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Watch how this ordinary hotel banquet room quickly transforms into a beautiful wedding reception site.  

Whew, that was fast!
Contact Party Production Rentals and we will show you how we can perform this kind of magic for your next special event.
This video was created by the event staff of the Hilton Garden Inn in Champaign, Illinois.

Cuvier Park, Circular Set-ups, & Name Tags

Cuvier Park in La Jolla is a very popular ceremony site.  We're there nearly every weekend, and this past weekend we had weddings both days.  It was a bit blustery, but both of our clients were at least able to avoid the rain during their ceremonies.   

This circular set-up has become very popular for us to do there since we first posted a picture of it on our blog a few years back. 

This set-up facing the ocean is also a great way to take advantage of the space. 

Both of these clients used white padded chairs, which are the "standard" wedding chair.  But the natural wood with white seat pads look very nice as well.

The client also put name tags on each chair so everyone knew where they were supposed to be - they looked very nice with the sash tied in front!

Burlap on Your Table!

Many people are attracted to the texture of burlap, and it's neutral color makes it very flexible and easy to incorporate.  Here's a table we have set up in our showroom incorporating burlap.

We currently offer burlap table runners only.  The table-runner is an economical way to incorporate burlap, and as you can see from the picture, using a runner provides the opportunity for nice contrast and use of colors.  It's shown here with a light olive table cloth, coral napkins, mahogany Chiavari chairs and succulent centerpieces.  Succulents are a great compliment to burlap... we can do these centerpieces for you as well. 

 
If you are interested in full-size burlap table linen, there are limited options available as true burlap is not truly washable.  However, we do have the ability to special order faux burlap linen. 

Please contact us at Party Production Rentals for more info. 

San Diego Style Weddings

One of our past events was featured on San Diego Style Weddings today, thanks to event planner Rachel Welland of Bliss Events.   There are some great pictures in the post, and I've included a few below.

Ultimate San Diego Wedding

Party Production Rentals was selected to participate in the Ultimate San Diego Wedding as the rental partner.  The Ultimate San Diego San Diego Wedding takes a collection of some of the best wedding vendors San Diego has to offer and puts on a spectacular wedding for one lucky couple. 

Paula had fun working with a talented group of event professionals including caterers, coordinators, and photographers to put on an amazing day for this year's winners: Jannel & Matt.  This year the wedding was held at the Mt. Woodson Castle in Ramona.  We provided the rental products for the ceremony and reception, including Chiavari chairs, belly bars, tables, linen, dishware and glassware.

Here's a picture courtesy of La Vida Creations, one of the participating photographers:

Here's a link to some additional photos on the La Vida Creations Blog.

Here's a link to video from the event that SideBySide Cinema created.

Here are more pictures we received from La Vida Creations:

Draped Canopy with Satin Linen

Here's a recent event Party Production Rentals did for a family who wanted to hold an elegant celebration at their home in Rancho Santa Fe. 

Canopy Draping
The standard "work horse" canopy in the party & event industry is a frame tent.  These are assembled at the job site and are very functional for providing shelter.  

There are different ways to dress up a canopy, but one way that provides a very elegant touch is by draping the inside of the canopy top with a tent liner - as shown in the picture below.  We draped the canopy and covered the poles in white so that utilitarian aspects of the canopy are not visible.  These element do add expense to the canopy, but for the right event and budget, it's a great touch. 

Satin Linen
Another standard in our industry is the use of polyester blend fabric for tablecloths.  They are cost-effective and come in a variety of colors and sizes.  However, there are many "specialty" fabrics that make for great table linen as well.  One of our favorites is satin.  Satin linen provide timeless elegance with their silky look, and they draw attention to themselves because of how they catch the light.  This client went with turquoise satin tablecloths and napkins to compliment their dramatic centerpieces and silver Chiavari chairs.  The effect is dramatic! 

Determining How Much Dance Floor You Need

Having a dance floor at your party can provide an inviting space for your guests to dance.  It provides an ideal surface for dancing and it let's your guests know they should dance and where.

Portable dance floor comes in sections, typically 3'x4' or 3'x3'.  So how do you know how much to rent?  The general rule of thumb is that, at most, 50% of the people at your party will dance at any given time.  For each pair of dancers (1 couple), they will need about 9 square of dance space.  You can adjust if you know your party-goers to be more likely to dance, but this formula works out well in most situations.

Here's an example of how this plays out:  If you have a party for 80 people, 20 couples (40 people) will be the maximum number dancing. You need 180 square feet of dance floor, which would be require 15 3'x4' dance floor pieces.

Using this approach, here are some common sizes*:

• 50 person party: 12 couples: 9 pieces of 3'x4' dance floor
• 65 person party: 16 couples: 12 pieces of 3'x4' dance floor
• 80 person party: 20 couples: 15 pieces of 3'x4' dance floor
• 100 person party: 25 couples: 20 pieces of 3'x4' dance floor
• 120 person party: 30 couples: 24 pieces of 3'x4' dance floor
• 160 person party: 40 couples: 30 pieces of 3'x4' dance floor
• 200 person party: 50 couples: 36 pieces of 3'x4' dance floor

*Note: we rounded to the nearest size dance floor based on the rule of thumb explained above. 

Happy Dancing!