Roshanda Drake spent over 25 years in interior design before founding The Drake Social Club in Houston in 2023. She saw a gap between basic party equipment and full event design, and she wanted to fill it with event rentals chosen and styled with the same care as a well-designed room.
Today, The Drake Social Club rents out custom linens, textured draping, specialty seating like clear Lucent chairs and Hampton Tortoise Shell bamboo chairs, gold beaded-rim chargers, architectural props, and curated decor. Its clients are brides, private hosts, corporate organizers, and event planners. Most of them book complete tablescape styling rather than a few pieces to pick up, and most event rentals come with white-glove delivery, setup, and teardown by Roshanda’s crew.
Client journeys usually start online. Customers browse the catalog on the Booqable rental website and request a quote, and the team turns each request into an order in the Booqable back office. Others book a private consultation at the showroom. Before Booqable, Roshanda managed event rentals with spreadsheets, separate invoicing software, manual calendars, and paper work orders. She chose Booqable as her rental back office and website, and quotes and packing slips quickly became two of the features her team relies on most.
Professional order proposals in a few clicks
High-value event rentals depend on fast replies. But putting together a proposal meant checking availability by hand first. “Manually cross-checking inventory availability before sending formal proposals slowed down response times for high-value leads,” says Roshanda.
Once an order is created in Booqable, the team generates a quote with one click. It fills in automatically with the client’s details, items, dates, and pricing. From there, they send it straight from their Booqable account using a prewritten email template, along with a digital signature request. And because Booqable checks stock as the order is built, every quote reflects what’s actually available.
“We have saved hours every week on administrative management and quote generation,” Roshanda says. “Clients appreciate the speed and clarity of receiving itemized, accurate rental agreements.”
Quotes help The Drake Social Club:
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Answer inquiries for event rentals while leads are still warm
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Send itemized proposals that match the brand’s high-end look
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Get signed approval without chasing paperwork
Instead of cross-checking calendars before every proposal, the team sends accurate quotes in minutes. And with faster replies, more first inquiries turn into confirmed bookings for event rentals.
Packing every order right the first time
A single tablescape can include dozens of linens, chargers, chairs, and props. Before Booqable, keeping prep lists, delivery schedules, and stock in sync took constant manual updates. One missed item could mean a gap on the table at the venue.
Packing slips work just like quotes. After an order is created, the team generates a packing slip with one click. It lists every product in the order, so the warehouse crew knows exactly what to load for each event. Roshanda describes them as “clean, actionable pick lists for our delivery and staging teams.”
For businesses delivering event rentals across a large area like Greater Houston, packing slips help:
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Load every item before the van leaves, so nobody drives back across town for a forgotten charger
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Give contract crews a clear list to work from, even on their first event
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Check event rentals back in after teardown, so linens and chairs get inspected and cleaned before the next booking
The crew no longer works from paper work orders that go out of date. Every delivery leaves the warehouse complete, so setup days start on time.
From interior design to event rentals in Houston
For Roshanda, the biggest change is where her time goes. “Order accuracy has reached 100%, allowing our leadership team to shift focus from back-office logistics to high-level spatial design, client consultations, and business expansion.”
By moving its event rentals out of spreadsheets and into Booqable, The Drake Social Club now sends professional quotes in minutes and packs every order correctly the first time. Clients get clear, itemized proposals, and the crew gets a reliable list for every setup. Over the next few years, Roshanda plans to grow the specialty rental division and expand the brand’s own decor lines. As the business takes on bigger private and corporate event rentals across Greater Houston, Booqable will keep the back office running in the background while the team focuses on design.
