Southern Events was honored to be invited back to the Heritage Ball at the Eastern Flank Battlefield Park in Franklin this September. The Heritage Ball plays a proud part in the preservation of historic Downtown Franklin, and is the longest-running annual event in local history! This year’s lavish ball featured several of our rentals, styled to add an ornate old-world elegance to this Southern tradition.

Most popular rentals, like the Cross-Back Chairs and our London Loveseats, were combined with brand new pieces like our Cecilia Floral Matte Satin Linens and Winstead Gray Tufted Bench for a romantic black-tie affair. Our large selection of furniture created several lounge areas designed to enhance conversation by producing pockets of comfortable seating throughout the venue.

Guests were teased of the romantic vision to come with a lounge featuring our Santorini Couch, Rose Pillows, black flooring with floral details and potted trees in the entry.  Looking up, chandeliers with lush garland enhanced the old-world romantic affair. A variety of lounge areas were situated throughout the perimeters of the space, mixing comfortable couches, vintage chairs, and stylish loveseats with sleek and modern side tables for an ornate design. Guests were welcome to grab a drink at one of the many 8 ft Franklin Bars – each accented by a matching mini 4 ft bar topped with a lush centerpiece.

Guests dined in comfort in our artisan Harlin Dining Chairs, which we paired with our architecturally striking Cross-Back Chairs for added texture. Our new Cecilia Floral Matte Satin Linen and Blush Satin Linen draped gracefully amongst cocktail rounds, while Charcoal Dupioni Satin, Wisteria Matte Satin and Russet Satin Linens were used on dining tables for a uniquely elegant color palette. Attendees were treated to a stunning tablescape with modern elegance and lavish heirloom details thanks to our Austin Flatware, Darcy China, and Medallion Gold Glass Chargers, paired with our striking Pure Glassware. After dinner, guests danced the night away on our Plank Wood Dance Floor.

This stunning event was a dream to bring together, and the reality was more beautiful than we could have imagined. Many, many thanks to the Heritage Society, gala chair, event staff and all of those who came together to celebrate Franklin’s history and future! Special thanks to Phindy Studios for capturing this event so beautifully. We hope to see you all again next year!

Adding a lounge area to your next meeting or company gala is no longer just a fun design element to include – it’s now an anticipated staple for any modern event. The perfect place for your guests to mingle and relax, lounge areas bring people together and adds personality and intimacy to a large event space. Whether your guests are enjoying cocktails or conversation, they can more easily do so in comfort and style with lounge furniture.

Excited about the design addition, but lost when it comes to styling your own? We’ve made it effortless to add a lounge area to your next event with our Southern Lounge Packages. Whatever event is next on the docket – meeting, galas, wedding or cocktail parties – we’ve curated our most loved styles for your event lounge!

Formal Corporate Events or Galas

Our Lounge Package One combines clean lines, tufted accents and chic chrome for a buttoned up, black-tie event. With simple and neutral details like this, this package can be easily customized with pillows or florals to match your overal decor. Perfect for your next charity gala or formal corporate party.

Or take black-tie to the next level with a black and white statement bench and silhouetted tables. Black and white chic gets a little more stylish with Lounge Package 20 – we especially love how elegant the Cece side table looks paired with the Chippendale chair.

Have something else in mind? View the rest of our Lounge Furniture Packages or contact info@southerneventsonline.com for more information.

Meetings or Conferences

Sleek white leather matches nearly any company’s logo colors, making these next Lounge Packages the ideal fit for your next corporate event.

Our Mercer L-Shaped benches are ideal for large corporate gatherings that need to provide comfortable, informal seating for guests in between panels, or trainings. More than that, these benches allow your colleagues to sit on either side which makes it easy to put in the middle of the venue since you know that sight lines will remain uninterrupted.

Pair them with our Mercer Ottoman and Cylinder or Mykonos Coffee Table for a simple and chic lounge area.

Have something else in mind? View the rest of our Lounge Furniture Packages or contact info@southerneventsonline.com for more information.

Company Cocktail Parties

Cocktail parties are a great way to show appreciation for your employees while allowing them to build camaraderie. Get people to do more than stand and sip – allow them to sit and socialize with a thoughtful lounge area! Our comfortable London Loveseat next to gold accented side tables is a stylish way to welcome guests, while the Eiffel Arm Chair adds an unexpected touch of modern flair to the design. Or, give your lounge a masculine feel with our Bennett Leather Sofa – perfect for a more rustic event venue.

We’re pleased as punch to be offering these new Lounge Furniture Packages in Nashville and thrilled to offer special pricing to celebrate! Book by August 15th, 2017 and receive special pricing for events through Nov 30, 2017. Contact our team at 615.595.8508 or by emailing info@southerneventsonline.com for more information!

Outdoor gatherings and backyard barbecues are quintessential summer soirees. Cape Cod Summer is the latest design trend that buttons up your childhood summertime memories and brings them into the present with a seaside nostalgia. With well-loved designs and some vintage flare, you can celebrate summer in style. Our white farm tables make the perfect foundation – add on napkins in a class blue check print with our Hob Knob goblet and you’ve got a Patriotic party that can’t be beat! We see the Cape Cod Summer design trend taking off at family reunions, company picnics and retreats, rehearsal dinners, and graduation parties this season.

Product Details: Sutton Furniture in Mediterranean, White Farm Table, Glass Carafe, Hob Knob Glassware, Blue and White Check Napkins, Cobalt Glass China,  White Square Tabletop & Oversized Lantern, Vintage Hungarian Baby Bath

Barn weddings have become a staple of Southern living and the recent open house at Allenbrooke Farms in Spring Hill, Tennessee gave us a blank canvas to reimagine rustic farm weddings. The working organic farm features a new climate control 5800 square feet barn, custom built to host the perfect elegant farm wedding.

The venue includes its own farm tables and cross-back chairs and we love how dark wood of these pieces contrasted with the lighter wood of the barn, creating a beautiful space for the four different place settings we created with their team. Our first tablescape was a classic and understated rustic look featuring our Wood Round Charger, Alabaster Earthen China, and Lincoln Flatware for a simple place setting. A gold tablescape took advantage of our most popular rentals, combining our Gold Round Lacquer Charger and Gold Austin Flatware with varied Gold Heirloom China for a rich vintage feel. A more modern place setting saw our Gold Austin Flatware next to the Glass Belmont Charger with Beaded Edge. When topped with Alabaster Earthen China and Heritage Gray Napkin, this look was a preppier take on the rustic setting. The final tablescape was a dramatic burst of gold and pink with rich blooms from The Enchanted Florist. A Gold Charger was topped with our Alabaster Earthen China and our new Kate Salad Dessert Plate in gold polka dots. Our Gold Metal Intersect Cube completed the look as the centerpiece, styled perfectly to add a little glam to this beautiful barn.  Each look was stunning in its own right and showed off the versatility of the venue. We look forward to the many events they will host!

All photos courtesy of Khaki Bedford Photography.

Drumroll, please! We are thrilled to welcome new items to our inventory – just in time for spring and summer soirees! Introducing…

Adeline Dining Chair

With a rounded rattan back and neutral padded cushion, we see the Adeline Dining Chair making a splash as spring and summer parties this year.  The natural wood finish and carving details gives the chair a formal look, perfect the head table at your wedding or as part of a speaking panel of special guests. Quantity is limited on our Adeline Dining Chair so don’t delay to reserve this for your upcoming events!

Harlin Dining Chair

Our Harlin Dining Chair is an all-wood chair featuring a natural finish, molded legs and picture window back.  Brand new to the Nashville market, this chair has universal appeal.  We see it working well at an outdoor Southern wedding, a boho-inspired rehearsal dinner or a corporate gala looking to embrace the minimalism trend – so many possibilities!

Sophia Flatware

With its organic shape, our Sophia Flatware is a silver flatware set that includes a salad fork, dinner knife, soup spoon, dinner fork and teaspoon (as shown below).  We love this with our Earthern China and Round White China as part of a minimalistic tablescape or pair it with our Darcy or Heirloom China to embrace the feminine detailing.

Gold Accent Plates

Meet Blair, Kate & Vera! Available in three patterns, our Gold Accent Plates feature metallic gold detailing and measure 8″.  We love mixing these with our Darcy and Earthen China as well as using them for wedding cake service or on a dessert bar.

Ellie Cake Stand

Available in a brushed gold or brushed silver finish, measuring 18 or 22″ diameter and 4” height

CeCe Silver Side Table

The high-gloss finish of our CeCe Silver side table as well as her pedestal shape makes this table a natural pair to our Jackson Silver Bistro Table. It pairs well with our Mercer Furniture Collection as part of an event lounge. Measures  23” height and 18” in diameter.

Mercer Lounge Furniture

Expanding upon our Mercer Ottoman & Couch, we have added our Mercer White Leather L-Shaped Bench and Mercer White Leather Tower to our lounge furniture collection.  Featuring a snow white leather finish, the L-Shaped benches and tufted tower (with built in power!) make versatile seating configurations a breeze!

Bennett Sofa

A new addition to our Vintage Prop Shoppe, our Bennett Sofa is a mahogany leather sofa with rolled arms, nailhead detailing and tufted back.  The low profile and masculine styling, makes this sofa ideal for corporate cocktail parties, photo shoots or downtown weddings.

Pure Glassware

Introducing our new Pure Glassware collection! This Riedel-inspired glassware in available in a white wine glass, red wine glass and water glass.

With the changing season, we are craving color and not the only ones! Straight out of California, Palm Springs is a sunny and fresh trend in event design that features hyper-colored linens and props set against washes of greenery (Hello, Pantone 2017 color of the year!) and modern furniture. We see the Palm Springs trend taking off in bridal showers, spring sorieés, ladies’ luncheons and brunch weddings in the coming months.

Product Details: Gold Chiavari Chair, Antique White Franklin Bar, Davidson Beverage, Sunny Rolling Cart, Fitzgerald Gold Side Table, Lemon Poly Linen, Lagoon Poly Linen, Cerise Kensington Linen, Black & White Cabana Bench, Mercer Ottoman, Mercer Loveseat, Darcy China, Ghost Arm Chair, Black Round Lacquer Charger

Want to give your next event a punch of color? Contact our team about rentals for a Palm Springs inspired event, info@southerneventsonline.com.

We are always so excited to be a part of A Very Marry Occasion, where Nashville’s top wedding vendors come together for a truly stunning style showcase. The theme was Organic Luxe and CJ’s Off the Square was the perfect venue – the outdoor garden space lends itself perfectly to being both organic and luxe with ease! Here’s how we made it all happen:

Cross-back Chairs in natural wood were paired with the Grayson Farm Tables for a stunning dining design. To add more luxe, our Hob Nob Glassware collection was on full display with both the water goblet and the wine glass giving a vintage vibe without being too whimsical. All this combined with our Abby Fine Silver flatware and a gorgeous Mediterranean Satin Linen made for a stunning styled tablescape, only to be enhanced even more by the stunning floral centerpieces by Enchanted Florist – swoon!

To mix up the seating arrangements, our 65″ Round Farm Table was incorporated into the floor plan, opposite of the sweetheart table. Speaking of the sweetheart table, a mini White-Wash Farm Table was used with our Tessa Tufted Loveseat – the perfect way for a bride and groom to enjoy their first married meal together. Our feminine Darcy Bone China next to the Hob Knob glassware and Gatsby Champagne Coupe were the perfect touches to the tablescape, adding more elegance to an already luxe design.

In the garden area, we incorporated the Farm Style Bistro Tables for easy but stylish mingling. We love when couples opt to keep the decor all in the family – the various farm style tables are beautiful together, yet purposefully unique enough to not look too uniform.

Also in the garden, we made sure to provide comfortable outdoor seating by bringing in our Sutton Furniture Collection. The Mediterranean color was the perfect way to tie in those blue linens on the dining table, keeping every part of the decor and theme beautifully cohesive. The Enchanted Florist helped elevate our rentals again by placing thoughtful low arrangements on the furniture, bringing out the colors of the gorgeous garden and the Organic Luxe theme itself.

Thank you so much to Phindy Studios for the photos! It was a very marry occasion, indeed.

Thank you to all the vendors involved! We love working with each one of you. Wolfe Gourmet Cakes, CJ’s Off the Square, Enchanted Florist, McConnell Hospitality Group, Phindy Studios Photography, and Premier Entertainment Company.

Brighter weddings and events are on the horizon according to the Pantone Colors of the Year 2017. We love the idea of staying ahead of the trends and incorporating colors that are sure to be seen and well loved on both runways and inside homes for the next couple of years. Care to join us? Our inventory has everything you need!

NIAGARA – The Amanda Chair is the perfect way to bring in Niagara – a moody, denim-like shade of blue – to any celebration or event. The relaxed hue on this particular chair is ideal for a vintage theme – think of pairing it with one of our Farm Tables and our Hob Knob glass collection for a perfect tablescape, or put it next to our mint green Marjorie Coffee Table for a more whimsical look.

Trying to keep things understated and timeless? Simply add an ice blue dinner napkin along with our White Round China Collection for a more minimalist design.

LAPIS BLUE – This deeper shade of blue lends itself to a more modern or more dramatic color palette. And we have the perfect piece of furniture to do just that: our Rhapsody in Blue Side Chair in high back, low back, or dining chair styles.

The gorgeous details of these chairs can easily upgrade any simple design to make a bigger statement. Pair it with white tables like the Trellis side table or Mykonos Coffee Table for a modern look and feel. Or, get dramatic by pairing it with the Urban Drum Coffee Table.

Want to skip the chair but keep the Lapis? We have a table runner or dinner napkin for that! The pop of color adds depth to any tablescape.

PRIMROSE – Bring on the fun with the bright and joyful yellow that is primrose. Incorporate the vitality and excitement of this shade in your event with beautiful vintage pieces in a variety of bright yellow shades. Our Sunny Rolling Cart is the perfect vintage piece to hold your photo booth props, or even displaying your forks, napkins, plates, etc. Keep the pop of primrose throughout by incorporating some of our wooden beverage crates – Pepsi, Double Cola, and Sun Drop crates are all shades of yellow! Add on to the vintage fun by adding assorted vintage suitcases and old story books throughout.

Want to incorporate trending colors or event styles into your next event?  Contact our team about reserving the items featured.

When Nashville’s top wedding planners gather, one would expect a stylish setting.  The recent meeting of the Nashville Wedding Planners Group at the new Sycamore Farms gave them a stylish setting and an equal stylish table to dine.  Our Grey Goose Linens were set with our Darcy China, Hob Nob Glassware and Gold Austin Flatware creating a feminine tablescape that felt relaxed and on trend.  Tall arrangements of greenery and white & blush blooms from Owsley Designs made for easy conversation. We love this look for a ladies luncheon, daytime wedding, shower or dinner party.

Sycamore Farms is located in Arrington, TN on 28 Acres.  It features the gorgeous hall show below (check out that chandelier!) and lots of outdoor spaces to set up bars, lounges or take unique pictures. Thanks to Kristin Sweeting for the beautiful photos!

Festivals fill a Southerner’s fall calendar as the cooler weather coaxes people from their air-conditioned homes.  These events feature causal styling, industrial details and bold shades of red, navy & taupe. An obvious fit for a fall festival, this design also works well for a songwriter’s night, tailgate, birthday party or causal rehearsal dinner.

Product details: Sutton Furniture, Galvanized Tub with Copper Ring, Wooden Crates, White Wash Whiskey Barrel, Brick Red Poly Linen, Midnight Poly Linen, Red Wagon, Miller Bar, Mason Jars

Like what you see? Email us at info@southerneventsonline.com for help giving your fall event a Southern Festival feel.