For over 50 years AAYS has been the most trusted event rental in Michiana. AAYS is Always at Your Ser
AAYS Event Rentals, with over 50 years in the party and event business, is focused exclusively on event rentals which means we can provide you with the attention, focus, and experience you look for in a rental company. We’re responsible, respectable, and reliable – in what we say and what we do – and for this reason, AAYS is a preferred vendor with many venues, coordinators, and caterers in our se
rvice area. Let us make your event unique, stress-free, and an unforgettable experience with the following:
Selection – largest inventory in the area of the finest tents, tables, chairs, china, dance floors, flatware, glassware, linen & specialty linen line, catering equipment, soft seating furniture, and more. Quality – we’ve selected high-quality products from the most reputable manufacturers, nothing but first-rate products you will be proud to show your guests. Custom Event Design – we’ll design your unique customized layout, no matter the location, to ensure smooth flow of your guests while lending to the overall atmosphere you desire. Prompt – our highly trained delivery and installation crew, with decades of combined experience, will be on site, on time and deliver a beautiful end product. Showroom | Design Studio – ever-changing inspirational designs are displayed in our showroom offering clients innovative and creative ideas. The highlight is our design studio, for clients and vendors, where we layout your selections for you, from tables, chairs, bars, and backdrops to china, flatware, glassware and linen choices. Collaborative – we skillfully collaborate with all vendors involved, such as caterers, DJ’s, facilities managers, and event planners/individuals that have a part in every event. Leadership – our teams sense of commitment and ownership of every event, making smart decisions and taking actions that ensure both the customers’ and AAYS’ success is why we are the leader in the rental industry.
02/05/2025
- the vibrant color palette of this 70's-inspired photo shoot can't help but bring about a happy, playful vibe!
Magazine: WeddingDay Magazine
Venue: Bell Mare Weddings & Events
Photographer: Kay Warner Photography
Videographer: Raycroft Recordings
Planner/Design/Florals: Sugar on the Rim Events
Rentals: AAYS Event Rentals
Stationary: The Printed Event
Dress: The Second Dress
Hair:
Makeup: Slay All Day Makeup Artistry, LLC.
Model:
02/04/2025
- Give your tablescape a touch of the unexpected and experience a sense of sophistication and remarkable beauty.
Featured items - Cotton Stoneware Dinner Plate // Jin Ji Accent Plate // Velo Brushed Gold Flatware // Melodia Water and Wine Glasses // Opera Champagne Glass // Camel Satin Napkin // Tan Table Linen
01/29/2025
- The perfect wedding inspo for brides who are drawn to shades of blue. This is for you.💙
Photographer | Forever Images by Melissa Ann, LLC
Featuring Magazine | The Wedding Mag
Videographer | DG Visionaries
Venue | The Wooded Knot Weddings & Events
Rentals | AAYS Event Rentals
Florist | Snapdragon-Designs
Paper Goods | Banter and Charm
Cake | The Pretty Cakery
Bridal Gown | Treat's Bridal
Groom Attire |
Hair | Kayleigh Andrews
Makeup |
Models | Mark & Rachelle Miller
01/28/2025
- Square plates instantly elevate the look of any table setting with their sharp edges and structured form. Their geometric appeal and clean lines make them ideal for this stylized photo shoot.
Featured items -Tavola Square Dinner and Salad Plates // Modo Water, Wine, and Champagne Glasses // Velo Brushed Gold Flatware
Magazine | WeddingDay Magazine
Venue | CityFlatsHotel Gatherings at CityFlats Hotel
Photographer | Kara Hanes Photography
Videographer | TruVision Studios
Planning & Design | EXL Events Co
Rentals | AAYS Event Rentals
Linens | BBJ La Tavola
Florals | Truer Design
Stationary & Signage | Jeanene's Lettering
01/22/2025
—Merissa and Matt's wedding was absolutely stunning and filled with the most beautiful details! We are honored to have been a part of your happily-ever-after!
Photographer | Cat Alkire Photography
Venue | LENOX LLC
Floral | Something Borrowed Blooms
Catering | Chubby Trout Brewbarn & Eatery
Rentals | AAYS Event Rentals
DJ | The Music Place, Inc - DJ Entertainment
01/21/2025
- Black isn't just an absence of color, it's a statement. Bold, sophisticated, and endlessly versatile.
Featured items - Heirloom Black Dinner and Salad Plates // Flatiron Flatware // Modo Glassware Collection
Photography | Katelyn V. Photography
Venue | Apple Blossom Resort
Planning & Design | House of Joy
Floral | Floral V Designs
Rentals | AAYS Event Rentals
Floral Linens & Tabletop | Something Vintage Rentals
Linens | BBJ La Tavola
Paper Goods | Ivory House Creative
01/18/2025
Loved being a part of this!!!
Autumn is usually a time for muted or jewel-toned colors that complement the beautiful change in leaves. For our Southwest Michigan cover shoot, Gina of Sugar on the Rim Events wanted to take a different approach to fall weddings. “I wanted to show how fall can be bright and fun just like spring a...
01/16/2025
01/15/2025
—It was an incredible honor to be a part of Sara and Karter's wedding! Obsessed with these candlelit tables! The vibe is everything for this sophisticated all-black attire reception.
Photographer | .photography
Video |
Coordinator |
Venue |
Floral |
Cake |
Rentals |
Candle Decor |
Catering |
MUA |
Hair |
Bridal Gown | Here Comes the Bride
Grooms Attire | Bespoke Below
DJ | WYSER
01/14/2025
- Obsessed with this gorgeous combo! The sage-colored glassware and napkins are everything! 💚✨
- Forecast: absolutely stunning with a touch of snow! ❄️✨
Throwback to this creative winter styled shoot...
Planner, Organizer, Photographer | Jennifer Alter Photography LLC
Floral | Flowers by Anna
Rentals | AAYS Event Rentals
Hair | Tiaras & Veils Hair Artistry
MUA | - Chelsea Baiz
Dress | Lulus
Bride Model | Kelsey from Kelseys AIRBRUSH TANNING
01/07/2025
- This design is beyond beautiful! Our white stoneware plates with cut-glass stemware on a neutral velvet table linen provided an elevated backdrop for the floral design, which was brought to life with its sunset-inspired color palette.
Featured items: Cotton Stoneware Dinner, Salad, B&B plates // Melodia Wine Glass // Melodia Smoke Water Goblet // Opera Champagne Coupe // Gold Table Lamps // Gold Napkins // Bone Velvet Table Linen
Cover Shoot for WeddingDay Magazine
Photography: Weeping Willow Photography
Design, Coordination, Planning & Rentals: Sugar on the Rim Events
Venue: Twin Gables Event Center
Florals: Snapdragon-Designs
Tablescape & Linen Rentals: AAYS Event Rentals
01/01/2025
Happy New Year! May your year be filled with endless joy, new opportunities, and unforgettable memories.
Photo | Melinda Hope Photography, LLC
12/31/2024
- Elegant black accented with copper lends a modern twist to this casino wedding styled shoot.
Featured items - Heirloom Black Dinner Plate // Cooper Metal Charger // Modo Water, Wine, and Champagne Glasses // Hammered Copper Flatware // Camel Satin Napkins
Magazine | The Wedding Mag
Photography | Sarah Sage Photography LLC
Venue & Catering | Four Winds Casinos
Floral | Poppies
Rentals | AAYS Event Rentals
12/25/2024
Warmest wishes for a joyous holiday season and a happy New Year! May peace, love, and prosperity follow you always.
12/24/2024
- Wishing you happiness and joy this holiday season!
Featured items - Heirloom Black Dinner and Salad Plates // Grey Gold Flatware // Modo Stemware // Red Satin Napkins // Cross Back Chairs // 4ft Table
12/18/2024
- Emerald green and winter white create a breathtaking combination for this winter wedding styled shoot!
Stylized Shoot Vendor Team:
Magazine | The Wedding Mag
Venue | Country Strong Events
Photographer | b graves photography
Floral | Snapdragon-Designs
Paper Goods | Banter and Charm
Rentals & Design: AAYS Event Rentals
Cake | Sweet-Em's Cake Shoppe
Gown | Simply Yours Bridal
HMUA | Salon J Goshen
Model | Ilona Warner
12/17/2024
- AAYS has everything you need for your holiday gatherings - table linens, china, glassware, flatware, tables, and chairs. Call us today!
Featured items - Juliet Dinner, Salad, and B&B Plates // Eclisse Gold-Rimmed Charger Plate // Arezzo Brushed Gold Flatware // Pure Wine Glass // Modo Water Glass // Ivory Satin Napkin // Tan Table Linen
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#WeddingWednesday - This rustic but formal French garden-style wedding was a stunner all around!
We couldn’t help ourselves - we had to share more of Sammy + Lizzie’s beautiful day! This collaborative effort with Rentalex Events (tents, chairs, dancefloor) resulted in a very lovely event.
Venue | Residence in Kalamazoo, MI
Photographer | @melindahopephotography
Floral | Dancing Stem Floral
Catering | Kitchen Haus Restaurant
Rentals | @aayseventrentals @rentalexevents
Coffeebar | @collettcoffeeco
Cake | @boonzaaijer_bakery
Dress | @springsweet
Tux | @theblacktux
HMU | @themakeuploft
Band | @bluewaterkingsband
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#flashbackfriday to last weekend and this 25 x 85 meter structure tent. We were thrilled to be able to capture drone footage. 🙌
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#TBT to one year ago! The annual Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve Garden Party is coming up this weekend and we're doing it all again!
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#eventpros #tentinstall #drone #dronevideo
#dronepilots #licenseddronepilot #aayseventrentals
Here’s to another successful RV Show! It’s been our pleasure working with the best in the RV business. @rvshow.co @thorindustries @keystonervcompany @revgroupinc #rvshow #tent #structure #tentrental #tentrentals #eventrentals #partyrentals #eventprofs #eventpros #losbergerdeboer #losberger #losbergerus #drone #dronevideo #dronepilots #licenseddronepilot #alwaysatyourservice #aayseventrentals
What better way to marvel this 300 foot pole tent than by using the drone?! Lookin good! #tent #tentrental #tentrentals #eventrentals #partyrentals #eventprofs #eventpros #hardwork #hardworkpaysoffs #tentinstall #drone #dronevideo #dronepilots #alwaysatyourservice #aayseventrentals
Starting from the ground up with these images. This is going to be 82’x278’. Stay tuned...we’ll show you the final product! #structure #tentrental #eventrentals #eventprofs #losberger #losbergerdeboer #alwaysatyourservice #aayseventrentals
Are you ready for another great summertime experience?! We set this 270-foot pole tent at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair so get out there and have some fun! Checkout the colorfully striped tents from Lafayette Tent & Awning setup alongside ours...lots of room for everyone!
#elkhartcounty4hfair #summertime #summerfun #tent #tentrental #eventprofs #rentfromthebest #alwaysatyourservice #aayseventrentals
Gearing up for 🍀 🏈 already!!! Flooring going in this 50x200 Losberger De Boer at the University of Notre Dame. #ndfootball #vipexperience #shamrockvillage #tentrental #structuretents #losberger #losbergerdeboer #alwaysatyourservice #aayseventrentals
DLYC - Commodore's Dinner - Celebrating the 80th Anniversary
It was an honor to be a part of the 2018 Commodore's Dinner - Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Diamond Lake Yacht Club, Michigan. It was a beautiful evening and a fabulous party!!!
Something beautiful will be taking place in this lakeside setting with this gorgeous 44x103 sailcloth tent! Hint: 👰➕🤵 #sailclothtent #tentrental #weddingrental #lakesidewedding #eventprofs #rentfromthebest #alwaysatyourservice #aayseventrentals
Saturday’s Fernwood Garden Party. The 40x120 tent was perfect 👌 #fernwoodgardens #gardenparty #outdoorevents #tentrental #rentfromthebest #alwaysatyourservice #aayseventrentals
AAYS Event Rentals - Most Trusted Rental Company in Michiana
AAYS story begins with a Hertz Truck Rental in the 1950’s. At the time, it was one of only four Hertz locations in the US with the others in Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. Burt Liss, who was the owner of the Hertz South Bend location, was the first in the nation to begin renting general rental items, such as hand tools and chairs, along with his Hertz trucks.
In 1966 Jim (J.W.) Sharpe bought the general rental side of the company, having the only general rental store within a 75-mile radius. Interesting fact: J.W.’s first rental to the University of Notre Dame was wooden folding chairs in 1967. He and his wife, Terri, began adding tables, chairs, dishes, electronics, highchairs, walkers, and even hospital beds to the inventory. However, it was the rental of tools that carried the company in the beginning.
J.W. and Terri’s three sons, Jim, Mike, and Tim, worked alongside them and joined the company full-time after college. Due to economic demands and the ever-growing inventories, in the 1980’s it was separated into two divisions - party and banquet rentals and tool rentals. Following J.W. and Terri’s retirement, Jim and Mike began overseeing the party and banquet rentals of tents, tables, chairs, china, etc. and Tim the tool division with scaffolding, compressors, generators, bobcats, chainsaws, etc.
n 2017, the tool division was dissolved, and Sharpe’s began focusing exclusively on event rental; rebranding the company as AAYS Event Rentals. Having amassed event rental items of over 450,000 sq ft of tents, over 5,000 tables, over 40,000 chairs, and over 5,000 individual place settings, the size and scope of their capabilities are astounding. Today, over 50 years in business, whether known as South Bend Rent-All, Aay’s Rent-All, or AAYS Event Rental, the company remains family owned and operated and holds the largest, most extensive, inventory in the Michiana area. As the areas premier rental company, AAYS continues to fulfill rental needs with the leading-edge products, professionalism, and the integrity the industry requires.
For over 50 years AAYS has been the most trusted event rental in Michiana. AAYS is Always at Your Ser
