event planners coordinate theme events -- social or corporate, high budget or low. And most have the accessories to complement linen choices. Popular rental choices include:
• Silver, gold and a combination of metallics
• High-tech silver and black, white and black, as well as spandex
• Specialty fabrics such as velvets and other textures
• Animal prints and strips
Popular Accessories
• Centerpieces - Theme centerpieces not only enhance the theme, they can be beautifully coordinated with linens, tables, chairs, chair covers and china. By using flowers, ribbons, candles and mini-props, centerpieces set the tabletop mood and can bring together all of the elements of the room's color and design.
• Trusses -- When staging a light show, aim for the unusual. One item that can provide great success is a truss. This contemporary aluminum structure is designed to support lighting, but because of its abstract form and height capabilities, the special effects derived from a truss structure can be breathtaking.
Resources for Fresh Ideas
If you need to expand your ideas for creating an event around a theme, here are some sources to consider.
• Magazines such as Martha Steward Living, Bon Appetit, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal, Redbook, Woman's Day, McCall's, Woman's World
• Regional lifestyle magazines such as Midwest Living, Yankee, Sunset, Southern Living
• Special interest magazine devoted to entertaining, such as those published by Better Homes & Gardens, Southern Living, Sunset
• Books on entertaining, such as those published by Martha Stewart, Oxmoor House, Better Homes & Gardens, Southern Living, Sunset
• Craft and hobby stores
• Your area party and event rental consultant |
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