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3 days ago

KID'S TABLE: DINOSAUR WINTER WONDERLAND

Guess who's back, back again. The dinosaurs are back. Tell a friend. Guess who's back. Guess who's back. Guess who's back... It's hard to...

The Ladies of A-1

Nov 23

ITEM FEATURE: PLAID LINENS

We are MAD about PLAID here at A-1! When the temperatures start to drop, we start to notice a lot of plaid. But this year we've seen even...

The Ladies of A-1

Nov 17

4 SEASONS, 1 LINEN: SUNSHINE VELVET

We are excited to introduce a new series to our blog! Often times, the season your event takes place in influences your color palette. Fo...

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Nov 9

ITEM FEATURE: BEVERAGE DISPENSERS

This week we are featuring our beverage dispensers. We have a wide variety size and style options to fit any type of event. Whether it's ...

2 BUDGETS, 1 LOOK: NAVY, GRAY AND COPPER

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Oct 27

2 BUDGETS, 1 LOOK: NAVY, GRAY AND COPPER

We are back again with one of our favorite series, where we find an image for inspiration on Pinterest and then recreate it 2 ways using ...

The Ladies of A-1

Oct 19

TIPS: THANK YOU NOTES

At A-1, our expertise is your rentals and the logistics of those rentals. Yet, we do have a lot of insight when it comes to weddings and ...

The Ladies of A-1

Oct 12

VENDOR FEATURE: EMERSON FIELDS VENUE

Almost two years ago, we wrote a blog featuring Emerson Fields. At that time we had only been there a few times but we already knew what ...

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Oct 6

KID'S TABLE: OUTER SPACE

3 2 1... blast off! We took a trip to outer space to create this fun, new design for our kid's table! Complete with the planets, stars an...

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Sep 15

WHAT LINEN BEST FITS YOUR EVENT?

We created this fun quiz to help you sort through some of our MANY linen options. It can often be overwhelming when picking out linens wh...

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Aug 31

100 POSTS

It's official. We have hit 100 blog posts!! The A-1 Party Blog was launched in March of 2018 as another outlet for us to connect and crea...

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Aug 24

AUTUMN CREAM + COPPER

It may still be August... and 90+ degrees outside but we are starting to transition the showroom into fall. Is it too early or is everyon...

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Aug 18

ITEM FEATURE: SERVING TRAYS

Our tiered trays and other serving platters are often overlooked in our showroom. They are hard to display. With some of them being rathe...

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Aug 10

VENDOR FEATURE: PLAN IT TERRA

We have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Terra Nickelson for a few years now so we were pretty thrilled when we heard the new...

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Aug 3

TIE DYE

Tie dye has taken over 2020. Once a trend that was super popular in the 60s and 70s, this funky and vibrant style made it's comeback last...

VENDOR FEATURE: TIGER GARDEN SPECIAL EVENTS

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Jul 27

VENDOR FEATURE: TIGER GARDEN SPECIAL EVENTS

Today's post is all about the fabulous special event florist, Tiger Garden, that is operated by Mizzou students! Their unique arrangement...

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Jul 13

KID'S TABLE: POPCORN CARNIVAL

We are back with our favorite feature: the kid's table in our showroom! This time we went with a carnival theme! Complete with admission ...

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Jun 22

NEW INVENTORY: INFLATABLES

It's official! Our new inflatables have arrived and are ready to rent! We have added 7 new inflatables to our already large inventory...

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Jun 8

VIBRANT & GEOMETRIC

Orange is not a color we choose very often to feature on a table. And if we do, it's a variation of orange like terra cotta, copper or pe...

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May 25

ITEM FEATURE: FANS

With warmer weather headed this way, we thought it would be the perfect time to feature our different fan options. Our fans are one of mo...

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May 18

WEDDINGS: WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?

When it comes to planning a wedding there is a lot of big decisions that need to be made… Who should we invite? What color should the bri...

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