Planning the masterpiece of your dreams can add up quickly, both financially and time wise. We recommend exploring all options available in your area before you start purchasing décor and committing financially to many aspects of your event.
It is wise to create a vision board of inspirational images that you would like to see or have happen at your wedding/event. Then start researching what is available to rent, or what items you will need to purchase.
After exploring all your options, you might find that it is very hard to pull off the look you were initially hoping for. Maybe the color palette or items for the theme you were going for are not available. This may cause you to have to go back to the drawing board and redesign your work of art.
Renting décor can save you a lot of time, money, and additional stress in the long run. You may think it is more cost effective to purchase your own décor and then sell it after your event has taken place, but here are a few reasons why you should reconsider…
Purchasing Décor vs Renting Décor:
TIME:
Your time is precious, and you want to spend that time focusing on what is most important to you. When purchasing, it takes a lot of time to research the best pricing without compromising quality. Shopping is fun when it doesn’t become a dreaded & stressful job. It will take countless hours to shop for specific items throughout various stores/online, and to locate the items that you have your heart set on. Many stores have limited quantities of each item, for example – Winners. This may require you to have to visit multiple store locations, or even travel outside of your community to build your collection. You will most likely have several additional tasks to handle once you have purchased your décor collection, both before and after the wedding/event.
ADDITIONAL TASKS:
Many people overlook what it takes to prepare their décor purchases for the final reveal. Most new items will need to have stickers & tags removed, then washed &/or polished, linens will need to be washed & ironed, batteries purchased & placed into corresponding décor pieces, totes located or purchase to store/transport your collection, etc. If you are purchasing used items – you might need to clean wax out of candle holders, scrub water spots off glassware & sanitize them before using. Linens may need to have stains removed. You will then need to wrap and pack décor pieces for transportation, so they wont break during transit. Then the process starts all over again when you complete your event.
MONEY:
You may have thought out your vision to every little detail of what you will need to purchase and how many items you will require. But, once you start trying to purchase your collection, it may be harder than you think to find the quantities required to pull off your specific look, especially when trying to create tablescapes for guest tables. This may force you to abandon your original plans & purchases and start new, costing you additional funds. Purchasing totes to store & transport your décor pieces can really add up as well. The cost of fuel to run all over the countryside looking for items can be pricey – but most people don’t take this into account. Ordering from various online sites, such as Amazon, can leave you disappointed of the quality of the items purchased. Colors can also vary greatly from your computer screen to what is sent. You may be unaware of the sizes of items required for your look, such as linen sizes – What size tables does the venue carry? What size table linens will you need? Many of these aspects and questions are already handled & addressed by All in the Details when you choose to invest in décor rentals &/or services from our company.
RESELLING YOUR COLLECTION:
Once the dust finally settles, if you are choosing to sell off your décor collection, you will have a lot of work to do to prep everything before you can sell. You will have to unpack your décor to reclean everything & repack it again. Take photos of each piece, measure décor, come up with pricing, write descriptions, post ads on social media, answer endless questions from potential buyers, organize pickup & drop-off schedules, take payments, etc. The online market for used wedding décor is saturated, and it could take additional time to find an interested purchaser. In the meantime, your home is overrun by your collection, taking up valuable space, and may require you to continually move it from one area to another to make room for everyday life.
Let us handle many of these details for you, so you can focus on the other aspects of your life and enjoy many new adventures with family & friends. It would be an honour to discuss the vision you have for your event, and how we can assist you with streamline this process.
