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The Tent Line
The Outdoor Bridal Suite
March 4th, 2010 Categories: Products, Weddings
A bridal tent is a great solution for those reception sites that don’t have a private area designated for the bride and bridesmaids to ready themselves. Applying make-up in natural light is always a good idea and fresh air will calm those pre-ceremony butterflies. Furnish the tent with lounge-type furniture, have something cold to drink (with bubbles perhaps?), and maybe even a framed photo of the husband-to-be.
A 16′ round bridal tent complete with sub-floor and sisal carpet. We love the Manzanita branches on the tent poles.
A bride makes her debut from our bridal tent. Photo source – Martha Stewart Weddings
This bride chose to have her hair and make-up done al fresco.
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A Black Tie Wedding on a West Marin Dairy Farm
February 9th, 2010 Categories: Company Info
We were delighted to work with Green Girl Events on an intimate wedding in Tomales, just north of Point Reyes Station. The site was bare when we arrived – just a hill on a cow pasture with a view of the bay. Lucky cows.
Several hours later, the farmland was transformed with a carpeted sub-floor, tents and lighting. The guests arrived dressed in formal attire and enjoyed a performance by professional opera singers, fine food by Inverness caterer, Pam Ferrari, and dancing into the wee hours.
Photos graciously shared by Paige Green Photography.
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A Tent Creates an Outdoor Room for your Wedding Ceremony
February 5th, 2010 Categories: Decor, Events, Photos, Weddings
Rebecca Feeney, of Custom Event Group, recently shared some lovely images of a wedding on which we collaborated. The ceremony and cocktail reception were held under a 46×80′ tent. Too often in California, wedding guests sit in the hot sun hoping the wedding vows will commence before the heat becomes unbearable. A tent can be incorporated into a natural setting without obstructing views and provide a retreat for your guests from that afternoon summer sun.
Designer Kathy Hoffman once again wows us with her style – love the use of vibrant yellows and oranges.
Above photos by Sara Remington
This photo was featured in the 2010 Winter issue of Martha Stewart Weddings, Anniversary Edition. The chuppah was adorned with olive branches and magnolia leaves.
For this wedding at di Rosa Preserva in Napa, the tent was used as shelter from the rain. Designer, Kathy Hoffman created a beautiful contemporary floral design.
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Highlights from the 2009 Wedding Season
January 28th, 2010 Categories: Events, Photos, Products, Weddings
We have a passion for weddings and it’s a good thing since weddings make up the majority of our business. From great locations, wood furniture, custom built walkways and new round chandeliers, looking back on last year’s wedding season, here are some of the highlights.
1. GREAT Locations!
Stinson Beach – an idyllic setting. We built a wood sub floor on the beach and constructed a walkway up through the dunes to the house.
Once guests were in the tent for dinner, we had our crew place our custom cordless wood LED pathway lights for the guests to exit the tent safely.
An intimate wedding in Zion National Park, Utah. Our tents fit gracefully into even the most natural of settings.
Wedding Planner, Rebecca Reategui, invited our tents and lighting to Durango, Colorado. 
Also in Durango, floral designer, Ariella Chezar, provided gorgeous centerpieces and decor.
Zephyr Tents installed a custom gobo wash on the dance floor as well as over 100 Japanese lanterns hung above the tables. Suspended lanterns in the trees provided decorative pathway lighting for the guests.
2. Our Farm Tables, Benches & Wood Bar were VERY well received.
Our tables down on the farm in Winters, CA
Custom wood bar and Adirondack furniture at a wedding in Sonoma Valley
Farm tables featured at a wedding in Geyserville
Benches set-up for a ceremony in the lavender field at Bear Flag Farm
Farm Tables at a wedding in Petaluma
3. Custom Wood Walkway
We love to build stuff! We constructed this gorgeous walkway for a Menlo Circus Club wedding planned by Zest Productions and designer J Floral Art. These wood structures are individual 8′ sections and can be made any length. They are quite versatile – a structure over a bar or food station, a chuppah, a canopy over a long dining table….whatever strikes your fancy!
4. Arrondi Chandeliers – designed by Tod Owsley of Zephyr Tents
These beautiful 48″ round chandeliers can be installed under a tent or in a reception room. They are illuminated with exposed filament bulbs or LED pillar candles.
Wedding designed by Alison Events at Durham Ranch in Calistoga
A wedding produced by Green Girl Events in Point Reyes debuted the chandeliers with LED candles.
We are gearing up for this year’s weddings and cannot wait to see what 2010 will bring!
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A Grand Wedding at the Menlo Circus Club
September 8th, 2009 Categories: Decor, Lighting, Products, Venues, Weddings
In mid-August, we had the pleasure of working at the Penninsula’s Menlo Circus Club for an incredible wedding with Cay Lemon of Zest Productions and Jeffrey Adair of J. Floral Art. We installed a 64′x124′ tent (our largest) on the polo field to accommodate 400 wedding guests. In order to create a seamless and elegant entry into our tent, we designed and built a custom wood structure, 80 feet in length, that coordinated with our tent’s wood poles. J. Floral Art draped sheer white fabric over the top of the covered walkway, then gathered each section at the support poles with roses. He completed the approach with two beautiful floral arrangements flanking the entrance.
During the daylight hours, the interior of the tent was designed with shades of white with pink accents, including custom pennants on each tent peak. As night fell, Zephyr Tents pattern-washed the canopy and dining room in pink swirls creating a dramatic atmosphere for the after-dark festivities. As a personal touch, we projected the bride and groom’s monogram on the center of the white dancefloor.
The guests enjoyed a late-night dj lounge in the club and were treated to a pink spotlit exit from the bride and groom as they drove away via Rolls Royce. A grand ending to a beautiful event.
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A Word From the Sperry Tents Family – A Tidewater Tent is Simply Not a Sperry Tent
August 20th, 2009 Categories: Company Info
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
As many of you are the first to receive a call from a newly engaged bride, or any individual that is planning to host an event, we would like to reacquaint you with Sperry Tents. Most of you are familiar with our tents but you may not be aware of the evolution of the product or of the fact that we just finished and moved into a new 10,000 square foot warehouse and manufacturing facility in Rochester, MA (stop by, it’s the big wooden barn in the center of town). We also want to address a matter of immediate concern regarding what an authentic Sperry Tent is and where you can rent them.
I had hoped to save this letter for the “off-season”, but there is already enough confusion out there that I feel we should create some clarity regarding the matter before we are in the midst of the September and October wedding madness and all of the sudden it is November. It is often said that “imitation is the ultimate form of flattery”, and that “if you are going to be original, you can expect to be copied”. Well, as you may or may not be aware, there is now a ‘knock-off’ version of our tent designs out there that is being promoted as “sailcloth tents” for “fair-weather events”.
Our obvious concern – in fact it has happened – is that people are going to confuse these new tents with ours and we will be associated with tents that cannot stand up to the elements. Or worse, these tents will fail in heavy weather and people will assume all sailcloth tents are fragile, leaky structures. With over 30 years of innovation and refinement in response to the demands of both our customers and the Mother Nature on the coast of New England, we are highly confident in our tents and the event services we provide. Along with the new facility we have also invested in a new computer cutting machine and state of the art machines for sealing the reinforcement patches and the seams, all of which contribute to a product that is both durable and watertight. We are not building ‘fair-weather’ tents.
We want people to understand that this new product is not a Sperry Tent, and that the only place you can find an authentic Sperry Tent is from the licensed Sperry Tent companies found on our website (please see www.sperrytents.com for locations). Something being called a sailcloth tent from anyone other than a licensed Sperry Tents rental company is simply not a Sperry Tent.
I appreciate you taking the time to read this. We look forward to continuing to work together with you.
Best Wishes,
Tim Sperry
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A Beautiful June Wedding on a Geyserville Ranch
August 14th, 2009 Categories: Decor, Lighting, Photos, Products, Weddings
On a perfect early summer day, the bride readied herself beneath a small canopy at her family ranch in Geyserville. Guests sat on hay bales for the exchange of vows under a large Oak tree surrounded by vineyards. Horse-drawn wagons transported guests to cocktails at the barn adorned with a beautiful wreath and garland created by Valerie Arelt. There Jimtown Catering served delicious hor d’oeuvres and signature cocktails. The bride and groom welcomed everyone to the tent to dine at farm tables tastefully decorated with ivory runners and gorgeous persimmon roses. Guests danced late into the evening under the glow of Japanese lanterns and uplighting on surrounding trees. We were so honored to be a part of creating another beautiful celebration!
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Featured Wedding Venue – Bear Flag Farm
July 29th, 2009 Categories: Venues, Weddings
We are fortunate to visit many special places and wanted to share some recent photos from one of our favorites. Bear Flag Farm is a Northern California organic farm specializing in beautiful weddings. Tina Reikes, farmer girl and wedding designer, creates gorgeous events together with her clients and vendors. Lavendar fields, sunflowers, olives, vineyards, stone fruit trees and heirloom tomatoes – what better place to celebrate life, love and food. We especially enjoy seeing the changes on the farm throughout the seasons.
Thank you to Cooper Carras, Gene Higa & Ann Hamilton for the beautiful photos!
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A Russian River Wedding with Moroccan Flair
July 28th, 2009 Categories: Decor, Lighting, Photos, Products, Venues, Weddings
Along the Russian River, there’s an unassuming location, perfect for a couple with a vision. Parker’s Resort is a campground in Guerneville and rents out for private events. The bride and groom chose a Moroccan theme – the dinner tent was adorned with Moroccan hanging lanterns (rented from Raj Tents) and colorful paper lanterns were hung in the blue star lounge tent complete with Moroccan furnishings. The guests danced into the wee hours al fresco under a canopy of bistro lights. Just another testament to our tents’ ability to transform a space and act as a blank canvas for a variety of motifs.
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An Intimate Wedding in Zion National Park
June 17th, 2009 Categories: Events, Photos
We are often asked if we travel outside of the San Francisco Bay Area for tented events. The answer is a resounding “yes”! Our staff recently returned from Zion National Park in Utah capturing a few moments of this small celebration in a vast valley. The photos are really more about the landscape than our tent – I can admit when we’ve been upstaged. Needless to say, I’ll be clearing my calendar next time we’re asked to travel!
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