violet02
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I'm using a rental company close to my wedding site. They are the biggest one in the area and handle most of the weddings around there. What I can't get over is what they are lacking rental-wise. They don't have crystal chandeliers for the tent, only wrought iron... they don't have gold rimmed glasses and for some reason they don't even have anything as basic as table stantions! They also have next to nothing in terms of 'classic' style tableware.
I tried calling a rental place in my area but they won't rent chandeliers unless they rent me the tent. Also I could rent glassware and tableware from them but my planner says they have been known to deliver broken items and can't be trusted to rent from and have them haul it all the way down to Carmel. As a result I'm now struggling with having to potnetially ebay cheap-ish chandeliers, hand assemble them, wire them then have the event company string them up, that's if they'll even do it. Also my planner is trying to convince them to buy better glasses etc.
I feel like for all the money people make off of weddings and how common these items are in wedding reception photos that it shoudn't be this hard to get together! Should I go ahead and rent from two companies? Should I can them and find a whole new rental company? it will cost more to go with a new company probably and these guys aren't bad I just don't feel like I'm getting what I want out of it for all of the money I'm spending. My planner swears by them though... it's so frustrating!
ETA: The company my planner doesn't seem to like is Classic Party Rentals. They seem to have every single item I'd want but they will run more and have to cart everything down to Carmel. She has had bad luck with them she said. We're only a few months out from the wedding so it might be major to switch companies at this point...
Has anyone used classic party rentals and would recommend them (or not)? Is it wise to switch everything right now or is it best to try the DIY route in terms of things like chandeliers.
I tried calling a rental place in my area but they won't rent chandeliers unless they rent me the tent. Also I could rent glassware and tableware from them but my planner says they have been known to deliver broken items and can't be trusted to rent from and have them haul it all the way down to Carmel. As a result I'm now struggling with having to potnetially ebay cheap-ish chandeliers, hand assemble them, wire them then have the event company string them up, that's if they'll even do it. Also my planner is trying to convince them to buy better glasses etc.
I feel like for all the money people make off of weddings and how common these items are in wedding reception photos that it shoudn't be this hard to get together! Should I go ahead and rent from two companies? Should I can them and find a whole new rental company? it will cost more to go with a new company probably and these guys aren't bad I just don't feel like I'm getting what I want out of it for all of the money I'm spending. My planner swears by them though... it's so frustrating!
ETA: The company my planner doesn't seem to like is Classic Party Rentals. They seem to have every single item I'd want but they will run more and have to cart everything down to Carmel. She has had bad luck with them she said. We're only a few months out from the wedding so it might be major to switch companies at this point...
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