An arts-centered wedding reception

June 1, 2013  |  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. …
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Equestrian event under a big red tent

April 1, 2013  |  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 T…
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Strategies for festival tenting

April 1, 2013  |  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 rode…
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Pulling off the dream wedding

April 1, 2013  |  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 an…
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Tackling the events others turn down

April 1, 2013  |  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…
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Backyard event with a labor-intensive installation

April 1, 2013  |  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 backya…
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Gold-medal stable installation

December 1, 2012  |  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 motivat…
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Arts-centered event in a public space

December 1, 2012  |  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 spac…
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A tented backyard bat mitzvah

December 1, 2012  |  Event Production, Project Briefs

This backyard bash was the “party of the year” for Ocean Tents & Party Rentals. There are all sorts of reasons why a hard hat is necessary during any tent installation, but for a New Jersey backyard bat mitzvah install, hard hats were required to protect the crew from a tiny bit of n…
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Securing capital events

December 1, 2012  |  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 s…
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