A marquee provides a fantastic blank canvas for your wedding celebrations
With a marquee wedding venue, you have total control over the size of the space, the styling, layout, furniture and fittings, food, drinks and entertainment.
So, whether you have in mind a festival style wedding, a glam and glitzy style day, a low key relaxed party or a much more traditional wedding breakfast, a marquee wedding venue offers the ultimate flexibility.
There are a few things to consider…
THE GUEST LIST
To be able to accurately size your marquee, you will need to know the number of guests that are likely to be coming to the daytime event as well as those joining you for the evening. This means that you really need to start by considering your ideal guest list. As plans become clearer and depending on your budget, this list may need to be cut down or even expanded.
THE BUDGET
So, you know how many people you would like to invite but how much do you have in the wedding pot? It’s always a tricky subject – how much do we need to spend versus how much do we have to spend?
There are so many different options when choosing a marquee and the best idea is to start with an outline quote and then fine tune it as you go through the decision process. If it takes 5 or 10 different versions of the quote, it’s not a problem!
By making relatively small changes to the marquee wedding package – for instance by choosing slightly cheaper chairs or opting for chandeliers to light your marquee rather than more expensive lighting solutions – you can save money.
THE VENUE
Marquees can be sited pretty much anywhere but ideally the ground should be reasonably level and flat (not too many craters or large rabbit holes!). If it is a field, it will need to be clear of animal ‘deposits’ – you will need to walk around in a beautiful wedding dress…
Access to the site is important, not only when the marquee is being constructed but also for the other wedding suppliers and of course the guests. Parking should also be considered.
Whilst portable toilets and generators can be supplied should they be needed, if the venue already offers toilets and power, it will obviously be cheaper for you.
In a garden setting, space is often the biggest issue. Clearspan(frame) marquees don’t have guy ropes but they do need a little space around the marquee to enable them to be constructed and secured.
If you need help or advice, get in touch. We have experience of planning all types of weddings and can work with you to achieve the wedding of your dreams!