Vendor Review: Hess Tent Rental

** Sorry, folks.  This one was supposed to have been published last week, but for some reason it didn't show up!  I just caught it tonight.  **

We used Hess Tent Rental in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for all of our rental needs: the tent, the tables, and the chairs.  

I could not have been more pleased with them.  The tent was beautiful.  I wasn't there, but apparently the set-up was really quick.  The tables and chairs were in perfect condition.  And, Mike Hess was really great to work with.  

Also, after a LOT of research, I found that Hess is also one of the most reasonable rental places in the area.  They have the cheapest tents (for the most part) in the Lancaster area and they also do other rental items besides tents (tables, chairs, lighting, portapotties, decor, etc.).  Their tables and chairs weren't the cheapest place I found, but it was worth a little extra to get a reasonable tent and have the tables and chairs coming from the same place.  

I definitely do not regret it.  The tent was gorgeous.  The chairs were perfection.  The tables were covered, of course, but they were in great condition.  Everything looked exactly as I hoped it would.  

I never had any problems with Hess Tent Rental.  They were a dream to work with.  So, I highly recommend them.  

I give Hess Tent Rental 5 out of 5 stars.  I can't think of any complaints.  You can use them without any worry.  :)

Rental Companies

Lately, a lot of my wedding planning energy has gone into finding rental places.  We will need tables, chairs, and possibly a tent.  I thought it would be a piece of cake.  Wrong.  

There are a TON of rental places in the Lancaster area.  I narrowed it down by only contacting the places that rented tents as well as tables and chairs.  I still ended up emailing TWELVE companies.  I started getting responses almost immediately.  It was impossible to keep track of the companies and prices, so I had to create a spreadsheet with all of the information.  

Now I know who is cheapest for everything I will need.  My job now is to figure out if the companies are reputable.  Phew!  Even more work!  What did brides do before Google??  It must have been hell!

SEVEN!

Well, we're down to seven months to go.  That seems ridiculously close.  It doesn't seem like it was that long ago that we were over a year away!  Where does the time go?

I am so excited!  The wedding plans are coming along swimmingly.   We have our major vendors set (the baker, caterer, photographer).  I contacted a TON of rental places today to see about getting quotes for the things we will need to rent (chairs, tables, and possibly a tent).   

And, I will be finishing up the save-the-dates tonight.  I would have finished them last night but I was just too exhausted.  I even stopped by the post office tonight after work and had one of the finished STDs weighed.  Even with the card, magnet, and envelope liner, the envelope still weighs little enough to use only a standard 44 cent stamp.  :D  

That is fantastic news!  I thought I would have to spend extra on stamps to get those puppies mailed!  Now I'm off to finish them up so I can get them mailed out tomorrow.  :)