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A-1 Party, Tent, & Tool

A-1 Party, Tent, & Tool

Collinsville, IL
4.6 out of 5 rating, 31 Reviews
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    Kyrie H. Sent on 04/09/2021
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    Fantastic Service

    We used them for the top service and a custom ceremony. We used the online portal, paid online, signed the contract online, and were by far the easiest vendor we hired. The invoice reminder kept me honest and the questionnaire was detailed. This company was already shining then we spent two and a half hours on the phone with Josh doing our interview. He wrote the most beautiful script and helped us in so many ways outside of officiating that we ended up hiring weddingly as a day of coordinator too. If you call them you can tell immediately they are really experienced and do this full time. I never thought that someone could have a wedding minister company but they are doing it and it is amazing. I don't remember the name of my officiant but he was excellent. He did everything perfectly including commanding the room for my rehearsal. I remember he said the funniest thing to the guys and it has turned out to be one of those great lasting memories for us ... "If you boys like drinking and eating - ship up, get in line, act like a good third grader, and lets get going! There is food and beer waiting on you." Honestly from the outside it seems condescending but our group is just a bit more rowdy and Josh placed us with the absolute perfect minister who could handle our group of rowdy boys. I wish I could give 10 starsFantast.
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    Nancy C. Sent on 11/09/2020
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    Live Streaming in St. Louis

    I don't even know how to articulate how I feel. I am so grateful that Josh and his team have come up with such an excellent service. My mother had been down with Coronvirus for the 10 days leading up to our wedding. She had been in the hospital three days before the wedding and it was determined that she would not recover in time nor be cleared from Coronvirus. We talked to Josh at least 6 times leading up to the wedding before moving forward with the full stream package for our wedding. His team setup a youtube live stream for us and they did both my ceremony and reception. My mother was able to see us get married from her Ipad in the hospital. Two days after the wedding my mother passed away. Although the past week has been a ball of emotions (F*-- 2020) I have some comfort in knowing that my mom got to see us get married. She got to see my first dance. She got to see it. Thank you so much. I am tearing up just thinking about how greatful I am for everything.
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    Krystal H. Sent on 10/21/2020
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    Custom ceremony

    They interviewed us and got a great story about how we met and incorporated that into a custom written ceremony. Fantastic tear jerker of a ceremony.
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    Hilary Sent on 09/26/2018
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    Multiple people had helped me pick out rentals for my reception. They were all extremely helpful! When we got to the week of the wedding it was a little confusing since there were different people helping me and so I had heard different things, BUT they did an amazing job. Wanda was great and delivered my stuff and was so nice even though we were still adding things on and taking things off last minute. They by far had the most variety of colors and options to choose from. I could not have planned this without them. My reception ended up looking PERFECT in Tiffany blue and literally, even better than I pictured it to be. I am still obsessed!!!

    A-1 Party, Tent, & Tool's reply:

    Hi Hilary! Tiffany blue is one of our favorites too! Thanks for allowing A-1 to be apart of your big day! #A1Tradition -Josh and Kristen Horn
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    Kaitlyn Sent on 04/23/2017
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    Josh was great! We loved that he personalized our sand ceremony to include our daughter. Any questions I had Josh was quick to answer and help come up with solutions. Highly recommended!!
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    Daniel Sent on 06/15/2016
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    So far, A-1 has been a pleasure to work with. Our florist actually recommended them. When we arrived we told them all about our venue and they came up with ideas/suggestions that we haven't even thought of! They helped so much with decor and adding the final touches to our big day!

    A-1 Party, Tent, & Tool's reply:

    Thanks for the review Daniel. We absolutely love bringing a vision all together and pride ourselves on working well with others to execute the vision of a couple.

    -Josh and Kristen Horn
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    John Sent on 04/20/2016
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    Excellent communication with both planners. Josh went above and beyond to communicate with all of my vendors. Kristen was awesome as well as our officiant. That service was free with our package so we took advantage of it.
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    Erin Sent on 01/25/2015
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    I rented table runners to add to my decor. They were very nice to work with and very reasonably priced
  • User6152103 Sent on 08/03/2014
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    They are outstanding , went over and beyond.
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    Halima Sent on 01/08/2014
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    My Wedding Consultant recommended Sitting Pretty to me for my chair covers and linens for my wedding and I couldn't have been more pleased with their service and selections.
    What I also appreciated about SP was their flexibility and responsiveness.
    Definitely a good choice!
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    Rachil Sent on 10/31/2013
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    I walked into A-1 not having any idea exactly what I needed or wanted for my reception. The employees there are so friendly and helpful. I explained what theme I had and a little of what I was going for and they were able to go over a list of everything I could possibly need. I looked at many pictures in the albums there and was finally able to put it together in my head. They set up tables and showed me many choices so that I was finally able to decide what would be perfect for my event. I rented uplights, China, trees, linens and a few other items to pull it all together. The prices were more than reasonable and they delivered the day before I went in to decorate. They make it very easy to add and remove items and are just a pleasure to do business with.
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    Patty Sent on 10/24/2013
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    Michelle and her group were absolutely fantastic to work with. They made our wedding so beautiful!
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    Stephanie Sent on 12/29/2011
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    I loved Sitting Pretty/Party Arts!! We used their for our chair covers and they were SO great to work with! I shopped around for price and couldn't believe how reasonable they were! Their price included most chair covers and any ribbon (no matter the texture). We were a little undecided about what color chair covers to get because we were going with a multiple colors for flowers and such. We worked with Michelle, she was extremely nice & even stayed late a few nights to wait for my fiance to get off work. We ended up visiting them two times to look at different sample colors because we were still unsure what colors looked best. Both times, Michelle made us feel comfortable and decorated the entire table with colors of our flowers to help us a better vision of how it would all look together. We ended up going with two different color ribbons on alternating tables. The chair covers made my entire venue come together! And for the price, I recommend it to anyone! The whole process was so great and they were fabulous to work with!! I absolutely loved the chair covers & they were one of the best vendors that I worked with!!
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    Terah Sent on 07/07/2011
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    Very nice staff! I was also pleased with the ability to get exactly what I wanted at a really great price. They also picked up my rented linens at no extra cost since my reception was at a location they already frequent. Everything was perfect.
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    Jenny Sent on 12/30/2010
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    I wanted something more elegant than the short white tablecloths that my venue provided. I searched FOREVER to try to get the best deal on a premium fabric tablecloth. I fell in love with bengaline tablecloths - I love how they had a subtle ribbed pattern that gave the linen depth. Since it was a specialty material, I had a hard time finding anyone who carried it. Everyone was expensive, especially the major linen rental chain in St Louis. On a whim, I decided to visit Sitting Pretty/Party Arts to see if they carried it. They did and it was only $20 for the largest tablecloth - about half the price of everyone else! The color was a warm white and it was perfect - not too white, not too ivory. The ladies at Party Arts were very flexible and had worked my reception location often. Much better service than if I had gone with an out of town company.
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    Stephanie Sent on 03/07/2011
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    I loved being able to go into the Sitting Pretty’s studio and arranging and rearranging colors and designs until I found the perfect layout for my wedding. Even though I was able to see the layout ahead of time, seeing it on the day of the wedding was truly amazing. The look and feel of the room was breathtaking and far exceeded what I imagined. Not only did guests come up to me to congratulate me but to also tell me how wonderful everything looks. I owe a huge thank you to Sitting Pretty for helping make my wedding a truly special day! Thank you!!
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    Kaci Sent on 10/06/2008
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    The only thing that was a little bogus was they charged us $5 for a missing box for something to go in.
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    Barb Sent on 03/07/2011
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    Sitting Pretty/Party arts did the table linens for the party that we gave to celebrate my son’s marriage. The ‘reception’ was in our back yard and the linens took the celebration from a backyard party to a sophisticated garden event (and since my son is in the military, it meant a great deal to us that Sitting Pretty/Party Arts makes a strong effort to buy linens manufactured in America!). Jill and her staff are a pleasure to work with. They have an extensive selection from which to choose and have great ideas to help you achieve the look that you want.
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    Dhaniele Sent on 09/13/2011
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    Beautiful job tying ribbons.
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    Jess Sent on 11/28/2017
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    Had everything I wanted at cheap prices. Really made the wedding look amazing!

    A-1 Party, Tent, & Tool's reply:

    Hi Jess! Thanks for your kind words and praise. We try to keep reasonable prices and high quality service. Keep us in mind for your future events!

    -Josh and Kristen Horn
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    Madelyn Sent on 05/20/2008
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    This really took care of themselves. I just told them what I wanted and they took care of everything. Were in and out without me even knowing. They have a huge selection.
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    Lauren Sent on 07/25/2015
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    I rented centerpieces for my wedding and A-1 was incredibly helpful! I was having a hard time choosing because I couldn't visualize exactly what I wanted. We were able to go to A-1 and put together different styles to see what worked best. I was finally able to make a decision. Pick up was easy and all of the jars already had the fake ice in them! During set up, I realized that the quantities for certain size cylinders were off. We'd been shorted 8 inch cylinders and received too many 7 inch cylinders. In the end, no one else noticed the sizes. My mom mentioned it when she returned all of the items and they were very surprised and apologetic. Overall really great service!

    A-1 Party, Tent, & Tool's reply:

    Hi Lauren! Thanks for the honest review and the high rating despite the trouble you had with your order. Since the time of your wedding we have implemented a brand new inventory control system and hired a dedicated rentals warehouse manager. These systems have helped us to streamline inefficiencies and help prevent issues similar to yours.

    -Josh and Kristen Horn
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    Sarah Sent on 09/03/2009
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    We where able to pick up a lot of nice equipment at Bridal Elite.They just about had everything one would need for a wedding.We ended up renting more stuff than we had imagined we would need.Their staff was very nice and helped us out with the list of things we needed ranging from chairs to skirting.It was really nice doing business with them because they certainly put in a lot of effort to get everything together for us.I would highly recommend Bridal Elite for wedding equipment.
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    A-1 had some really cute ideas for our vision. We were on a really strict budget and loved that we found a way to make it happen through them. Go there for any event you are having!!
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    Elizabeth Sent on 10/12/2014
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    No complaints with our rental items. They delivered on time and provided all our supplies
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