This month marks 10 years since Southern Events Party Rental Company was officially launched! A lot has happened in the decade since we started this family-owned business, and to celebrate we have created a fun trivia-quiz online to test how well you know our company’s history, with questions like.

What were the first items we sold to launch our business?
What awards have we won over the years?
For which celebrity did we custom-build our red diamond bar top?

Everyone who participates will be entered to win our grand prize – a Franklin Experience with food and entertainment prizes from our favorite Franklin businesses, including:

• $50 gift certificate to Red Pony Restaurant
• $50 gift certificate to Gray’s on Main
• $50 Franklin on Foot Gift Certificate to use towards any of their tours
• $120 gift certificate to Franklin Segway Tours
• $30 gift card to Sweet Cece’s

You can take the quiz now by clicking HERE.  Good luck!

At the beginning of March we had the pleasure of helping our friends at Dream Events & Catering celebrate the grand opening of their new location, which features a spacious kitchen, offices, craft nook, and tasting room. Southern helped the “Dream Team” stage a tablescape using our new Eiffel Chairs, Midas Gold Velour Benches, and Artisan China. (The gray farm table in the photos is a custom piece that belongs to Dream Events, but is very similar to our new Grayson tables!) The event welcomed several hundred guests, including Nashville’s Mayor, Megan Barry! It was such a fantastic evening to support our fellow vendors in the events industry. Congrats again to Becki Annastas and the Dream Team!

Thanks to Jen & Chris Creed Photographers for sharing these images with us!

Nfocus Magazine’s annual Alfresco is a lovely event benefitting a great cause, and Southern Events was happy to provide rentals for the soiree. Held at the Westhaven Resident’s Club in Franklin, Alfresco was an unforgettable evening of Southern dining, whiskey and wine pairings, and live music. The annual event benefits Franklin 4 the Cure, which  promotes lifelong learning, leadership, preservation, philanthropy and environmental awareness within Westhaven and the greater Franklin community. The delicious cuisine was provided by The Food Company. Guests dined at our Fruitwood Farm Tables, set with our Austin Gold Flatware and Artisan China. Refreshing cocktails were served in our Recycled Wine Bottle Glassware Collection. All the details came together for a beautiful evening!

Casseroles and turkey and pie, oh my! The holidays are on their way, and with all that extra food to serve to your guests, you might be in need of extra serviceware to make your festivities go smoothly. China, flatware, champange flutes, chaffing dishes, coffee urns, table linens, extra seating – whatever you need, Southern has you covered.

Reserve your items today and email our team at info@southerneventsonline.com.

We have a great event to invite you to today!  A Very Marry Occasion – Southern Wedding and Event Style Showcase will be May 12th from 5 – 8p at CJ’s Off the Square.  An intimate bridal show-style event, we are working with the a team of great vendors to create a unique event design (expect to see many of our new items in stock!) complete with tasty treats, specialty drinks, tons of great tips and inspiration for your big day.  Plus, each person will leave with a swag bag fill with goodies and special offers!

Tickets are $10 if you purchase them online prior to the event, $15 at the door – Click here to register.  We hope to see you there!

We’re back today with detail shots of the three different styles we created for our commercial series, now being how on WZTV Fox 17 News Nashville and The CW Network! (In case you missed it, see our Behind the Scenes Part I.) Thanks again to the talented Jen and Chris Creed for the beautiful photography.  Enjoy!

Style #1: Golden Gala

Products Featured: Fruitwood Chiavari Chairs, Artisan China, Austin Gold Flatware, Madison and Carly Glassware Collections, Gold Aurora Designer Tablecloth, Terra Cotta Napkins, Casablanca Gold Tabletop Lantern

See the finished Commercial HERE.

Style #2: Southern Boho Chic

Products Featured: White Farm Table, Cross-Back Chairs, Solid Poly Ties (Purple, Aubergine and Raspberry for the chair braids), Wood Round Charger, Heirloom China Collection, Eggplant Poly Linens, Flatware (combination of our Como, Hammered Silver, and Abby Fine Silver collections), Galvanized Silver Lantern, Milk Glass Vases

See the finished Commercial HERE.

Style #3: Classic + Contemporary 

Products Featured: Navy Dupioni Linens, Bistro Stripe Napkins, Belmont Chargers, White Round China Collection, Abby Fine Silver Flatware Collection, Madison Glassware Collection, Gazebo Wrought Iron Tabletop Lantern, Milk Glass Vases

See the finished Commercial HERE.

You read that right, y’all! Southern Events is coming to a TV screen near you with a series of commercials on WZTV Fox 17 News Nashville and The CW Network! We’re really excited to branch out into a (new to us) media platform. We thought it would be fun to share a behind-the-scenes look at how the shoot came together. Our product inventory is vast and versatile, so we decided to create three different commercials featuring three different styles – you get a sneak peek at all three below.  Stay tuned – we’ll be back on the blog later this week with a detailed post of all the products we used and links to our new commercials. Yay!

Photos below are courtesy of our talented friends, Jen and Chris Creed.  Big thanks to them 🙂

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from all of us at Southern Events!  What a whirlwind 2014 has been – it is hard to believe the year will over in less than two weeks.  First, some housekeeping… Our operating hours for the showroom and warehouse over Christmas and New Year’s will be the following:

• December 23 – Open regular hours
• December 24 -26 – Closed, Merry Christmas!
• December 31 – Showroom and Warehouse close at 2pm.  Please plan pick-ups before then.
• January 1 – Closed, Happy New Year’s!
• January 2 – Open regular hours

If you have any last minute rental needs for the next couple weeks, we encourage you to contact our office as soon as you can, 615-595-8508. Again, we can’t thank you all enough for the amazing support and continued patronage this past year.  We are looking forward to awesome 2015 with you!   Wishing you joy, peace and merry everything!

How do we thank thee?  Let us count the ways!  The team at Southern Events would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our wonderful customers and fellow Nashville vendors who make our day to day business so much fun. With Thanksgiving only days away, we wanted to let you know about our slightly modified hours this week.  While we will be available to all of our clients with parties planned for the holiday weekend and are happy to help with last minute rentals for your Thanksgiving feast.  If you need to get in touch with us about an upcoming event please note our limited availability this week. As always, please remember to schedule an appointment:

• Monday: Office open 9am – 5pm, Warehouse open 8am – 4pm
• Tuesday: Showroom closed for appointments so that we may celebrate as a staff! Our warehouse will be open for customer deliveries and pick ups 8am – Noon and 2-4pm (closed from noon – 2pm).
• Wednesday: Our Office and Warehouse are open 8am – 2pm for pick-ups and returns.  We encourage you to plan your visit before noon so our staff can leave on time to celebrate with family and friends.
• Thursday & Friday: Closed – Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday with family and friends!

Hello, friends! We hope the fall season is treating you well. With the start of a new season, we’ve decided to give our monthly newsletter a fresh new look!  For those of you not receiving our emails, we encourage you to sign up below.  Each month you’ll receive our favorite design trends, learn about new items in our inventory (often before anyone else) and see how real clients have used our rentals for their events. If you have been receiving these email, that’s great!  We are however, asking that you renew your subscription at this time by signing up again below – we want to be extra certain you like getting our emails each month, too.

SIGN UP FOR THE NEW LIST HERE.

There’s more excitement and excellence to come. Look for our new newsletter later this month!  Thank you for your continued support!
~The Southern Events Team