20×60 Century Frame Tent on a ballroom balcony for a charity event. As we installed the tent, the temperature dropped from 36 degrees to 14 degrees. Man that’s cold! Good thing this is enclosed and heated..
Wishing it was summer..
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Primed for 2012
Bil-Jax staging getting a fresh coat of primer for next season. Got to put some bling on the bottom of the new pieces as well so we know which pieces are ours..
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2012 Product/Service Books
Give us a call if you want one, hot off the press! Here’s the cover, but the good stuff is on the inside, kind of like an Oreo…
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New Space
As most of our clients know already, we’re moving into a new and improved space. Here’s a sneak preview pic.
With loads and loads and loads of canvas coming in.
This is what Santa brought us…
It didn’t fit down the chimney, but we got it anyway. Once we give her a nice paint job and a spiff, this baby will be ready to haul thousands of chairs, hundreds of tables, and the latest in tenting to your next event.
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Press
Just got featured on the Chicago Style Weddings’ blog for our event we did for The Real Housewives of New Jersey. Check it out!
http://chicagostyleweddings.blogspot.com/2011/11/barrington-private-residence-blue-peak.html
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An October Affair
We love mid October weddings in Chicago! It can get a little chilly though so you definitely have to plan to use some heat…
Can you spot the heater in the pic above??
And some classic Italian Lighting to finish off this 40×60 Century Tent. Thank you Jessie Holloway Photography!
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Back To School
Over the last few days we were at Anchor University in Evansville, IN. Anchor Industries, our largest tent supplier holds a bi-annual trade show called “Anchor University”. We always tend to meet some interesting people and learn a little bit too…
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November Necessities – Walls & Heaters…
Because being cold is just not an option…
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More Tent Anchoring..
Leave it to Unilock, the stone paver company, to have 3000 lb gravel bags laying around.
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Unusual Tent Weighting…
We weight our tents down by any means necessary….
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Closing of the Tevatron
In Batavia, IL, the particle accelerator known as the “Tevatron” is closing down. It’s now the 2nd largest particle accelerator next to the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. In its rememberance, Fermi National Laboratory is throwing a party!
30×120 Navi TracStructure on 10′ legs. 2000 pound cement blocks anchor this bad boy down.
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Lake Barrington Wedding
Reception tent, 150 foot marquee tent connecting to the house, prep tent, and connected washroom tent.
There’s nothing better than a tent at sunset!
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Need a floor? Yeah…we do that
3200 sq. feet, that’s a lot of wood!
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A small, backyard affair
Even small events can be elegant! Check out this event we did over the weekend. Just 50 guests under a 20×60 Century Frame Tent.
Chiavari Chairs are used in ballrooms a lot, but you can use them for your outdoor events too!
The chefs started cooking while we were there taking pictures so of course I had to get a pic of the food. I think the menu said Duck…
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