Gallery
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and so we’ve selected some choice pictures to showcase just a handful of the many events and celebrations Great American Tent as catered to over the years without the need of so many words. Pick a staring place below or just keep scrolling down to see everything.
| No Job Too Big | Or Too Small | Any Occasion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball in Montgomery | A Winter Wonderland | A Summer Wedding |
No Job Too Big
Bigger than a football field, this 100x440 pole tent took us three days and a dozen crew to install. At the time, this Anchor Century tent was the largest installation available for 100’ temporary structures. Like many of our larger tents, this one is modular, allowing us to add or subtract middle sections to help find the perfect fit for our customers.
Our 30’ wide frame tents are often a staple for local Piggly Wiggly sales due to their size. We always set aside a blue and white top to really grab people’s attention from the road and water barrels to anchor it down so as to leave their parking lots hole-free when we finish. We’ve also got red, green, and yellow & white striped tops for a variety of occasions varying from car dealerships to birthday parties.
Putting up tents is often only half the job for Great American Tent. Tables, chairs, linens, lighting, and staging were all needed before Hunt Refining’s dedication ceremony could start, and we were happy to provide them. And if they had wanted to dance, we would have gladly laid out one of our dance floors as well.
Or Too Small
Great American Tent doesn’t just offer options for huge events, we also a wide variety of smaller tents for festivals, birthday parties, backyard get-togethers, and anything else where you need a little extra excitement in the air. And our Marquee expandable tents can be used to create elaborate tented walkways, or used in pieces to create numerous small single tents.
Despite our name, you don’t have to rent tents at all to be a customer of Great American Tent. Our variety of tables, chairs, table linens, stages, lights, dance floors, and all of other equipment is available for any event. As long as your order meets our minimum for delivery, we can bring anything in our shop to you.
Tents are versatile and so is Great American Tent. We’ve done everything from setting up tents for the 1996 Olympics to loading a dozen chairs into a customer’s car for Thanksgiving. We’ve had customers keep the same tents for months and others bring back their equipment later the same day. Whatever the occasion, we’re always happy to help make people’s special days ones to remember.
Any Occasion
Tents are a great fit for any special occasion. From romantic wedding receptions at night.
To major organized celebrations open to the public.
To to those times you just really feel the need to party. Whatever the occasion, we’re prepared to serve you.
Ball in Montgomery
In the early 1990’s, we were tasked with setting up a party environment in a train depot for a Governor’s Ball in Montgomery, Alabama.
Thanks to the walls of the depot, were able to forego the use of quarter poles for this clear top tent and allow for even more floor space than usual.
The event was beautiful and featured a private performance from Tammy Wynette.
A Winter Wonderland on New Year’s Eve
In December of 2008, we had a customer wanting a tent and decorations for her daughter’s wedding, which she had planned on New Years’ Eve. She said she wanted a “Winter Wonderland” and we were happy to oblige her.
To create the motif that had been requested, we installed blue spotlights on the frame of the tent before covering it with a lavish tent liner to really complete that “Winter Wonderland” feel.
It was a tremendous effort to make this wonderland a reality, but one we were happy to put forth to create a special day the lucky bride and groom would not soon forget.
A Summer Wedding
In May of 2015, the same customer who had hired us to make a winter wonderland for her daughter now wanted to do an outdoor summer wedding for her son. Having spent a tidy sum on a tent liner last time, she opted to host the event in an open grassy area this time to take advantage of our more affordable pole tents.
Instead of a tent liner, this time we had fabric pole drapes to really capture the eloquence needed for such an evening, and the brass chandeliers lit up the night in more ways than one.
The end result was another special night the young couple would not soon forget and another happy occasion Great American Tent was glad to help provide.
