Did You Know Series: Mahaffey Will Call Area May 30, 2012

To better serve our customers, Mahaffey Tent and Party Rentals has opened a Will Call area!

Did you know that Mahaffey will load your vehicle for you?

Did you know that you can add to your order…right at the Will Call counter? Although it’s best to make a reservation to guarantee inventory, we do accept walk-ins.

Our customer service rep, Julie, will be there to greet you. Just like our standard office hours, Will Call will be open Monday-Friday from 8am to 5pm, and Saturday 9am to 1pm.

For more information, please contact Julie at 901.457.4538.

Photos courtesy of Shonna Nicole Photography

Indian Wedding Reception at TPC Southwind May 1, 2012

It was a busy wedding weekend for Mahaffey! We provided a 66 ft x 166 ft tent for an Indian wedding reception of 450 guests at TPC Southwind this past Saturday.

The tent was dressed a variety of Mahaffey accessories including solid white sidewalls, a beautiful white ceiling liner, five 28-light iron chandeliers, silver canister lights, wood flooring, carpet, two stages, a white dance floor, white leather tufted bars, banquet tables, cocktail tables, mahogany chiavari chairs, ivory chair pads, and silver chargers. 12 upright fans were also used to generate air flow and half of the sidewalls on one side of the tent remained open to provide more light and an airy feel. Take a look at the finished product!

The color scheme for the wedding reception was stunning. The tables were decorated using acid green, peacock blue, and dark purple table linens. We did not provide the linens, but we did provide the silver chargers at each place setting, which were accented with teal blue napkins. White satin sashes were draped over our mahogany chiavari chairs for a soft, romantic touch.

We thoroughly enjoyed working Le Reve Creations, a full service event design & decor company out of Richmond, VA, to make this wedding huge success!

Spring Creek Ranch Wedding Reception April 23, 2012

This past Saturday was a busy one for Mahaffey Tent & Party Rentals, and we’re excited to share what we were up to!

We provided two tents and the tent accessories for a wedding reception at Spring Creek Ranch in Collierville, TN. Spring Creek Ranch contacted us last fall needing to double their capacity space to accommodate a 580+ guest wedding reception, the largest they’ve ever done.

We worked quickly to develop a solution, which was adding two tents as an extension off the main golf house. We built scaffolding to match the height of the outdoor patio area outside the golf house and laid Bil-Jax on top of the scaffolding to create the floor surface. Two twin-tube tents were then installed side by side. The largest tent measured 40 ft x 75 ft while the other measured 40 ft x 45 ft.

Finishing touches on the tents included a gorgeous ceiling liner, three wrought iron chandeliers, carpet, wood dance floor, staging, canister lights, railing, banquet tables, cocktail tables, silver chiavari chairs, white chair pads, as well as steel and ivory pintuck linens and silver satin sashes.

This event was quite an undertaking and it definitely presented its set of challenges, the biggest one being the scaffolding since it was built on various ground levels. Our crew overcame the challenges and everything turned out great. We thoroughly enjoyed working with Spring Creek Ranch and all the other vendors to make this wedding a huge success.

Here are some of the photos we captured just hours before the event! Enjoy!

View of the tents from golf course

Gorgeous set up inside the 40 x 75 tent -- ceiling liner, wrought iron chandelier, banquet tables, silver chiavari chairs & steel pintuck linens

Another view inside the 40 x 75 tent -- ceiling liner, wrought iron chandeliers, banquet tables, silver chiavari chairs & steel pintuck linens

Beautiful flower arrangements (arrangement on left was intertwined into our wrought iron chandelier)

Round banquet table, silver chiavari chairs and steel pintuck linen

Another view inside the 40 x 75 tent -- ceiling liner, wrought iron chandelier, banquet tables, silver chiavari chairs & steel pintuck linens

Cocktail tables with ivory pintuck linens and silver satin sashes

This wedding will be featured in both Southern Bride Magazine and Say Yes Memphis, so be sure to keep your eyes out for those!

Indy NASCAR Grand Prix Event March 21, 2012

Today we completed our set up for an NASCAR Indy Grad Prix event coming up this weekend. We installed two 30 ft. x 180 ft. structures as well as a 30 ft. x 60 ft. structure for the event. The structures are serving as bleacher covers, catering tents and VIP seating areas.

Here are some great photos of the structures. Enjoy!

Quick Install of Luncheon Tent March 19, 2012

Mahaffey provided a 66 ft. x 216 ft. tent a corporate employee luncheon today. The company contacted us and requested the tent on March 8th and within a week we had it up and ready to go, four days before the actual event. We quickly addressed their needs and immediately began preparing for the event after being contacted. Mahaffey also provided the tables, chairs and lighting for the event.

Here are some photos from the luncheon. Enjoy!

Does your company need a similar structure for its next event? Give us a call today at 901-457-1909 and let us address your needs in the same timely manner!

Mahaffey at the 45th Annual CMA Awards November 9, 2011

Our Mahaffey crew has been hard at work for the past few days setting up the beautiful 30′ x 325′ red carpet tent for the 45th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

We have also installed other tents for tonight’s star-studded event, including a 10′ x 300′ VIP walkway, small bleacher tent next to the red carpet, a Chevy tent, one for the CMA store, and a variety of other small connector and walkway tents around the arena.

Here’s a peak at what we’ve been up to…

Arriving on site at Bridgestone Arena

Setting up the red carpet tent outside Bridgestone Arena

Rolling out the red carpet

Rolling out the red carpet

Adding the final touches

Almost ready to go

News crews setting up for the LIVE red carpet!

Co-host Carrie Underwood on the red carpet!

Be sure to watch the Red Carpet Live pre-show at 7/6c on ABC to see country music’s biggest stars walk down the Mahaffey red carpet tent! And stay tuned for the 2011 CMA Awards directly after that at 8/7c. For more information on the awards, be sure to visit the CMA Awards website.

Spirits with the Spirits at Elmwood Cemetery October 14, 2011

Elmwood Cemetery has been keeping Memphis at rest since 1852, but last night their residents rose to the occasion of Spirits with the Spirits! It was a great night full of frightening fun and spooky events all surrounded by flickering lights and strange sights.

Mahaffey provided the final arrangements for the event, which included the tent, tables, chairs, linens (Black and White Venice & Aubergine), uplights with colored gels and lounge cubes with black spandex covers. The lighting provided was perfectly dimmed and helped set the tone for the night.

Upon arrival, everyone received a flashlight to help them navigate the cemetery and spot the historic tombs. Attendees were also able to walk through the dimly lit Lord’s Chapel and  listen to Tony Thomas playing piano.

Two old black and white movies—Young Frankenstein and Dracula–were shown during the event. Audio and video were provided by AreaOne Ministries. They projected Young Frankenstein on the side of an old building in the cemetery, and Dracula was shown on the inside wall of the hospitality tent.

Tout le Monde and Hank & Nora, a bluegrass and folk band, played a variety of live songs in the graveyard and a fortune teller set up in a makeshift room created with Mahaffey’s pipe and drape was telling fortunes and predicting futures!

Mahaffey’s lounge cubes and bistro tables were set up inside the tent for attendees to socialize and mingle while sipping on Halloween themed cocktails and munching on pass hors d’oeuvres.

Thanks to our very own Shonna Springer, who also happens to be a fabulous photographer, for capturing these great shots at the event! Shonna will also be serving as the resident historian at Elmwood Cemetery for the coming year. For more information on Elmwood Cemetery, visit there web page or call them at 901.774.3212.

Beautiful Clear Top Tents September 22, 2011

As cooler temperatures approach, now is the perfect time to book a clear top tent. Fall is a beautiful season for any event and a clear top tent can provide the elegant and sophisticated look you desire. You’ll be able to enjoy the beautiful clouds by day and the moon-lit sky by night. On this blog post, we want to share some pictures of clear top tents that we’ve done in the past! These first few pictures are from a gala event that took place in Little Rock, Ark., a few years ago. We covered the pool with a clear cover flooring and used blue lighting to create a bold, striking effect. Take a look!

Clear Top Tent

Clear Pool Cover

Gorgeous Lighting

These next pictures are a of a recent high profile and prestigious event we did this past week. The clear top tent was used again to create an elegant atmosphere.

Since 1924, Mahaffey has been turning ordinary places into extraordinary spaces, and these two events are no exception. You won’t be disappointed if you choose a clear top tent for your next event! Contact us today, and don’t forget to like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter for the latest updates!

Memphis Zoo Brew September 6, 2011

This past Friday night, we sponsored Zoo Brew at the Memphis Zoo. Mahaffey was the proud provider of a 30 ft by 45 ft frame tent. The covered ultra lounge tent was a great place for everyone to relax, socialize and taste beers from around the world. This was Mahaffey’s third time to sponsor the event, which is always a huge success. Take a look at some of these great photos we captured!

Ultra Lounge Tent & Furniture

My Event Tent app August 30, 2011

Are you an event planner, production manager, caterer, or mother-of-the-bride planning an outdoor event? Ever thought about how much easier your job would be if you could plug in a few numbers and accessory items, and then receive the approximate tent size and square footage you need?

Well, look no further because the My Event Tent app has arrived! Developed for the Android Market and iTunes App Store, the app can be downloaded for free. Choose from a checklist of options relating to rentals, such as the type of event, number of guests, accessories, and other requests. The approximate tent size and square footage required is then calculated and displayed. At that point, you can choose to proceed to the next step and submit the information for a quote. The request is forwarded to specific Tent Rental Division member companies within your zip code area. This is especially beneficial for planners who serve multiple cities.

Take our word for it…download the My Event Tent app via Android Market or iTunes App Store (coming soon). Your event (and your customer) will thank you for it!

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