Award-winning event decor at the Greenskeeper

December 1, 2018  |  Design Spotlight

CORT Events sets the stage for a party at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Having set a PGA record for attendance in 2018 with more than 720,000 fans, the Waste Management Phoenix Open promotes itself with the hashtag #ThePeoplesOpen. It is also known as “the greenest show on grass”—showcasi…
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Ribbon ceiling treatment makes the most of ocean breezes

October 1, 2018  |  Design Spotlight, News

A beachfront reception takes advantage of breezes off the southeastern Georgia coast. A private beachfront home on Sea Island, Ga., the colors of a sunset and ocean breezes combined for a dreamy tented summer wedding by Tara Guérard of Tara Guérard Soirée, Charleston, S.C. White gable tents were …
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Clearly Classy Events combines modern and natural elements for a Texas wedding

August 1, 2018  |  Design Spotlight, News

Floral by Flora Fetish. Photo by Bryant Hill Media. Johnell Huebner’s clients wanted the guests at their 2017 wedding reception “to feel like they were stepping off the back patio and overlooking a gorgeous estate.” The owner of Clearly Classy Events, based in Austin, Texas, brought that visio…
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Sophisticated tented rehearsal dinner

June 1, 2018  |  Design Spotlight

A tented rehearsal dinner sets the tone for a sophisticated wedding weekend. A destination wedding on Lake Superior’s Madeline Island is as challenging as it is picturesque, with every person and item needing to be ferried to the site. For a July 2017 rehearsal dinner, Après Event Decor & Ten…
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Nautical decor gets a feminine touch under a wedding tent in Maryland

April 1, 2018  |  Design Spotlight

Elle Ellinghaus, founder of Elle Ellinghaus Designs, Baltimore, Md., has a hard time choosing a favorite element from a tented wedding reception at Kirkland Manor, along Maryland’s Miles River. Under a tent installed by Eastern Shore Tents and Events LLC, Chestertown, Md., Ellinghaus combined a fe…
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TentLogix and Stonehouse Events turn an empty lot into a high-end wedding venue

December 1, 2017  |  Design Spotlight, News

A striking color scheme and exquisite details come together under tents that weren’t originally in the plan. A Tampa, Fla., couple selected a venue under construction for their May 2017 wedding in the hopes of giving their 450 guests a new experience. But five months before the celebration, they l…
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Black-tie affair meets southern charm

August 1, 2017  |  Design Spotlight, News

Details bring warmth and a sense of home to a formal wedding reception. Can a black-tie affair also radiate southern charm? Shelly Fortune of Shelly Fortune Event Design, Lexington, Ky., set out to combine the two motifs for a tented wedding reception celebrating a couple who desired both formality …
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A tented wedding on Lake Michigan

June 1, 2017  |  Design Spotlight, News

When the sun sets on Sleeping Bear Bay in Glen Arbor, Mich., on just the right night with just the right amount of clouds, the sky explodes with an interaction of color worthy of an impressionist’s palette. Alicia Caldecott, founder of A Day in May Event Planning and Design LLC of Traverse City, M…
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City meets country

April 1, 2017  |  Design Spotlight, News

Bliss Productions combines a couple’s contrasting personalities into one tented celebration. A glam-loving bride and a cattle rancher groom turned to Lindsay Wiggins, owner of Bliss Productions of San Clemente, Calif., to unite their styles for an intimate tented wedding. The results combined eleg…
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