Question 1

WHERE IS THE SUN SETTING?

Accepted Answer

WHEN PLANNING AN OUTDOOR WEDDING, EVEN IF YOU HAVE A TENT FOR SHELTER, SHADE AND AMBIANCE, YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER SETTING SUN! IMAGINE HAVING YOUR BEAUTIFUL CAKE AND CANDLE FAVORS SITTING ON A BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED TABLE. BUT THAT CAKE TABLE HAPPENS TO BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE TENT AND IT BEGINS TO MELT BEFORE THE CAKE CUTTING EVEN BEGINS!

Question 2

WILL DEW AFFECT YOUR DECORATIONS?

Accepted Answer

AN INDOOR VENUE CAN BE DECORATED AND SET DAYS BEFORE YOUR SPECIAL DAY, BUT TENTS ARE A LITTLE MORE TEMPERAMENTAL! A BIRD COULD FLY IN YOUR RECEPTION TENT AFTER YOU HAVE THE DECORATIONS SET AND EVEN BEGIN BUILDING A NEST! (HOPEFULLY NOT, BUT NATURE IS PECULIAR IN THAT WAY)

Question 3

HOW TO SECURE WEDDING LINENS?

Accepted Answer

EVEN ON THE CALMEST, MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY, A SLIGHT BREEZE CAN REAK HAVOC ON THE FLOWING DETAILS OF FLOOR LENGTH TABLE LINENS! IT SEEMS LIKE THE MOMENT EVERYONE IS SITTING AT THE CEREMONY AND THE BAND BEGINS TO PLAY, TABLE LINENS START SHIFTING AND CENTERPIECES START TO TIP AND TOPPLE.

Question 4

ARE YOUR CANDLES WIND-PROOF?

Accepted Answer

CANDLE LIGHT GLOW ON THE TOP OF A WEDDING TABLE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SIGHT! THAT IS, UNTIL THE WIND DOESN’T ALLOW THE FLAME TO STAY LIT! IF YOUR VENUE IS ALLOWING OPEN FLAME, PLAN ON A CONTAINER CANDLE, SOMETHING IN A GLASS JAR. THIS SIMPLE DECISION CAN KEEP THE CANDLE GOING!

Question 5

WHAT WILL THE TEMPERATURE BE?

Accepted Answer

LOOK AHEAD ON THE WEATHER FORECAST, NOT ONLY FOR YOUR POTENTIAL OUTDOOR CEREMONY, BUT FOR THE OVERALL TEMERATURE FOR THAT DAY! I’VE FOUND OPEN (NO SIDES) TENTS TO LOWER THE TEMPERATURE UP TO 10 DEGREES. AND THE NATURAL BREEZE ACCOMPANYING A WARM SUMMER DAY IS OFTEN WELCOMED! HOWEVER, IF IT IS A COOLER DAY, PERHAPS SPRING OR FALL, YOU MIGHT WANT TO BUDGET A PROPANE TENT HEATER.

Question 6

CAN YOU STAY IN A WEDDING TENT IN A THUNDERSTORM?

Accepted Answer

YOU SHOULD NOT SHELTER UNDER A WEDDING TENT IN A THUNDERSTORM. TENTS ARE A TEMPORARY STRUCTURE DESIGNED TO SHELTER FROM RAIN AND SUN. THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY LIGHTENING RODS TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE INSIDE. SEEK SHELTER IN A PERMENANT BUILDING IF CAUGHT IN A THUNDERSTORM.

Question 7

SHOULD YOU HAVE THE CEREMONY AND RECEPTION UNDER ONE TENT?

Accepted Answer

I HAVE SEEN CEREMONIES AND RECEPTIONS HELD UNDER ONE TENT, BUT MOST OF THE TIME A CEREMONY IS HELD OUTDOORS WHILE THE SIT DOWN DINNER AND FESTIVITIES ARE HELD UNDER THE TENT. IF THE TENT IS NEAR THE CEREMONY LOCATION, SOME PEOPLE MAY CHOOSE TO SIT IN THE TENT DURING OR JUST BEFORE THE CEREMONY IN AN EFFORT TO SEEK SHADE FROM THE SUMMER SUN.

Question 8

HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN FIT IN ONE WEDDING TENT?

Accepted Answer

A WEDDING TENT OFTEN HAS A DESIGNATED DANCE FLOOR SET INSIDE THE TENT, AT THE BRIDE’S REQUEST. THIS CAN TAKE UP VALUABLE SEATING AREA. THE CAKE TABLE, FOOD TABLE, GIFT TABLE AND DJ’S TABLE ARE OFTEN UNACCOUNTED FOR AS WELL.

Question 9

HOW CAN YOU WALK ON GRASS WITH HEELS?

Accepted Answer

BE SURE TO TELL YOUR GUESTS THAT YOU ARE HAVING AN OUTDOOR, TENTED WEDDING ON GRASS AND TO DRESS ACCORDINGLY! GRASS CAN BE SOFT, ESPECIALLY AFTER A RAINY DAY. HIGH HEELS MAY NOT BE THE PREFERRED CHOICE OF DRESS CODE FOR YOUR OUTDOOR TENT WEDDING.

Question 10

WHERE WILL THE RESTROOMS BE?

Accepted Answer

RESTROOMS AT A TENT WEDDING ARE OFTEN PORTABLE TOILETS. THESE CAN BE STANDARD PORTA-POTTIES, ADA PORTA-POTTIES (PREFERRED), OR A TRAILER RESTROOM. PLAN TO PUT THESE RESTROOMS IN A PLACE THAT IS EASY TO GET TO, BUT FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE TENT TO AVOID THE SLAM OF THE DOOR EVERY 5 MINUTES!

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