Tenting

Tents, marquees, or structures for an outdoor or raw-space event.

Also called: tent, marquee, tipi, sailcloth, structure.

When couples book this

Usually booked about 7 months out. It moves with your date.

Your wishlist, before you talk to anyone

Questions you can answer early — they become the yardstick you compare candidates against.

What kind of tent are you picturing?
The wishlist mirror of tent_type (what the vendor offers, below).
Is the tent your main space or a backup plan?
The wishlist mirror of structure_role (below) — shapes whether you're reserving a hold or a full build.
How many guests need to fit under cover?

What to ask each candidate

Facts that differ from one vendor to the next — worth writing down while you shop.

What kind of tent or structure?
Sidewalls, liner, and finish

What settles once booked

The working details you and your vendor pin down together.

Tent size
DERIVED, and the template's headline publish: the covered footprint everything else reads.
Is the tent the main space or the backup plan?
What's under the tent?
Does the tent need a permit or inspection?
When does the tent go up?
Day-before is the norm: it gives flooring, power, and rentals a dry, covered space to build in.
When does the tent come down?
Tent layout
What time do they arrive?
The time you agreed together, not an estimate worked back from the ceremony.
What time do they finish?
Who do you call on the day?
The name and cell number of whoever is on site — not the office line.
Where do they come in, and where do they park?
The load-in door or dock, where the vehicles go, and who opens up.
Do they need a meal?
Counts toward your caterer's vendor-meal number.
What balance is due on the day?
Your own figure, from your contract — what is still owed when they arrive.
What gratuity are you planning?
Your own figure. It rides beside the balance on the day-of money sheet.
Where does it move if the weather turns?
Who makes the weather call?
One name. A call two people share is a call nobody makes.
By what time is the call made?
Setup crews need the answer before they start, so this usually lands the morning of.

How it lands on your day

Tent install
Day-before install is the norm; the install_schedule decision remaps this offset.
Tent walk-through & final adjustments
Day-of check: sidewalls set for the forecast, doors placed, guy lines flagged.

How it’s usually priced

Usually priced as one flat amount.

Lines that sometimes ride along: Install & strike, Sidewalls, liner & draping, Tent permit fee.

What your vendor reads from your plan

Book on or off Beetrothed — either way the plan assembles a brief your vendor can work from: the event, structure, schedule, admin, contacts.

Plan your tenting — and everything around it

These questions live as one cell of a connected plan: your budget, guest list, checklist and timeline all read from the same answers. See the whole board work, or join the waitlist and we’ll write when it’s your turn.

We will write when there is something worth telling you.