Six Tips for a Totally Unique Tipi Wedding
You’re not afraid to be extraordinary – that’s why you’ve decided to celebrate your big day with spectacular giant tipis.
Now, there’s a whole host of ways you can put your own spin on your outdoor wedding that will leave your guests with that unmistakeable feeling that your wedding was truly a reflection of the you – the newlyweds.
1. Plan activities to make the most of a tipi wedding
Now that you’re celebrating your wedding with a tipi reception, you have an indoor/outdoor situation that you can make the most of. A game of rounders? An outdoor music stage? With so much open space to play with there’s no need to hold back.
A good way to encourage guests to make the most of their al fresco setting is to use a smaller tipi tent as a standalone bar area to the side of the main tipi arrangement.
2. Explore tipi lighting designs for an amazing effect
Tipis look gorgeous in the daytime, but they are just as gorgeous at night. With your tipi hire you can choose exactly the kind of lighting you want.
Internally, LED lights can provide a full spectrum of vivid colours, and can be set to be a constant shade, or slowly fade from one colour to the next. A simpler option is classic up lighters which illuminate the apex of each tipi. You also have the option of spotlights and par cans which can be used to pool light on tables or other features, as you require.
If you want full-blown old school glamour, then our vintage cut glass chandeliers – rescued from a 1920s manor house – are the perfect centrepiece. For more sparkles, tipis are a fairy light lover’s dream, with plenty of wooden beams and canvas edging for fairy lights to twinkle from.
The surrounding features can also be enhanced to magical effect. A backdrop of trees can be create using coloured up-lighters, and paths and walkways illuminated with accent lighting.
3. Use your imagination and transform any outdoor space into a wedding venue
One of the best aspects of hiring giant tipis for your event is the ability to transform any outdoor space into a fabulous setting. Your wedding reception options don’t need to be limited by conventional venues.
Is there a view that you’ve always admired? A lakeside location that you have your eye on? Or perhaps you love the setting of a classic property but there aren’t the facilities that you need for your big day.
Katah Events bring not only the tipis to you, but all of the bells and whistles that you need too. Power generators and infrastructure? Luxury loos? Audio visual equipment? Our expert project management takes care of all of the for you.
4. Take a look at tipi linings, unique to Katah Events
Not all tipi hire companies are made equal. Not only are our tents made to the best specifications, but we are also the only UK tipi hire company to have tent linings that fit with the interior curve of conjoined tipi sections.
It’s hard to overstate the impact of these linings. Sure, unlined giant tipis are beautiful anyway, and perfect if it’s a more rustic feel that you’re after. But if you’d like a more chic, polished internal effect, you can consider these carefully crafted pure cotton linings with their aesthetically pleasing interwoven ribbons.
You can always take the bespoke approach to your wedding one step further by choosing to have personalised linings, whether it’s a monogrammed design, or an element of your colour palette.
6. What tipi layout works for your wedding?
Whether you have one tipi or six, you can determine what the floorplan of your wedding will look like. And it all depends on your priorities.
If it’s important that guests have plenty of space to groove, then you can create a deeper formation and maximise dance floor space. Alternatively, if there’s a gorgeous view that you want guests to enjoy, or you want to have an outdoor seating area, then you can have the tipis joined in a sweeping arc shape. Any good tipi event planner will understand what your priorities are and how to work these into the layout of the event.
5. Tipi finishing touches: From floral to fire pits
Giant tipis are essentially a blank canvas for your carefully thought-out wedding theme.
Floral arrangements work particularly well in tipis for weddings, whether you’re looking at elevated table displays to complement the height of the space, or romantic arrangements tumbling from our hoisted vintage wagon wheel.
What’s more, nothing works quite as well to draw people together as a fire pit. Adding unbeatable atmosphere and a sense of wellbeing, fire pits also serve a practical purpose should a chill rise during the evening. Just don’t forget the marshmallows.
Katah Events was established in 2010. Ever since we have been offering the best event tipi hire for all kinds of events. Based in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, Katah Events works locally and nationally. We combine the very best tents for weddings, parties and public events with event expertise and great attention to detail.