You might also want to take a look at Pier 1 and Cost Plus World Market. A proviso, though -- I haven't lived in the US in 25 years so I don't how those stores work now (actually have never seen a World Market), how quickly they deliver, and/or if they have items you can take home or have delivered immediately from the store.

Here's a 60" round table at CP/WM, which is available online only. Delivery is an extra $50 (ugh), and apparently arrival would be by 8/26. I would probably use the Ikea Ingolf chairs in black with that table, and use the black counter versions as well. Or the Ikea Henriksdal chairs with the floor-length chair covers, available in white, light grey, and dark grey etc. at the round table.

You wouldn't have a vacation house or cabin that needs furnishing after the wedding, would you? You could also talk to someone who knows better than I do about the possible tax benefits of donating the furniture.

Pier 1 has this outdoor faux wicker 60" table on sale at the moment, in grey or parchment.

mjamm, are you in a major urban area? I ask because if you live near a Wisteria (Texas only, I believe) or a Ballard Designs store that would be helpful : ) .

I am 100 percent with beckysharp in the IKEA idea. Plus you can probably sell everything you buy for 50 cents on the dollar when you are done.

OR

Look at your local party staging companies- not the people who just rent out tables and chairs- the people who stage parties for events. They can set you up with all sorts of goodies and it may be cheaper than a stager. We had a birthday party for my husband and the company we used created an amazing set of conversation areas in a warehouse for us.

Ballard Designs has a store in Garden City. You might be able to find some things there that are keepers : ) .

And Ikea Long Island in Hicksville.

There's a Pottery Barn in South Huntington and a Pottery Barn Outlet in Riverhead.

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Crate and Barrel is having their 20% off upholstery sale now. Their in stock fabric items are delivered in 2 weeks. If you go in they will have a “designer” in house to help. Another option is Laurel & Wood or similar who will send you a plan and order stuff for you.

Thank you all. Was on the phone today with local stagers. It costs about 2K for 2 rooms of furniture without area rugs. But there is a 3-month minimum. Also called some local party places but the furniture they rent is all the same. In other words, 4 sofas - all white leather - They typically rent furniture for big parties (Bar Mitzvahs) and supply all the white sofas. They're out.

Will speak with someone from Cort.com tomorrow; prices are same - roughly 1K per room for 1 sofa, 1 chair, 1 coffee table, and 1 lamp, not including area rugs and delivery fee. Hopefully will settle for something tomorrow and get this out of the way! Thanks all

Reese - I thought about having the day-after party at a restaurant, but I know that people will still come back here. There are about 40 people coming from out of town (Including her college friends who want to come by the day after the wedding). Plus our immediate family who are in hotels for the weekend. I know I'd be hosting 2 parties if I had the brunch out. Weddings here are so $$$$$ and the parties never end. Engagement party, bridal shower, rehearsal dinner, wedding, the "after-party" when the wedding ends at midnight, and then the "day-after" party. It's crazy!

Can I get a designer here on Houzz? Is that a thing? If there are pros here, why can't I use one for my house after the wedding? I can't stand asking where I can find furnishings and hearing, "Sorry - it's for trade only."

Look at The Enchanted Home blog by Tina Yaraghi (not sure of the last name.) She is out on the Island too- around Glen Cove, I think. She does not only do eDesign. I know she works with clients in person too and she has a passion for party planning- so I think she may be able to help you source some furniture quickly.

Also, have you considered skipping dressing up the house properly and treating it like a wedding venue and decorating it with fairy lights and bunting, lots of flowers, folding tables all covered and skirted and only a few pieces of upholstered furniture? Just a thought.

Thanks Rita. I actually hired a designer when I started doing my house a year ago, but I really didn't like her taste. Everything she showed me I wasn't crazy about. It was awkward for me the whole time. I'll look up Enchanted home -- Thanks again!

Rita I was actually thinking of suggesting contacting Tina as well. Great minds : ) .

https://enchantedhome.com/blog/

phone 1-800-804-9565, Mon-Fri 9:30 am to 5:30 pm

email INFO@ENCHANTEDHOME.COM

Ethan Allen - they have some quick ship items.

I realize this advice may be totally obvious and not worth mentioning, but just in case you are the quiet reticent type, I am going to offer this anyway.

Make absolutely sure you tell whomever you are dealing with about this being all about your daughter's wedding. People are very kind and understanding about things like that.

I was married on an August weekend in LI and needed hair appointments and flowers on the day before my wedding. Needless to say everyone was totally booked. I even tried some flower farm and they were closed for their annual employee picnic. I was prepared to get flowers from Costco and arrange them myself, but the wonderful people at Scarsella's florist in Cold Spring Harbor took pity on me (it helped that the wedding was under 100 people) and delivered the most amazing flowers less than 12 hours after I told them my sob story.

So be sure to let people know what is at stake ;-)

Nobody sits on the upholtered furniture at parties. I see this over and over! They hang and near the kitchen and annoy a caterer!! Rent round tables that accommodate six people, and the cloths that go with them. Not everyone will sit at the same time either. Have it buffet style ,put wine on or punch or whatever in each of the tables. Hang the party decor like crazy, seasonal fresh flowers, and call it done.. People will move around, chat, mingle and and you won't have to worry about a spill. On ANYTHING.. All people remember from any event is the food, a good time. In a crowd, nobody can even discern what room looks like, after two or three folks arrive.

Ten grand worth of JUNK seating, rugs etc in a rush is a bad deal for anyone no matter the resources.

Watch Father of the Bride..........the original.........: )

I haven’t read all the comments but look up wedding rentals. Plenty of them around now and they have tables, chairs, dinnerware and furniture. Think of your house being used as a venue for a day or two. It will be less than buying cheap things you don’t want to keep.

I guess I feel bad that I didn't take care of this sooner. I should have been thinking about furniture for the last few months, but have been sidetracked by my kitchen mishaps, etc. I have got to get area rugs inside my house - even if I put rented outdoor tables and chairs on them. My new wood floors are getting the final coat this week before the painter comes Wednesday.

I wanted the furniture for the wedding Day -- Not for the day-after party when everyone will be outside. I just wanted all the girls and grandparents to be able to sit somewhere while we are dressed for the wedding that isn't a folding chair.

Don't feel badly about your time getting crunched with everything going on. These things happen. You had a lot going on with the house and a wedding.

I still think treating your house as a venue and going all out in that direction makes more sense than trying to decorate it in a New York minute. You will never achieve a "finished" look in the time you have and honestly, even if you did, it would be obscured by the masses of people and food and excitement surrounding the event. How often do we re-arrange furniture in our houses when we are having an event in order to help make space flow better for people as opposed to optimal decorating?

It's going to a great set of parties. Enjoy this special time by simplifying down to what is essential.

I am going to add one more very personal observation about houses and decoration. There are people who care deeply about how a house looks, and then there is the rest of the world. Being here suggests you are a person who cares deeply. Most people just see a house.

I'm sorry if I made you feel bad! I wasn't trying too, and was posting from a hospital bed! :D I only wanted to suggest wedding venue rentals because some have sofas, side and coffee tables. Will give everyone someplace to sit, and you don't have to rush. You should enjoy the festivities, not stress!

I did a search, and from what I can tell there is a new Homesense store in Long Island. They are owned by TJ Maxx and HomeGoods, but it's a bigger store in general. You can find quick buys there and possibly return them after if you're not satisfied. They have chairs, rugs, some couches, décor, fake plants, everything! You have great taste and I'm sure anything you pick out will fit great in that space. You know that you want rugs, couch, chairs... add coffee table, throw pillows, and special touches of vases with fresh flowers and picture frames of family memories to add to the special events that will be happening. Good luck!

In addition to the previously mentioned suggestions of home stagers and rentals, and doing the peri-wedding events in a hotel suite (which is what I really like the best so you will have no damage to your house and grounds whatever..)

What about this-

Find a really great event planner- let them do up your home so that it is party appropriate.

They will know what kind of things you need for the events you will be hosting, and they will rent whatever you need, arrange for valet parking (yes you do need it so your new neighbors won't hate you and your homeowners association won't issue you a citation), rent the outdoor furniture, those heaters for outside if it gets cold at night, extra umbrellas for shade outside if you need that, portable bars and bartenders (even if all you will be drinking is lemonade and punch someone needs to serve that) all the things you haven't been thinking about.

They will also know what kind of furniture you need such as seating, and those high cocktail tables, and dressing tables for the girls, etc.

Really, just pay someone to do this if you must have this at home.

And my first choice for you is to go to a nice hotel and stay in a suite, and rent another room for the bridesmaids to get dressed in on the wedding day, maybe one next to yours.

And as for the post reception party, I wouldn't do that in your brand new unfurnished home either, and I wouldn't furnish in a rush, that's just crazy.

Just find a place to do the reception.

Like a hotel that already has a beautiful brunch that will give you a private room. Or a large restaurant with private rooms. Or an estate that has been converted in a place that does events.

If you must do it at your home, then get the event planner, and have her rent only what you need for the post wedding party with lots and lots of staff.

People will remember an understaffed party more than anything, how long the lines were at the bar, and that it took forever for the waiter to come around with the hors' d'oeuvres tray.

They will remember that it was as hot as Hades outdoors and there were no umbrellas under which to sit for respite.

They will remember that the little cousins ran around like hooligans. Think about hiring some babysitters. You know your relatives.

And if you have a pool, seriously think about covering it up. This is not the day for a bad accident or a stupid drunk.

Hire a couple of people to do house duty to clean up plates, glasses, check the bathrooms, the grounds. This is your home!

No one will remember that the chair was blue when it should have been green.

Or remind the event planner to do all this.

Have I made you nervous enough to do this in a hotel?

Good, that was the idea :)

Mjamm could you do a reception party outside and rent a tent with some tables and chairs and get a caterer? Maybe could do it with a wedding planner if need be? At least this way you aren't having to do anything to the inside!

mjammjam-

lol!

Someone told me long ago that she had a friend with daughters.

What this women did was that every time she went to an affair (wedding, etc) from when her daughters were children, she paid attention to everything, every little detail, what she liked and what she didn't, and after it was over she went home and wrote it all down (this was before cell phone days) so she could remember what she wanted and what she liked and didn't like when it came time to make her own children's weddings.

That made a huge impression on me.

Great idea to contact the wedding planner, and be very frank with her that you have a totally empty space, send her photos.

She can figure out things to do like draping your walls with fabric or scrims, etc just as if it was a catering hall.

In a way the fact that your place is totally empty makes it easier for her because she doesn't have to move your furniture around.

What you need to do is make sure she knows what she is doing.

You want some one who is totally organized, who can handle a job of this magnitude, and has experience with it, and you are convinced of that.

If all she has ever done is food flowers and photography she is not for you.

You need someone who is a major event planner with the organizational skills to plan the Invasion of Normandy while maintaining the lowest blood pressure in the Western Hemisphere, because you shouldn't have to break a sweat at all.

Someone who is a corporate event planner would be good too, even if they haven't done weddings, because that is what you need. You are not actually doing the wedding there, but you need major things of the type a corporate event planner plans.

You poor dear, whatever possessed you to take all this on with a new house you just moved into?

Did you feel familially obligated to do all this and that was one of the reasons that pushed you to buy a bigger house at this time?

That's okay. You are anonymous here, you can tell the truth.

I heard about someone whose daughters were of courting age and she wanted them to make good matches so she moved into a bigger fancier place in a more fashionable area (maybe they rented, I don't know) until she married them off, then she downsized again.

This was ages ago.

All this stress you are going through would make me positively ill.

I hope you have enough money to throw at this problem and the intestinal fortitude to deal with it all.

You are a wonderful mom!

Life gets crazy for everyone and things pile up. I hope you are finding some good sources for help in your area. Sending good wishes your way.

Thanks all -- A wedding planner is meeting me Friday night to let me know what services she provides. It's not feasible to have this "Day-after" party at a restaurant. Family members are staying at a few different hotels and will be coming by at different times of the day after check-out. Their flights are all later in the day or the next day and if I had this in a restaurant, they'd come back here anyway to hang out.

look on craigslist for furniture

How about some indoor/outdoor rugs?

mjammjam-

How did it go with the wedding planner?

I've been thinking about you today as well. I hope you were able to move forward.

Hi Guys!

The wedding planner finds vendors for everything: Food, Tent, Chairs, Furniture, Beer/Ice. She stays all day for $1,000 per day. She uses the same furniture guy as the other one I found which I do not like.

Bottom line -- I am finding my own tent/chairs. I catered food, and will not rent furniture for $1,000 per room. I almost ordered a sectional from Macy's because there is a Labor Day Sale, but it really would be a waste of money. When I order tables and chairs for outside, I will also get some put inside. I will have to buy some area rugs because I don't want all the outdoor tables and folding chairs scratching my floors. Maybe I'll order some pretty tablecloths and get a plant for each table.... I don't know -- I'm running out of time, but I cannot keep throwing away money!!

Hi Val,

My older daughter had her wedding 2 years ago at the Garden City Hotel. We had brunch there, which was convenient since we all stayed there. There were 25 hotel rooms of people who were at that brunch (about 60 people). This time, there are family members at 5 different hotels. Most of the people visiting are here till Monday and were planning to come to my house to visit after the brunch. So we ditched the restaurant brunch idea and planned it at my (new) house. Because of my construction situation, my sister offered to use her house. Although it was very generous of her, it would be a lot of work and too many people. So. my daughter and her boyfriend sat all weekend with my husband and me planning the menu, etc. We aren't even sure of the exact number of people who will show up. So, we are going to wing it and plan the best we can. Don't even ask me what I'll do if it rains!

Another vote to treat your space like a venue. In a way, it's so much better that you don't have furniture to get in the way. When I hosted a 50th for my husband, we spent so much time clearing our furniture out of the way and then moving it back in. One thing that worked well were these high cocktail tables with matching tablecloths (cheaper than renting) https://www.amazon.com/Flash-Furniture-Round-Cocktail-Columns/dp/B00BPOAD34/ref=sr_1_12_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1534824575&sr=8-12-spons&keywords=high+bar+table&psc=1 I am sure people will understand that you have just moved in and they won't expect to see a fully furnished home.

I am so glad you have decided to forgo decorating in a rush or renting super expensive stuff. Your plan sounds great.

Thanks, Rita -- Hope it looks OK . -- It's countdown time!

Ivy geraniums wrapped in tissue with a simple string bow and bunting hung from the ceiling in a cheerful haphazard way would be easy and inexpensive decorations and you can plant the geraniums when you are done with them as centerpieces.

Can you show me an image Zalco

The top picture is the geranium. They come in many colors and the ivy varietal has tendrils streaming around. The second picture shows tissue wrapped, plastic pots. And the third is the bunting.

i would just do an exuberant amount of bunting. No need for the poofy orbs. Color coordinate with the tissue wrapping and feel free to use twine for the bows. Twine is easier to manage.

I love the geraniums and bunting idea. And I like the use of the word exuberant. If you go in this direction remember, Nothing succeeds like excess. Lots of geraniums and a riot of bunting. That won't break the bank and it will look uber-festive.

PS I would get plain tissue paper for the plants. No pattern.

Thanks Zalco . I will see if I can do those plants myself -- Bunting - I don't know. I'll never be able to get to the ceilings in time, Painter starts tomorrow for 2 weeks.

Carla - Good idea about the high tables. I will also get prices for those from the tent rental company. Good thing these parties are during the day otherwise I'd also have lighting issues.

Thanks Loobab for all your help. However, my house is being painted starting Monday and my husband would freak out if teens climbed on ladders and taped or pinned anything up. hahaha . I wouldn't want it either. I like the ideas of flowers with tissue paper and matching tablecloths, but I have to skip the ceiling decor. However, I am thinking of buying bunting decor and hanging in the tents outside for the party the next day....