Photo Shoot at Stone Farms

We've been working with Stone Brewery on some events up at their Stone World Bistro and Gardens, which is their restaurant in Escondido.  It's a great restaurant and a wonderful venue for corporate events, parties and weddings (especially if you're goal is to do something a little different).  We've also found the staff a pleasure to work with, which helps make a planning an event a much smoother, enjoyable process. 

Stone is very focused on sustainable practices including getting all of their organic produce locally.  As part of this effort, they recently acquired a farm not too far from their Escondido location.  They are planning to make it into a venue in the near future, and we did a photo shoot with them to start to publicize it.

Paula - along with Lori from Branches Floral Studio - did the table design.  Iliana Morton was the photographer. The first picture below is one of hers.

We planned to do a little more with lighting on that wonderful tree, but wouldn't you know it, that was the day of the power outage - so we had no power for lights. 

Backyard Wedding for 250+

If you have the space - and especially the setting - a backyard wedding can be a really special event.  We recently did a wedding in the Crest area of El Cajon that took advantage of the great views and the large yard this house had to offer.  The clients wanted to transform their dirt pad into an elegant yet comfortable venue for their daughter's wedding.

We put up 2 canopies in an L shape to wrap around their house and provide enough coverage for the 250+ guests.  We covered the ground with over 4000 square feet of green turf, which really transformed the dirt pad.  Inside the canopies, we strung ping-pong lights with paper lanterns, which creates a festive environment and gives off plenty of light. 

  

They had a sufficient budget to do the event right, but as always, there were trade-offs in the areas that were more important to them.  For example, they opted for basic plastic chairs and dressed them up with chocolate brown sashes, but went with a satin tablecloths and napkins for elegance.  They opted not to drape the inside of the canopy (ceiling), but had us cover the canopy legs in white as a more visual element.  This is a delightful family, and we enjoyed working with them to help them meet their goals. 

Overall, I think we were successful in achieving the feel they were going for.  According to the bride's mom, we had exceeded their daughter's expectations... and that, after all, is what it's all about.  

Party Production Rentals provided all the party gear you see in the pictures... canopies, tables, chairs, dance floor, lighting, linen, flatware and china - all except the flowers and centerpieces (though we offer centerpieces as well). Let us know if we can help you plan your dream backyard event. 

We're In!

Today was the first day our Party Productions Rentals office was open in our new location in East Village in Downtown San Diego.  Our phones worked all day - thank goodness - after a rough few days.  Our new phone company neglected to tell us that coverage would go in and out for a few days before the "port" of our phone number was completed.  And after no less than 3 calls and 2 hours with tech support, it seems like our phones are now solid. 

We're really excited about our space.  Not only are we right next to the freeway in a cool part of town, but our building is a historic structure built in 1908 called the Snowflake Bakery Building (at least the front half is that old anyway).  We're still in the process of some upgrades and cosmetic improvements, but we've seen great progress thanks to our contractors, our crew - and 3 straight days of painting by Paula.  Here's a shot of our temporary sign in front of our 16th Street entrance:

In addition to getting our permanent signage, our contractor still needs to re-paint the eave over the door.  One cool thing... the garage door to the right leads into an event space that the company who's leasing it has been pouring money into. 

Here's an early shot of our showroom space (although that yellow wall didn't exist 2 weeks ago). 

The guys also made good progress on the warehouse today, organizing the dozen+ truckloads we've brought over in the last week.  We've got only a few more to go and we'll be completely in (though the organizing will continue!).

Come by and see us if you're in the area!  Our address on 16th Street is 705 16th St., Suite 200, 92101.