EMF Tentes SA

EMF Tentes SA is a family-owned tent rental company based in Châtelaine, Geneva. It has been in business for more than 30 years and rents, sells and fits out marquees for weddings, private parties, corporate events, exhibitions and building sites across Geneva, Vaud, neighboring France and the rest of French-speaking Switzerland. The pitch is personal service: modular tents sized to the site and the guest list, plus flooring, heating, lighting, furniture and decoration from the same team.

Company background and approach

The site introduces EMF Tentes SA as a family business that has put its know-how at the service of events for more than 30 years, with the same passion and attention to detail since it started. It adds that its clients have placed their trust in it for three generations. Rather than a catalog of fixed packages, the company presents its work as an adaptable service: it says it takes the time to understand your project, your location and your constraints before proposing an installation fitted to them.

The recurring idea across the site is that every project begins with an empty space ready to be transformed. The team describes laying out the interior so that guests move easily between areas, with high tables, reception zones and a clear circulation path, and it treats preparation, adjustment and finishing as part of the job rather than an afterthought. For a couple who want a supplier that thinks through the layout and not only the canvas, that is the right emphasis.

For couples planning from abroad, the useful point is that EMF Tentes covers the whole chain. The site says the service includes not only the rental itself but also transport, assembly and dismantling on site, and it describes support "du conseil à l'installation" (from advice to installation). That means one contact for the structure, its floor and its fittings.

Tent types and configurations

EMF Tentes offers two main marquee types: tentes à toit classique (classic roof tents) and tentes à toit chinois (Chinese roof tents). The difference is mostly aesthetic. The classic roof tent has the familiar peaked marquee profile, and the company calls it spacious and functional, suited to larger receptions. The Chinese roof tent has the distinctive upswept roof, and the site pitches it as a way to add a touch of style to an event while giving the same protection.

The structures are modular. The company says they can be adapted to your needs, your number of guests and the atmosphere you want, and that dimensions, colors, accessories and lighting options can all be customized. It stresses that each site is different, whether a garden, a private property or ground with particular constraints, and it shows installations on hard surfaces, uneven terrain, beside a pool and close to the water. Several posts on the site pitch lakeside and waterfront receptions directly.

Wooden floors (planchers en bois) are a separate service. The company describes its solid wood flooring as bringing stability, elegance and comfort, and calls it ideal for weddings, receptions and evening parties. On soft ground a floor also keeps guests out of the mud if the weather turns.

Services, fittings and seasons

Beyond the structure itself, EMF Tentes lists decoration and interior fitting as its own services. The site mentions fabrics, curtains and pole covers for dressing the interior, plus furniture and table rental, ambient lighting and integrated heating. It also says its team of specialists is available to assist with "décoration, mobilier, traiteur, etc" (decoration, furniture, catering), and elsewhere it describes complete services including furniture, decor and food. The site does not say whether catering is cooked in-house or arranged through a partner, so ask who actually does it.

The company works all year. It states that its structures are designed to host events "12 mois sur 12" (12 months a year) and lists winter events, spring receptions, summer parties and autumn events. For winter weddings it describes heated tents with insulation, flooring, custom drapery and mood lighting.

The site also shows large jobs. For the ATP Tour 2026, EMF Tentes says its teams installed marquees and structures above the spectator stands. That is not a wedding, but it shows a crew used to demanding sites. EMF Tentes also sells tents, in different sizes and configurations, with installation and optional flooring, lighting and heating.

Service area and contact

EMF Tentes is based at Chemin du Petit-Bois 7, 1219 Châtelaine. It serves Geneva, Vaud, neighboring France and French-speaking Switzerland (Suisse romande), which covers weddings around Lake Geneva and across the French border.

Contact is by phone (076 683 90 93 or 022 780 21 21) or email (info@emfsa.ch), and the site notes that the mobile number is also on WhatsApp, handy for a couple calling from abroad. A post gives opening hours of Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 21:00. The company invites you to share what event you have in mind, for how many people and at what time of year, and says its quotes are "100% gratuits, rapides et personnalisés" (100% free, fast and personalized). Another post sums up the quote process as "Simple, rapide et sans engagement" (simple, quick and with no commitment).

What the site does not settle

The website publishes no prices for tent rental, flooring, heating, lighting or decoration, so every figure comes through a quote. Ask for an itemized estimate that separates the tent from the options, since a heated, floored and fully dressed marquee is a different budget from a bare structure. Transport, assembly and dismantling are part of the service according to the site, but whether they are priced in or listed separately is not stated.

There are no published tent sizes or guest capacities. Marquee capacity depends on the interior layout, so give the team your guest count, whether you want a seated dinner or a standing reception, and the dance floor you have in mind.

The site gives no lead time or booking window. One post simply says the end of the year is the best time to reserve dates for the following season. A couple planning from overseas should ask how far ahead a summer Saturday gets booked.

The website is published in French only. It says nothing about English, so ask at the first contact whether the planning conversation can run in English.

Who this suits

EMF Tentes suits couples planning a wedding in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, particularly around Geneva and Vaud, and couples whose venue sits just across the border in France. The modular system and the attention to ground conditions make it a sensible choice for a private garden, an estate or a waterfront site, where a standard off-the-shelf marquee might not fit.

It is also a practical fit for winter and shoulder-season weddings, since heating, insulation and flooring are standard parts of the offer. Couples who want one supplier for the structure, its floor and its interior dressing will find that here.

The caveats are the ones a foreign couple feels most: no published prices, no stated capacities and a French-only website. Couples who do not speak French should settle the language question early, and anyone on a tight budget will want an itemized quote before committing. With a free quote, WhatsApp and more than 30 years of local experience, the first conversation is low risk.