7 Wedding Rental Business Success Stories [2023]
Do you love wedding planning and looking for a business idea to turn your passion into profits? Starting a wedding rental business can be a great idea.
Your role as a wedding rental business is to supply all equipment and accessories to make the occasion colorful and memorable for attendees and the wedding couple. If you are starting a wedding rental business, focus on building relationships with wedding planners and event companies. Remember often couples visit wedding venues before even contacting a rental company. Being in contact with wedding venue business owners could get you repeat business.
Here are some real life success stories of starting a wedding rental business:
1. Photobooth Supply Co. ($6M/year)
Brandon Wong (from California, USA) started Photobooth Supply Co. over 10 years ago.
Hello! I’m Brandon Wong, the CEO and part of the husband and wife team that started Photobooth Supply Co.
I think the most important thing about what we do is the fact that we’ve transformed over 1,000 people’s lives. It’s not about the money for me, it’s about the fact that the company I started with my wife has given so many fantastic opportunities for people to achieve their full potential, while having a lot of fun while at it.
2. Happily Ever Borrowed ($60K/year)
Brittany Finkle (from New York, USA) started Happily Ever Borrowed about 12 years ago.
My name is Brittany Finkle and I am the founder of Happily Ever Borrowed.
We understand that accessorizing your bridal day look can be an added & unexpected cost. For example, a veil that might only be worn for 30 minutes of your wedding day can be an added expense of $2000! But that doesn’t mean you want a cheaper, poor quality item. We let brides borrow our high-end designer accessories for about 80-90% off the retail price; allowing them to have a luxury item for a fraction of the cost.
Learn more about starting a wedding rental business:
Where to start?
-> How to start a wedding rental business?
-> How much does it cost to start a wedding rental business?
-> Pros and cons of a wedding rental business
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-> Examples of established wedding rental business
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4. Gulf Beach Weddings ($1.98M/year)
Brandon Wheeler (from St. Pete Beach, FL, USA) started Gulf Beach Weddings over 12 years ago.
My name is Brandon Wheeler, co-founder of Gulf Beach Weddings, a Beach Wedding Services company serving Tampa and Destin, FL.
5. Ship Our Wedding ($75K/year)
Robert Reno (from Detroit) started Ship Our Wedding over 9 years ago.
My name is Rob and I am the founder for Ship Our Wedding®. Our company provides party lights like uplighting, led cafe lights & wedding monogram lighting. We ship do-it-yourself event solutions nationwide that save you time and money.
Our nationwide DIY event rentals are affordable, look beautiful, and set up easily. We provide popular decoration rentals that most clients would have to rent from a local vendor. This gives our clients back the control knowing that they can set everything up themselves. When you do it yourself then you don’t have to pay another vendor to set up your rentals for you.
7. Rent the Runway ($67M/year)
Jennifer Hyman is the CEO and Co-Founder of Rent The Runway, a retail industry company which makes designer dresses and offers accessory rentals. Draper Univ...
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