Wedding Tent Decorating Ideas

Looking for ways to spruce up your tent? And, how about those ugly tent poles? Here are some ideas to get you started!

Lighting

• On December 26, buy up all of the half-priced holiday lights you find. You can use these to wrap around your tent poles. If you have lots of them, you could line your entire tent ceiling with them!
  
  
• Hang some Japanese lanterns around the tent to add some color and more lighting. You can find some great deals online (i.e. www.pearlriver.com or www.houserice.com )
  
  
• If you are in an area that is highly populated with mosquitoes, you can buy nice lamps for your tables that double as bug repellent.
  
  
• If you really want to light up the tent you can rent lamps to hang from the ceiling of your tent.
  
  
• Remember to check with your facility to find out if you will need to rent a generator to accommodate the extra lighting that you will be using.
  

Flowers

• Wrap flower vines (real or silk) around your tent poles.
  
  
• Hang flower baskets from your tent ceiling.
  
  
• Borrow some hanging plants and hooks from friends or relatives. You can put them in the corners of your tent.
  

Other creative ideas

• Try wrapping your tent poles in tulle, or other type of fabric.
  
  
• Drape tulle across the ceiling of your tent to give a “cloud” effect.
  
  
• If your reception is in the evening, you may be looking for more ways to light the area. Try using candles for your centerpieces. You could even use candles as favors. Order some personalized matches to lay on the table so people can keep their candles lit all night!
  
  
• If you are inviting children, buy some sparklers after Independence Day. It will offer kids some entertainment and they can make your reception more festive!
  
  
• Many people rent bubble machines to use for pictures or for their dance floor. Try using one outside in, or near your tent. (Remember to keep away from the food!) Bubble machines can be relatively inexpensive to rent and can be beautiful outdoors.
  
  
• If you like the look of balloons, attach balloons to decorated bags filled with sand and place them around your tent. Or, decorate your balloons with some pretty ribbon and let them float freely across your tent ceiling.
  

Still looking for more?

• Start hunting for pictures from the Internet, or from people you know who have had tents at their wedding to get ideas.
  
  
• Ask your tent rental place if they rent any tent décor, or have any unique decorating ideas.
  
  
• Do you have a wedding theme? Try incorporating your theme creatively into your decorations. For example, if you have a “daisy” theme, you could wrap your poles with flower vines that include daisies.