You did it! You made it through the challenging school years, you turned in your last assignment, and you took that brief but exciting walk across the stage and into the future. After all you have achieved to come to this moment, you deserve to be celebrated! As you prepare for your well-deserved party, be sure to pick up these 6 essential graduation party rentals to ensure your celebration is as excellent as you are.

1. A Backdrop for the Perfect Photos

Graduation is one of those lifetime milestones that should not only be experienced and celebrated but also captured in memory and in pictures. Creating a photo backdrop is a great way to ensure you and your guests can capture stunning photos to commemorate the occasion. Whether a simple, solid colored drape is all you need, or a colorful balloon arch with a custom banner is more your style, a backdrop is a must for getting the best photos of the new grad.

2. Linens to Rep Your School Colors

The colors of your graduation party are a great opportunity to rep your school colors (either the school you are graduating from or the school you are heading to next). Go all out with colorful tablecloths, backdrops, balloons, and dishware, or take a subtle approach by accessorizing with runners, sashes, and centerpieces. Our polyester linens are perfect for the occasion, offering a wide selection of colors and shades that are sure to match your school colors. They are available in all sizes of round and rectangular tablecloths, as well as napkins, runners, and sashes. They are affordable while still the excellent quality you need for such a momentous occasion.

3. Tables and Chairs for Everyone

Tables and chairs are the necessary foundation for most events, and graduation parties are certainly no exception. Not only are tables and chairs needed to provide your guests with somewhere to comfortably sit while eating and socializing at your party, but extra tables also provide space for serving food and drink, holding gifts, and displaying photographs and achievements. Rectangular tables are excellent space savers, offering the most usable space per square foot, and round tables were built for conversation and community. Our large inventory of chairs ensures we have just the right quantity and style to fit your graduation party, casual or formal, big or small.

4. Somewhere to Display Your Achievements

A graduation party is the perfect place to celebrate all the accomplishments that brought you to this moment in time. Be sure to designate a space to display all your sports trophies, competition ribbons, team photographs, art pieces, research projects, and anything else that you’re proud about from your school career. An achievements display is also the perfect place to get sentimental with photo albums, yearbooks, and school portraits from over the years.

5. Catering Supplies to Keep Food Fresh

Every good party is accompanied by equally good food. Crockpots and casserole dishes are great for family potlucks, but if you are catering for a crowd the right equipment can make all the difference. An 8-quart chafer is the perfect tool for keeping that foil tray of pulled pork piping hot, and a crystal punch bowl is just the thing for showing off that gorgeous new punch recipe. Tiered trays are a great way to save space with style on that loaded dessert table, and our array of serving tongs, spoons, and forks ensure your guests can tuck in to every dish with ease.

6. Sound Systems for Sentimental Speeches

What is a graduation party without a lineup of good friends and close family members ready to recollect their favorite sentimental or silly moments that brought you through your childhood to this incredible moment? How could your loved ones call this stage of your life complete without offering their best hopes, wishes, and advice for the stage you’re entering next? Our small, all-in-one sound systems are perfect for ensuring every joke is laughed at, every story is heard, and every morsel of advice is received.