Vendor Partners

Rental companies and suppliers to help decorate your events

Minneapolis and St. Paul have hundreds of suppliers of event services. Many are excellent and have been at McNamara as part of an event. Having seen many installations by a variety of vendors our clients hire, we are well equipped to make recommendations on who is good, better and best in the business.

We recommend the following companies most familiar with our venue and policies and who share our high customer service standards:

Furniture rental, linens, installations & decor

Après

Event Lab

Festivities

Linen Eff ects

PHOS Events

Richfield Flow ers & Events

Rudy’s Event Rentals

Ultimate Events

Ceiling Draping

Richfield Flowers & Events

Event Design

BeEvents

Bungalow 6 Design & Events

Florists

Bachman’s

Richfield Flowers & Events

Sadie’s Floral

Soderberg’s

Photo Booths

Fotogenic Photo Booth

Time Into Pixels Photo Booth

The Traveling Photo Booth

Live Music & DJs

Bluewater Kings Band—live music
810-214-0020

Instant Request—DJ services
952-934-6110

The Silver Alchemist—live music
612-396-2170

Photographers

The following photographers’ photos are featured on our website.

Corporate Events Photographers

Craig Bares

Justin Cox Photography

Meagan Elizabeth Photography

Rebecca Slater Photography

Westra & Company

Wedding Photography

Bellagala

Dnk Photography

Elite Photography

Kelly Brown Photography

Sassypants Photography

Terra Sura Photography

Tracy Walsh Photography

Audio Visual

Occasionally clients require an AV production team for complex programming. We have in-house AV technicians but we do partner with colleagues who specialize in producing, emceeing, etc. Audio visual providers can be found on our Technology page.

What Our Partners Say About Us

“The McNamara Alumni Center is an architectural masterpiece. We’ve seen a lot of venues but this has quickly become one of our favorites. Both the inside and outside boast amazing design aspects which were a joy to capture!”

— Redmond Digital Media

“Richfield Flowers & Events has worked with The McNamara Alumni Center since their grand opening more than 20 years ago. We appreciate the professionalism and friendliness of their staff both behind the scenes and on-site. They assist us in looking ahead to the final endgame to make weddings, meetings and events a success every time.”

— Greg & Marilyn, Richfield Flowers & Events

“We always look forward to working with the event planning team at the McNamara Alumni Center because they are a very conscientious, sharp, and organized group of event professionals. We have performed at the Alumni Center for hundreds of events and have always had the very best experience possible. They are always so incredibly responsive, friendly, and accommodating.”