• An arts-centered wedding reception

    Published On: June 1, 2013Categories: Event Production, On the Job, Project Briefs

    Chattanooga Tent Co. meets logistical challenges for a wedding reception at the Hunter Museum of American Art. An arts-centered venue with stunning natural views is an inspired and inspiring choice for an upscale wedding reception in Chattanooga, Tenn. For the March 2013 event, Chattanooga Tent Co. created a seamless transition from the Hunter Museum of [...]

  • Equestrian event under a big red tent

    Published On: April 1, 2013Categories: Event Production, Project Briefs

    Creative Tent International fabricates big touring structures for equestrian show. When a touring equestrian show needed a clearspan structure that could handle acrobats flying through the air, tens of thousands of pounds of suspended equipment and more than 2,000 spectators, it turned to Creative Tent International of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., for a voluminous solution. [...]

  • Strategies for festival tenting

    Published On: April 1, 2013Categories: Event Production, Features

    Tenting for festivals calls for thorough planning to ensure a successful outdoor event. By Holly O’Dell When you’re providing tents for one of the biggest festivals in North America, you have to pay attention to the details. Calgary Stampede—a 10-day event in July comprising a rodeo, chuck wagon races and an exhibition in Alberta’s largest [...]

  • Pulling off the dream wedding

    Published On: April 1, 2013Categories: Event Production, Features

    Island, beach, horses, dinner in the woods: pros talk about what they’ve done to help couples pull off the tented wedding of their dreams. By Meleah Maynard When people dream about their wedding, they don’t think about logistical details, like how all of those tents, equipment, people and food will get out to that small [...]

  • Tackling the events others turn down

    Published On: April 1, 2013Categories: Event Production, Industry News, Project Briefs

    No event is too big, too small or too crazy for Tents Tents Tents. For William Flynn and his crew at Tents Tents Tents in Cumming, Ga., “no” is not an option. “There is no event that is too big, too small or too crazy for us,” Flynn says. “We love to test our creativity [...]

  • Backyard event with a labor-intensive installation

    Published On: April 1, 2013Categories: Event Production, Project Briefs

    A backyard tented wedding rehearsal dinner involved installing two flights of stairs. Before his clients could walk down the aisle, Tommy Wilson and the crew from All Occasions Event Rental, Cincinnati, Ohio, had to walk down a couple of flights of stairs, along with everything required for a backyard tented wedding rehearsal dinner. “It was [...]

  • Pulling off the dream wedding

    Published On: April 1, 2013Categories: Event Production, Features

    Island, beach, horses, dinner in the woods: pros talk about what they’ve done to help couples pull off the tented wedding of their dreams. By Meleah Maynard When people dream about their wedding, they don’t think about logistical details, like how all of those tents, equipment, people and food will get out to that small [...]

  • Securing capital events

    Published On: December 1, 2012Categories: Event Production, Industry News

    Sugarplum Tent Company brings security to Washington, D.C., events. Providing tent and event rental for the Washington, D.C., area often comes with a special concern—security. And Sugarplum Tent Company’s founder and president Davis M. Richardson has been preparing to address issues of security since his graduation from the United States Military Academy, where he earned [...]

  • Gold-medal stable installation

    Published On: December 1, 2012Categories: Event Production, Project Briefs

    Woodhouse fabricates luxury stables for four-legged Olympic competitors. Woodhouse Show and Event Services, Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire, England, has made a name for itself in the niche market of temporary equestrian stables. So when the 2012 Olympics were awarded to London, the company was as motivated to participate as any athlete. In January 2011 Woodhouse bid both [...]

  • Arts-centered event in a public space

    Published On: December 1, 2012Categories: Event Production, Project Briefs

    Après Party and Tent Rental pulls off a sophisticated arts-centered event amid larger-than-life sculptures. For tent and event rental companies, public spaces are bound to mean one thing—a tight timeline. The annual Walker Art Center Fundraiser takes place every September in such a space—the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden in Minneapolis, Minn., which most people recognize as [...]