Your wedding decorations set the mood for the ceremony and reception. Many recommendations are based on the assumption that you’ll be indoors, so the focus is on flowers and centerpieces, not the architecture or surroundings. If you have an outdoor wedding under a tent, you’ll need to be much more aware of the structure you’re working with.

Wedding Decorations for an Outdoor Event

1. Tent Choice

Your choice of tent determines the size, shape, and overall appearance of the space you’re decorating. You can choose one with closed sides or an open-sided canopy, and your design may or may not include center poles. White tents are traditional and easy to find, but you may also be able to find ones in other colors or with clear windows, which may be a better match for your wedding theme and color scheme. Some wedding decoration rental companies even offer stand-alone doors that you can use to make the structure seem more solid and formal.

2. Overhead Decorations

Large tents are usually very high, so take advantage of that space to make the wedding feel more elegant and create a fairytale atmosphere. Start with a tent liner designed to hide the tent’s structural frame behind elegantly draped fabric. You can then add cloth drapings in your wedding colors or a colored border around the roof’s edge and hang floral wedding decorations. A horizontal arrangement over the head table can draw the eye and frame you and your new spouse.

3. Lighting

If your wedding is during the day, you’ll benefit from natural light, but you should still have additional lighting inside the tent. Twinkle lights along the canopy or hanging down can add a whimsical touch. It’s difficult to keep candles lit outdoors, but consider battery-powered candle lights for a romantic look. Hanging pendant lights provide illumination for the tables and give an upscale aesthetic.

For outdoor wedding decorations and tent rentals in central Kentucky, choose Bryant's Rent All. Based in Lexington, KY, since 1953, this family-owned and -operated equipment rental company offers beautiful tents in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, and colors to suit your event and the tent accessories to go with them. Call (859) 252-0408 with questions, or visit their website to browse inventory.