Reader Questions
Here is an interesting question sent in by one of our readers about having a tent wedding.
Dear Amy,
Where have you been?
Just thought I would drop a note about a wedding I attended this past Saturday. It was hot! We were at a tent wedding, beautiful day, but the couple had chosen to set the tent up on a blacktop parkinglot. You could see the yellow of the parking spaces, even. It was a beautiful day but under the tent the heat was unbearable. My date and I left as quickly as we felt comfortable doing.
I have another friend getting married and she wants to use a tent. I will be the maid of honor, do you have any suggestions on how to avoid this problem that I can tell her. This reception was horrible.
Sincerely,
Sweat Drenched Guest
Dear Drenched,
I am so sorry to hear about your bad experience, it is never good when guests suffer from poor planning on someone's part. I am not all that familiar with tent weddings but I contacted our favorite wedding coordinator, Cynthia Basker of Celebrated Events who specializes in events held under a tent and she says blacktop was the absolute worst place you could place a tent. A field or grass area is preferable or a concrete surface, but not heat retaining tar. However, if this was the only logistical option, air conditioning the tent is essential, or at the very least, have high velocity standing fans (both can be rented through your local rental company) to help move the air to keep the heat from building up inside the tent. Also a sub-floor could have been built, complete with carpeting, made especially for tented affairs, not only to hide those unsightly parking space marks but to keep the heat down. Another option, although perhaps not ideal for a wedding, are 'misting units' which disperse a fine mist, powered by high velocity fans. Tents by their nature can get very hot, but, there are numerous ways to help cool your tent and your guests, so everyone stays until the last dance is over.
My advise, hire a wedding coordinator, like Cynthia who knows what they are doing and specializes in tent weddings. Not only will they know the pitfalls and benefits of this or that but they can save you money because they will know exactly what to do and what to get. Tent weddings are a different situation from a pre-standing banquet hall and having an expert opinion will go a long way into making the day perfect for you and your guests.
Where have I been? My sister's wedding is next month and we are into overdrive and she is pulling her hair out. :-) I love weddings but when it is your own sister. I just wish she'd let me talk about it online.
-Amy
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posted by Amy Taylor @ 11:44 AM
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