Photo credit: www.Papakata.co.uk
If a stately home isn’t for you, and the local hotel is a bit too straight laced, create a magical atmosphere with a tipi for your wedding reception!
UK wedding tipis and tents
One of the very first weddings I featured on the blog, by the amazing Devon wedding photographer Rosie Parsons, had a tipi wedding reception – I fell in love with the photographs at first glance – inside and out, a tipi will always look fantastic.
Tipi wedding. Photography credit: the wonderful Rosie Parsons
Ten or so years ago this would have raised eyebrows, but now in the UK wedding tents and tipis are a real trend – and they’re always gorgeous.
A great alternative to a traditional white marquee, a tipi style wedding tent is a real style statement.
Hiring a traditional tipi for your wedding will cost around £2-4k depending on the size. That price includes the main furnishings… floor, chairs, lighting. And don’t worry about erecting your own tents – it’s all done for you of course. (You don’t have to tell your husband to be… might be fun if he thinks he’ll be in charge of tent pegs.)
Photo credit: www.Papakata.co.uk
Where to get a wedding tipi in the UK
Try the following wedding tipi specialists for size:
PapaKata based in York. I love their website, it’s full of information with floor plans, photo galleries and advice about hiring a wedding tipi. Did you know you can even add a real log fire in winter? How perfect is that!
“It is an ancient tradition to have celebrations around a fire and it brought unbelievable magic to our wedding day, to have our friends and family joyfully gathered around the fire…..with the glitter ball and fairy lights spinning, their glow like a million stars into the night…..thank you to the Sami people of Lapland for the original design and to PapaKata for the event of a lifetime!” – Maggy and David (quote from Papakata’s site)
World Inspired Tents based in North Devon
Beautiful World Tents based in West Sussex
