Meeting with Sir Michael - Rental company, Eagle Rock
Michael, of Sir Michael's Party Rentals and Limousine Service and Catering, kindly sat down with Jon and Kate (+Grover) and me, to give us advice and to show us items we could rent from him. This is one of the parts of the planning most alien to me, but that's a part of the fun. Plates, chairs, flatware, serving utensils, platters, tables, glasses, table cloths, lighting - etc etc etc. Even though this wedding is unconventional and will challenge the staid rituals of weddings, it still needs certain things if people are to park, eat, sit, drink, listen, watch and dance.
Michael's energy was a delight - and he will be such an asset. He has provided rentals for countless events at the Center and knows it inside and out, and so does Brian, the event coordinator there. I would never have guessed it, but they host as many as 4 weddings a month.
How to stage the wedding? How do you use the rooms and move people around for the ceremony, drinks and dinner? That seems to be the big mystery and challenge - and also not something I've had to think about much in other events I've put together in the past. Karen Kimmel will help with this, and so will Tom Peters, my caterer friend. We'll work it out; we have plenty of time and people willing to help.