• Project showcase: Houston Tents & Events

    Published On: December 1, 2023Categories: Design Spotlight, Projects

    Houston Tents & Events in Houston, Texas, situated this LIRI NHT 12-by-30-by-3-meter clearspan structure tent with direct sight lines to the family’s beloved pond for this wedding and reception on their South Texas ranch. All photos courtesy of Smith House Photo. Looking at the photographs from the wedding and reception, no one would ever guess [...]

  • Design spotlight: Beachside winter wonderland

    Published On: April 1, 2023Categories: Design Spotlight, Projects

    The glass cloche-enclosed table numbers designed by A Good Affair were a perfect accent to the dishes, chargers and silverware provided by Casa de Perrin. Photos courtesy of A Good Affair and Cambria Shelley @cambriashelley. Staging an outdoor event in January can present a number of challenges, from blizzards to ice storms. But at this [...]

  • Miami Open 2022

    Published On: December 1, 2022Categories: Design Spotlight, Projects

    The Terrace at the 2022 Miami Open contained two multilevel hospitality structures that housed multiple restaurants, bars, shops and a viewing terrace for attendees. Photos courtesy of Eventstar Structures. The legendary Miami Open returned to its home at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla., in the spring of 2022. Eventstar Structures, based out of Medley, [...]

  • A whimsical wedding

    Published On: December 1, 2022Categories: Design Spotlight, Projects

    This gorgeous boho wedding featured a 20-by-20-foot custom dance floor covered with a removable vinyl wrap that was designed to match the bride’s tattoos. Photos courtesy of Joey Kennedy Photography. All Occasions Party Rental, based in Eighty Four, Pa., staged this gorgeous June wedding under a 50-by-50-foot Anchor Industries Clear Navi-Trac® tent at a private [...]

  • Wedding in a historic garden

    Published On: August 1, 2020Categories: Design Spotlight

    A wedding in the middle of a historic garden site takes the lush setting as inspiration.  The European-style gardens of Middleton Place—the oldest landscaped gardens in America—are designed around “order, geometry and balance, vistas, focal points and surprises,” according to the Middleton Place Foundation. Those principles were reflected in a tented wedding at Middleton Place [...]

  • Relaxed and eclectic tented birthday party

    Published On: December 1, 2019Categories: Design Spotlight

    La Maison Fête creates a tented birthday party where guests could hang out and have fun. For her husband’s 50th birthday party, a wife turned to La Maison Fête, a full-scale event planning company based in Bedford, N.Y., for a celebration that was fun, light and relaxed. “They’ve spent a lot of time out west, [...]

  • Seasonal brilliance with tipi-style tents

    Published On: October 1, 2019Categories: Design Spotlight

    Exquisite details delight wedding guests celebrating under tipi-style tents.  A fall wedding can take on rich jewel tones and sophistication without the stereotypical motif of orange pumpkins and yellow leaves. Just ask Heather Allen, president and cofounder of Table 6 Productions, a Denver, Colo.-based wedding and event planning company. For a wedding celebrating a second marriage [...]

  • A tented wedding ‘in the clouds’

    Published On: June 1, 2019Categories: Design Spotlight

    A vinyl-less tent frame defines the space for a bright and airy wedding design. Photos by Duke Images. With a request for over-the-top luxury for an October wedding in Texas, Julian Leaver of Julian Leaver Events, Dallas, Texas, draped chiffon over a vinyl-less tent, creating a dramatic yet delicate space with a monochromatic design. “It [...]

  • ‘Eastern shore glam’ decor for a waterfront wedding

    Published On: April 1, 2019Categories: Design Spotlight

    Photos by Kate Headley. Kari Rider Events combines navy, gold and crystal under a clear-top tent. With its lush gardens, waterfront views and a hotel dating to the early 1800s, the Inn at Perry Cabin in St. Michaels, Md., is a natural choice for a wedding with an “Eastern Shore glam” design. “A clear-top [...]

  • ‘Eastern shore glam’ decor for a waterfront wedding

    Published On: April 1, 2019Categories: Design Spotlight

    Photos by Kate Headley. Kari Rider Events combines navy, gold and crystal under a clear-top tent. With its lush gardens, waterfront views and a hotel dating to the early 1800s, the Inn at Perry Cabin in St. Michaels, Md., is a natural choice for a wedding with an “Eastern Shore glam” design. “A clear-top [...]