How to Decorate a Wedding Tent on a Budget

Weddings are one of the most important moments in life, and tent weddings are not only rich in romance, but also flexible enough to cope with changes in the weather. Generally wedding tents need to be decorated to create a romantic atmosphere for the wedding. And wedding tent decoration if not well planned in advance, often cost a lot of money.

So how to decorate the خيمة الزفاف with a limited budget? Gaxtent will start from more than one degree, to provide you with professional, executable advice to help you not affect the beauty of the chimney, to save the wedding tent decoration expenses.

Choosing the Right Wedding Tent Type Is the First Step to Saving

Want to save the arrangement fee, the first step is to start from the choice of tent. Many people ignore this step, the results of the late decoration and to add light shelves, and to rent more curtains, spend is a waste of money.

You can prioritize these cost-effective and more economical types of decoration:

A-roof tents: the top of the high, clean lines, not only good ventilation, but also particularly suitable for hanging fabric mantles and light strings, without the need for additional frames, the visual effect is also more ceremonial. If you want to create a fantastic and advanced set, it is the most friendly choice.

Tip Top Tent (خيمة الباغودا): If it is a small wedding of 30 people or less, a top top top tent with a small flower frame can be out of the movie and not expensive, very suitable for small celebrations with a limited budget.

Tent material is recommended to choose white translucent PVC: this type of material during the day, natural light penetration is very soft, and then with a few strings of lights at night, the atmosphere immediately pull full, and even light rental money can save a sum of money.

A small reminder: If you do not need special “visual impact”, try to avoid shaped structure tents (such as wave top, transparent dome kind). Looks cool, set up is a bottomless pit – fabric is not good to hang, lights are difficult to install, or even have to hire someone to build.

Determine How Much Budget You Need to Set Up Your Wedding Tent?

Before setting up, ask yourself a question: “How much am I willing to spend on the tent?” This is not a false statement – because once the budget is not bottomed out, it is easy to step into the trap of “it does not look expensive, but it adds up”.

Here is a practical method to help you grasp the key points:

Suppose your entire wedding budget is $20,000, of which about 10%-15% will usually be allocated to the venue + tent + decoration, that is, about $2,000~$3,000.

Within this portion, it is recommended to keep the budget for tent decoration between $500~$1,000 (or even below $300 if you are willing to DIY or have friends and family to help).

How do I break up the money? Let’s take a simple example:

Of course, if you have a team of friends and family or are willing to do a little bit of DIY, this amount of money can be compressed quite a bit more.

What Is Necessary to Set Up a Wedding Tent? How to Save Money?

No matter how big the tent space is, you don’t need to decorate every inch of it – focusing on the key points is more advanced and less expensive than spreading it all over.

Here is a summary of three “must-decorate” areas, which are not only the high-frequency places, but also the places where guests will stay the longest. As long as these places in place, even if the other areas “white space”, the overall effect will not be discounted.

1. Ceremony area background (the most photographed C seat)
This is the place where you say “I do”, but also the most photographed set on the wedding day, must make some effort.
Money-saving arrangement:

white veil + string lights + dried flowers vine built into the background frame, Amazon / Etsy set down less than $80;

If the venue has a large tree, you can directly hang decorative cloth and wooden signs, natural and save structure construction costs;

do not use real flowers as a backdrop, artificial flowers + LED embellishments as photogenic, less than half the cost.

2. Newcomers main table area (visual focus)
Many people will ignore the main table, in fact, the photographer will catch a lot of footage of this area, guests will also be around here to dine and interact.
Money-saving arrangement:

with a special tablecloth or table flag (lace edge, velvet texture), plus a lot of points;

table to put two bouquets of dried flowers + two candles, and then add a small wooden plaque with your last name, super ceremonial;

behind the chairs can be tied with ribbons or add a small green plant, the overall sense of coordination immediately pulled high.

3. Entry welcome area (guests first impression)
signing area + welcome sign, both the wedding “face”, but also the atmosphere of the opening.
Money-saving arrangement:

Etsy templates to do their own welcome sign design, and then print airbrush can be;

welcome sign next to put some hay, old boxes, green plants or DIY photo wall, can add points;

conditions can be put a Polaroid photo area, so that guests participate in the sense of stronger.

What places can be decorated without spending money?

Table flowers at every table? It’s not necessary. You can choose a few main table decorations, the rest with simple tablecloths, color scheme to support.

Hanging cloths from the ceiling? Not cost effective. Make one main visual line or pull two strings of lights, the atmosphere is enough.

Tent facade? Not important. Most photos are taken inside the tent, so unless the exterior is a ceremony site or group photo spot, it can be ignored!

How to Save on Wedding Tent Setup?

Not all the romantic have to spend a lot of money – a lot of layout effect, in fact, by a little clever, small strategy, you can save hundreds of dollars.

If you have a limited budget, you may want to put these tricks are in the bag, according to do, can really help you save money in the “should spend” place!

1.Rent than buy cost-effective, decisive rent!
You do not need to go for a wedding “full set to buy all”.
It is recommended to rent these items:

high table / decorative chairs / floral rack: photo effect, rent a set of as little as $30 ~ $50;

sound + lighting equipment: their own expensive to buy and no technology, rented tuned to use;

carpet / aisle cloth: visual enhancement of the effect is obvious, but the use of the frequency is extremely low, rent is too cheap than to buy.
Tips: Facebook Marketplace, wedding resale groups, local wedding second-hand group search “wedding decor rent”, to find a bargain.

2.dried flowers, green plants, artificial rattan – is your good friend to save money
Flowers, although beautiful, the price is also “beautiful”. Especially during the wedding season, often thousands of dollars.
Alternatives:

dry flowers, simulation flowers vine instead of a large number of table flowers, environmental protection can also be arranged in advance;

take the home of the green plant temporary move, or find a friend to borrow a few pots is also very OK;

the main back wall with artificial flowers + string lights, other people can not see the real or fake, the effect of the camera is as good!

3.DIY a little bit, the atmosphere will be different
You do not need all DIY, but if you are willing to do a little bit of hand, these are the most worthwhile to do it yourself:

Even if you only do three kinds of DIY, you can also make the guests feel the wedding. Even if you only do 3 DIY things, you can still make your guests feel the “flavor” of the wedding.

4. The lights don’t hang all over the field, illuminate the key areas is enough
Lighting is the atmosphere of the machine, but it is also the most easy to burn money.
The smartest lighting arrangement method:

ceremony area + newcomer main table + dance floor is the focus of the lighting area;

only in the center of the ceiling to pull the two light strings, not only to save materials and visual main line;

LED string lights (USB models) cheap and durable, once to buy three strings will be enough.

5. Make good use of free resources & friends and family to help
You are not alone in the wedding.
You are not alone in organizing your wedding. You can find resources like this:

If your friends have been married before, ask them if there are any leftover decorations that you can borrow;

There are too many templates on Pinterest for wedding decorations, so just copy them and save on the planning costs;

If your friends have photography/crafts/decoration talents, ask them to contribute a little bit of help. Ask them to make a small contribution, friendship is more reliable than the budget.

Wedding Tent Layout Common Misunderstandings & How to Avoid

Many couples spend a lot of time doing homework before the wedding, but when it comes to the real layout, or will fall into some “looks good, the actual very costly and ineffective” pit. The following is our summary of 5 common misunderstandings, and how you should avoid them:

Misunderstanding 1: layout would like to “do everything”, the results where there is no focus
A lot of people at the beginning of the idea of “ceremony area to be beautiful, the table should be exquisite, the entrance can not be bad”, the results of the budget is evenly distributed, and everywhere is decorated a little, but nowhere is exciting enough.
How to avoid:
Prioritize three visual focus areas (e.g., ceremony area, main table, and welcome area), and focus your budget on creating a focal point. Other areas can be left white or embellished without affecting the overall atmosphere.

Misunderstanding 2: blind pursuit of “full flower arrangement”, burn money burn heart
Flowers are beautiful, but the cost is also very high. A whole set of flowers background + table flowers + aisle floral, may directly account for half of your budget.
How to avoid:
You can use dried flowers, artificial flowers, green potted plants in combination, and just use a little bit of flowers in the main visual area. The photos look good and the cost is controllable.

Misunderstanding 3: hanging too much light, can not see during the day, the night is too blinding
Some people feel that the more lights the more romantic, so the chandelier, string lights, projection together, the result is that during the day can not see the effect of the night is too bright, but can not suppress the atmosphere.
How to avoid:
Choose warm light strings, focus on the ceremony area, dance floor, the bride and groom on the table;
Avoid strong light directly on the guest area;
If it is a daytime wedding, you can reduce the lighting budget, focus on natural lighting + fabric atmosphere.

Myth 4: Choose the wrong type of tent, difficult to arrange, extra money
Shaped tents or fully transparent tents are unique, but the structure is complicated, it is inconvenient to hang the drapery, install lights, and shade, and it is also easy to double the cost of the arrangement.
How to avoid:
Choose A-roofed tents or Pagoda tipis, which are structurally regular tents that are both good for setup and easy to create a sense of ceremony, and are cost-effective.

Misunderstanding 5: What are DIY, tired of their own effect is not uniform
See DIY tutorials online is too beautiful, many newcomers are excited about the whole package to their own, the results of the time is not enough, the quality of the difference, the wedding before the tired into a dog.
How to avoid:
Only choose simple, high-cost projects DIY (such as welcome signs, table cards, backdrops);
Other parts as much as possible to acquaintances / merchants / layout team to deal with the priorities;
Two weeks in advance to test the effect of the decoration, to avoid the wedding day of the temporary busy hands and feet.

How to Decorate a Wedding Tent on a Budget

Arranging a wedding tent doesn’t have to cost a lot of money, the key is to seize the key areas, choose the right way of decoration, and spend the budget on the knife edge.

The following are the strategies you can refer to save the decoration budget:

It is recommended that the total budget of the setup be controlled between $500-$800 (including the tent).
-The total setup budget is recommended to be between $500 and $800 (excluding the tent itself), if you are good at doing things and have a team of friends and family to participate, it can even be compressed to less than $300.

Summary of the key points to save money:

choose the right tent structure (such as A-roof) layout more worry;

three visual area priority decoration (ceremony area, main table, welcome area);

dried flowers + simulation of greenery + string lights is a cost-effective three treasures;

DIY control of 2 to 3 items, do not all inclusive of their own.

خاتمة

Wedding decoration is never “spend how much” competition, but “spend cleverly” the wisdom of the game. Even if you have a limited budget, as long as the idea is clear, clear focus, you can still create a warm, romantic and unique style of the wedding tent site.

If you are looking for cost-effective and easy to set up wedding tents, you may want to take a look at the Gaxtent wedding tent series – a variety of specifications, quick to set up, to help you easily start the first step of outdoor weddings.