After Labor Day & before it came Fall I wanted to throw a backyard afterwork party. But not just a party, a salon type of event introducing friends that didn't know each other but would have interests & experiences to discuss. I imagined a bocce party, with most of the lawn for the game but a seating area for friends to talk and side tables for drinks, heavy hors d'oeuvres or milling about. Lastly I envisioned a steel tub full of ice with Italian Garganega white wine, Peroni beer and Italian soda bottles.
The problem is I'm a minimalist. I understand other people like to sit places & have a place to put their drink but I don't want to own these things or have them clutter up my space. Once I browsed Party Reflections catalog online I realized how inexpensive it was to rent party furniture ($1.30 for a chair!).
Sure their website has pictures of massive weddings but Party Reflections doesn't have a minimum order. They are super easy to work with and answer any question over the phone (I didn't know rental linens came in sizes or how big you needed for a cocktail table). Then just tell them what you need, when you want to pick it up and when you'll bring it back. It's very simple. If you don't want to get it yourself they'll bring it to you, drop off on a Thursday and pick up Tuesday for weekend events. But $20 for cocktail tables and chairs I didn't ask what the service charge was for delivery.
Finding that party & decor rental can be really easy and really affordable made me realized how to turn a party into a real event for everyone to enjoy.