Stories, styling ideas and planning advice from the field.
12 May 2026
Discover the real marquee wedding costs, including hidden extras like flooring, power and furniture. Plan your budget and avoid surprises.
2 April 2026
Discover circus themed party ideas for 2026. Explore how Fun Haus styling transforms marquees into unforgettable experiences.
3 March 2026
Step inside a luxurious green velvet marquee designed for immersive events. Discover opulent styling and theatrical dining inspiration.
11 February 2026
Explore luxury Valentine’s decoration trends for proposals and weddings, from dramatic draping to rich colour palettes.
25 July 2025
Have you been tasked with organising the annual summer work party this year? Fear not. Our checklist will guide you through - find out more!
Looking for 60th birthday party ideas? Discover an unforgettable celebration – complete with live music, fire performers, a casino, and more.
1 July 2025
Discover unique Garden Party Marquees with the Arabian Tent Company - perfect for summer celebrations. Find out more!
19 June 2025
Fancy honouring your coming of age in style? Look no further than our top 5 Bat Mitzvah party theme ideas!
3 June 2025
Need some help planning a marquee party? Here are our top 5 marquee layouts for the ultimate party to provide you with some inspiration!
25 March 2025
Your Marquee Wedding Flowers can be wild, abundant or perfectly pruned. Here's some top tips for dream florals from an award winning florist
Ideas for your next corporate summer party from real life corporate events which were so much fun. Just look at all those shiny happy people!
18 March 2025
Arabian Tents have Been Going Strong Since 2003. We Have 20+ Years of History & Experience to Share. Here's a Few Little Known Facts About Us
11 March 2025
Plan a more sustainable wedding with eco-friendly décor, reusable marquees, and greener celebration ideas.
Create a stylish eco-friendly wedding with sustainable décor, luxury marquees, and greener celebration ideas.
5 March 2025
How and Why to Use Colour in Your Marquee Decor and 6 Examples Using Trending Colour Pallets for you to Consider
15 January 2025
Espresso Martini is our Favourite Cocktail and Mocha is Colour of The Year. Inspiration and ideas in all shades of brown for your wedding
18 December 2024
Our favourite ways to include a touch of baroque in your marquee for those looking for rococo wedding inspiration from real life weddings
10 December 2024
Corporate Event Design for Pro Landscaper Awards with a Tropical Theme & Very Quick Build! Find Out How We Pulled it Off Against All The Odds
Corporate Events Don't Fly Higher Than Aviation Polo! Our Elegant White Canvas Marquee was Hired for this Most Prestigious Event in Surrey
19 November 2024
Go wild in style for your 40th Birthday with a Party in an unusual marquee. Create a festival of your own that you'll never forget...
Feeling that first crisp breeze, you know that summer is gone and autumn is in the air. Although, welcoming Autumn isn't with quite such trepidation as in younger days, as we say good bye to the…
Creating a corporate festival for a huge company was a highlight of our summer. This is how to treat your staff right! See how it went here
13 November 2024
Transport your guests to a magical Arabian Nights party with luxury themed décor and unforgettable event inspiration.
Host an enchanting Winter Wonderland party with festive décor, luxury marquees, and magical winter celebration inspiration.
Elegant Muslim wedding ideas for your Nikah, featuring décor inspiration, and luxury wedding venue styling.
12 November 2024
Create a dazzling Bollywood theme party with luxury maximalist marquees and immersive Indian-inspired celebrations.
Celebrate in style with these 15 unforgettable New Year’s Eve party themes, from glamorous masquerades to Arabian nights.
Host an enchanting Midsummer Night’s Dream party with magical décor and whimsical lighting inspired by Shakespeare’s classic tale.
Discover English garden party ideas featuring luxury marquees, outdoor dining and classic British entertaining inspiration.
29 October 2024
James Bond party theme ideas & inspiration. From red velvet marquee, casino tables & drinks ideas shimmy on over for all the inspo for your next big birthday
20 August 2024
Jewish garden wedding reception at home with impeccably dressed guests and a beautiful outdoor ceremony at Kenwood House in London
16 August 2024
Turn up the festival vibes for your wedding aisle! Set in a family garden under a majestic tree, this stretch tent ceremony was the ultimate celebration space. Think vibrant summer blooms,…
24 July 2024
Anniversary party in a beautiful white marquee for The Crown Estate in celebration of a secret 18th century tunnel through London parks!
30 April 2024
Vegas for all its bawdy ostentatiousness is undeniably cool. Here are our six top tips to create the ultimate Las Vegas themed party
16 November 2021
The festive season is approaching quickly, and gingerbread, mulled wine and secret Santa’s are just around the corner. Christmas events are a brilliant way to celebrate the end of…
20 November 2019
The UK has countless amazing places to hold your wedding . So why not choose a city or town which is close to your heart and speaks to your interests? Here are our ten favourite…
Congratulations! You are engaged to be married! The next few months of your life will be some of the most exciting times you'll ver experience as you imagine, design and create…
30 October 2019
Install a makeshift stage on your lawn, book a band and invite over a load of mates? You can definitely do better than that. Here is how to create your very own music festival .…
21 October 2019
We get it. You're throwing a Halloween party and you don't want to sacrifice elegance in favour of spiderwebs, garish orange pumpkin motifs and plastic bats. Look no further, this…
10 October 2019
Don't Just Wing It! Congratulations. You've decided to host the annual New Year's Eve party! Now pull your finger out and make a plan. You can't gather people in one space and…
8 August 2019
Organising a Work Summer Party Have you been tasked with organising the annual summer work party this year? Fear not. Our checklist will guide you through grey clouds of doubt to…
Glamorous camping is all about enjoying the great outdoors, bedding down under canvas, without having to pack a thing or sacrifice your creature comforts. The Arabian Tent Company…
2 August 2019
Simple and super effective, the twinkle of fairy lights is evocative, magical and versatile. These twinkling lights are no longer just the preserve of Christmas and winter parties…
9 July 2019
The National Wedding Industry Awards is the only regional and national client voted awards in the wedding industry. This means that the results have real meaning and are useful to…
15 May 2019
The Viva La Fiesta Interior This bold, colourful Mexican-inspired marquee interior is a collaboration between ATC founder Katherine Hudson and the jewellery designer Rosita…
7 September 2018
Anyone that has ever met Katherine, knows how passionate she is about her work, colour and design. She has recently finished renovation on an Airstream, the perfect side project…
19 June 2018
Festival-goers enjoying the sunshine Arabian Tents was recently delighted to supply We Are FSTVL with an exclusive VIP tent, the luxurious Bombay Boudoir . We sent Emily along to…
9 May 2018
The Arabian Tent Company's pro tips on how to deal with the stress of the work place and methods on how to aide your employees by hosting Wellness Programmes.
24 September 2017
How to winter-proof your marquee the ATC way It's hard to believe that summer's nearly over but even though we enjoy Indian Summers nowadays the fact remains we need to think…
30 June 2017
The Arabian Tent Company is thrilled to introduce the latest addition to our collection, the Saffron Tent.
19 June 2017
Discover how we can tailor your event for you with our 3D design SketchUp!
27 March 2017
The Arabian Tent Company has always been a fusion – firstly with the tents which are a combination of Western practicality and Eastern design and then of course with the interiors which are inspired also from travels to countries such as Mexico, Morocco and India.
17 March 2017
Katherine Hudson, party planner extraordinaire of The Arabian Tent Company, shares her secrets for her Top Seven Do’s and Don’ts of Party Planning to make sure 2017 is a great year for your special event.
13 February 2017
It’s official: Pantone's Colour of the Year is Greenery.
9 January 2017
“All of our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them” - Walt Disney.
21 December 2016
Winning awards for our innovative party tent hire. We are excited to announce we won Sussex Business Innovation of the Year at The Business Women Excellence Awards! Celebrating…
21 November 2016
How to honour a coming in age in style! The Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah is a traditional Jewish celebration of the transition from childhood to adulthood. It is also often the…
27 October 2016
Behind the scenes at our Halloween Woodland photoshoot . Feeling that first crisp breeze, you know that summer is gone and autumn is in the air. Although, welcoming Autumn isn't…
26 September 2016
Is your perfect wedding more 'all-hands-on-deck D.I.Y fun in muddy fields', than fairy-tale castles and huge budget banquets? You're not alone.
2 February 2016
It's finally here. The big day. The day that has taken up every spare waking minute (and sometimes ones when you are asleep) for the last couple of years...
17 March 2015
It’s not surprising that the popularity of the visual bookmarking tool Pinterest is on the rise. Our boundless obsession with visual feasting expands as quickly as the growing smorgasbord of the digital images we create.
23 January 2015
The Arabian Tent Company (ATC) is delighted to announce the launch of its new Oyster Pearl Tent. The new tent has been specially designed to accommodate larger wedding parties (seating up to 240 people)...
17 December 2014
Lewes-based event company ‘House of Hud’ better known for their brands Arabian Tents and Pearl Tents is celebrating after picking up ‘Best Marquee Supplier in London and the South East’ which was one of 25 titles awarded on Tuesday night at a glittering ceremony held at Farnham Castle in Surrey.
18 August 2014
With the sun beaming through the clouds these last few days of summer, we turn our attention to the most recent music event – V Festival!
10 December 2013
Kate and Corin's wedding photos have been some of our most favourite ever taken of our Cornish Cream tent, their marquee wedding was so beautifully romantic we couldn't wait to find out a little more about them, and how they made their wedding so special.
12 November 2013
Just over 12 years ago Katherine Hudson finished college and started her working life...
14 September 2013
Although the William Morris marquee we designed in 2006 has been a huge success from the start, and has looked stunning at all the weddings and parties it's been booked for, we couldn't quite shake the feeling that something was missing from the overall look of the tent interior.
25 October 2010
Good afternoon and welcome back for part 2 in the wonderful installment of this morning’s wedding. It’s time for the reception and all those gorgeous details. How much do i love those Moroccan tents set in the beautiful Brightling Park, a fabulous alternative to the traditional marquee. Jewel bright eye popping colours and some glamorous portraits from Sarah Critchlow round up this wedding inspiration extravaganza. Enjoy…
