Locally, I have had great experiences with AAA Party Rental. http://www.aaapartyrental.com/
They have a nice selection of basic plates, linens, silver and serving pieces. They will also deliver tables and chairs promptly and they are incredibly friendly. However, it seems that more and more brides and hosts are looking for something with a mismatched retro flair.
Thankfully, there is a new trend emerging that allows us to have cool vintage plates and cake stands without having to scour flea markets and garage sales for months before your event.
Vintage rental companies are becoming more prevalent lately and that is GOOD!
Some focus on plates and dinnerware, and others have furniture and props as well. While there are several here in the Missouri/Kansas area, I have to include some cool rental companies from the coasts, who are renting mid-century modern and kitschy 70's vintage items!
It's a great trend!
Now, Kansas City has vintage rental vendors!
The Vintage Plate:
Owned by my friend and colleague Sydney Gasper. Her business is located in the West Bottoms, Kansas City, MO. She specializes in plates and dinnerware and has a great collection of cake stands.Check out their great collection at The Vintage Plate website.
These beautiful photos were taken by multi-talented jewelry designer, Amani Skalacki of Skala Designs.
Ultrapom:
Their motto is "We Love to Share". They have an interesting collection of decorative elements. Some unusual features are their table runners, chandeliers, bunting and a pretty decent selection of vases, bottles and vintage glass. Located in Overland Park, KS.
http://ultrapom.com/collection
Brossie Belle:
This was Kansas City's first vintage rental company. Located in Kansas City, MO and owned by a gal
named Jenn. They have a nice collection of accessories, but from what I can tell they don't offer any dinnerware or linen. It appears that they stock things that work more like props rather than functional pieces for your event.
http://www.brossiebelle.com/public_html/Home/Home.html
http://brossiebelle.wordpress.com/
Worn Vintage - Columbia, MO
These were the great folks that brought the dinner plates for Meg's wedding in August. They also delivered a beautiful loveseat we used for the photo booth and a few other props. They have a fairly wide selection, but their website is pretty limited. In fact, I am not certain where to locate all pictures of their stock. I know firsthand that they have it, but it is difficult to track down. I even had a hard time finding the image below.
/http://pinterest.com/source/wornvintagerental.wordpress.com/
Also, I had to include a few vintage vendors from elsewhere because they are doing such inspiring and novel things with the vintage objects.
On Solid Ground - Minneapolis, MN
They have a lot of cool containers and seem to be very inventive with their wedding themes. There is a whole segment on a "Summer Camp Wedding".
The Vintage Table - Los Angeles
Really like the use of these traditional vintage plates with the non-traditional Dia de los Muertos theme.
Yeah Rentals in Los Angeles:
Amazing stuff - kind of a mid-century modern approach that really stands out in the realm of "shabby chic" vintage. (Pardon that term Shabby Chic, which I dislike and usually try to avoid.)
