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S T A R S A N D S T R I P E S John and Jacqueline Kennedy at their 1953 wedding in Newport. Below: A tent at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, 1981.

JFK and Jackie danced under a striped one at their nautical Newport

wedding. Jenna Bush Hager’s featured strings of lights and fabric to lend homespun charm to her Texas ranch reception. It’s all proof that, in the right hands, a tent can be far more than rainy day insurance. R A J T E N T SRaj is the master of Moroccan- and Indian-themed tenting. The California-based company also offers an array of linings to customize a tent, allowing you to rent one locally and then use a Raj design to amp up the glamour. RAJTENTS.COM

P E A R L T E N T C O M P A N Y Based in the UK and catering to European affairs, Pearl com-bines the rustic feel of wood and canvas with vaulted ceil-ings, generating light and space. THEPEARLTENTCOMPANY.COM

S P E R R Y T E N T SEvent planner Rebecca Marin (who has worked for everyone from the Obamas to Martha Stewart) turns to Sperry for garden weddings. “Their tents are classically fresh and ele-gant,” she says. Actress Margot Robbie is also a fan; she used Sperry for her secret Australian wedding. SPERRYTENTS.COM

S K Y L I N E T E N T SClear tops, high-end flooring that evens out your hilly back yard, lantern-filled teepees—Skyline does it all, anywhere on earth. SKYLINETENTCOMPANY.COM

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