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Established in 1999 as A-1 Party & Wedding Rentals in Il by Wonda Karibian. The rental company grew from a humble beginning in a small shop with one single employee to the household name in St. Louis and Metro East's wedding and event market. Providing event supplies and rentals to the areas largest hotels and convention services, A-1 never lost touch with it's roots of taking care of every customer as family. in 2020 Wonda began the transition of retirement and the business transitioned to Josh and Kristen Horn. Garnering success in the wedding industry with such names as Sitting Pretty Chair Cover Co., Weddingly Events, and PPE Events - the Horn family is continuing the legacy of the A-1 tradition. A-1 is now known as A-1 Event Rentals.

  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following event rental services to you provide?

Clean Up
Delivery
Setup
Showroom

What event items are available?

Aisle Markers
Aisle Runners
Altar/Arch
Audio Equipment
Centerpieces
Chair Covers
Chairs
Chuppah
Decor
Drapery
Lights
Photo booth
Tables
Trinkets
Vases

What food and beverage items are available?

Linens
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Reviews of A-1 Party, Tent, & Tool

4.6 out of 5 rating
4.6 out of 5 rating
31 Reviews
91% recommend it
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Kyrie
Kyrie H. Sent on 04/09/2021
5 out of 5 rating

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.
Nancy
Nancy C. Sent on 11/09/2020
5 out of 5 rating

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
5 out of 5 rating

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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Awards

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Team

Josh Horn
Josh Horn
Owner

Owner of the KMH Event Group that includes PPE Events, Weddingly Events, A-1 Event Rentals, & Sitting Pretty Chair Cover Co.

Professional Network & Endorsements

9 Endorsements
Gateway Center Gateway Center Banquet Halls

A-1 Party and Wedding Rental is our go-to decorator. Their staff is promptly on time for the set up each event, and comes prepared with the decorations that were ordered. We would recommend them to any of our clients!

Night Magic Entertainment Night Magic Entertainment Wedding DJs

Wonda and her staff work with each customer to achieve the best for their event. I have personally worked with A-1 for over 10 years on over 100 events and have been impressed every time. I have rented from them as well and have always been treated with respect no matter how small the rental. I highly recommend A-1.

Simply Special Events Simply Special Events Wedding Planners

A-1 was very professional and easy to work with. With all of the beautiful items to rent in their store, I would happily recommend them to any of my clients!

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