Florida is the best place to have a beautiful outdoor event. The warm climate and sunny skies pair perfectly with our variety of Party Tents and Event Rentals. Although we love working up a sweat in the beautiful Florida sun, Grimes Events & Party Tents knows how to rock an indoor event too! We have all the rentals for your next upscale indoor event. Transform your venue space with the perfect rentals for any indoor space!
Decorative Rentals
If you can reimagine the colors and look of the surrounding walls, Pipe and Drape are a great addition to your event space. Pipe and Drape essentially fabricates the walls of the indoor venue to cover any imperfections, but in general Pipe and Drape gives the venue walls a beautiful and cohesive finish.
Flooring and Staging are not a necessity, but they do make a great addition to indoor spaces. Creating an intentional dancefloor or having a platform for entertainment will be the cherry on top of a great event.
Guest Accommodations
Our rentals aren’t all about décor and creating the essence of a space, but also the establishing functionality of the location. We carry many event rentals from Air Conditioners to Catering Rentals and everything in between.
Have a small restroom but love the venue space? Take advantage of our Luxury Restroom Trailers. This way you can ensure there are enough clean restrooms for everyone to use without a line forming resulting in an overall hazard.
Lighting
Lighting is truly everything when trying to create a specific atmosphere for your function. Grimes Events & Party Tents offers clients a variety of lighting options. For a warm space, Edison Light Bulbs will emit a cozy country feel. Trying to create an elegant space? Consider one of our Diamond Chandeliers for lighting. If you’re aiming to create a fun nightlife, feel for your event, LED Lights are the way to go. LED lights come in every color and just a few can add different dimensions of color to your event space.
Let us transform your space today. Whether you are throwing an indoor wedding or a backyard bash, Grimes Events & Party Tents has all the event rentals you need! Visit our website to browse our inventory of high-quality event rentals. Contact us today!
Just like magic, an event seems to come together in the eyes of a guest, but the true magicians are the various vendors who piece them together to create an enchanting ambiance. It truly takes a village to bring someone’s vision to life. Consider the following vendors for your next celebration to take your function to the next level.
Event Planner
If you want someone to organize your event, hiring an event planner is a great option. Event planners have experience in all aspects of creating a cohesive event, starting with the planning that goes into it. They are also a great source of connections. Your event planner will already have contacts for credible vendors to utilize.
Catering
A catering vendor ensures a quality hassle-free food service experience for everyone. Not only is the vendor qualified in gourmet cooking for large groups of people, but it elevates the event’s atmosphere. Often, caterers will create a menu based on food preferences or on the theme of the event. They provide an entire service that includes cooking, plating, serving, and more. Caterers will discreetly hover during the event to ensure all food handling needs are met.
Entertainment
A must-have at any function is entertainment. Entertainment can come in many forms. The best events have an established plan for entertainment for the duration of the event. This can be a speaker, a show, a dance, or even party games. The most important form of entertainment is a great DJ. Yes, the DJ brings the party to life with music but also works as a guide or host during the event.
Event Rentals
An event would not be a functional space without party rentals. Vendors like Grimes Events & Party Tents are essential in creating a space that is efficient for guests to sit, dance, eat, relax, and overall enjoy the celebration. Party rentals can include party tents, tables, chairs, lighting, flooring, staging, portable restrooms, décor, and much more. Guests need tables and chairs to be seated, a DJ might need a stage to set up on, and dancing can be made intentional with a specialized dance floor. Event rentals create the foundation of the event in its entirety and everything else comes secondary to building out the space.
Décor
Now that the bones of the event are built out, vendors that specialize in décor are needed to transform the look and feel of the space. The décor team is responsible for bringing the event holders’ vision to life. They will establish colors, themes, lighting, florals, decorations, and any personal touches. The décor will be one of the first aspects to stand out at any event. Décor can be created by one vendor or a group of them where each vendor specializes in a niche area of decorating. For example, your event planner could handle linens and balloons while a florist would focus on creating flower arrangements to dress the space.
Photographers
Did the event even happen if there are no photos? Having a photographer or videographer is especially important at any event. These functions take great efforts to create so capturing these memories to look back on is essential. It also helps the many vendors who participated, highlight their products and services.
If you are looking to create a well-rounded function, big or small, having a variation of these vendors is essential to getting the most out of your celebration. Investing in a caterer, party rentals, entertainment, event decorator, and a photographer will yield the best experience for everyone in attendance.
As a host, you can relax knowing all your event needs are met and your guests are accounted for. Get a head start on planning your next spring event! For any party rentals or event needs, contact Grimes Events & Party Tents today!
Looking back, 2020 seemed like the perfect year for everyone. The country anticipated a year of clarity and being able to enjoy the outdoors again. This is especially true for the many couples who decided to solidify their love through marriage. Unfortunately, the universe had other plans for 2020. The whole world was hit with a pandemic that would become a global focus for the next two years. As we enter 2022, we are left with the residue of the goals and many weddings that have yet to be fulfilled in past years.
Wedding Push Back
According to the Statista Research Department, an estimated 82% of weddings were postponed in the year 2020 and 11 % were completely canceled. Now as the world works to get back to some normalcy, millions of couples are trying to finish what they started in 2020. The surge of backed-up weddings has led to a global wedding boom.
The overwhelming number of weddings have vendors and event planners booking through 2024 and on. A wedding is such an important event and as planners know, needs to be executed perfectly. A perfect wedding can take months to a year to plan and changes to a timeline can affect the planning process.
Global Supply Chain Strains
Since the pandemic started, supply chains have been stunted, having effects on the wedding industry. This directly affects the ability of wedding planners to produce. For wedding planners to target the requests of a wedding, they must be able to connect with various suppliers. Suppliers slowed down production for several reasons in the last few years. As the virus strengthened more and more laborers were out of work. Most people could not return until vaccinated, perpetuating more suppliers going without workers to produce materials. Shipping routes were also affected when trying to confine the virus. International governments, including our own, were cautious about traveling to other countries to stop the spread.
With a slowing supply chain and a boom of weddings to prepare it’s important for event planners to be one step ahead of this. Simplify where you can and plan as far out in advance as you can. Communicate clearly with your wedding clients. Ensure clients are aware of the obstacles that could come up due to the relationship between the pandemic and planning a wedding. Explain that they must be open to pivot and adjust as you walk through the planning process to create the experience of their dreams.
Covid -19
Although vendors are moving slower, they are still moving and there is a high chance you will have all that you need to create a beautiful wedding. To ensure you have a hassle-free event it’s important to connect with vendors and event planners that can provide you with safe options that align with the Covid-19 climate of today. Work with vendors who can offer social distancing solutions. Grimes Events & Party Tents has been ahead of the Covid guidelines since the beginning of the pandemic and continues to create beautiful, functional, and safe, events with their various rentals. Some of these rentals include isolation dividers, pipe and drape, stanchions, tents, hand sanitizer stations, and individual restroom trailers to name a few.
Many wedding planners have had to re-determine wedding plans around the precautions that are being taken per state. For example, couples that originally spent to accommodate 100 guests will have to settle for 50 guests because of crowding and the risk that could have. Not only are couples having to downsize their event but may have to consider getting a venue with outdoor space for airflow through the area. Masks are also still in effect leaving guests urged to wear a face covering. All these above precautions are dependent on the state but can be worked around with various social distances solutions.
The show must go on!
Some of this information can be daunting to young couples and event planners, but I can assure you the wedding of your dreams is still very much possible. With the right event planner and vendors like Grimes Events & Party Tents, who remain within the Covid -19 guidelines for all events, Covid -19 and pressures of the Wedding Boom will not stop you from creating a wedding to remember! If you are planning to marry this year, consider the above obstacles and come up with ways you and your wedding planner can work around them.
String lights, in all their forms, are all the rage these days. They can be added to almost anything to bring a touch of magic to your event! String lights can be used as an elegant decoration, to bring attention to an object or space, or establish a sense of ambiance.
A Sense of Ambiance
Hang string lights behind a sheer curtain to diffuse and soften the appearance of string lights while creating a warm, elegant look. Combine our pipe and drape rental with our LED string lights for the ultimate effect!
Make It Personal
Personalize your event by strategically hanging string lights to form a word or shape of an object. The options are endless with this idea! Here are just a few:
A newlywed’s last name
A heart
“Love”
“Yum”
“Dance”
“Relax”
A tree
The geometric shape
Guiding Light
Tracing the outlines of objects can help draw attention to them! Have your string lights follow the shape of doorways of entrances for a sense of magic or line them up along a pathway to guide your guests in a certain direction.
Center of Attention
Battery operated fairy lights work great as part of a centerpiece! Using a large glass vase, lantern, or bottle, arrange the fairy lights within to create a dazzling centerpiece for your table. Add other elements to this combination as well to support the theme of your event such as flowers, shells, or holiday ornaments!
Picture This…
Create a photo wall by hanging string lights horizontally and attaching pictures between the bulbs. This is a popular idea for intimate affairs such as weddings, birthday parties, and more. Not only will your photo wall look amazing, but it will also give your guests something to interact with!
Light It Up
The most common way to use string lights is by hanging them overhead. For a creative twist, hang the lights in a zig-zag pattern or have them flow downward to create a beautiful backdrop.
String lights present endless possibilities. For more ideas, contact the talented team at Grimes Events & Party Tents. We have everything you need to light up your event!
Colors can have a powerful effect on a person’s emotions. They can resonate with particular emotions and become associated with memories. Especially around the holidays, certain color schemes have become standard to help people feel festive. However, some new color palettes have also entered the picture this year.
Varying Shades of Blue
The Pantone color for 2020 is classic blue. That being said, we are seeing more blue holiday décor than ever before! Deep navy, classic blue, sky blue, and white make a perfect combination. The cool tones help to bring on the chill of winter, encouraging people to cozy up and get warm. This color palette is not only great for the holidays but can last throughout the entire winter season!
Deep Purples With A Touch of Gold
Magenta purple made it onto this year’s Pantone Fall/Winter 2020/21 list! This color has been popular throughout autumn but is also adding a pop of color to holiday decorations this December! Other colors to mix with magenta purple could include eggplant, gold, and cream. This color palette exudes elegance and class. Not to mention, it is yet again a color scheme that could last all winter long!
The Classics
Red and green have and continue to be the most classic holiday color palette. Combining colors such as sage, evergreen, crimson, and wine are guaranteed to get people into the holiday spirit. Throwing in a touch of gold or silver can give your palette an extra sparkle!
Keep it traditional with a classic color palette this holiday season or try something new by going blue! At Grimes Events & Party Tents, we have all your holiday rental needs including linens, tableware, chairs, tables, and more! Contact us today for more information on how we can help your holiday event be colorful and festive!
As COVID-19 continues to pose a risk to gatherings, many people are trying to reimagine their holiday plans. According to a recent survey, 21% of 1,000 adults confirmed that they do not know what they will be doing for Thanksgiving this year. When making your plans this year, make safety a priority by determining logistics such as cleanliness and spacing ahead of time.
Check State Regulations
First thing’s first, many states have restrictions on how many people may gather. Make sure to follow any state regulations set in place. While Florida may not have any state-mandated limits on gatherings, Florida Health suggests that you avoid congregating in groups larger than 10. If your guests are traveling from out of state, make sure to take note of any travel restrictions the state has set in place. As of right now, Florida does not have any traveling restrictions in place.
Measure Your Space
Social distancing is still encouraged, even during holiday gatherings. A great way to determine how many guests you can safely invite is to measure your space ahead of time. Keep in mind that while people are eating, their masks come off. Make sure that there is enough space to keep everyone at least 6 feet apart.
Alter Agenda, Location, and Serving Style
If you need more space, consider hosting Thanksgiving dinner outdoors! Not only does it allow for flexibility with spacing, but better airflow also increases overall safety. At Grimes Events and Party Tents, we can provide you with additional equipment such as tables, chairs, tableware, and linens. We also have 10×10 DIY tents that will keep your guests comfortable all day long.
Properly Prepare Your Guests
Make sure that all your guests are aware of what the plan is. Encourage all guests to observe a 14-day quarantine prior to Thanksgiving Day. Ask your guests to wear a mask whenever they are not eating or drinking. Remind your guests that if they are feeling ill, they should stay home. For those who are considered high risk, do your best to include them by video-chatting with them on the day of.
Observe CDC Guidelines
You and your guests should follow all CDC guidelines set in place. These include social distancing, mask-wearing, frequent hand washing, and limiting the number of people you come in contact with.
The holidays are a joyous time to gather with friends and family. However, this year, it is especially important to do what you can to ensure everyone’s safety. Grimes Events and Party Tents is here to support you during this time by providing social distancing solutions, tent, and table rentals. Contact us today for all your Thanksgiving rental needs!
