Why Rent?

The decision to rent or buy your event decorations can be quite the dilemma. Here are some points to consider when trying to decide if you should buy or rent wedding decoration items.

Shopping and shipping

If you are trying to save money, you already know that you do not purchase from the first website or first store to carry what you are looking for. You have to compare websites, wait for sales, get into bidding wars on e-bay and above all, deal with freight complications/delays. You still have to pay extra fees at customs aka taxes and deal with other border shenanigans. If you are shipping products internationally, depending on the mode of shipping (especially by sea), you might need to pay Shipping Broker that will facilitate the release of your goods from the sea port and have it shipped to your final destination. This cost is usually not part of the initial shipping fees you paid the seller of the product.

Expert Guidance

When you rent, you can receive expert advice on your colour selection and other décor choices. Professionals can help you with your design and planning process to create your dream event

Quality

When you rent, you are sure to see and verify the quality of your décor items before committing your money. Sometimes, products appear great on screen but are completely different in reality. It is better to give yourself the ability to verify the quality of the items you want rather than risking getting stuck with inferior quality.

Transportation

Apart from having to spend time unwrapping, taking tags off, cleaning, etc, you have deal with carefully transporting all your items to the venue safely. This is just one more thing to add to your long list of things to do. Décor items sometime require large vehicles or several trips with smaller vehicles. Since most people have two venues for the ceremony and reception, you have to consider the cost in money and time to haul all your décor to each venue to set up and then to take down, late at night, after the wedding. The cost of transportation and the stress of setting up and taking down by yourself on your wedding day, so not worth it. Our advice, save money elsewhere.

Counting on volunteers when DIYing

After dealing with transportation, you still need to depend on volunteers – usually family and friends. From experience, we know couples always plan and try their best to stay as organized as possible, however, it usually falls apart when the volunteers show up late or do not show up at all. This can throw off even the most organized and best-thought out schedule. We have a tip for you: either pay your event center to allow you set up the night before in order to allow room for unexpected events or pay for full service. Professionals are professionals for reason. They have the experience, the staff and the systems required to accomplish tasks in very little time. After a long day, like your friends and family, you really do not want to stay behind to clean up the tables, wash dishes, pack décor, and worry about loading vehicles instead of simply enjoying the night after your event. Let the professionals deal with it.

Space and Storage

Buying your own décor equipment brings up the issue of storage while you try to sell. If you do not own a storage space, renting a storage unit is another cost you have to deal with on top of the purchasing.