Live Magnolia Trees and Custom Drapery: How One Planner Built a Dinner Party Under a Tent

Caroline and Anthony started with a format, not a theme: they wanted a small wedding run as a dinner party, not a large reception. The venue was The Argyle Club in San Antonio, and the planning firm was Ash Event Co. The firm built the evening inside a tent and kept the palette to two colors, green and white. The magnolia appears twice. Custom drapery printed with the motif lines the tent, and actual magnolia trees stand inside it. Pairing a printed fabric with the living plant is the detail worth studying if you're weighing a tent. It shows how much of a tent's interior can be designed from scratch, from the fabric walls to the greenery placed on the floor. For a couple who want a seated dinner rather than a crowded room, this wedding shows a tent being used to make a space feel enclosed and personal.

With reporting from Style Me Pretty.