Renting chairs and tables, made straightforward

Use the quote form on this site. It takes about a minute: your date, roughly how many guests you're expecting, where the event is, and what you think you need. If you're not sure on quantities, put your best guess and we'll sanity-check it against your guest count. You can also call or text if that's easier.

The earlier the better. Summer weekends, graduation season and holiday weekends go first, and weddings tend to be booked furthest ahead. Last-minute requests are still worth sending: if it's available, it's available.

The rental window is agreed per booking, because a Saturday afternoon party and an event that runs across a weekend are different jobs. Put your dates on the quote form, including setup and clear-up days if you need them, and we'll confirm the window with your price.

Cancellation and rescheduling must be confirmed in writing. Terms are stated on your invoice or booking confirmation.

Tell us what you need on the quote form and we'll confirm what we can do for your venue, so it's priced in from the start rather than sprung on you. If you just want everything dropped and stacked somewhere sensible, say that too. Either way, request a quote and we'll confirm it with your price.

Yes. Pickup is part of the arrangement and it's scheduled when you book, so you're not chasing anyone the morning after. All we ask is that items are stacked roughly where they were dropped off and kept out of the rain if the weather turns.

Chairs and tables handle a shower, but standing water and mud are hard on them and unpleasant for your guests. If the forecast looks bad, get in touch. We can talk through moving items under cover, shifting the delivery window, or what your options are for the date.

Bista's Party Rentals is a small, locally run event rental business working out of the Pittsburgh area. We rent two things and keep them in good order: white folding chairs and six-foot rectangular tables. You deal with the same people from your first message through to pickup, not a call centre.

As a rough starting point: one chair per guest, and one six-foot table for every six to eight guests if you're doing a sit-down meal or a buffet. Fewer tables are needed for a standing reception or a ceremony with rows of chairs only. The rentals page has a slider you can drag to your guest count for a suggested list, and you can adjust it before sending it through as a quote. If you're at all unsure, just put your guest count on the quote form and we'll check the numbers for you.

It's worth it if your guest count is a rough estimate rather than a headcount from RSVPs. A handful of spares costs little next to a chair rental, and it's far cheaper than someone standing at the back. Tell us it's an estimate when you request your quote and we'll build in some room rather than pricing to the exact number.

We work to a window rather than an exact minute, since deliveries are scheduled around the rest of the day's jobs, but tell us your ceremony time or venue access hours on the quote form and we'll plan the window around them. Venues with a set delivery slot, like halls with their own schedules, are worth flagging early.

Call or text us and we'll do what we can, but a same-day top-up depends on what's still available that day, so it's not something to plan around. This is exactly what the buffer chairs above are for: it's far easier to send a few back unused than to find more mid-party.

You're responsible for the equipment from delivery until we collect it, so check it over when it arrives and let us know straight away if anything looks off. Normal signs of a good party are fine; a $35 cleaning fee applies if items come back properly dirty, and damage, loss or theft beyond normal wear is handled per the rental agreement you sign when you book. None of this is unusual, and it's rare for it to come up.

Wiped down if anything spilled, folded and stacked roughly where they were dropped off, and out of the rain if the weather's turned. That's all we ask; a full deep clean isn't expected.