Event Planning Resources
Tenting 101
Overview
A tent is simply a portable, temporary shade structure made of vinyl and supported by either a frame or poles and secured with stakes or ballasts
Tent Styles
Frame (Hip End)
Characteristics
- Aluminum frame
- Opaque white or clear vinyl top
- Straight valence
- Stake or anchor
Common uses
- Wedding
- Corporate
Frame (Gable End)
Characteristics
- Aluminum frame
- Opaque white or clear vinyl top
- Straight valence
- Stake or anchor
Common uses
- Wedding
- Corporate
High Profile
Characteristics
- Aluminum frame with suspended center pole
- Opaque white vinyl top
- Arched valence
- Stake or anchor
Common uses
- Corporate
- Sporting
- Festival
Pole
Characteristics
- Aluminum center poles
- Wooden perimeter legs
- Opaque white vinyl top
- Straight valence
- Stake only
Common uses
- Wedding
- Festival
Sailcloth
Characteristics
- Wooden legs & center poles
- Translucent off-white vinyl top
- No valence
- Stake only
Common uses
- Wedding
- Corporate
Structure
Characteristics
- Engineered aluminum frame
- Opaque white or clear vinyl top
- Straight valence
- Stake or anchor
Common uses
- Corporate
- Sporting
Bandshell
Characteristics
- Aluminum frame
- Opaque white or clear vinyl top
- No valence
- Stake or anchor
Common uses
- Festival
Airframe
Characteristics
- Forced-air frame
- Composite nylon fabric top
- No valence
- Stake or anchor
Common uses
- Corporate
- Sporting
- Festival
Dome
Characteristics
- Steel frame
- Opaque white or clear vinyl top
- No valence
- Stake or anchor
Common uses
- Corporate
- Festival
- Sporting
Tent Planning
| Event Type | Suggested Sq. Footage (per person) |
|---|---|
| Ceremony | 8-10 pp |
| Food Stations (1/3 Seating) | 12-15 pp |
| Plated dinner (full seating) | 18-20 pp |
| Plated dinner + Band, dance, lounge | 21-25 pp |
Tent Schematics
- 20 X 20 Frame Tent
- 20 X 30 Frame Tent
- 20 X 40 Frame Tent
- 20 X 50 Frame Tent
- 20 X 60 Frame Tent
- 30 X 30 Frame Tent
- 30 X 45 Frame Tent
- 30 X 60 Frame Tent
- 40 X 40 Frame Tent
- 40 X 55 Frame Tent
- 40 X 60 Frame Tent
- 40 X 70 Frame Tent
- 40 X 85 Frame Tent
- 40 X 100 Frame Tent
- 30 Wide Gable Frame Tent
- 40 Wide Gable Frame Tent