High: $5,874

Chairs gilded $895 each elte.com. Runner Waste Not Paper paper in Blossom $8 per roll write-impressions.ca. Tablecloth Linen Way 67" x 122" linen $235 homefrontshop.ca. Chargers Vista Alegre porcelain in Gold $95 each, Plates Raynaud Jardin Celeste Limoges porcelain $78 each (dinner), $70 each (dessert), and Flatware Flatiron stainless steel by Kate Spade for Lenox $378 per 20-piece set williamashley.com. Stemware Rosenthal Gropius Tac 2 crystal wineglasses $39 each williamashley.com; La Rochère Bee pink glass wineglasses $12 each homefrontshop.ca. Cake stand Simon Pearce glass $249 homefrontshop.ca. Lanterns Martha Stewart paper $16 per set of six (two sizes) walmart.ca. Gift wrap Waste Not Paper paper in Pool $8 per roll write-impressions.ca. Ribbon satin nylon in Turquoise 25 $8 per metre and Pink 85 $4 per metre Mokuba 416-504-5358. Floral arrangement white hydrangea, green dianthus, ‘Big Fun’ roses and hypericum berries $200 (includes container) teatroverde.com.

 

Low: $1,003

Chairs Chiavari gold $10 each per day (rental) chairmanmills.com. Runner Haza tissue paper in pink $3 per roll write-impressions.ca. Tablecloth Circles 70" x 126" cotton $119, Chargers gold plastic $4 each homefrontshop.ca. Plate Lenox Chirp bone china $47 each (dinner), $38 each (dessert), and Flatware Denby Stable Base stainless steel $160 per 20-piece set williamashley.com. Stemware Iittala Finland Essence glass wineglasses $23 each williamashley.com; Helianthus pink glass goblets $10 each anthropologie.com. Cake stand glass $27 homefrontshop.ca. Lanterns paper $1 each (small), $1.50 (medium), $2 each (large), Chinatown, Toronto. Gift wrap blue tissue paper $1 per pack of 10 sheets deserres.ca. Ribbon Martha Stewart polyester in Turquoise $14 per pack of six rolls and Coral $11 per pack of six rolls walmart.ca. Floral arrangement white lisianthus, pink tulips, green spider mums and pittosporum $130 (includes container) teatroverde.com.

 

Less pressure + less cleanup + less storage = more fun. Renting the accoutrements for your next soiree means more time to play host and enjoy! Here's our list of select rental companies across Canada.

Halifax
MacFarlands, 800-465-1088; macfarlands.com

Montreal
Celebrations, 514-738-4755; celebrationsgroup.com

Toronto
Chair-man Mills, 416-391-0400; chairmanmills.com

Calgary
Table Talk, 403-541-1077; tabletalk.net

Vancouver
Pedersen's Party Rentals, 877-379-7368; pedersens.com