I think I want a TENTED wedding! COME SEE THE PICTURES!

Hey all,

I've been considering this since before I was even engaged! When I think of my dream wedding... I see a HUGE high-ceiling tent w/ side walls, ballroom pillow liners, lanterns, wood flooring, custom lighting and each of my 200 guests dancing the night away

This doesn't seem very common, and since I've found this site, I've been so impressed with the hall idea that I sort of swept my dream under the rug lol! NY Tent Co has some beautiful ones but I don't want to contact them until I have it all together.

So, would any of you helpful ladies (or gentlemen) have any useful advice for me?

I'm wondering:

1: Could I have the tent set up outside of an estate, vineyard or country club?

2: If yes, would they allow outside catering to use their kitchen and our guests to use their restrooms?

3: Would the above perhaps be willing to cater for an outdoor reception on their grounds? I spoke with the Beach Club Estate and they said they could do it but I haven't heard much about them.

4: Lastly, would it cost much more than the average reception hall since I'd have to rent a huge tent with all it's accesories, rent chairs, tables, linens, dinnerware (if the owner of the grounds can't provide them) and also take care of AC for the tent, etc. How much do caterers usually charge for weddings outside of a reception hall?

I'm gonna try to post a picture or 2 of what I'm envisioning

Thanks SOOOoo much for reading all of that if you did and ANY advice you have would be GREATLY appreciated

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Thats pretrty - but I'm sure a set up like that would be more expensive than a beautiful hall

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I know two people that had tented weddings...the location for both were summer homes on huge property and they were loaded because it was definitely more expensive than having it at a hall.

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Oh no!

What would you guess to be the total cost? ...guesstimate

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Posted by JeanineP2B

Oh no!

What would you guess to be the total cost? ...guesstimate

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Oh my goodness!

That'd be $40K for 200 guests... does that $200 include flowers?

She must be renting EVERYTHING since it's her own private estate... Maybe if we have it outside of a country club and use their equipment (tables, chairs and dinnerware) we'd save some $$$!

Thanks a lot for the information though! I'm going to look up that tent company and caterer

:fingers crossed:

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One of my friends had a tented wedding at Martha Clara Vineyards. It was very nice, but not my style. I thought it was kinda of annoying wearing heels in the grass. The wood floor only covered the dance floor area, not where the tables were. They also had to rent a bathroon trailer for the restrooms.

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Ya I HATE walking in grass! I'm actually not an "outdoorsy" kinda gal lol I just think the tent idea is kinda romantic. I'd definitely have Plywood flooring throughout the whole tent.

I'm surprised that guests weren't able to use the vineyard's restroom...
Thanks a lot for the info

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I'm thinking the same thing for my wedding, and I'm looking into having it at an inn or B&B upstate or in New Jersey. There are so many places that do tented weddings there every weekend, so they have packages where you'll get the tent, catering, bar services, linens etc. just like you would at a reception hall, for about the same cost. If I just rented grounds somewhere and had to find everything a la carte by myself, I'd go nuts! Haven't found any places yet in Long Island, though, sorry. If you'd be interested in the places I found in the Hudson Valley or NJ, let me know.

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Bridgeview yacht club in Island Park is basically a large tent.. you might want to check it out.

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i think tent weddings are absolutely gorgeous, but i think they end up being very expensive in the end.

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Thanks all! Icherian as you know, I think you created the perfect atmosphere for your wedding! It was SO beautiful!... so if I don't go with the tent... it'll be quite similar with the lanterns and lighting in a hall/ballroom

Jerry's Girl, I'm gonna check out the website

Dava Day- you have FM

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tent weddings are beautiful... i say go for it if you really want it.... it's your BIG day, so do it!

I am sure it will be stunning...

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That is gorgeous. I would love that too. But I do beleive its $$$

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Look into the Martha Clara vineyard, I think they do something with tents. I love the idea of it, looks fabulous.

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Thanks ladies!

The more I think about it the the more excited I become! I have a test this Friday that I REALLY need to study for lol.. but of course it can wait!

If anyone has more tips... feel free to FM me or to post. Thanks again.

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My cousin had this on the lawn of a bed & breakfast in PA, it was really nice!

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I work for a hospital and we always have a ball in September at the Bourne Mansion in Oakdale. They set up a huge tent - 800 people attend the event- and they use the mansion for the cocktail hour and then the tent for dinner. It is so gorgeous! I always thought I wanted a tent wedding, but they can be expensive, but def check out the Bourne Mansion (Lessings)

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I checked their website and it's really nice but their minimum is about $150 per person. I'll still contact them though since they might charge less if we only use the grounds.

I never thought about having the cocktail hour inside and reception outside... great idea!

Thank you

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i know two people that had gorgeous i mean STUNNING tent weddings on Oheka Castle's estate. you should contact them if your interested....

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Oheka = but you've got FM

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just a few things to think about if you want a tented wedding...

i work for a caterer and we go to sites to do weddings. i've done more than one wedding in a tent, and oddly enough, it has POURED every time i've done a tent wedding. and let me tell you- it's not a pretty sight. the grass gets really soggy and all the women sink their high heels into the ground and get them all muddy. also, one time i did a wedding where it was rainy AND windy and the side panels to the tents were blowing in and all the guests were getting wet. it was terrible. so unless you have nerves of steel and will not be stressed about the weather, i don't recommend it. it can be absolutely gorgeous if you luck out and get a nice day, but if you don't, you're not going to be a happy camper.

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I am sorry I dont know anything about tent weddings but the pictures look magical

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Posted by LaurenF

just a few things to think about if you want a tented wedding...

i work for a caterer and we go to sites to do weddings. i've done more than one wedding in a tent, and oddly enough, it has POURED every time i've done a tent wedding. and let me tell you- it's not a pretty sight. the grass gets really soggy and all the women sink their high heels into the ground and get them all muddy. also, one time i did a wedding where it was rainy AND windy and the side panels to the tents were blowing in and all the guests were getting wet. it was terrible. so unless you have nerves of steel and will not be stressed about the weather, i don't recommend it. it can be absolutely gorgeous if you luck out and get a nice day, but if you don't, you're not going to be a happy camper.

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