THE SPECIAL EVENTS MAGAZINE ADVISORY BOARD RELEASED THE LIST OF ENTRIES NOMINATED TO RECEIVE A GALA AWARD, THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS PRIZE IN SPECIAL EVENTS. THE WINNERS WILL BE NAMED JAN. 30 AT THE SPECIAL EVENT 2009 IN SAN DIEGO.

CLASSIC PARTY RENTALS WAS NOMINTED FOR THE FOLLOWING AWARDS:

BEST TENT INSTALLATION

CLASSIC PARTY RENTALS/DUCKY-BOB'S, CARROLLTON, TX
Some 26,102 square feet of tented space served as the ceremony space for a “Ranch Wedding and Reception.” To supply the authentic church ambience the bride and groom wanted for their ceremony, Classic provided a 70-foot steeple, which complemented stained glass windows and wooden pews. An 8,700-square-foot tent divided into three levels acted as the reception area.

BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN EVENT RENTAL SUPPORT

CLASSIC PARTY RENTALS/DUCKY-BOB'S, CARROLLTON, TX
The two-day “Neiman Marcus Centennial” required rentals for the Texas State Fair on one day, which included a rodeo, dinner and entertainment for 1,200 guests, and a black-tie gala for 1,600 the next. Deliveries had to be planned around the fair's 75 rides, 200 food vendors and 8,000 animals. The 100-year-old downtown Dallas Neiman Marcus store served as the site of the gala; a sole freight elevator complicated the logistics of the event, which took place on six floors.

CLASSIC PARTY RENTALS, MCCOOK, IL
Classic provided the three-day, 40,000-guest Sanford Health Celebration” with rental items that changed on a daily basis. Those items included a 56,416-square-foot structure, 1,800-square-foot tent, 4,012 stage sections, a 1,600-square-foot dance floor, 508 feet of draping, tabletop items for 1,800 attendees and more. This was all coordinated at a location 600 miles from the company's office.

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